The Democratic Party has refused to allow a Palestinian American to speak at the Democratic National Convention despite pressure from delegates. The request for a Palestinian to speak at the DNC was made by members of the Uncommitted National Movement, who represent...
Secretary of State Antony Blinken's comments about Gaza ceasefire talks this week sentenced the negotiations to death, Middle East Eye reported Thursday, citing Israeli media. After meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, Blinken said the...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to insist that Israel must maintain control of the Gaza-Egypt border, known as the Philadelphi Corridor, as part of any hostage and ceasefire deal with Hamas, but the Israeli military doesn't agree. Netanyahu has...
Hamas said on Sunday that it rejected a new Gaza ceasefire proposal from the US because it includes demands from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that are meant to sabotage the chances of a deal. "After being briefed by the mediators about what happened in...
Documents obtained by The New York Times confirmed that Israel added new demands to the ceasefire proposal unveiled by President Biden back in May, an effort by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to sabotage the chances of a deal. The Times report said that Israeli...
On Tuesday, Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir made another provocative visit to the al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, known as the Temple Mount to the Israelis, and rejected statements from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the status...
The White House said Monday that the US is prepared to defend Israel from a "significant" Iranian reprisal attack as the US continues to bolster its forces in the region. The US and Israel are expecting Iran to launch its response to the Israeli killing of Hamas's...
The State Department said Friday that the US will continue providing military aid to an Israeli military unit that was responsible for the death of 78-year-old Palestinian American Omar Assad. In January 2022, Assad was detained by soldiers with the Netzah Yehuda...
A hostage and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas won't happen unless the US puts pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, The Times of Israel reported on Wednesday. The report cited unnamed Arab officials from Egypt and Qatar, the countries that...
A Hamas official has said the Palestinian group will continue ceasefire negotiations with Israel after it appointed Yahya Sinwar as the head of the political bureau following the Israeli assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. Sinwar is Hamas's leader in Gaza, and...
