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Norway demands Israel explain seizure of boat bound for Gaza
Middle East
August 1, 2018
Norway demands Israel explain seizure of boat bound for Gaza
OSLO (Reuters) – Norway has asked Israel to explain the legal grounds for detaining a Norwegian-flagged fishing boat seized while…
Where is Trump headed with his tougher policy toward Iran?
Middle East
August 1, 2018
Where is Trump headed with his tougher policy toward Iran?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s offer of dialogue with Tehran belies a hardening of U.S. policy that intensifies economic…
Palestinian teen freed from Israel jail will continue resistance – as lawyer
Middle East
July 30, 2018
Palestinian teen freed from Israel jail will continue resistance – as lawyer
NABI SALEH, West Bank (Reuters) – A Palestinian teenager released by Israel on Sunday after completing a prison term for…
Israel intercepts ship trying to break Gaza blockade
Middle East
July 30, 2018
Israel intercepts ship trying to break Gaza blockade
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s navy intercepted a ship carrying activists en route to Gaza in the latest…
Israel releases Palestinian teen jailed for slapping soldiers
Middle East
July 29, 2018
Israel releases Palestinian teen jailed for slapping soldiers
Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi was released from prison Sunday after serving eight months for slapping two Israeli soldiers, an…
Palestinian-Israeli state would help restore security in Middle East: President Sisi
Egypt
July 29, 2018
Palestinian-Israeli state would help restore security in Middle East: President Sisi
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi stated on Sunday that Egypt supports efforts to resume the peace process between Palestine and…
Israel to build new settler homes after deadly knife attack
Middle East
July 28, 2018
Israel to build new settler homes after deadly knife attack
Israel is to build hundreds of new homes in a settlement in the occupied West Bank where a Palestinian…
Palestinian knife attack kills Israeli in the West Bank, assailant dead
Middle East
July 27, 2018
Palestinian knife attack kills Israeli in the West Bank, assailant dead
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A Palestinian assailant entered an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, stabbed one person…
Israel nation-state law serves as rallying cry for each side’s political base
Middle East
July 25, 2018
Israel nation-state law serves as rallying cry for each side’s political base
Early Thursday morning after what seemed like an all-night shouting match in Israel’s Knesset, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu strolled out…
Israel shoots down Syrian warplane
Middle East
July 24, 2018
Israel shoots down Syrian warplane
Israel shot down a Syrian fighter jet with surface-to-air missiles on Tuesday after the plane infiltrated its airspace, the…