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March 15, 2016

Israel seizes wide swathes of Jericho land

The Israeli government yesterday confiscates more than 2,000 dunams of Palestinian land in Jericho, east of the occupied West Bank, local radio reported. According to Israeli Radio, the government...

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March 15, 2016

Missile tests do not violate the nuclear deal, claims Iran’s foreign minister

Iran’s foreign minister claimed on Tuesday that the ballistic missile tests conducted by his country do not violate UN resolutions and are not illegal. Mohammad Javad Zarif made his...

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March 15, 2016

Israel now has a representative in the Arab League

We know that what is known as the Arab League died a long time ago and no longer exists in the Arab conscience. We also know that its decisions...

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March 15, 2016

Does ‘Israeli Apartheid Week’ really matter?

The South African contribution to international “Israeli Apartheid Week” (IAW) has come and gone. Each side will claim “victory” for whatever reasons they may choose. IAW, though, is about...

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March 15, 2016

Israeli ambassador: UNHRC needs psychiatric help

Israeli Ambassador of the Permanent Israeli Mission to the UN Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) Eviatar Manor ridiculed it this week after the organisation criticised Israeli crimes against Palestinians, Ynet...

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March 15, 2016

‘Israel will lose Jerusalem if Palestinians remain’

Head of Zionist Camp and Israeli opposition leader Isaac Herzog yesterday warned that Israel would lose Jerusalem if Palestinian neighbourhoods were not excluded and attached to West Bank, the...

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March 15, 2016

PA criticises ‘continuous incitement’ of Israeli rabbis against Palestinians

Palestinian Authority (PA) has held the Israeli government responsible for the “continuous incitement” by extremism rabbis, Quds Press reported yesterday. In a statement, the PA foreign ministry said: “The...

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March 15, 2016

Israeli draft law toughens penalties on employers hiring illegal Palestinian workers

An Israeli parliamentary committee approved a draft law that seeks to toughen penalties against employers who hire Palestinians with no work permits. The Knesset’s Interior Committee approved the bill...

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March 15, 2016

Former Egyptian MP Tawfik Okasha questioned for spying

Ousted Egyptian MP Tawfik Okasha is to be questioned over espionage claims on 22 March, Alamatonline.com reported. Okasha was ousted from the parliament in the wake of his meeting...

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March 15, 2016

Understanding Putin’s withdrawal from Syria

In what many have seen as a surprising announcement by Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin has declared that the bulk of Russian forces will begin withdrawing from Syria...

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