As of Thursday, Israel has indefinitely closed all border crossings on the border with the Gaza Strip due to security concerns. This is stated in a communiqué from the press service of the Israel Defense Forces received by the TASS office on Thursday. “Due to events in the area...
The Israel Defense Forces are sending several additional battalions, as well as intelligence and territorial defense units to the West Bank after a General Staff assessment of the situation following a statement by US President Donald Trump to move the embassy to Jerusalem. This is stated in the applicant ...
In the near future, US President Donald Trump will announce the recognition of Jerusalem, divided by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as the capital of Israel. This information with reference to anonymous sources in the White House was reported by The Wall Street Journal. At the same time, the publication writes that the American embassy will remain in ...
The money allocated by the former White House administration for the Palestinian autonomy ($ 221 million) may not reach the addressee. The US State Department, despite the objections of the Republicans in Congress, will consider the legality of the decision of former Secretary of State John Kerry to send $ 221 million to Palestinians a couple of hours before the inauguration ...
President-elect Donald Trump has named the man he intends to appoint as ambassador to Israel. That should be David Friedman, Trump's Middle East adviser on his campaign. Friedman is known for his rather tough statements about the future US policy in Israel. IN…
Residents of Amona, a hilltop community in the West Bank, are waiting for changes from the US president-elect. Several disputed territories - including Amona - have been the source of bitter disputes between Israel and Palestine for many decades.…
Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, congratulated the “President of the State of Palestine” Mahmoud Abbas on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, and also supported the idea of declaring Jerusalem the “capital of Palestine.” The text of the congratulatory message was posted on the Kremlin’s official website. “Russia and Palestine are traditionally linked by relations of friendship and mutually beneficial...
The grandson of one of the founders of the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas has declared himself gay, converted to the Christian faith and lives in New York. In the United States, he changed his name to John Calvin and received a temporary residence permit after the Canadian authorities intended to expel him ...
France is ready to recognize a Palestinian state in order to reach a peaceful settlement of the conflict between Israel and Palestine. This was stated by French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, writes Reuters. He believes that the conflict situation between Israel and Palestine is beneficial to the militants of the terrorist group ...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon of encouraging terrorism after his explanations about the sentiments of the Palestinians: speaking to members of the UN Security Council, he spoke about the “oppression of the Israeli occupation” and the “naturalness” of resistance to this process. According to the UN Secretary General...