Palestine

Thousands of social media users have taken part in a campaign to support Palestinian freelance journalist Muath Amarneh, who lost his eye after being wounded while covering a protest in the occupied West Bank last week. Journalists from across the Arab world…

On Tuesday, November 12, Israeli forces assassinated Islamic Jihad Commander Bahaa Abu al-Ata, along with his wife, in their home in the besieged Gaza strip. In response, Palestinian fighters fired hundreds of rockets into Israel, injuring tens of people, fo…

Israel has never before held two elections in the space of a year. Now it is facing the prospect of a third. After rerun polls in September, neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor his centrist challenger Benny Gantz has succeeded in forming a governmen…

BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Union should recognise a Palestinian state after the United States expressed support for Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn said on Wednesday. Monday’s announcement by Se…

Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud struck a defiant note against the kingdom's enemies, saying missile and drone attacks it blames on Iran failed to halt economic development and he reiterated that Riyadh will not hesitate to defend itself. In …

Its a dramatic shift in U.S. policy, and goes against the position taken by international organisations and most other countries.The U.S. says it no longer views the illegal Israeli settlements in the Occupied West Bank as inconsistent with international law.…

This is viewer supported news. Please do your part today. Donate The Trump administration has announced it no longer views Israel settlements in the occupied West Bank to be a violation of international law, in another blow to possible Israel-Palestine peac…

The Trump administration on Monday announced a major shift in U.S. policy toward Israel that could make it virtually impossible to advance peace efforts in the Middle East.  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the U.S. will no longer view Israeli settlements…

Mike Pompeo says the U.S. is now okay with Israeli settlements in the West Bank

The Trump administration on Monday announced a major shift in US policy toward Israel that could make it virtually impossible to advance peace efforts in the Middle East.  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the US will no longer view Israeli settlements in …