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The steps toward a Palestinian state are the key to Saudi-Israel ties
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that he was going to Israel with commitments from four Arab countries and Turkey to help in rebuilding Gaza after Israel launched the war against Hamas there. Blinken, who met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday, said that he would try to negotiate an end…
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There is an opinion about anti-Zionism and antisemitism
Israel’s defence minister Tzipi Livni on Wednesday said the country would destroy Hamas in Gaza. This comes after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called for ” Nakba 2″ (catastrophe), a reference to the mass displacement and flight of Palestinians before Israel’s creation in 1948, which Palestinians refer to as the “nakba”. She added that Israel will…
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The idea of the Palestinian Authority running Gaza was pushed back by Netanyahu
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Israel won’t accept any deal to transfer authority to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Gaza. “Abbas has not condemned Hamas for the…attacks,” Netanyahu said. However, Netanyahu added, “Any agreement to installAbbas as new president in Gaza would make Netanyahu look weak in the eyes of many Israelis.”
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Gaza officials say more than 5,000 people have been killed by Israeli strikes
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said that Hamas “won’t compromise on its demands and will continue to attack” Israel. He added that the Palestinian Authority is ready to allow humanitarian aid to enter Gaza if Israel grants a “humanitarian ceasefire”. Meanwhile, Israel said that it has struck over 320 targets in Gaza, most of which…
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What do you know about the trip to Israel by Biden?
US Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Israel on Sunday after visiting Gaza amid the conflict between Israel and Hamas. The White House said that Biden’s visit to Israel will focus on humanitarian aid. “He’ll be meeting with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Jordanian PM Abdullah Abdullah to discuss the…
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The families of hostages taken by Hamas are in need of a miracle
Hamas saw an opportunity as conditions in Gaza worsened for Palestinians and also in the West Bank as well, said Shibley Telhami, Anwar Sadat professor for peace and development at the University of Maryland. Hamas also saw the “perfect political opportunity” to neutralise the influence of the Palestinian Authority in West Bank, led by Mahmoud…