Fri 5-July-2024

Israel

Pro-Israel bill stalls in US Senate

Legislation reaffirming U.S. support for allies in the Middle East including a measure to punish Americans who boycott Israel did not pass on Tuesday amid a domestic political dispute that has resulted in a partial federal government shutdown.

Rashida Tlaib removes Israel from the map in her congressional office

Rashida Tlaib the first Palestinian congresswoman made a change to the map of her congressional office in Washington DC replacing Israel with Palestine.

US Israel pressurizing Honduras to move embassy to occupied Jerusalem

Talks will be held by Israel and the United States with Honduras in an attempt to urge the latter to open an embassy in occupied Jerusalem the countries said on Tuesday as several countries refused to follow U.S. President Donald Trump’s much-criticized move.

Jordanian MP: Our people got nothing from the peace treaty with Israel

Jordanian lawmaker Dima Tahboub has affirmed that the Jordanians did get anything useful from the 1994 peace treaty with Israel.

Israel downgrades diplomatic representation in Turkey

Israel has decided to lower the level of its diplomatic representation in Turkey Israel’s Channel 2 News reported Wednesday.

Bahrain invites Israeli minister to visit country

Israeli minister of the economy and industry Eli Cohen received an invitation last week from Bahrain to participate in the Startup Nations Ministerial conference to be held in mid-April next year in Manama.

Russia offers to mediate between Palestinians and Israel

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday said that his country is willing to mediate between the Palestinian Authority and Israel to resume peace talks.

Senior Iranian officers: Israel admits defeat in face of Gaza

Two high-ranking officials at Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps praised the recent achievements made by the Palestinian resistance in the face of the Israeli military aggressions on Gaza.

US backs plan for rail linking Israel with Arab countries

The Trump administration has backed an Israeli plan to link Israel with Jordan Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states hinting that it was in line with the US controversial“deal of the century”.

Tunisian court rules for banning entry of Israeli delegation

The Court of First Instance in Tunisia issued a verdict on Friday prohibiting the entry of an Israeli delegation to ito the Tunisian territories to participate in a conference on religions.