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Biden embarks on first tour of Middle East as US President

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US President Joe Biden will arrive in Israel on Wednesday for a three-day trip to the Middle East. Israeli officials will call for greater action against Iran, while Palestinian leaders are disappointed by Washington’s failure to stop Israeli aggression. No major piece pronouncements are expected, so the visit may compound Palestinian dissatisfaction. JERUSALEM: US President … Read more

Ukraine pressures Israel to sell its Iron Dome missile defense system

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The Ukrainian envoy is pleading with Israel to sell its Iron Dome rocket interceptor system. It urges to deliver anti-tank missiles to protect people from Russian invasion. Israel turned down a US request for Germany to deliver Israeli-licensed “Spike” anti-tank missiles to Ukraine. The Ukrainian envoy is pleading with Israel to sell its Iron Dome … Read more

Israel reports monkeypox case as virus spreads to Middle East

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On Saturday, Israel became the latest European and North American country to report a case of monkeypox, a disease common to areas of Africa. A spokesman for Tel Aviv’s Ichilov hospital told AFP that a 30-year-old man, who recently returned from western Europe with monkeypox symptoms, had tested positive for the virus. On Friday, the … Read more

Three students detained at Tel Aviv University’s Nakba Day protest

During a Nakba Day ceremony at Tel Aviv University, Israeli authorities arrested three students. According to Amal Jamal, a lecturer at the university, the students, who are all Palestinian citizens of Israel, were first attacked by a far-right mob. Jamal told, “What happened today was a confrontation initiated by the extreme right attacking Arab students … Read more

More violence after Israel arrests Palestinian axe murderers

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On Sunday, Israeli troops killed a Palestinian in the West Bank and wounded another who stabbed a police officer in Jerusalem, only hours after two Palestinians were arrested for axing three Israelis to death. Since late March, dozens of people have been killed in a wave of violence that includes Palestinian and Arab-Israeli attackers. In … Read more

Israel apprehends Palestinians accused of stabbing three people

Two Palestinians were apprehended by Israeli security after stabbing three people and fleeing the scene near Tel Aviv last week. “After a massive manhunt, the two terrorists who murdered three Israeli people in the horrific incident in the city of Elad have been apprehended,” the police, army, and domestic security agency announced. The two Palestinians, … Read more

One month of Israel, West Bank violence

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Following a spate of strikes within Israel and the occupied West Bank beginning March 22, fears of an all-out escalation have grown in Israel and the occupied West Bank. Attacks inside Israel have claimed the lives of 14 people, while 24 Palestinians have been killed in the same period, according to an AFP tally. Prime … Read more

UN ‘deeply concerned’ by violence in Israel and territories

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The United Nations voiced deep difficulty at the worsening violence between Israel and the Palestinians, as clashes erupted once more at Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Friday. “We are deeply involved via the escalating violence in the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel during the last month,” said Ravina Shamdasani, spokeswoman for the UN Office … Read more

Tel Aviv, Sharm el-Sheikh direct flights begin

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Direct flights between the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv and Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh started on Sunday. Tel Aviv’s first direct trip to Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh took off on Sunday, Israel’s national carrier El-Al reported. Sun d’Or subsidiary flight 5193 departed Ben Gurion International Airport at 0715 GMT, the airline stated … Read more

Israeli study shows fivefold antibody rise with 4th Covid jab: PM

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RAMAT GAN, Israel, Jan 4, 2022 (AFP) – Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Tuesday that an Israeli study indicated fourth coronavirus vaccinations were “safe” and increased antibodies “fivefold”, as the country expands its inoculation campaign amid rising infections. Speaking during a visit to Sheba hospital near Tel Aviv, which administered fourth vaccines to 154 of its … Read more

Massive protests held in Solidarity with Palestinians around the world

Massive protests held in Solidarity with Palestinians around the world

Massive protests were held in solidarity with Palestinians around the world, including in London, as well as in Muslim-majority countries including Pakistan, Kuwait, Oman, and Turkey.

According to the media reports, a large number of people staged a rally in the British capital London calling on their government to stop its support for the Israeli crimes against Palestinians.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators took over Downing Street, the residence of Prime Minister Boris Johnson; in London and chanted in solidarity with the Palestinians uprising against the occupation, sending a strong message of international harmony.

Protestors also expressed their indignation over Britain’s allowing for the production of weapons to be used by the Israeli military and the UK’s historic support for Israel.

In Jordan, protesters gathered outside the Israeli embassy, burning Israeli flags and chanting “Shame, shame the embassy is still there” and “Death to Israel!”

Amnesty International has accused Israel of using “abusive and wanton force against largely peaceful Palestinian protesters.”

Waving the Palestinian green, black, red, and white flags, demonstrators marched through the streets of the city chanting “Free, free Palestine” and “Down Israel, down” causing traffic jams.

The demonstrations organized by a South African pro-Palestinian movement called Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions were also held in Johannesburg’s rich business district of Sandton.

Outrage is being voiced after Israel’s assault on the Al-Aqsa Compound in Jerusalem (Al-Quds), as well as the eviction of Palestinians from their homes in the neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah.

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