Speaking ahead of the weekly cabinet meeting, Netanyahu outlined a plan to establish what he called a “hexagon alliance system” involving India, select Arab and African countries, Greece, the Greek Cypriot administration and several unnamed Asian nations.
US unveils 21-point peace proposal: Israel to withdraw from Gaza, Hamas to disarm
While the plan offers several concessions to Palestinians, it also carries provisions favorable to Israel — including Hamas’ demilitarisation and programs to “de-radicalise” Gaza’s population.
Netanyahu offers Hamas leaders Gaza exit but demands group disarm amid strikes on the Palestinian territory
A senior Hamas official stated on Saturday that the group had approved a new ceasefire proposal put forward by mediators and urged Israel to support it.
Volunteers offer help to Arab-Israeli farmers amid Gaza war
Baqa al-Gharbiya, Israel--In Baqa al-Gharbiya, an hour's drive from Haifa, city folk have temporarily traded pens for boots to aid farmers in Israel facing a labour shortage exacerbated by the Gaza war. Whether teachers or lawyers, Arab or Jew, they have come together during their leisure time to lend a helping...US police look into ‘hate crime’ after Palestinian students shot
The shooter, who is still on the loose, was described by police as "a white man with a handgun." The incident occurred amid high tensions, and occasional violence, on college campuses and elsewhere in the United States over the Israel-Hamas war.Proposed judicial overhaul threatens Gulf investment in Israel, Abraham Accords: Experts
The weakening of the judiciary and concentration of power will harm the high tech sector, deter foreign investment and make Israel less attractive as an economic partner.Israel minister’s ‘there are no Palestinians’ remarks condemned
"There are no Palestinians, because there are no Palestinian people," far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said at an event in Paris. Smotrich and his Religious Zionism group have a history of making incendiary remarks about Palestinians.
Fintech prospers as bold debt deals rise in MENA
There is a rise in the interest of foreign investors in the MENA startup ecosystem as their share increased from 20 percent in 2021 to 47 percent in 2022, reports suggest.
Petra records highest number of visitors since Covid pandemic
The ancient city of Petra in Jordan has registered the highest number of visitors since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, with 53,896 visitors of various nationalities in March, marking an increase of 292 per cent over the previous month. The city's visitors in March were: 43,533 of foreign nationalities,...Arabs decry ‘racist’ double standard in Ukraine media commentary
Arabs noted that while the toll of war may be similar in the respective conflicts, the media treatment is not. Many also drew a comparison between Europe's welcoming of Ukrainian refugees and the influx of Syrians, Iraqis and Afghans.
Israel’s Bedouin sceptical of new govt promises
The vast majority of Israel's nearly 300,000 Bedouin live in the arid Negev in the south of the country The Bedouin belong to the community of Israeli Arabs, descendants of the Palestinians who remained on their land when Israel was founded in 1948 From her tin-roof home in the sweltering...
