US ends ban on disputed Israeli lands

The Trump administration has lifted a decades-old ban that had prohibited U.S. taxpayer funding for Israeli scientific research conducted on lands in the West Bank and Golan Heights captured by…

New era of Israel-Sudan ties

Israel is hailing the breakthrough diplomatic establishment of ties with Sudan. “This is a new era. An era of true peace. A peace that is expanding with other Arab countries…

Israel to resume settlement building

Israel’s Civil Administration Higher Planning Committee (HPC) has given final approval for the construction of 1,313 new housing units at several settlements. The move marks the first such decision since…

US Jewish leader meets with Abbas

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held talks with World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder in the West Bank on Saturday, following a call by the influential American business leader for the…

Saudi Arabia: Palestinians always pick losing side

Saudi Arabia’s former intelligence chief and ambassador to the United States, Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, slammed the Palestinians for rejecting the decisions by the United Arab Emirates and…

Palestinians vow first elections since 2006

The Islamist Hamas organization has called on the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority to formulate a ‘unified strategy’ to apply ‘comprehensive resistance’ against the United States regional peace initiative to advance…

Abbas & Haniyeh work to advance Palestinian unity

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held a video conference with the leadership of all Palestinian factions. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader Ziyad al-Nakhalah participated in the virtual…

Abbas: Israel-UAE can’t bypass Palestinians

The United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Dominic Raab wrapped up his lightning visit to the region with talks with Palestinian Authority leaders in Ramallah after earlier meetings…

Abbas: UAE stabbed Palestinians in the back

In his first public remarks since Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced their agreement to normalize relations, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accused the Gulf Arab state of turning its…