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Palestinians fear displacement from an annexed Jordan Valley
Middle East
June 19, 2020
Palestinians fear displacement from an annexed Jordan Valley
FASAYIL, West Bank (AP) — For generations, the people of Fasayil herded animals on the desert bluffs and palm-shaded lowlands…
Israel’s Netanyahu mulls two-phase West Bank annexation, newspaper says
Middle East
June 17, 2020
Israel’s Netanyahu mulls two-phase West Bank annexation, newspaper says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is weighing a limited initial annexation in the occupied West Bank, hoping to…
Arab Israeli diplomat says security guards choked him
Middle East
June 17, 2020
Arab Israeli diplomat says security guards choked him
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Arab Israeli diplomat once deployed abroad to push back against Israel’s critics says he was beaten…
Jordan’s king says regional stability put at risk by Israeli annexation
Middle East
June 17, 2020
Jordan’s king says regional stability put at risk by Israeli annexation
AMMAN (Reuters) — Jordan’s King Abdulllah warned on Tuesday that Israel’s planned move to annex parts of the Israeli-occupied West…
UN rights experts condemn Israel’s annexation plan and US support
Middle East
June 16, 2020
UN rights experts condemn Israel’s annexation plan and US support
GENEVA (Reuters) — UN human rights experts said on Tuesday that Israel’s plan to annex significant parts of the occupied…
Greek PM visits Israel, hoping to restore tourism and warning on Turkey
Middle East
June 16, 2020
Greek PM visits Israel, hoping to restore tourism and warning on Turkey
JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited Israel on Tuesday in a show of confidence in the countries’…
Netanyahu turns to rich friend to fund corruption trial fees
Middle East
June 15, 2020
Netanyahu turns to rich friend to fund corruption trial fees
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on trial for accepting gifts from wealthy friends. But that has…
Israel OKs plan for new Golan settlement named after Trump
Middle East
June 15, 2020
Israel OKs plan for new Golan settlement named after Trump
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli cabinet minister on Sunday said the government approved plans to build a new settlement in…
In rare appeal to Israeli public, UAE warns against annexation
Middle East
June 12, 2020
In rare appeal to Israeli public, UAE warns against annexation
JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Israel cannot expect to normalize relations with the Arab world if it annexes land in the occupied…
Faster than machines, jobless Palestinian graduates bring in Gaza’s crops
Middle East
June 10, 2020
Faster than machines, jobless Palestinian graduates bring in Gaza’s crops
GAZA (Reuters) — Covering the ground five times faster than a tractor for subsistence wages, 40 Palestinian graduates have teamed…