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‘Failure of Political, Moral, and Diplomatic Leadership’: UK, Canada, Australia Recognize Palestinian State
Latest Developments Seeking to Revive Two-State Solution: The United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia announced the formal recognition of a Palestinian state ahead of the 80th United Nations General...
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‘Misguided And Ill-Timed’: UN General Assembly Approves Palestinian Statehood Resolution
Joint French-Saudi Resolution Approved: The UN General Assembly (UNGA) approved on September 12 a resolution proposed by France and Saudi Arabia supporting an “irreversible”...
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Belgium to Recognize Palestinian State at Upcoming UN General Assembly
Belgium Joins Nations Recognizing Palestinian State: Belgium will recognize a Palestinian state at the upcoming United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 9, joining a...
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‘Coordinated Global Effort’: Australia to Recognize Independent Palestinian State
‘Momentum for a Two-State Solution’ Claim: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced that Australia will formally recognize a Palestinian state when the UN General...
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‘Palestinian State is One of the Fruits of October 7’: Emboldened Hamas Credits Its Violence for Gains as Released Hostage Video Spurs Outcry
Latest Developments Hamas Official Praises October 7 Atrocities: Qatar-based senior Hamas official Ghazi Hamad claimed that Hamas’s October 7, 2023, atrocities in Israel spurred Western nations to...
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Slovenia Announces Arms Embargo as Pressure Builds Within EU for Punitive Action Against Israel
Latest Developments Israel Dismisses Slovene Announcement: Slovenia has trumpeted its decision to become the first EU member state to impose an arms embargo on Israel, even as an Israeli spokesperson...
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Trump Warns That Canadian Recognition of Palestinian Statehood May Derail Trade Deal Negotiations
Palestine Recognition Makes Trade Deal ‘Very Hard’: President Donald Trump declared that Canada’s announcement that it plans to recognize a Palestinian state would affect...
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Slovenia Latest EU Member State to Push Recognition of Palestinian State
Israel lambasted Slovenia on May 31 after the former Yugoslav republic’s government formally requested its parliament to unilaterally recognize an independent Palestinian state....
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Will France abandon its opposition to unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state?
If it does, then Israel will be more reliant on Germany, Italy, Greece and the Eastern European states to fight its corner within the European Union, its largest trading partner.
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Spain, Ireland Lead Push in EU to Unilaterally Recognize Palestinian State
European Union (EU) member states Spain and Ireland are moving to unilaterally recognize a Palestinian state, urging other European countries to follow suit, Deutsche Welle reported...
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UNRWA meets the Spanish Inquisition
They may be separated by seven centuries, but a commonality is clearly apparent when it comes to the Jewish people.
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Spanish Government Minister Targets Trade With Israel
A Spanish government minister on May 8 called on Spanish companies conducting business with Israel to ensure that they do not contribute to human rights violations against Palestinians....
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Houthis attack four ships and threaten to expand operations against U.S. forces
On Apr. 29, Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen launched several attacks targeting commercial and military ships. A statement on the official spokesperson’s Telegram says, “The Yemeni armed forces...
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EU Members Gear Up for Palestinian State Recognition
At least five European Union member states are moving to unilaterally recognize Palestinian statehood in the coming months, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on April 29....
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Houthis target US ships and expand operations as part of attack escalations in the region
Iran-backed Houthis have increased their attacks and made several claims of targeting numerous ships in recent days, including claims, without evidence, that they were targeting Israel-linked ships.
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Iran continues to use drones in its shadow war against Israel
By using drones, which fly low and slow, Tehran is engaging in graduated escalation, in the hopes of forcing Israel to absorb the threat, rather than feel compelled to respond.
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Houthis launch anti-ship ballistic missiles at U.S. warship
The Iranian-backed Houthis, which controls large areas in Yemen, launched anti-ship ballistic missiles at a U.S. warship responding to a hijacking of a commercial vessel in the Gulf of Aden on...
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‘The Lazarus Heist’ Is the Gripping Story of North Korean Cybercrime
Worryingly, Washington’s concern does not rise to the level of the danger.
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Turkey Could Become the Middle East’s Next Narco-State
If Turkey joins Syria and Lebanon as the third narco-state in the Eastern Mediterranean, this will only compound the region’s trafficking and money laundering problems, while also presenting illicit non-state actors greater opportunities to exploit.