In a statement on Twitter, Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib said she won’t accept Israel’s offer to let her into the country to visit her grandmother on the West Bank. Israel’s Interior Minister, Aryeh Deri, had said earlier on Friday that he would approve Tlaib’s entry on humanitarian grounds even after […]
I spent a month in Israel talking to Arab-Israeli leaders during one of the tensest summers in years – and they described dire poverty and increasing tensions. At the time, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his ruling coalition were passing the Nation-State Law, which codifies the state’s Jewish character, but […]
The United Nations overwhelmingly voted in favour of a resolution condemning Israel for using “excessive, disproportionate and indiscriminate” force in response to intensified clashes along the Gaza border. Prior to the vote, a US proposal to denounce Hamas for its role in provoking violence between Israelis and Palestinians was shot […]
After laying low for several months, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner made waves in the international arena by opening the new US embassy in Jerusalem on Monday. Critics say the couple’s role in the impactful and deeply controversial move is inappropriate given their lack of diplomatic experience. “We don’t have […]
United Nations aid group UNRWA said it was told that US aid money delivered to the organisation could not be used for services in Syria and Lebanon. The organisation said it was the first time the US had “geographically earmarked” its funding. Last week, the the US announced it would […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that the US would move its embassy to Jerusalem “within the year.” Netanyahu based his statements on “solid assessment,” but declined to provide further details. Netanyahu’s remarks conflict with statements made by Rex Tillerson, who last month said the US embassy would […]
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