UN rapporteurs today called on Israel to stop “harassing” aid workers and human rights defenders in an area of ​​the occupied West Bank where the Israeli military is training. “The arrogance of the Israeli authorities is proving to know no bounds. The authorities are even harassing human rights advocates and humanitarian workers who are trying […]
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Israel demands dissolution of UN commission after member’s ‘anti-Semitic comments’
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid claimed yesterday that United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres should proceed with the dissolution of a commission of inquiry after the “anti-Semitic” statements of one of its members, intensifying the pressure on the international organization. This UN commission investigates human rights violations in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In an […]
Israel: F-35s grounded due to possible ejection seat problem
The Israeli Air Force announced on Saturday that it is temporarily suspending all activity of its partially invisible to radar F-35 fighter jets, following concerns in the US over a possible problem with the ejection system of its pilots’ seats. The fighters will be inspected, a process that will take several days, the Israeli PA […]
Palestinian died 4 days after being wounded by Israeli soldiers
A 59-year-old Palestinian man succumbed to his injuries four days after being injured by Israeli army fire in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Ministry of Health announced today. The man, identified as Hussein Kawari and a resident of the village of Awarta, was hit at a checkpoint near Huwara, south of Nablus. Israeli forces, […]
How Putin is ‘pushing’ Netanyahu back into the prime ministership
By Zev Chafets Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid decided to show Moscow that he will not become a toy in the hands of Vladimir Putin. It’s a strategy that, for all its powerful moral weight, could damage Israel’s long-term security interests while also untying the hands of Lapid’s political rival, Benjamin Netanyahu. Lapid has been […]
Israeli media: Tel Aviv upset over Nicosia’s actions in the ‘Aphrodite’ field
Israeli officials are said to be annoyed by the announcement by the Cypriot government and the Chevron company about the exploratory actions in the “Aphrodite” field, according to anonymous government sources cited in yesterday’s article by the financial paper The Marker of the authoritative Israeli newspaper HaAretz. As reported by the Cyprus News Agency, according […]
Iran: Police say they have arrested five suspects allegedly linked to the Mossad
Iranian police have arrested the alleged leader and four other members of a spy ring suspected of being linked to Israel’s intelligence services, Iranian law enforcement said today. He did not give the nationalities of those arrested but said they had received training in armed operations and sabotage. “The five members of this spy network […]
Israeli delegation in Moscow on the issue of the NGO ‘Jewish Agency’
An Israeli delegation will travel to Moscow today for talks with officials, Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid’s office said, amid a dispute over the activities in Russia of an agency that helps Jews immigrate to Israel. Russia’s Justice Ministry is seeking the dissolution of the Russian branch of the non-profit Jewish Agency. Authorities claim the […]
Israel warns Moscow against banning Jewish immigration group
The war in Ukraine is straining relations between Israel and Russia, according to Spiegel. Now the Russian Ministry of Justice is seeking to dismantle the Jewish Agency – thereby exacerbating tensions. The organization takes care of the immigration of Jews from all over the world to Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Jair Lapid warns that the […]
Palestine: Israeli forces kill two Palestinians in clash in occupied West Bank
Israeli forces killed two Palestinian militants in a gun battle in the occupied West Bank before dawn today. Palestinian and Israeli officials said. The Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed the death of two men and said six others were injured in the clash at a house in the Palestinian city of Nablus. The Fatah al-Aqsa […]
