Change of US position on settlements bolsters Israel’s hardliners
Khaled Yacoub Oweis
The National / November 19, 2019
US President Donald Trump’s decision to unilaterally legitimise Israeli settlements carries domestic considerations and emanates from connections with the Israeli right, an affiliation epitomised by his son-in-law.
In a shift of a longstanding ruling by Washington, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday...
How EU foreign policy chief spent 5 years pandering to Israel
David Cronin
The Electronic Intifada / November 18, 2019
Federica Mogherini is closing her term as the European Union’s foreign policy chief in much the same way that she kicked it off: by pandering to Israel.
Shortly after taking up her post in 2014, Mogherini paid a visit to Benjamin Netanyahu. She assured the...
Trump delivers another blow to Palestinians
Yvonne Ridley
Middle East Monitor / November 19, 2019
In the world of US President Donald Trump, the illegal Israeli settlements built on stolen Palestinian land with flagrant disregard for international law have been declared legal. The acquisition of territory through military means remains illegal in international laws and conventions, but...
Two Arab Knesset members receive death threats
Middle East Monitor / November 19, 2019
Two Arab lawmakers in the Israeli Knesset have received a series of anonymous death threats, local Channel 12 reported yesterday.
Knesset members and leaders of the Arab Joint List alliance, Ayman Odeh and Ahmed Al-Tibi, said that they had received “a series of death threats...
US angers Palestinians with reversal on Israeli settlements
Matthew Lee
AP / November 19, 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Monday said it no longer considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank to be a violation of international law, reversing four decades of American policy and further undermining the Palestinians’ effort to gain statehood.
Secretary of State...
Trump’s administration frustrated, disappointed with Netanyahu
Middle East Monitor / November 18, 2019
US President Donald Trump’s administration feels frustrated and disappointed with Israel in general and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in particular, Ynet News reported US officials saying yesterday.
The Israeli website reported White House sources saying: “Americans are discouraged and frustrated by Israeli politics and the current...
Israel has cracked down on Palestinian education, criminalising hundreds of students
Megan Giovannetti
Middle East Monitor / November 15, 2019
Khaleel Shaheen is a senior at Birzeit University in Ramallah. When he heard that four close friends and fellow students were arrested by the Israeli authorities, he didn’t go to the campus for five days.
As a volunteer with Birzeit’s Right to Education...
Israel is present in 6 Arab countries
Youssef Rizqa
Middle East Monitor / November 15, 2019
According to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Tel Aviv is currently in contact with half a dozen important Arab and Muslim countries that until recently were hostile to Israel. He called this a process of “accelerated normalisation”.
The man declares these facts, but...
WhatsApp blocks hundreds of Palestinian journalists’ accounts
Middle East Monitor / November 16, 2019
WhatsApp yesterday blocked access to hundreds of Palestinian journalists and activists who were providing live updates during the Israeli offensive on Gaza, Safa news agency reported.
This came less than 24 hours after the end of the two-day Israeli offensive which resulted in the death of...
