Jordan, Egypt and other Arab rulers silent on Peres
Nearly a full day after the death of former president Shimon Peres, the only Arab leader to express condolences on his passing by Wednesday night…
Israel
Shimon Peres Dies at 93
The Sheba Medical Center in Tel Aviv pronounced the 93-year-old dead at 0000 GMT on Wednesday, press tv reported. He had been rushed to hospital…
Palestinian official critisizes Trump’s statements over Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
Chief Palestinian Negotiator Saeb Erekat has slammed US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump over Jerusalem as always being capital of Israel. In a press statement,…
Ahead of Jewish New Year, Israel’s population stands at 8.585 million
As Israel prepares to ring in the Jewish New Year, the Central Bureau of Statistics released a report on Tuesday estimating its population on the…
Israeli forces open fire at fishermen off coast of Gaza City
Israeli naval forces opened fire at Palestinian fishermen off the coast of the besieged Gaza Strip on Monday morning, the head of the Gaza fishermen…
Palestinian man dies in Israel jail
The Palestinian Committee of Prisoners’ Affairs has called for an international investigation into the sudden death of a Palestinian prisoner. The committee’s chairman, Issa Qaraqe,…
Quartet ‘gravely concerned’ about Israeli settlement expansion
The so-called Middle East Quartet has censured the Tel Aviv regime for its settlement expansion policy, saying the attitude undermines efforts to find a solution…
Netanyahu needs 20 special agents to go to the bathroom
How many special agents does it take to escortBenjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, to the bathroom? Around 20. On Tuesday, Bibi, in New…
Abbas: 2017 should mark end of Israeli occupation
President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas has called on the international community to make efforts to turn 2017 into the final year of Israel’s…
In Israel, Modern Orthodoxy embraces the religious LGBTs — partly
When Ben Katz witnessed the violence that beset the 2015 Jerusalem Gay Pride parade, which saw an ultra-Orthodox man go on a stabbing rampage that…