Ankara, Turkey – AFP Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday that Israeli settlers were one of the main obstacles to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “One of the biggest obstacles to a solution are the actions of the usurpers, called settlers, who have invaded and stolen land that belonged to Palestinians,R...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir has urged the police to allow only a few thousand Muslims to enter the Al-Aqsa Mosque during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, according to Israeli media. During their meeting, Ben Gvir on Sunday told Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai to restrict the number of [&hellip...
Washington, United States – AFP The United States has urged Israel to allow Muslims to worship at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem during Ramadan, after a far-right minister proposed barring Palestinians from the occupied West Bank from praying there. “As it pertains to Al-Aqsa, we continue to urge Israel to facilitate acce...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Two Israeli ministers on Thursday voiced opposition to a reported US peace plan for the creation of a Palestinian state. According to the Washington Post newspaper, the US and a number of Arab countries are finalizing a long-term plan for peace between Israel and Palestinians. The plan includes ”a firm timeline for [&hel...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has condemned Israeli calls for the displacement of the residents of Gaza and demanded an end to the war in the Palestinian enclave. “The United Arab Emirates strongly condemns the extremist statements of the Israeli Ministers of Finance and National Security calling for the displacement of ...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP An Israeli minister on Monday called for the return of illegal Jewish settlers to Gaza and said Palestinians should be encouraged to emigrate, a day after similar remarks by another far-right politician. “We must promote a solution to encourage the emigration of Gaza’s residents,” Israel’...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel’s far-right Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir on Tuesday called for allowing settlers into the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem around the clock. More than 500 settlers entered the flashpoint site on Tuesday on the fourth day of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, according to the Islamic Waqf Dep...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US on Friday said that parties should avoid making comments that “exacerbate tensions,” in response to Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s comments on the freedom of movement of Arabs in the occupied West Bank. “We have been clear that parties should refrain from actions, com...
