WASHINGTON (AA) – About 90 Democrats called on US President Joe Biden to use his “lame-duck” period in the presidency to sanction two Israeli ministers, according to a letter made public on Thursday. In a letter sent on Oct. 29, 88 lawmakers called on Biden to sanction Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security M...
Beit Jala, Occupied Palestinian Territories- AFP Flanked by smartphone-wielding peace activists, members of an evicted Palestinian family marched onto land seized by armed Israeli settlers, shouting “Out! Out!” as they livestreamed the confrontation on Instagram. After Israeli security forces turned them away, they retreated to the...
WASHINGTON (AA) — The White House on Friday blasted Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, calling his criticism of a Gaza cease-fire proposal “absurd” and accusing him of endangering the lives of Israelis held in Gaza. “We’ve seen some statements from some quarters in Israel over recent days attacking the deal. I j...
Geneva, Switzerland – AFP UN rights chief Volker Turk was “shocked and appalled” by comments by Israel’s finance minister suggesting it might be “justified” to starve the population of Gaza to free the Israelis held by Palestinian resistance fighters, his spokesman said Friday. The United Nations high commis...
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has sparked outrage by suggesting it might be “justified and moral” to let two million Palestinians in Gaza starve. He said it will bring pressure on Hamas to return Israeli prisoners. Smotrich’s comments at a conference hosted by right-wing news outlet Israel Hayom have been condemned as genocidal by ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has called for “harsh punitive measures” against the Palestinian Authority (PA) following announcements by Spain, Norway and Ireland to recognize Palestine as a state. The three European countries said on Wednesday that they will officially recognize a Palestinian state on May 28. In a...
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 ...
