Joe Biden was greeted by small groups of protesters and billboards decrying the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories as apartheid during his brief visits to East Jerusalem and Bethlehem, signs of disappointment at the sidelining of the Palestinian quest for statehood during the president’s tour of the Middle East. The president visited Augusta Victoria […]
Read MoreBiden meets Palestinian leader ahead of Saudi visit
US President Joe Biden met Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas in the occupied West Bank on Friday for talks expected to focus on economic measures without striking any major diplomatic breakthrough. His arrival in Bethlehem comes ahead of a visit to Saudi Arabia, whose leaders on Friday changed aviation rules in an apparent gesture of openness […]
Read MoreBiden fist-bumps Saudi crown prince, then raises attacks on dissidents
US President Joe Biden said Friday he had confronted Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over attacks on dissidents during his visit to Saudi Arabia, a country he once vowed to make a “pariah” over its human rights abuses. Prince Mohammed drew global outrage for the 2018 killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the kingdom’s […]
Read MoreIsraeli Forces Killed 60 Palestinians in Just Six Months
Of the 60 cases where Palestinians were killed in incidents involving the IDF and Border Police in the West Bank, 16 are currently being investigated by the Military Police. There were 70 such deaths in all of 2021 and 20 in 2019 Sixty Palestinians were killed in incidents involving the Israeli security forces in the […]
Read MoreIsraeli Court rules in favour of sweeping impunity
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Read MoreJenin violence rages two months after death of Al Jazeera journalist
It’s early morning in Jenin in the north of the occupied West Bank, but the summer sun is already hot. Shopkeeper Salih Farah is getting ready for the day, sweeping up the spent bullet cases littering the entrance to the slum-like refugee camp on the city’s western edge. The night before, a fighter belonging to […]
Read MoreOpinion: Biden needs to address the coming crisis between Israel and Palestine
President Biden’s first official visit to Israel and the Middle East this month provides an opportunity for a vital reset of U.S. policy. Despite the collapse of Israel’s governing coalition, the trip still offers the best opportunity of Biden’s presidency to reassert the United States’ position on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which was upended during the […]
Read MoreOpinion | The One Thing Biden Needs to Know About the Palestinians
As U.S. President Joe Biden prepares to visit Israel and Palestine, America’s policy towards the conflict is mired in contradiction. His trip is a test of U.S. intentions towards the Palestinians. While the Democratic president has declared his commitment to two states, there is deep skepticism that he will take any concrete steps to push […]
Read MoreOpinion | Why the Palestinians Should Join the Abraham Accords
One of President Joe Biden’s major stated goals for his trip to the Middle East is to bolster the Abraham Accords. Mind-bogglingly, the Accords were initiated by none other than the Trump Administration in 2020. They were designed to bypass the thorny Palestinian-Israeli conflict by forging direct ties between Israel and Arab states. However, even […]
Read MoreFamily of Slain Palestinian Journalist Accuses Biden of ‘Betrayal’ After U.S. Probe
The family of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh on Friday slammed the Biden administration’s handling of the investigation of her death, and called on the U.S. president to meet with them and divulge all of the information gathered concerning the killing.
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