The dread Israelis are feeling after today’s assault, myself included, has been the daily experience of millions of Palestinians for far too long. This is a terrible day. After waking up to air sirens under a barrage of hundreds of rockets fired on Israeli cities, we have been learning about the unprecedented assault by Palestinian militants from
Right now, Palestinians, Israelis and all of us with family on the ground are terrified for loved ones. We grieve the lives of those already lost and remain committed to a future where every life is precious, and all people live in freedom and safety. Following 16 years of Israeli military blockade, Palestinian fighters from
Bruno Mars’ show scheduled to take place in Tel Aviv, Israel on Saturday night has been canceled, according to concert organizer Live Nation Israel. On the company’s verified Instagram earlier on Saturday, a text post to customers read, “Bruno Mars concert scheduled to take place tonight is cancelled. (sic)” Mars played in Israel for the first time
The Palestinian blitzkrieg is a military failure and a political catastrophe for Israel of colossal proportions. A few days after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a boastful speech at the United Nations, announcing the establishment of a new Middle East centred around Israel and its new Arab partners, the Palestinians, whom he totally omitted
The EU’s Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process, Sven Koopmans, has succeeded in carving out a niche for ambiguity amid all the non-binding UN resolutions, peace initiatives, normalisation agreements and the two-state compromise. The Peace Day Effort, which was held on the sidelines of the 78th UN General Assembly in a joint effort between
By Ramona Wadi A late commemoration of World Humanitarian Day in Gaza marked not only that the international community considers Palestinians as an afterthought, but also how far removed diplomats are from the politics that created the perpetual humanitarian crisis in the enclave. Diplomats from Chile, Mexico, Spain, Italy, Norway, the UK and Australia went to
At least 22 people have been injured in attacks targeting Hamas’s security outposts in the besieged enclave. The Israeli military has said its forces have conducted air attacks on the blockaded Gaza Strip, where protesters have had confrontations for days with Israeli troops along the separation fence. The military said the drone strikes targeted two
Demonstrators see the move as an attack on Israel’s institutions but New York City protest lacks Palestinian presence Thousands of Israelis and American Jews protested outside the United Nations in New York City, as the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, spoke before the UN general assembly in an address railing against Iran and making a case
Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan assembled the meeting while his country remains engaged in talks on normalising relations with Israel – a move that would be highly controversial. Palestinian officials are reportedly happy with the outcome of a meeting in the US that was convened by Saudi Arabia and expressed support for the two-state solution on Monday.
Earlier in September, Putin vowed to supply one million tons of grain to Turkey for further deliveries to the world’s poorest countries Moscow reached “fundamental agreements” with Turkey on the grain supplies with the assistance of Qatar, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko announced on Wednesday. “All fundamental agreements have been reached. We expect that