In recent months, the Ramallah office of Palestinian lawyer Rashem Kamal has been visited by many foreigners, worried about new rules introduced by Israel, which take effect on Monday, aimed at restricting entry and stay in the occupied West Bank. The new entry procedure for the West Bank – a Palestinian territory occupied by Israel […]
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West Bank: Two Palestinians killed in clashes with Israeli forces
Two Palestinians were killed today in clashes with Israeli forces in two different parts of the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials said. One Palestinian was killed by Israeli forces in clashes in al-Bireh, a city neighboring Ramallah, and the other in clashes in Nablus, in the northern part of the West Bank, according to the […]
The importance of the looming new international agreement with Iran
By Kostas Raptis The processes for the conclusion of an international agreement on the nuclear program of Iran (or rather, for the revival of the corresponding agreement of 2015 from which the USA withdrew in 2018, during the days of Donald Trump) are in the final stretch. Everything shows that the talks in Vienna with […]
Israel has bombed 64 targets in Syria so far this year
Israel’s armed forces have hit 64 military targets in Syria in 2022, killing 45 soldiers or fighters close to the Damascus regime, a non-governmental organization said on Sunday. Another 57 people were injured in 21 Israeli airstrikes or missile strikes on Syrian territory, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The NGO, which is based […]
Israel: The cooperation with Cyprus does not change due to the rewarming of Turkish-Israeli relations
In Nicosia, Israel’s ambassador, Oren Anolik, tries to reassure, saying that his country’s relations with Cyprus will not be affected due to a warming of Turkish-Israeli relations. In Ankara, the Israeli chargé d’affaires hopes that the country’s economic relations with Turkey will go even better and the volume of commercial transactions will reach ten billion. […]
The appointment of an Israeli ambassador to Turkey is expected ‘within weeks’
Israel’s charge d’affaires in Turkey said today that the reappointment of an ambassador in Ankara could take place within weeks, while reiterating Israel’s expectation to close the office of Hamas in Istanbul. As reported by Reuters, in a round table meeting with journalists, Israel’s current top representative in Ankara, Irit Lilian, said that the process […]
Israel prepares natural gas exports to Europe – Its production increased by 22% in the first half
Israel’s natural gas production rose 22% in the first half of the year as the Jewish state’s government plans to increase exports to Europe, which is facing its worst energy crisis in decades, Bloomberg reports. Production rose to 10.85 billion cubic meters year-on-year through June, with exports to Israel’s neighbors up 35 percent to 4.59 […]
The Palestinians welcome the normalization of Turkish-Israeli relations
Turkey said on Tuesday that the Palestinian Authority, including different political factions, welcomed the normalization of relations between Turkey and Israel and wanted dialogue to continue. Last week, Turkey and Israel said they would re-appoint ambassadors, four years after they were expelled over the killing of 60 Palestinians by Israeli forces during protests. Read the […]
Ankara welcomes the Palestinian president after the normalization of relations with Israel
THE restoration of diplomatic relations with Israel does not mean that Turkey is changing its policy regarding the Middle East, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu assured, as Ankara prepares to welcome Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. The visit by Abbas, who will meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara this evening, comes a week after […]
Israel: Biggest rate hike since 2002
The Bank of Israel raised its key interest rate by 75 basis points today, the biggest hike in 20 years, and appeared poised for further hikes as part of its efforts to curb inflation’s rally above 5%. Specifically, the central bank raised its interest rate to 2.0% from 1.25%, continuing the tightening cycle it set […]