Tag: Israel

Israel releases Palestinian political leader Raed Salah (Zena Al Tahhan, Al Jazeera)

Palestinian political leader Sheikh Raed Salah has been released from a prison in Israel after serving 17 months on charges of “incitement”. Salah, a Palestinian...

Israel and Iran: A Tale of Escalation by Design (Yossi Mekelberg, RUSI)

With clashing interests and contrasting ambitions, can Israel and Iran find a diplomatic solution to their nuclear standoff? Israel and Iran: A Tale of Escalation...

Israel closes probe into fatal shooting of Palestinian assailant (Al Jazeera)

Israel has closed an investigation into two police officers who shot dead a Palestinian assailant as he lay on the ground, accepting the claim that they...

U.S., Israel to discuss military drills for Iran scenario (Phil Stewart, Reuters)

U.S. and Israeli defense chiefs are expected on Thursday to discuss possible military exercises that would prepare for a worst-case scenario to destroy Iran's...

Israel’s Bennett urges hard line against Iran at nuclear talks (Al Jazeera)

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett urged world powers to take a hard line against Iran in negotiations aimed at reviving an international nuclear deal. Bennett...

Clashes rock Arab town in Israel, alleged car-rammer killed (AP, Arab News)

Israel: Police on Friday shot and killed a man in an Arab town in northern Israel who had allegedly been involved in a car-ramming...

Saudi Arabia denounces Israeli president’s visit to West Bank holy site (Arab News)

Saudi Arabia denounced the visit of Israel’s president to Ibrahimi mosque in the West Bank, calling the act a flagrant violation of its sanctity. Saudi...

NSO blacklisting: It is time for the US to end its Cold War ways (Eitay Mack, Al Jazeera)

On November 3, the United States Department of Commerce announced it was blacklisting the Israeli technology firm, NSO Group. The decision to add the...

Hundreds protest in Jordan against water-energy deal with Israel (Hanna Davis, Al Jazeera)

Hundreds of people have gathered in the Jordanian capital, Amman, to protest against a water-for-energy agreement between Jordan and Israel. The agreement, if implemented, would...

Morocco buys Israeli counter-drone system Skylock Dome (Agnes Helou, Defense News)

The Moroccan military has purchased the Israeli counter-drone system Skylock Dome, according to a Nov. 21 post on the armed forces’ official Facebook page. “Some...

Morocco, Israel sign first-ever defence agreement in Rabat (Al Jazeera)

Israel and Morocco have signed a landmark agreement that lays the foundation for security cooperation, intelligence sharing, and future arms sales. The memorandum of understanding...

Israeli air attack kills 2 Syrian civilians; 7 wounded: Report (Al Jazeera)

Israeli air raids on Syria’s central region killed two civilians and wounded seven other people, official media reported on Wednesday. Syrian air defences attempted to...

Israel, Jordan, and the UAE’s energy deal is good news (Bruce Riedel, Natan Sachs, Brookings)

This week in Dubai, Israel, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed Israel and Jordan’s biggest energy and water deal since the neighbors made peace 27 years ago. If implemented, this will be a...

Israel, Jordan sign climate cooperation agreement in Dubai (Lahav Harkov, The Jerusalem Post)

Israel and Jordan signed an agreement to work together to meet the challenges of climate change, mediated by the United Arab Emirates and the US, at...

Israel’s Netanyahu faces key witness in corruption trial (Al Jazeera)

A key prosecution witness has begun testifying in the trial of former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who stands accused of fraud, breach of...

U.S., Israeli officials air public disagreements over upcoming nuclear talks with Iran (Barak Ravid, AXIOS)

The differences between the Biden administration and the Israeli government regarding the nuclear talks with Iran were aired out in the open during an...