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Israel seizes Palestinian foreign minister’s travel permit after visit to International Criminal Court over war crimes probe

Posted on March 22, 2021March 22, 2021By Editor

Palestinian Foreign Minister, Riyad al-Maliki, who was returning to the West Bank from a meeting at the International Criminal Court (ICC), was held up at a border crossing and got his VIP travel permit revoked by Israel. … Read More >Israel seizes Palestinian foreign minister’s travel permit after visit to International Criminal Court over war crimes probe

Exclusive: Iran’s FM Spokesman Weighs in on Nuclear Talks, Israel, and Relations With Neighbours

Posted on March 20, 2021March 20, 2021By Editor

Saeed Khatibzadeh says it was the US that shut the door and left the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, and that it’s now up to Washington to resume talks, without putting forward any preconditions. … Read More >Exclusive: Iran’s FM Spokesman Weighs in on Nuclear Talks, Israel, and Relations With Neighbours

Israel Behind ‘Dozens’ of Attacks on Iranian Ships Which Have Cost Tehran ‘Billions,’ Report Claims

Posted on March 20, 2021March 20, 2021By Editor

Already hostile relations between Tehran and Tel Aviv took a turn for the worse in recent weeks amid back-and-forth claims about attacks on one another’s commercial vessels. Last week, US media reported that at least a dozen Iranian cargo ships, most of them carrying oil supplies to Syria, were targeted by Israel over a two-year period. … Read More >Israel Behind ‘Dozens’ of Attacks on Iranian Ships Which Have Cost Tehran ‘Billions,’ Report Claims

Netanyahu Hasn’t Abandoned Election Hopes, Counting on Allies and Defectors to Achieve His Goal

Posted on March 20, 2021March 20, 2021By Editor

The Israeli Prime Minister’s Likud party has gained popularity in recent media polls, which project it is poised to get 30 out of the 120 seats in the Knesset. But to keep his position, Netanyahu will need to secure support from 31 more members of parliament, something that he is still struggling with. … Read More >Netanyahu Hasn’t Abandoned Election Hopes, Counting on Allies and Defectors to Achieve His Goal

Emirati Leaders Slam Netanyahu’s Attempted ‘Internal Electioneering’ in UAE

Posted on March 20, 2021March 20, 2021By Editor

The UAE and Israel signed a normalization agreement on August 13, 2020 known as the Abraham Accords, rendering the UAE the third Arab country after Egypt in 1997 and Jordan in 1994, to formally formalize its relationship with Israel. … Read More >Emirati Leaders Slam Netanyahu’s Attempted ‘Internal Electioneering’ in UAE

Mandatory ‘freedom bracelets’? Israel OKs Covid tracking tech after ‘satisfied volunteers’ prefer it to military-run quarantines

Posted on March 19, 2021March 19, 2021By Editor

The Israeli Knesset has handed the government powers to force all citizens returning to the country to wear a tracking device during their mandatory Covid-19 quarantine, or else be stowed away in a military-run isolation hotel. … Read More >Mandatory ‘freedom bracelets’? Israel OKs Covid tracking tech after ‘satisfied volunteers’ prefer it to military-run quarantines

Israel’s top court annuls Netanyahu govt’s daily cap on citizens returning to the country during Covid-19 pandemic

Posted on March 18, 2021March 18, 2021By Editor

An order by PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to only allow 3,000 Israeli citizens per day back into the country violates civil rights, while that arbitrary figure was pulled out of the hat, Israel’s High Court ruled. … Read More >Israel’s top court annuls Netanyahu govt’s daily cap on citizens returning to the country during Covid-19 pandemic

Taking the p**s: Statue of Netanyahu relieving himself appears in Tel Aviv as Israelis head to polls (PHOTOS)

Posted on March 17, 2021March 17, 2021By Editor

A statue showing Benjamin Netanyahu crouching and seemingly urinating has been erected in Tel Aviv a week before the Israeli prime minister faces his fourth election in two years. … Read More >Taking the p**s: Statue of Netanyahu relieving himself appears in Tel Aviv as Israelis head to polls (PHOTOS)

Syrian air defenses respond to ‘Israeli aggression,’ intercept ‘multiple missiles’ over Damascus – state TV

Posted on March 17, 2021March 17, 2021By Editor

Syria’s air defenses were activated in response to an alleged ‘Israeli airstrike’ in the Damascus countryside in the south of the country, state media reported, claiming that several ‘hostile projectiles’ were shot down. … Read More >Syrian air defenses respond to ‘Israeli aggression,’ intercept ‘multiple missiles’ over Damascus – state TV

Israel spent $788mn on Covid-19 vaccines, paying much more per dose than US & EU, health ministry data suggests

Posted on March 17, 2021March 17, 2021By Editor

Israel has paid a hefty price for its pacy Covid-19 immunization drive, with the health ministry saying that it has already spent $788 million on vaccines against coronavirus – and is set to dish out the same again if necessary. … Read More >Israel spent $788mn on Covid-19 vaccines, paying much more per dose than US & EU, health ministry data suggests