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Trump has passed his usefullness so the hard liners will rule – Peter In a tent camp in west Gaza City, amid the stupefying August heat and the summer infestations of rats, mice and even weasels, life for 67-year-old Ahmed Ibrahim Suweirki is illuminated by something profoundly rare these days: optimism. “God willing, things will… Continue reading Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is caught between his hardline coalition and Donald Trump

He means when all Palestinians are dead – Peter Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the Israeli military will not withdraw from its current lines in Gaza until Hamas has completely disarmed, pushing back against a recent deal announced by US President Donald Trump. Mr Netanyahu’s remarks cast more doubt on the deal to disarm… Continue reading Israeli PM Netanyahu says IDF will not withdraw from Gaza until Hamas is fully disarmed

by Jonathan Kuttab What is happening in the West Bank these days? Since the beginning of the Gaza Genocide, people in the West Bank have been silently suffering numerous measures imposed on them by the Israeli authorities without much resistance or pushback. Such measures include: The denial of work permits (about 200,000 West Bankers who… Continue reading West Bank Settlers

Last month, after eight years of legal proceedings, Israeli authorities expelled the 13-member elderly Basha family from their historic family home on al-Wad Street in the Old City of Jerusalem, which their ancestors have lived in since the 1930s.  The house was given over to settlers. Al-Wad Street is the most crowded street in the… Continue reading Wave of Prayer

A few weeks ago, in mid-July, the Supreme Court issued a decision in favor of Shadi Khoury’s family. accepting their request to suspend the execution of the sentence issued against Shadi, which mandates an actual prison term of 32 months. The Court also ruled that he is not required to surrender himself to prison at… Continue reading Wave of Prayer

Settlers are almost as evil as Netanyahu and all of them should be prosecuted under basic human laws and also at the ICC – Peter Israeli settlers have attacked Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank, setting fire ‌to two mosques and scrawling graffiti on buildings, Palestinian officials say. The attacks followed an incident on… Continue reading Israeli settlers burn West Bank mosques after clash

Surely anybody has to better than Israel has now – Peter In recent months, however, Eisenkot has enjoyed a massive surge in popularity that has catapulted his party to the top of the polls. A survey released this week by Channel 12, one of Israel’s main channels, showed Yashar winning 24 seats compared with 23… Continue reading Could this grieving political novice defeat Netanyahu? The polls say yes

Last week, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio pledged a “whole-of-government response” to weaken the International Criminal Court (ICC). The Trump administration has repeatedly targeted the ICC, imposing sanctions on prosecutors investigating alleged crimes by U.S. and Israeli forces. At the same time, the U.S. House passed a $1.15 trillion defense bill that expands military cooperation with… Continue reading Wave of Prayer

Defence minister seeks three ‘Nahal’ outposts in Gaza as top commander says Israel now controls 65% of the strip, violating Trump ceasefire deal Illigal and evil – Peter Israel’s defence and finance ministers announced plans for three illegal settlements in Gaza and more than $400m (£300m) in funding to expand construction in the occupied West Bank,… Continue reading Israeli ministers announce plans for new illegal settlements in Gaza and West Bank

New York’s mayor said he is in “an active conversation” with city legal officials on whether he had the authority to arrest the Israeli leader – prompting a sharp rebuke from Jerusalem. Give this man courage to do the right thing and arrest the war criminal – Peter New York mayor Zohran Mamdani is in… Continue reading NY mayor says still mulling Netanyahu arrest during UN meet