Dozens have been detained and fined as anti-government protesters held numerous smaller rallies in Israel in defiance of coronavirus lockdown measures that ban people from gathering more than 1km from home. At least 38 activists were detained in Tel Aviv alone for “violating public order” and allegedly “attacking police officers,” according to the Times of Israel. סיכום לשעה חצות: מאות נצורים באלנבי פינת ברנר בין עשרות שוטרים […]
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An official stands at the door of an Israeli El Al airliner after it landed in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Monday after flying in from Tel Aviv. Nir Elias/Pool Photo via AP hide caption toggle caption Nir Elias/Pool Photo via AP An official stands at the door of an Israeli El Al airliner after it landed in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Monday […]
Tensions along Israel’s southern border with Hamas-controlled Gaza were ratcheted up earlier this month, after Washington announced that Israel and the UAE had agreed to normalize relations. Hamas called Abu Dhabi’s decision a “cowardly” attack on the Palestinians’ “national, historical and religious rights.” Hamas reserves the right to “remove the siege” against Gaza in any way necessary should blockade negotiations fail, including by raining rockets down […]
Massive crowds of people have packed one of the largest squares in Tel-Aviv on Saturday to decry how Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, handled the coronavirus pandemic and its harsh economic fallout. The rally at Rabin Square, which is a traditional protest spot in the city, was staged by self-employed, small business owners and students, who claim that, unlike salaried workers, they never received the promised financial […]
World 19:30 GMT 02.06.2020Get short URL After a brief period of normalisation of ties between the International Criminal Court and Washington during the administration of US President Barack Obama, relations between the two entities have deteriorated, as the Trump administration strongly denies the ICC’s authority over the US and its ally Israel. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has stated that the US will go to great […]
[Editor’s note: Just as Trump was inserted into the White House by an international cabal of nominally Russian crimelords, so was Benjamin Netanyahu before him. In 1995, Yasser Arafat and Yitzhak Rabin were on the verge of finding a lasting peace accord between their two peoples, a dream that was cynically destroyed by the bullets of a brainwashed Palestinian student, a patsy for the Shin Bet […]