RAMALLAH – A senior Palestinian official on Friday condemned Brazilian far-right President-elect Jair Bolsonaro’s announcement that he would move his country’s Israel embassy to Jerusalem. “These are provocative and illegal steps that will only destabilize […]
JERUSALEM – A 17-year-old girl who slapped an Israeli soldier in the West Bank was released yesterday after eight months in prison. Ahed Tamini was arrested after slapping and kicking an Israeli soldier outside her […]
BUENOS AIRES – The football exhibition match between Israel and Argentina slated for Saturday in Jerusalem has been canceled, Israel’s embassy in Argentina confirmed early Wednesday, citing unspecified ‘threats and provocations’ against star player Lionel […]
RAMALLAH – The Palestine Football Association head, Jibril Rajoub has urged fans to burn pictures of star striker Lionel Messi and replicas of his shirt if he plays in Argentina’s controversial friendly against Israel this […]
JERUSALEM – Paraguay opened its embassy to Israel in Jerusalem Monday, becoming the third country to do so following the United States and Guatemala. Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes, who arrived in Israel Sunday evening, opened […]
SANTIIAGO – Students of Chile’s largest public university, Universidad de Chile, voted to endorse the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement Monday as the Israeli forces targeted unarmed protesters on Gaza border amid the U.S. […]
BEIJING – China is seriously concerned about the violent clashes in the Gaza Strip and has called on both Israel and Palestine to exercise restraint, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Tuesday. Tens of thousands of […]
GAZA – The Palestinians on Tuesday marked the 70th anniversary of the Nakba Day, or “the Day of Catastrophe,” to demand their rights of return to homes occupied by Israel in the 1948 war. The […]
GAZA CITY – At least 61 people have been killed by the Israeli military and more than 2,000 injured along the Gaza border on Monday, health officials said, as the U.S. officially moves its embassy […]
SANTIAGO – Chilean President Sebastián Piñera has expressed his support for efforts to establish a “free, independent, sovereign state” during a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas who reiterated his commitment to the two state […]
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