The Ra’am party, which supports Israel’s coalition government led by Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid, has announced the reaching of a new agreement with the government regarding unrecognised communities in the southern Negev region of Israel that would allow for some illegal constructions to remain without penalty. The announcement followed Read more…
Elections held in Lebanon last weekend appear to have dealt a blow to the biggest bloc, led by the Iran-backed Shia terrorist group Hezbollah, according to provisional results. Meanwhile, reformists appeared to have been boosted in the provisional results. Turnout was low in the Sunday elections, the first since Lebanon Read more…
Palestinians marked “Nakba Day” on Sunday – an annual commemoration of the “catastrophe” of the establishment of the State of Israel – amid high tensions following weeks of clashes at the Temple Mount/Al Aqsa compound and the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh last Wednesday. What happened Thousands Read more…
Steps to a two state solution: For Israel, for Palestine, for peace Step Nineteen: Pressure Egypt to permanently open the Rafah crossing The Rafah Crossing represents a crucial route to the outside world for the people of Gaza and is the only pedestrian crossing between Gaza and Egypt. (The tightly Read more…