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Clashes erupt inside the al-Aqsa mosque after Israeli forces enter
Middle East
April 5, 2023
Clashes erupt inside the al-Aqsa mosque after Israeli forces enter
Israeli police clashed with Palestinians inside the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City early on Wednesday, just days after a…
Israeli military veterans, a backbone of protest movement, vow to keep demonstrating
Middle East
April 4, 2023
Israeli military veterans, a backbone of protest movement, vow to keep demonstrating
Tel Aviv CNN — In a sea of Israeli flags, Yiftach Golov holds one that looks a little different. Among…
Palestinian man shot dead in disputed circumstances near Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa compound
Middle East
April 3, 2023
Palestinian man shot dead in disputed circumstances near Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa compound
Jerusalem CNN — A Palestinian man was shot and killed by Israeli police early on Saturday at the entrance to…
Mass protests erupt in Israel after Netanyahu fires minister who opposed judicial overhaul
Middle East
March 27, 2023
Mass protests erupt in Israel after Netanyahu fires minister who opposed judicial overhaul
Jerusalem CNN — Massive crowds filled the streets of the Israeli city of Tel Aviv late Sunday night after Prime…
Israeli defense minister breaks ranks and calls for halt to judicial overhaul
Middle East
March 26, 2023
Israeli defense minister breaks ranks and calls for halt to judicial overhaul
Jerusalem CNN — Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has dramatically broken ranks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, describing it as…
Israeli minister denies the existence of a Palestinian identity, inviting US rebuke
Middle East
March 21, 2023
Israeli minister denies the existence of a Palestinian identity, inviting US rebuke
Jerusalem CNN — Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich denied the existence of a Palestinian people or nationhood over the…
Foreign Ministry: Israeli minister’s statements about Palestinian people irresponsible, inflammatory
Egypt
March 21, 2023
Foreign Ministry: Israeli minister’s statements about Palestinian people irresponsible, inflammatory
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid has stressed Egypt’s full rejection of the statements made by the Israeli finance minister…
Six Palestinians, including suspected Hamas gunman, killed in Israeli raid
Middle East
March 8, 2023
Six Palestinians, including suspected Hamas gunman, killed in Israeli raid
Jerusalem and Gaza CNN — Israeli forces staged a daylight raid into Jenin in the occupied West Bank targeting the…
US condemns Israel far right minister’s call for Palestinian town ‘to be erased’
Middle East
March 6, 2023
US condemns Israel far right minister’s call for Palestinian town ‘to be erased’
Israel’s far-right finance minister’s call for a Palestinian town “to be erased” was harshly condemned by US State Department spokesperson…
Netanyahu’s crises mount as Israeli-Palestinian tensions ratchet up
Middle East
March 5, 2023
Netanyahu’s crises mount as Israeli-Palestinian tensions ratchet up
Jerusalem CNN — Benjamin Netanyahu has not even been back in power two months, and already he faces unprecedented, multi-faceted…