Abbas opposed to opening of US field hospital in Gaza
Middle East Monitor / December 7, 2019
The Palestinian president said Friday he would not allow a US field hospital to open in the Gaza Strip, Anadolu reports.
“Such steps show that Deal of Century is being realized section by section,” Mahmud Abbas said at a meeting of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)...
Israeli minister calls for Western-Arab alliance against Iran
Middle East Monitor / December 7, 2019
Israeli foreign minister, Israel Katz, called on Thursday for a Western-Arab alliance headed by the US against Iran, in order to curb its missile development and “aggression”.
This call came following a letter sent by France, Germany and the UK to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, warning...
Data: 65,000 troops cost PA $1bn a year
Middle East Monitor / December 7, 2019
The Palestinian Authority (PA) has 65,000 troops costing over NIS 3.5 billion ($1 billion) in 2018, Shehab News Agency reported.
According to Shehab News Agency, the data revealed that the general revenues of the PA contributed to 74 per cent of the PA budget. These revenues are mainly collected...
The “expert” who lets EU off the hook
David Cronin
The Electronic Intifada / December 6, 2019
I had a simple reason for deciding to write and speak out about the European Union’s relationship with Israel more than a decade ago: Nobody else was doing it.
Soon it transpired that I was just partly right. Some “experts” on this subject can be...
US House passes resolution breaking with President Trump on Israel policy
AFP / December 7, 2019
The government should "discourage steps by either side" that would harm chances of a peaceful end to the conflict, it said.
The US House of Representatives on Friday threw its weight behind a two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians, in a warning to Prime Minister Benjamin...
After 3-week pause, Gaza Return Marches resume
Middle East Monitor / December 6, 2019
After Israel escalated attacks against Gaza last month, the commission announced the suspension of the return marches to avoid casualties among Palestinians as Israel would target the demonstrators.
The Higher Commission of the Great March of Return and Breaking of the Siege of Gaza warned Israel on...
Report: Israel group spreading fake news about US Congresswomen Tlaib, Omar
Middle East Monitor / December 6, 2019
US Democratic Representatives Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar have been subjected to far-right, Islamophobic fake news that is being composed and spread on Facebook by an Israeli group, reported The Guardian.
The investigation revealed how 21 far-right Facebook pages were used to disseminate the hate-fuelled disinformation to...
Egis partially disengages from pro-annexation Jerusalem Light Rail Project
FIDH / November 13, 2019
French company Egis announced last month its decision to not participate in the bidding process for the construction of a new line that would expand Jerusalem’s light rail system. This project, a tool and symbol of Israel’s settlement and annexation policy, aims to connect West...
