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US blocks UN rebuke of Israeli demolition of Palestinian homes
UNITED NATIONS: The US blocked an attempt by Kuwait, Indonesia and South Africa yesterday to get the United Nations Security Council to condemn Israel’s demolition of Palestinian homes on the outskirts of Jerusalem, diplomats said. Israel said the 10 apartment
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Israel excavates in east Jerusalem, Palestinians livid
JERUSALEM: US envoys wielded hammers yesterday to break open a new tunnel at a Jewish heritage site in East Jerusalem, signalling Washington’s support for Israel’s hold over parts of the city that Palestinians seek for a future state. Palestinians –
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Israel PM inaugurates Golan settlement honouring Trump
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday inaugurated a new settlement in the Golan Heights, named after the country’s “great friend” US President Donald Trump. Netanyahu unveiled a “Trump Heights” sign, featuring an Israeli and a US flag, to mark
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Thousands demonstrate against moves to grant Netanyahu immunity
TEL AVIV: Thousands of Israelis protested on Saturday against legislative steps that could grant Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu immunity from prosecution and limit the power of the country’s Supreme Court. The demonstration in Tel Aviv was attended by nearly all
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Palestine-Israel to end the deadly escalation
Palestinian leaders in Gaza agreed to a ceasefire with Israel on Monday to end a deadly two-day escalation in violence that threatened to widen into a fourth war between them since 2008. An Israeli military spokeswoman declined to comment on the deal,
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Malaysia’s legal and lethal detention laws mirror Israel’s military laws
By: Rama Ramanathan Did you know that a military model of policing has been legislated in Malaysia? Under military rule, what is legal (allowed) only in war is allowed all the time, for instance “legal” detention without trial. Palestinians are
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Netanyahu returns to power with Likud and ally having 35 seats each
TEL AVIV: Incumbent Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was returned to power in the general election yesterday as his party- Likud, won 35 out of the 36 seats that it contested. The loss of one seat also means that Likud
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Trump recognizes Golan Heights as Israeli, boosting Netanyahu and angering Syria
WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday recognized Israel’s 1981 annexation of the Golan Heights in an election boost for visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, prompting a sharp response from Syria, which once held the strategic land. With Netanyahu
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