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The Palestinian Authority filed a complaint to the United Nations Security Council against Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid’s caretaker government. “The occupying power (Israel) has launched an illegal and massive campaign to colonize Palestinian land and build hundreds of other settlement units,” the PA noted, citing the ongoing violent attacks…

Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz announced that the opposition chief is engaging the army in political affairs at the expense of security interests. Earlier, opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu announced the appointment of a new chief of staff of the Israeli army and demanded the extension of the term of the…

Russian branch of charity with close ties to Israeli government shut down after Israeli criticism of Ukraine war

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid warned Russia on Sunday against shutting down the Jewish agency in charge of organizing the emigration of Jews to Israel. In remarks at the beginning of the cabinet session, Lapid said such step would be a “grave event” that would negatively affect diplomatic ties between…

What will happen if the United States decided to suddenly withdraw from northeastern Syria? What if Turkey carried out its threats and launched an attack in the north of the country? What if a secret deal was made to hand over Deir Ezzor oil fields to Damascus in exchange for…

Russia’s Ambassador to Israel Anatoly Viktorov reportedly expressed President Vladimir Putin’s displeasure at Yair Lapid becoming Israel’s prime minister due to his sharp statements on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. According to a report on Channel 12 news, Viktorov has said in closed-door meetings that Lapid becoming prime minister could…

Israel’s prime minister says he's sending a delegation to Moscow in hopes of halting a Russian order to shutter the operations of a major nonprofit organization that promotes Jewish immigration to Israel

On his second European stop, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysée Palace on Wednesday. Before the start of the two sides’ meetings, the French president warned that violence could erupt at any moment, calling for “action and addressing the deep political causes.” Macron…

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday called for the resumption of long-stalled peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians in order to prevent simmering tensions in one of the Middle East’s longest conflicts from boiling over again.