Far-right Israeli politician Itamar Ben-Gvir urged that Al Jazeera journalists be expelled from Israel not long after the broadcaster submitted Shireen Abu Akleh’s case to the International Criminal Court (ICC), The New Arab reported. The […]
Itamar Ben-Gvir, a far-right Israeli politician poised to become a government minister, has hailed an Israeli soldier who shot dead an unarmed Palestinian as a “hero”, The New Arab reported. Ben-Gvir – who has been […]
Far-right Israeli politician Itamar Ben-Gvir, who is on track to take a key post in Israel’s incoming government, has warned supporters not to try to move too quickly with his agenda, Reuters news agency reported […]
Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu signed a first coalition deal with Israeli far-right politician Itamar Ben-Gvir, appointing him as the Minister of National Security, Israeli media reported on Friday. “We took a big step tonight […]
Israel’s designated Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has been accused of breaking his agreement with Arab countries during the current coalition negotiations, Israeli media reported. The Likud leader is reported to have agreed to move the […]
Far-right Israeli parliamentarian Bezalel Smotrisch said that the new Israeli government will act against human rights groups which, he said, pose an “existential threat to the state of Israel,” the Middle East Monitor reported. Smotrich […]
By Haidar Eid When my refugee students ask me about the meaning of “Orientalism,” I tell them to look at Israel. Prejudice, fantasies, and racist clichés purveyed by Zionism about Palestinians and Arabs and […]
Ultra-Orthodox Israeli parties have demanded Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu agree to pass a law that would permit gender segregation at publicly funded events, Israeli media reported on Sunday. According to the Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom, […]
The American administration of President Joe Biden has asked Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu not to appoint Bezalel Smotrich as defense minister, Israeli media reported. According to The Times of Israel, Netanyahu cited American concerns […]
Mandating Likud Party leader and former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with forming the next government is a “black day for Israeli democracy”, outgoing Prime Minister Yair Lapid said on Sunday. In a statement posted on […]
Outgoing Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz warned Wednesday of rising extremism inside Israel, Anadolu News Agency reported. “The extremism in society and in the government is what bothers me,” Gantz said in statements cited by […]
Extremist Israeli Member of the Knesset Itamar Ben-Gvir said he wished Arab lawmakers would leave Israel “without ever returning”, Anadolu news agency reported. Ben-Gvir is the head of the far-right Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) Party […]
By Ramzy Baroud Regardless of the outcome of the latest Israeli elections, Arab parties will not reap meaningful political benefits, even if they collectively achieve their highest representation ever. The reason is not about […]
With 86 percent of the votes counted after Tuesday’s general election in Israel, Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu is set to win. Netanyahu’s bloc is set to obtain 65 out of 120 seats. Likud party rose to […]
Israelis began voting for the fifth time in less than four years on Tuesday, with former premier Benjamin Netanyahu bidding for a comeback, Reuters news agency reported. After years of deadlock, voter exasperation may hurt […]
Israel should begin supplying military aid to Ukraine, Minister of Diaspora Affairs Nachman Shai announced on Twitter on Sunday. Claiming that Iran was reportedly transferring ballistic missiles to Russia, the politician tweeted: “There is no […]
Member of the Israeli Knesset Itamar Ben-Gvir brandished a loaded gun in the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah on Thursday, urging Jewish settlers to shoot Palestinians, the Middle East Monitor reported. “We’re the […]
Israel has asked Russia not to interfere in its upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for November 1, Israeli media reported, amid tensions between the two countries. Israel’s Channel 12 TV reported that Shin Bet, the Israeli […]
Israeli Interior Minister and head of the right-wing Jewish Home Party Ayelet Shaked said the Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid is using the United Nations as part of his election campaign, according to the Hebrew […]
The Yisrael Beiteinu party, led by Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman, filed a petition on Sunday with the Central Elections Committee seeking the disqualification of the leader of the Arab Balad party from running in upcoming […]
Three Palestinian-led parties competing in the November 1 Israeli election have reached an agreement on reuniting as the Joint List, the Middle East Monitor reported. Hadash, Balad and Ta’al, the three main Arab parties, reached […]
Two Palestinian young men and an Israeli soldier were killed on Wednesday morning, near an Israeli military checkpoint in the occupied West Bank, after they the Palestinian health ministry said. The Palestinian health ministry confirmed […]
Israeli Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked signed a deal Tuesday morning with the Jewish Home Party, ahead of the November elections, Israeli media reported. According to The Times of Israel, Jewish Home leader Yossi Brodny and […]
The government of Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid is studying a series of options to reinforce the power of the Palestinian Authority in the occupied West Bank, Israeli media reported. According to the Israeli newspaper […]
Right-wing Israeli lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir has called the family of Palestinian prisoner Nour Eddin Jarbou, threatening to kill them and their son, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Qadri Abu Bakr, head of the Prisoners Affairs […]
By Ramzy Baroud For years, Palestinians, as well as Israelis, have labored to redraw the battle lines. The three-day Israeli war on Gaza, starting on August 5, clearly manifested this reality. Throughout its military […]
Israel has incurred 300 million shekels, or about $92 million, in losses as a result of its recent aggression on the besieged Gaza Strip, according to the Israeli Maariv newspaper. The paper said the Knesset […]
Israeli Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar started an official visit to Morocco on Monday, during which he is set to sign a memorandum of legal cooperation with Rabat, Anadolu news agency reported. Sa’ar wrote on Facebook […]
By Ramzy Baroud The collapse of the short-lived Israeli government of Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid validates the argument that the political crisis in Israel was not entirely instigated and sustained by former Israeli […]
By Ramzy Baroud 15 years have passed since Israel imposed a total siege on the Gaza Strip, subjecting nearly two million Palestinians to one of the longest and most cruel politically-motivated blockades in history. […]
A recent New York Times made many claims about the ‘mass rape’ of Israeli women on October 7. But two leading Palestinian media organizations, The Palestine Chronicle and Friends of Palestine Network, conducted a joint investigation, the outcome of which resulted in the ‘The Black Dress’, a groundbreaking 18-minute documentary looking into allegations and the possible falsification of evidence.
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