Israel’s LGBTQ+ community fear for future under far-right government

Maria Rashed The Guardian  /  December 22, 2022 Elements of Netanyahu-led coalition have been openly hostile and rolling back of some gay laws is on agenda. The...

US considers rejecting visas for Israelis suspected of violence against Palestinians, says report

MEE Staff Middle East Eye  /  December 22, 2022 Policy consideration is to encourage the Israeli government to work to limit potential violence, Israel Hayom reports. The US embassy...

Amnesty International says Israel deportation of Palestinian rights defender Salah Hammouri a ‘war crime’

The New Arab  /  December 22, 2022 Amnesty International condemned Israel’s deportation of French-Palestinian human rights defender Salah Hammouri as 'unlawful' and a 'war crime'. Rights...

Far-right anti-Palestinian party joins proposed Netanyahu coalition in Israel

Ben Lynfield The Guardian  /  December 22, 2022 Agreements with parties to support Likud in power could regularize illegal settlements in occupied territories. Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed...

Face the facts: Corbyn surrendered to Israel’s smears

Chris Williamson The Electronic Intifada  /  December 22, 2022 Earlier this year, Al Jazeera’s four-part series The Labour Files exposed plotting by right-wing staff in Britain’s Labour Party to...

Chile to open embassy in Palestinian territories, says president

Natalia A. Ramos Reuters  /  December 22, 2022 SANTIAGO –  Chile plans to open an embassy in the Palestinian territories, President Gabriel Boric said late on...

Netanyahu forms new Israeli government with far-right partners

MEE Staff Middle East Eye  /  December 21, 2022 Former long-serving prime minister returns to power after securing coalition deal before midnight deadline. Benjamin Netanyahu announced that...

Palestinian footballer killed by Israel in West Bank: Medics

Al-Jazeera  /  December 22, 2022 Israeli forces shot dead the 23-year-old Palestinian and wounded five others in Nablus during a raid. Palestinian medics say Israeli forces...

What role will ‘Religious Zionism’ have in the next Israeli government ?

Al-Jazeera  /  December 22, 2022 Religious Zionism is a growing force in Israel, and will have a strong presence in the next Israeli government. The formation...

Why the New York Times is behind the times on Israel-Palestine

Maha Nassar +972 Magazine  /  December 21, 2022 A recent editorial criticizing Israel's new government reflects the same blind spots that have dogged America's 'newspaper of...