Biden to restore $235m in US aid to Palestinians, reversing Trump
The Palestinian leadership hoped that the aid would mark the start of a concerted effort by Biden to pressure Israel.
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The Palestinian leadership hoped that the aid would mark the start of a concerted effort by Biden to pressure Israel.
Duncan Casey argues that the Bill, which would prohibit the import of goods from the West Bank, should no longer be delayed.
Palestinians are heartened by the stance of most Irish parties on the occupied territories, writes Mona Sabella.
Fine Gael voted against the Bill, which passed second stage in the Dáil this year.
Last June, Israeli media queried why Ireland had yet to confirm its participation in Eurovision 2019.
‘The clear line between supporting Palestinians and becoming anti-Israeli is a thin one and unfortunately, one that is being crossed all too often,’ writes Israeli Ambassador, Ophir Kariv.
If Ireland is committed to peace between Israel and Palestine then we must show it and pass this legislation, writes Niall Collins.
She died in hospital from a head injury she sustained in the stone-throwing.
The Ardmhéara will attend a conference on the status of the City of Jerusalem at the invitation of the Palestinian Authority.
Around 20 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank since June.
Former Israeli ambassador Ilan Baruch writes that only through a two state solution will freedom, security and equality for both Israelis and Palestinians come to pass.
The Lilywhites were sanctioned by the European governing body over the weekend.
There were more than 50 airstrikes early today.
After serving as an IDF combat soldier and commander, Yehuda Sahul questioned the morality of the military action in the West Bank.
The boycott is aimed at institutions and does not mean Irish academics can’t work with Israeli individuals, writes Harry Browne.
The 26 inmates had served 19 to 28 years for killing Israeli civilians or soldiers.
A refusal to admit EU delegates to Gaza brings fresh opportunity for scrutinising policies, actions and facts on the ground that adversely affect the people living there, writes Gary Spedding.
The exhumation is part of a renewed investigation into his death.
Mahmoud Abbas has publicly suggested his people may have to relinquish claims to ancestral homes in Israel.
Palestinian woman Hana Shalabi was on hunger strike for 43 days to protest against Israel’s policy of “administrative detention”. She must remain in the Gaza Strip for three years.
Diplomats have condemned the lack of progress toward a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Israel’s Prime Minister has promised “the beginning of a new era” during an interview with Arabic media – the first of its kind.
The Palestinian authorities plan to seek full membership at the United Nations this autumn.
The timetable will depend on foreign airlines’ ability to fly the activists home.
Yair Netanyahu is a spokesman for the military and it is not the first time Israeli Defence Forces have misused the site…
Syrian police are today stopping pro-Palestinian protesters from reaching the border a day after Israeli troops opened fire on protesters, reportedly killing 20.
Local doctors confirmed the death toll as Israeli soldiers opened fire on protesters who stormed the border into the Golan Heights which Israeli seized from Syria in 1967.
Israel has not replied to the French invitation as hopes of a Palestinian state being recognised by the United Nations appear to be floundering.
Having begun the week looking at ways in which to move things forward in the Middle East, Barack Obama appears to have done little to appease either Israel or Palestine.
Clashes along three border posts came as Palestinians marked the “nakba,” or “catastrophe,” the term they use to describe the uprooting they suffered at the time of Israel’s founding on May 15, 1948.
Dozens more were wounded as Palestinians commemorated their mass displacement during the war surrounding Israel’s establishment three generations ago.
The teenager died after street clashes in troubled east Jerusalem – raising fears of more bloodshed this weekend when Palestinians take part in an annual day of mourning to mark the anniversary of the founding of Israel.
France has dealt a blow to Israel’s hopes to isolate incoming Palestinian unity government by threatening to support a unilateral declaration of Palestinian independence if peace talks do not begin by September.
Fifteen Palestinian factions have agreed to a reconciliation deal, which aims to end a four-year rift between the two major Palestinian political movements, Hamas and Fatah. Israel has called the deal a “hard blow to the peace process.”
Israeli leaders have today rejected a unity deal between Hamas and Fatah – insisting they will not enter any negotiations with a Palestinian government that includes the Islamic militant group.
Newly approved Jewish settlement expansion in bitterly contested east Jerusalem has raised further fears for the deadlocked peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.
EU foreign ministers have said they will recognise Palestine when it is “appropriate”.
The United States says it will no longer attempt to convince Israel to ban construction in the West Bank.
Obama said he hopes to welcome a new member to the UN next year – an independent Palestinian state.
Israelis and Palestinians are hurt after clashes break out during a funeral procession in east Jerusalem.