Arab Summit: ‘Arabs lost confidence in their leaders’
The summit will do little to end the conflicts in the region, analysts say.
Head of UN agency resigns over report that accuses Israel of imposing ‘apartheid regime’
The head of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) has reportedly resigned over the publication of a report by the UN agency that concluded that Israel was guilty “beyond a reasonable doubt” of imposing apartheid policies against Palestinians, and urged the international community to abide by its “legal obligation” to punish such discriminatory measures.
UN report: Israel has established an ‘apartheid regime’
Report breaks new ground on the UN’s examination of the situation in occupied Palestine by using the word ‘apartheid’.
The Assassination of Basel al-Araj: How the Palestinian Authority Stamps Out Opposition
Security coordination with Israel is one way for the PA to ensure its dominance and eliminate its rivals.
US ambassador to Israel: ‘Great advantage to Netanyahu’
David Friedman is known for his support for the most extreme elements in Israel’s settler movement.
European, North American Campuses Observe Israeli Apartheid Week
Israeli minister moves to revoke citizenship of Palestinian charged with murder
Israel’s Interior Minister and founder of the ultra-orthodox Shas party, Aryeh Deri, has officially begun the process of attempting to revoke the citizenship of a Palestinian citizen of Israel who has been accused of carrying out a “nationalistically-motivated” shooting in January, despite the fact that the trial and sentencing over the case has yet to begin.
World in Focus: Sputnik’s Daily Current Affairs Program
After running on a campaign that in part promised to support the expansion of Israeli settlements and move the US embassy from the Israeli capital of Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, President Trump seems to be changing his mind on his approach to the Israel-Palestine conflict.
World in Focus: Sputnik’s Daily Current Affairs Program
An appeals court hears arguments to decide whether Trump’s travel ban should be re-instated and the PLO threatens to cease recognition of Israel in the event that the US moves its embassy to Jerusalem.
