Tag: Israel

Israeli PM meets Turkish president

- Associated Press -

Israel's prime minister has met with Turkey's president for the first time in 14 years, the latest sign of warming ties between the two regional powers after a long and bitter rift. The office of Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said he met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday,

Israel closes Palestinian rights groups

- Associated Press -

Israel raided the offices of several Palestinian advocacy groups it had previously designated as terrorist organizations, sealing entrance doors and leaving notices declaring them closed, the groups said Thursday. Israel has claimed some of these groups had ties to the militant Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a secular, left-wing

Will Saudi-Israel ties reinforce against Iran?

- Saleem Samad -

Most Muslim countries and Islamist leaders do not believe that Saudi Arabia – Israel relations will soon begin to thaw. It is globally known that Saudi Arabia is the citadel of Islamic Ummah. Also,Saudi Arabia is the custodian of two holy sites of Mecca and Madina, where the Muslim prophet preached

Gaza militants fire rocket into Israel as tensions soar

- Times Report -

Palestinian militants fired a rocket into southern Israel for the first time in months on Monday, in another escalation after clashes at a sensitive holy site in Jerusalem, a series of deadly attacks inside Israel and military raids across the occupied West Bank. Israel said it intercepted the rocket, and there

Israel’s glorious and gloomy reality

- Mehru Jaffer, IPS -

No people have ever risen from the ashes of near-extinction to form a country and achieve the height of development in every walk of life like Israel. These magnificent accomplishments are now tragically marred with domestically charged struggles which ominously undermine its very existence. Righting the Wrong Israel’s achievements since its establishment

Call for standing by Palestinian people

- Kamal Ahmed -

For over the last two weeks in occupied Jerusalem and besieged Gaza Strip in the Middle East, the Israeli military and extremist groups have been carrying out unprecedented attacks and killings on Palestinians. More than 225 Palestinians have been killed and hundreds more injured in both airstrikes and ground attacks.

Palestinians go on strike as Israel, Hamas trade fire in Gaza

- Times Report -

Israel carried out a wave of airstrikes on what it said were militant targets in Gaza, leveling a six-story building, and militants fired dozens of rockets into Israel on Tuesday. Palestinians across the region observed a general strike as the war, now in its second week, showed no signs of

Protesters in major US cities decry airstrikes over Gaza

- Times Report -

Pro-Palestinian protesters took to the streets of Los Angeles, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Atlanta and other U.S. cities on Saturday to demand an end to Israeli airstrikes over the Gaza Strip. Thousands of people shut down traffic on a major thoroughfare in west Los Angeles as they marched two miles from

Israel strike in Gaza destroys building with AP, other media

- Times Report -

An Israeli airstrike destroyed a high-rise building in Gaza City that housed offices of The Associated Press and other media outlets on Saturday, the latest step by the military to silence reporting from the territory amid its battle with the militant group Hamas. The strike came nearly an hour after the

Israel steps up Gaza offensive, kills senior Hamas figures

- Times Report -

Israel on Wednesday pressed ahead with a fierce military offensive in the Gaza Strip, killing as many as 10 senior Hamas military figures and toppling a pair of high-rise towers housing Hamas facilities in airstrikes. The Islamic militant group showed no signs of backing down and fired hundreds of rockets