An UN report has accused Israel of obstructing economic growth in the occupied Palestinian Territories due to the restrictions it has imposed on the area, which has led to...
The US and Israel discussed plans for mutual cooperation in the battle against the Islamic State (IS), this is as part of the Washington's plan to build an international...

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September 3, 2014 Badr Al-Ibrahim
Certain religious and intellectual questions are posed in an attempt to understand terrorism. The resultant explanations are often weak and overlook factors such as political violence and political objectives....

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September 3, 2014 |
Nabil Al-Sahli After the Palestinian people in Gaza had withstood 51 says against the Israeli killing machine and imposed the resistance conditions on the ceasefire, a number of questions were raised...
Reconstructing what was destroyed by the recent war on the Gaza Strip with the current blockade in place may take more than a decade so the siege must end,...
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Monday criticised what he described as the increasing wave of racism and violence against Arab Israelis, warning that such acts influence democracy in Israel....

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September 3, 2014 Lamis Andoni
Not too long after a valid reconciliation agreement had been reached, factional differences between Fatah and Hamas would quickly resurface as if nothing had happened. It is as if...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that despite Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas, also know as Abu-Mazen, offering a strong condemnation of the kidnapping of the three Israeli...
US Secretary of State John Kerry today asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stop the appropriation of 4,000 dunams of Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank due...
The International Criminal Court's (ICC) chief prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, said on Tuesday that the court is unable to investigate possible Israeli crimes against Palestinians until Palestine has joined the...
The European Union has given Israel a one-month notice to clarify the place of origin of livestock products intended for exportation to the EU. Products without the proper documentation...
The first of three German-made Dolphin submarines is due to reach Israel within days, a senior Israeli official said today. The Israeli navy called the submarine, which has been...
Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu said during a closed session with senior Israeli officials that the disarmament of Gaza would not be possible in the near or distant future,...
Turkey's Prime Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu ruled out on the normalisation of relations with Israel unless the blockade on the Gaza Strip was lifted and aggression on the enclave was...
Egyptian media reported that Assistant US Secretary of State Thomas Caterman met on Monday with the Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri in Cairo. Ambassador Rakha Hassan, Egyptian deputy foreign...
The public treasury of the Palestinian Authority (PA) has been suffering a high level of indebtedness for several years and according to Ma'an news agency, the occupation authorities have...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu retracted the terms of the ceasefire deal reached last week with the Palestinian fighters in Cairo, Israeli TV Channel 10 revealed yesterday evening. According...
Israeli Economy Minister Naftali Bennett said on Monday that Israel has always responded to the killing of Jews by building more illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. Visiting...
The United Nations expressed dismay at Israel's decision to confiscate land in the West Bank while Italy considered such a move an obstacle in the way of peace, the...
Israel's Haaretz newspaper raised serious doubts on Tuesday about the Israeli security agency's (Shabak) investigation into Hamas leader Riad Al-Nasser and the supposed coup that Hamas was allegedly planning...
Israeli sources reported Sunday that the Israeli authorities have not changed the regulations imposed on the entry of goods and construction material into the Gaza Strip through the Karem...
Britain's government condemned Monday what it called an "ill-judged" decision by Israel to confiscate a further 988 acres of Palestinian land in the West Bank, saying it should instead...

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September 1, 2014 Yasser Al-Zaatreh
Despite Mahmoud Abbas remaining true to his slogans, we expected that he would be more tactful when dealing with a new political arena and would not use language to...
The Mobilisation and Organisation Commission of the Fatah movement has issued an internal statement for its leaders and cadres in the West Bank announcing steps to be taken by...

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September 1, 2014 Ali Jaradat
Just as it is not possible for the Palestinian resistance or any armed popular resistance movement to achieve a decisive knockout victory in a short amount of time, it...
The Israeli army is planning to carry out investigations into two incidents during the Israeli war on Gaza; Israeli radio reported sources saying yesterday. Israeli military sources said that...

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September 1, 2014 |
Ben White Veolia, the largest publicly-traded water company in Europe, is selling its water, waste, and energy businesses in Israel, and intends to 'step back' from the country as a marketplace....
Deputy Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh yesterday asked Egypt to force Israel to commit to the terms of the ceasefire deal reached last Tuesday. A statement issued by the Hamas...
Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has continued his incitement campaign against Arab Israelis on social media by describing a festival of solidarity with the Gaza Strip, which was organised...
A number of Palestinian human rights groups have called on the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to immediately sign the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in order to...
The Palestinian Authority should propose a mechanism for the opening of the Gaza border crossings in accordance with the ceasefire agreement, leading member of the Hamas movement Mousa Abu-Marzouk...
An informed Gulf source with inside knowledge of the discussions that took place at the Gulf Ministerial Council in Jeddah this weekend told Arabi21 news website that the results...