At a campaign rally in North Carolina on 8 September, President Donald Trump praised Washington-brokered deals to normalise relations between Israel and two Gulf states, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain, while also saying that the US was not involved in the Middle East for oil, but because “we want to protect Israel.” Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has denounced US leaders for ruining […]
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https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/1f/1080325619_0:0:3024:1702_1200x675_80_0_0_f85a31e94e17f422505ec14a4cbc7096.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202008311080325686-first-israel-uae-flight-takes-off-from-tel-aviv-after-countries-reached-historic-peace/ JERUSALEM/TEL AVIV (Sputnik) – The first direct passenger flight took off on Monday from Israel’s Tel Aviv to the UAE’s Abu Dhabi after the two reached a historic accord to establish diplomatic ties, a Sputnik correspondent reported. The plane, carrying high-level US and Israeli delegations, has taken off from Ben Gurion International Airport and will pass through the Saudi […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202008141080173063–hezbollah-leader-israel-will-pay-the-price-if-it-turns-out-tel-aviv-was-behind-beirut-blast/ Immediately after the tragedy occurred, reports emerged that Israel could have been behind the powerful explosion that left more than 200 people dead and 5,000 injured. Tel Aviv, which has been involved in a series of military clashes with Lebanon, has categorically denied the allegation. Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah said Israel will pay the price if it turns out […]
Refaeli and her mother previously confessed to evading paying taxes on income nearing $10 million. According to their plea bargain, the family will repay millions in taxes as well as a $1.5 million fine; the model was sentenced to nine months of community service, while her mother will spend 16 months in prison. Israeli top model and TV hostess Bar Refaeli and her mother Tzipi were […]
Scuffles have broken out between police and protesters who took to the Israeli streets on Sunday, including to PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s official residence in Jerusalem, demanding he resign and lambasting his coronavirus response. Police used water cannons and mounted units to disperse crowds in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv as thousands of protesters demanded Netanyahu’s resignation over corruption charges and demonstrated against the government’s response to the […]
The Foreign Ministry on Tuesday hit back against the European Union’s “megaphone diplomacy” after the bloc’s foreign affairs chief, Josep Borrell, again warned Jerusalem against the unilateral annexation of West Bank territory in a message congratulating the Jewish state on its new government. “The Israeli Foreign Ministry would like to thank the EU for their message congratulating Israel on the swearing-in of a new government,” spokesperson […]