Tag: Israel

Biden aide, Saudi crown prince discussed Israel normalization: report (Al Monitor)

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan raised the possibility of Saudi Arabia normalizing relations with Israel during his meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed...

Israel, Emirates to collaborate in space (Rina Bassist, Al Monitor)

Israel and the United Arab Emirates agreed Oct. 20 to cooperate on space missions. The Emirati Space Agency signed a memorandum of understanding with the...

Palestinians demand mobilisation to save hunger-strike prisoners (Zena Al Tahhan, Al Jazeera)

Dozens of Palestinians staged a protest at the al-Manara Square in downtown Ramallah on Wednesday, calling for the release of six prisoners on hunger...

Iran commander rejoices at US ‘defeats’ (Al Monitor)

The commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said the United States has “fled” Afghanistan and is currently counting its “last months” in...

Comoros could be next to normalize ties with Israel (Rina Bassist, Al Monitor)

Reports yesterday say Israel and Comoros are in talks to establish diplomatic relations. The Islands of Comoros is a Muslim-majority country and member of the...

Palestinians condemn Israeli bill giving broad powers to police (Zena Al Tahhan, Al Jazeera)

Israel is taking steps towards over-policing and increasing its surveillance of the Palestinian population inside its 1949-borders under the pretext of curbing the high...

Israel’s Smart Shooter to pitch ‘one shot, one hit’ tech at European defense shows (Seth J. Frantzman, Defense News)

Smart Shooter is headed to France and Spain to pitch its fire control systems to governments interested in counter-drone technology and bolstering their homeland security forces....

Did the US-UAE-Israel trilateral dialogue foreshadow a new Quad with India? (Navdeep Suri, ORF)

The October 13 meeting in Washington DC between Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, UAE Foreign Minister, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Israel’s...

Israeli minister blames Netanyahu for jeopardizing ties with Jordan (Rina Bassist, Al Monitor)

Israeli Energy Minister Karin Elharar criticized Oct. 17 the attack last week by former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the new water deal signed...

Jordan 2021: Cause for Concern in Israel, but No Need to Panic (Oded Eran, INSS)

Recent developments in Jordan and its immediate neighborhood have raised questions about the stability of the regime in the kingdom, and with that, have...

Israel bars released Palestinian woman from reuniting with family in Gaza (Mustafa Abu Sneineh, Middle East Eye)

Israeli authorities are preventing a Palestinian woman recently released from prison from reuniting with her family in the besieged Gaza Strip, sparking outrage. Nisreen Abu Kameel, 46, is...

Settler attacks wreak havoc on Palestinians during olive harvest (Zena Al Tahhan, Al Jazeera)

Israeli settlers have committed violent, daily attacks against Palestinian villages and residents harvesting their olive trees over the past week. The attacks, which include beatings...

Shooting in Syria could mark new phase in Israeli campaign (Al Jazeera)

The death of a former Syrian Druze lawmaker, allegedly by Israeli sniper fire, could mark a new phase in what Israel calls its war...

Syria accuses Israel of assassinating former member of parliament (Middle East Eye)

Syria has accused Israel of assassinating on Saturday a former member of the Syrian parliament who had spent 12 years in Israeli jail, state news agency SANA reported. Medhat...

Neglect of Palestinians in Israel fuels killing spree (Thomas O Falk, Al Jazeera)

The deadly crime wave engulfing the Palestinian community in Israel must be urgently addressed after years of being ignored by Israeli authorities, analysts say. Until...

Lapid’s Washington visit brings Israel little assurance on Iran (Ben Caspit, Al Monitor)

This week’s Washington visit by Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, on Oct. 12-14, slightly eased the pessimism and deep concern that emerged from Jerusalem after the...