Israel foreign minister says US will allow visa-free travel for Israelis
AJ Staff
Al-Jazeera / September 25, 2023
US rights advocates oppose Israel’s entry into Visa Waiver Program because of its treatment of Arab Americans.
Washington, DC – The administration of US President Joe Biden is set to allow Israeli citizens to travel visa-free to the United States, Israeli Foreign...
Palestinians decry Israel army’s ‘barbaric’ university raid and student arrests
Fayha Shalash
Middle East Eye / September 25, 2023
Eight members of Birzeit University student council detained in the latest crackdown on student politics.
Palestinians have condemned the Israeli army's storming of a leading West Bank university and the arrest of student activists.
Around 10 military vehicles violently raided Birzeit University's campus...
Palestine refugees call on Dutch government to release activist Amin Abu Rashed
Middle East Monitor / September 26, 2023
Palestine refugees in Lebanon yesterday held a protest in front of the Dutch embassy in Beirut calling for Amsterdam to release humanitarian activist Amin Abu Rashed, Quds Press reported.
Abu Rashed, a Palestinian-Dutch national, was detained along with his daughter Israa after a campaign led...
Jewish settlers want to ‘intimidate’ foreign diplomats from visiting West Bank’s Area C
Qassam Muaddi
The New Arab / September 25, 2023
The remarks came after a group of Jewish settlers attacked a European diplomatic delegation visiting a Bedouin community east of Ramallah last Thursday, 21 September.
Jewish settlers are trying to intimidate international diplomats away from visiting Palestinian communities in the...
Normalization and co-resistance
Jonathan Kuttab
Mondoweiss / September 25, 2023
Co-existence between Jews and Arabs is not possible under Israeli apartheid, but there is an opportunity to work toward a better future based on equality and genuine democracy through co-resistance.
With the collapse of the two-state solution, it is now more...
What countries have normalized relations with Iran after Saudi detente ?
Maziar Motamedi
Al-Jazeera / September 24, 2023
Tehran seems on track to restore relations with more countries after a groundbreaking agreement with Saudi Arabia.
Tehran, Iran – The rapprochement between Iran and Saudi Arabia has led to profound changes beyond the borders of both regional powers.
Tehran has normalized relations...
The Biden administration is poised to allow Israeli citizens to travel to the US...
Matthew Lee
AP / September 25, 2023
WASHINGTON – The Biden administration is poised to admit Israel this week into an exclusive club that will allow its citizens to travel to the United States without a U.S. visa despite Washington’s ongoing concerns about the Israeli government’s treatment...
Saudi Arabia: Middle East security ‘requires just solution to Palestinian issue’
Middle East Monitor / September 25, 2023
Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal Bin Farhan Al Saud said on Saturday that Middle East security “requires a just solution to the Palestinian issue.”
This came during his speech at the 78th session of the UN General Assembly.
“Regional security requires a...
Saudi delegation to visit West Bank this week to meet Palestinian President Abbas
The National / September 25, 2023
Naid al-Sudairi, the kingdom's non-resident ambassador to Palestine, will lead the talks.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is this week set to meet a Saudi delegation in the occupied West Bank, as part of efforts to draw a deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia,...
AIPAC tries to distort and damage U.S. foreign policy beyond the Middle East
James North
Mondoweiss / September 24, 2023
In the 1980s, AIPAC tried to weaken U.S. policy toward an African dictator. Is the pro-Israel warhorse deploying the same maneuver again today ?
You might think that AIPAC, the flagship of the Israel lobby, has over the years damaged and...
