Israel: Officials fear Smotrich’s statements ‘could harm ties with Jordan and Egypt’

MEE Staff Middle East Monitor  /  March 22, 2023 Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Sunday that ‘there's no such thing as a Palestinian people’. Israeli security officials...

‘Water apartheid’ – how Israel weaponizes water in the Gaza Strip

Nancy Murray Middle East Eye  /  March 22, 2023 On World Water Day, the international community must not forget Palestinians living under Israeli occupation whose access...

UK rejects Israel ‘apartheid’ label in new trade and security pact

Alex MacDonald Middle East Eye  /  March 22, 2023 UK also commits to confronting 'anti-Israel bias' at UN Human Rights Council in deal struck ahead of...

No air force, no Israel: Why the fighter pilots’ protest is an existential issue...

Lily Galili Middle East Eye  /  March 22, 2023 Decision by reservists to join tens of thousands on the streets has sparked alarm and consternation among...

Israeli army admits to covert influence campaign in Gaza war

Isabel Debre AP  /  March 22, 2023 JERUSALEM – Days into Israel’s devastating war with Gaza militants in 2021, the Israeli army began deploying keyboard warriors...

Rachel Corrie: Justice for Palestinians is only way forward, say US activist’s parents

Umar Farooq Middle East Monitor  /  March 22, 2023 Parents of activist killed by Israeli bulldozer say there are parallels between their daughter's death and other...

No, Mr. Smotrich, Palestinians are not new in history, and all nationalisms are modern,...

Juan Cole Informed Comment  /  March 22, 2023 Ann Arbor – Bezalel Smotrich in a speech in Paris over the weekend maintained that there are no...

Israeli leader halts bill against Christian proselytizing

AP  /  March 22, 2023 JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said he would prevent the passage of a proposal by a...

The Holy Land And Us – BBC Nakba series obscures ethnic cleansing of Palestine

Jonathan Cook Middle East Eye  /  March 22, 2023 The documentary hides the real villains: Western governments that left Jews with only one credible escape route...

UN envoy urges Israel to cease all Jewish settlement activity ‘immediately’

Adla Massoud The National  /  March 22, 2023 Tor Wennesland calls for calm before Ramadan, Passover and Easter. The UN's special envoy for the Middle East urged...