The US is willing to offer Kiev a sort of security arrangement currently offered to Israel instead of membership in NATO, President Joe Biden told CNN in an interview previewed on Friday. “I don’t think it’s ready for membership in NATO,” Biden said of Ukraine. “I don’t think there is …
Read More »UK, Canada, and Australia slam Israel over settlements
Australia, Canada and the UK have rebuked Israel over its decision to create thousands of new settlement units in the West Bank. They also decried a surge of violence between Israelis and Palestinians. In a highly unusual joint statement on Saturday, the foreign ministers of the three countries said they …
Read More »Israel conducts strikes near Damascus – Syrian media
A soldier was wounded in an Israeli missile strike on the Damascus countryside, Syria’s state-run news agency SANA reported in the early hours of Wednesday, citing a military source. According to the report, the missiles were fired from the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights at several targets to the southwest of the …
Read More »Rockets fired at Israel from Lebanon
Air raid alarms sounded across northern Israel on Thursday afternoon amid reports of a rocket barrage fired from Lebanon. At least one projectile has been intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome system, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed. The Israeli Magen David Adom rescue service said at least one person was …
Read More »The new US plan for calming Palestine-Israel tensions is already failing
The US Biden administration has reportedly presented a plan to cool tensions between Palestinians and Israelis, which have dramatically escalated since the formation of Israel’s new right-wing government. As reported by Axios, following up on a request made by US secretary of State Antony Blinken, during his visit to the …
Read More »Israel grounds top-notch US fighter jets
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has decided to ground 11 of its F-35A fighter jets on Sunday, following an incident in Texas last week that saw a US Air Force F-35B Lightning II crash during an attempted landing. “From the findings and the information transmitted, it was found that these …
Read More »Zelensky ‘shocked’ at Israel’s lack of support
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky told French TV on Friday that he is “shocked” that Israel has not sent weapons to help his military fight off Russian forces. Zelensky then claimed that West Jerusalem is under Russian influence. “I am shocked,” Zelensky told a group of reporters from numerous French media …
Read More »Israel carries out new attack on Aleppo airport – Syrian media
In a second attack on the Aleppo international airport in the span of a week, at least one missile struck the runway while “several” were shot down by Syrian air defenses, the state media in Damascus reported on Tuesday evening, blaming Israel for the strike. “Israeli aggression targeted the Aleppo …
Read More »Israel admits journalist probably killed ‘accidentally’
Israel will not be opening criminal investigations into any of its soldiers over the killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in May. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) admitted on Monday that there is a “high possibility” that the journalist was “accidentally hit” by Israeli army fire. An investigation into …
Read More »Israel wants foreigners to report falling in love with Palestinians
According to new guidelines coming into force on Monday, foreigners will be required to inform the Israeli Defense Ministry if their romantic relationship with a resident of the West Bank gets serious – including plans to live together, get engaged or marry – to receive or extend an entry permit. The …
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