Benjamin Netanyahu
Iran threatens retaliation after what it calls possible cyber attack on nuclear site
Middle East
July 5, 2020
Iran threatens retaliation after what it calls possible cyber attack on nuclear site
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran will retaliate against any country that carries out cyber attacks on its nuclear sites, the head…
Israeli FM casts doubt on annexation as target start passes
Middle East
July 1, 2020
Israeli FM casts doubt on annexation as target start passes
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s foreign minister said Wednesday he doubts Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to annex parts of the…
Israel undeterred by international opposition to annexation
Middle East
June 30, 2020
Israel undeterred by international opposition to annexation
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears determined to carry out his pledge to begin annexing parts of…
Israeli leaders at odds over West Bank annexation plan
Middle East
June 30, 2020
Israeli leaders at odds over West Bank annexation plan
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s top two leaders appeared to feud Monday about the timing of the country’s planned annexation of…
Israeli court releases anti-Netanyahu activist after arrest
Middle East
June 28, 2020
Israeli court releases anti-Netanyahu activist after arrest
JERUSALEM (AP) — A Jerusalem court early on Sunday ordered the release of a leading activist opposed to Israeli Prime…
European lawmakers protest Israel annexation plans
Middle East
June 24, 2020
European lawmakers protest Israel annexation plans
JERUSALEM (AP) — More than a thousand European lawmakers have signed a joint letter protesting Israel’s planned annexation of parts…
Israeli annexation plan draws apartheid comparisons
Middle East
June 24, 2020
Israeli annexation plan draws apartheid comparisons
JERUSALEM (AP) — Benjamin Pogrund spent decades battling apartheid as a journalist in South Africa. Since moving to Israel two…
Palestinians fear displacement from an annexed Jordan Valley
Middle East
June 19, 2020
Palestinians fear displacement from an annexed Jordan Valley
FASAYIL, West Bank (AP) — For generations, the people of Fasayil herded animals on the desert bluffs and palm-shaded lowlands…
UAE official: Israel annexation may draw calls for one state
Middle East
June 18, 2020
UAE official: Israel annexation may draw calls for one state
JERUSALEM (AP) — A senior Emirati official warned Wednesday that Israel’s planned annexation of parts of the West Bank could…
UN rights experts condemn Israel’s annexation plan and US support
Middle East
June 16, 2020
UN rights experts condemn Israel’s annexation plan and US support
GENEVA (Reuters) — UN human rights experts said on Tuesday that Israel’s plan to annex significant parts of the occupied…