NICE, France (AA) – Left-wing lawmakers in Paris have blasted Tel Aviv over the killing of a French Foreign Ministry staffer in Gaza during an airstrike and demanded sanctions against Israel. Prominent members of the French parliament accused France of failing to take necessary measures to protect its staffer and his family. “This ...
LONDON (AA) – The British prime minister, who has been one of the staunchest supporters of Israel’s assault on Gaza and whose country abstained from voting in favour of a cease-fire resolution, has finally said “too many civilian lives have been lost” in Gaza. “It’s clear that too many civilian lives have be...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Palestinian Authority urged France on Sunday to help resolve the problem of settler violence against Palestinians. During a meeting with French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh emphasized the need to put pressure on Israel to ...
BERLIN (AA) – A peaceful demonstration by students at Berlin’s Free University to draw attention to Israeli attacks in Gaza took a dramatic turn as police took action against the protesters in response to a request from the school administration. In the auditorium of the Rostlaube building, a significant number of students gathered to ex...
LONDON (AA) – The UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron on Thursday said he found the Israeli ambassador’s statement ruling out a two-state solution “disappointing.” Tzipi Hotovely, Israel’s ambassador to the UK, told Sky News that Israel would not accept a two-state solution when the war in Gaza ended. Questioned for the ...
LONDON (AA) – A new Iranian sanction regime that gives the UK “extensive new powers” to hold Iran and its decision-makers to account took effect Thursday. The British Foreign Office said the regime gives Britain new powers to disrupt Iran’s “hostile activities in the UK and around the world.” “Sanctions will...
RABAT – AFP If Israel loses the war of communication, it is seriously jeopardising its future, said former French president Nicolas Sarkozy at a conference in Rabat on Wednesday. “I’m trying to be honest in what I say. . . . Israel will win every military war. But if it loses the war of communication, […]
LONDON (AA) – The European Union’s border agency, Frontex, and Malta are “systematically sharing the coordinates of refugee boats” trying to escape Libya with a vessel operated by a militia group, a report has said. The report, published by Lighthouse Reports, said Frontex and the Maltese government are sharing the informatio...
BERLIN (AA) – EU member states are discussing sanctions against violent illegal Israeli settlers who have carried out acts of terrorism against Palestinians in the West Bank, Germany’s deputy foreign minister said on Monday. “We are currently discussing what we can do, as EU member states, on this issue. As Germany, we are also consideri...
BIRMINGHAM, England (AA) – Newly appointed British Foreign Secretary David Cameron has threatened to withdraw Foreign Office support for Scottish ministers after Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf met the Turkish president without the presence of UK officials. In a letter to the Scottish National Party (SNP) government, Cameron said ...
