Israel expects to move to the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire plan soon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday, adding that he would discuss “opportunities for peace” with President Donald Trump when he meets him later this month. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s remarks were made during a joint press conference with German…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday Israel remained opposed to a Palestinian state after protests by far-right coalition allies over a U.S.-backed statement indicating support for a pathway to Palestinian independence. Gaza will be demilitarised and Hamas will be disarmed, the easy way or the hard way, Netanyahu said.(AP) Netanyahu spoke two days after…
“Being pro-Israel means telling hard truths,” Graham said. “The only path that keeps Israel Jewish and democratic is a two-state framework, when the conditions are real.” US Senator Lindsey Graham has a message for Israelis and his own party’s skeptics: There is no sustainable future for Israel without a political horizon that separates Israelis and…
ISTANBUL Russian President Vladimir Putin declared Thursday that the world is entering a “polycentric era” where no single power can dictate rules, warning Europe against militarization, expressing conditional support for US President Donald Trump’s Gaza proposals and placing responsibility for the continuation of the Ukraine war on Western states. “Discussions at the Valdai forum provide…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Friday in an angry UN address to block a Palestinian state, accusing European leaders of pushing his country into “national suicide” and rewarding Hamas. “We will not commit national suicide because you don’t have the guts to face down the hostile media and antisemitic mobs demanding Israel’s blood,” Netanyahu…
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he would not allow Israel to annex the West Bank, rejecting calls from some far-right politicians in Israel who want to extend sovereignty over the area and snuff out hopes for a Palestinian state. Donald Trump speaks before signing a presidential memorandum(AP) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
Hamas-led authorities in Gaza have executed three men, all Palestinians, accused of collaborating with Israel, news agency Reuters reported, citing an official. A video circulated on social media on Monday showed the executions. In the video, a masked man delivers a warning to “all collaborators” before the three blindfolded men, forced onto their knees, are…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he would offer a strong response to growing recognition of a Palestinian state. TEL AVIV—The cascade of Western governments recognizing a Palestinian state this week has been met in Israel by calls from ministers in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to permanently snuff out that idea by annexing…
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has sharply criticized Israel’s actions in Gaza City and the West Bank during his first visit to the United Nations in New York. “Across Gaza, people are living through hell on earth,” Wadephul said on Monday at a UN conference organized by France and Saudi Arabia to strengthen the two-state…
France and Saudi Arabia will convene dozens of world leaders on Monday to rally support for a two-state solution, with several of them expected to formally recognise a Palestinian state – a move that could draw harsh Israeli and U.S. responses. A large screen displays Palestinian and Israeli flags and a dove on the Eiffel…