ISTANBUL (AA) – The Turkish president has criticized the lack of response from Muslim countries in addressing the ongoing genocide in Gaza, while accusing Western nations of providing full support to Israel. “A handful of Western countries have provided all kinds of support to Israel, while the failure of Muslim countries to respond adequately...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said he spoke with President-elect Donald Trump three times in the past few days to “further enhance” the alliance between the two countries. “In recent days, I have spoken three times with US President-elect Donald Trump. These were very good and impo...
ISTANBUL (AA) – A wave of violence erupted in Amsterdam when supporters of Israeli soccer club Maccabi Tel Aviv allegedly stormed through the city, tearing down Palestinian flags on private property and chanting incendiary slogans, according to reports. The incidents, which took place before and after Maccabi’s match against Ajax, sparke...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has appointed Knesset member Gideon Saar as the foreign minister, replacing Israel Katz who became a defense minister. A hardliner, Saar takes the helm of Israeli diplomacy at a time when Tel Aviv presses ahead with its deadly genocidal wars on the Gaza Strip and Lebanon. Born [&hellip...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Ousted Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said his firing was due to disagreements with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding the conscription of Haredi Jews into the military, emphasizing his opposition to “passing a discriminatory and corrupt law.” Gallant also noted in a video message that another contributing...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Hamas on Saturday called recently floated cease-fire proposals a “smokescreen” as they do not include an end to Israel’s war on Gaza. Senior Hamas member Izzat al-Rishq said cease-fire proposals floated in recent days don’t include an end to the Israeli assault, withdrawal from Gaza, and the return of di...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel has presented a cease-fire proposal that does not include the Israeli army’s withdrawal from Gaza, the local media has reported. The Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (KAN) said the proposal includes a temporary cease-fire in exchange for releasing several Israeli captives in Gaza. KAN added that Israe...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Republican presidential nominee and former president Donald Trump said Friday the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar by Israel will make it “easier” for peace in the Gaza Strip. Asked if reaching peace will be easier or harder after Sinwar’s killing in Gaza, Trump, who was in the state of Michigan for [&he...
BERLIN (AA) – After more than a year of Israel’s war on Gaza, President Joe Biden has suggested that Israel should “seek a path to peace.” The statement comes in the wake of the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, which according to Biden, could provide an opportunity to bring a long-awaited peace to devastated [&hell...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden said Thursday he is more “hopeful” about a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip following the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. He also said he is sending Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Israel in the next five days. His remarks came after he arrived in Berlin, following Israeli […]
