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…

Palestinians reject any normalized ties to Israel

There was a rare public display of unity between representatives of President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah faction and its arch-rivals from Gaza, the Islamist Hamas and Iranian-proxy Palestinian Islamic Jihad, at…

Hamas: Annexation is a declaration of war

The Islamist Hamas organization has proclaimed that “Israeli plans to annex the occupied West Bank and Jordan Valley will be regarded as a declaration of war against the Palestinian people.”…

UN widely condemns Israeli annexation plan

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has labeled Israel’s hope to extend sovereignty over parts of the West Bank of the Jordan Valley as “a threat” that would “would constitute…

Germany ‘stands up’ for Israeli security

The American Jewish Committee (AJC) is holding its annual Global Forum by virtual means this year, in light of the coronavirus outbreak. Among other world leaders and diplomats to address…

Israel-Jordan rift widens over West Bank

Regional tensions continue to run high over Jerusalem’s aspired bid to assert its sovereignty over territories in the internationally disputed West Bank of the Jordan river, including the Biblical Districts…

Arab states condemn Israeli annexation plans

Arab Gulf states are ratcheting up pressure against Israel’s slated annexation of over about 33% of disputed territory on the West Bank of the Jordan River, with less than two…

Palestinians vow to stop Israeli annexation plan

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh warned Israel of ‘dire consequences’ if it unilaterally asserts sovereignty over lands which his people demand for a future state. In remarks to the international…