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December 4, 2017

Dozens of MEPs urge Israel to abandon ‘Jewish nation-state’ bill

Dozens of Members of European Parliament (MEPs) have urged the Israeli government to abandon a draft “Jewish nation state” bill, reports the Jerusalem Post. A statement by the 189-member...

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December 4, 2017

Hamas: US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital will ‘ignite anger’

The US’ plan to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel will “ignite anger and provoke Arab and Islamic nations”, member of Hamas’ Political Bureau Izzat Al-Rishq said yesterday....

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December 4, 2017

Hundreds of Israelis urge publication of UN settlement database

More than 400 Israelis, “including a former attorney general, retired diplomats, ex-members of Knesset, and prominent intellectuals”, have signed a petition urging the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)...

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December 4, 2017

Somalia: 7 political parties created for first time in 50 years

In a political breakthrough in Somalia, seven political parties were registered yesterday in a bid to move away from clan politics, Goobjoog News reported. “We have to create political...

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December 4, 2017

Iran’s Rouhani: Only dialogue can solve regional crises

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani yesterday called to resolve the Middle East crises through dialogue between the various regional parties and without interference from “foreign powers”. “We see that if...

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December 4, 2017

Sudan threatens to sue Egypt over mistreatment of Halayeb residents

Sudanese parliamentarians have threatened to sue the Egyptian government for attacking Sudanese residents on the disputed island of Halayeb in the Red Sea. An agreement under which Egypt ceded...

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December 4, 2017

Israel law allows prosecution of those revealing army violations against Palestinians

Israeli media sources revealed that the Israeli Ministerial Committee for Legislation was due to discuss a draft bill yesterday that allows the army to sue anyone who “offends” its...

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December 4, 2017

Kushner says Israel-Palestine deal prerequisite for regional ‘stability’

Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser on Middle East peace, yesterday declared that an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal is a prerequisite to a wider Israeli alliance with...

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December 4, 2017

Yemen: Saleh seeks Iran, Hezbollah to mediate dispute with Houthis

Ousted Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has asked Iran and the Lebanese Hezbollah group to help contain his dispute with Shia Houthi rebels, source told Al Jazeera. There was...

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December 4, 2017

Haaretz: 20 Gaza patients died waiting for Israel exit permits

Since the start of this year, 20 Palestinian patients from the Gaza Strip died due to an Israeli ban on their travel, Israeli newspaper Haaretz has revealed. The Israeli...

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