The announcement by Donald Trump that Israel and the UAE will normalise relations has sent shockwaves across the Arab region, upturning old certainties. Hussein Hairdy On Thursday, 13 August, US President Donald Trump took the Middle East and the world by surprise when he tweeted, “Huge breakthrough today. Historic Peace …
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Egypt Today Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit called on Israel, on Wednesday, to abandon its plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank. “The annexation will destroy any prospect for peace in the future”, Aboul Gheit stressed in a statement. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres also called on …
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Egypt Independent UN human rights experts condemned Israel’s plan to annex significant parts of the occupied West Bank on Tuesday. They said the plans “violate international law banning the taking of territory by force” and urged other countries to actively oppose it. A joint statement, signed by nearly 50 independent …
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Egypt Today The Arab League (AL) urged for “maintaining Arab support for the Palestinian educational process and alleviating the suffering of Palestinian students”. AL Assistant Secretary General Said Abu Ali made the remarks during a virtual meeting of the committee for educational programs in occupied Arab lands. He said the …
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Egypt Independent King Abdullah II of Jordan warned Israel of a “massive conflict” if it proceeds with plans to annex large parts of the occupied West Bank. European Union foreign ministers met on Friday to discuss what action the bloc might take in response to such a move. “Leaders who …
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Ahram Online The Arab Group delegation, including Oman, the Arab League and Palestinian officials, rejected the “illegality of all colonisation and annexation measures by Israel in occupied Palestine” on Wednesday, amid Israeli intentions to move forward with its plans on 1 July. Following a meeting with UN Chief Antonio Guterres …
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The denial of Arab rights remains the cornerstone of Israeli politics, with no apparent end of this afront in sight. James Zogby It was appropriate that during the week in which we commemorated the 100th anniversary of the San Remo Conference, Israelis and Americans were discussing the Israeli government’s declared …
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