Special to WorldTribune.com Israel will provide continuous video surveillance at the Temple Mount site in Jerusalem, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said. The 24-7 surveillance, which Kerry said was approved by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, “will provide comprehensive visibility and transparency” and discourage “anybody from disturbing the sanctity of this holy site,” Kerry […]
Special to WorldTribune.com One day after suggesting Israel used “excessive force” against Palestinians in the recent wave of violence, the Obama administration said it never made the accusation and insisted Israel has the right to defend itself. “We have never accused Israeli security forces of excessive force with respect to these terrorist attacks,” State Department […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Israel has blocked off Arab neighborhoods in Jerusalem for the first time since 1967 after a wave of attacks linked to Hamas. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and police were ordered to impose a siege on neighborhoods in east Jerusalem that are dominated by Hamas. In the past month, eight Israelis were killed […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Sol W. Sanders Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under siege on several fronts. At this critical moment, the traditional close collaboration of the U.S.-Israeli alliance is troubled, not least by Obama Administration’s pettiness. That’s been characterized by vulgar leaks from the White House and the recent staged absence of senior […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Israeli officials have urged citizens to carry licensed weapons as a campaign of violence incited by political and religious leaders in the Palestinian territories has worsened. “Possessing weapons increases the confidence of residents, who know that in addition to police there are many people who are not afraid to intervene,” Jerusalem Mayor […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a blunt address to the United Nations General Assembly, slammed the world body for its indifference to Iranian threats to destroy Israel. Netanyahu said that the Iran deal “doesn’t make peace more likely,” but by giving Iran billions of dollars in sanctions relief the deal makes […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Saudi King Salman has urged the United Nations to intervene after three days of clashes between Israeli police and Palestinian protesters at the Temple Mount’s Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. Salman “expressed strong condemnation of the dangerous Israeli escalation” at the holy site, the official Saudi Press Agency reported on Sept. 16. “He […]
Special to WorldTribune.com A power crisis, in which Gazans suffer through 8- to 20-hour spans without electricity, has many residents saying they would prefer to be under Israel’s rule rather than that of Hamas. “The Israelis are better,” a Gaza strip resident named Ibrahim told Channel 2 news on Sept. 16. “All talk on the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Some 100,000 Palestinians have fled refugee camps in Syria for Europe, the head of the Palestinian Forum in Europe said on Sept. 6. Ziad al-Aloul said 2,300 Palestinians drowned as they tried to reach Greece and about 430 Palestinians and Syrians went missing while they were on their way to Italy. Aloul […]
Special to WorldTribune.com A senior Iranian Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) commander said that Iran will continue to upgrade its military might with the ultimate goal of annihilating Israel and freeing the Palestinians. “They (the U.S. and Israel) should know that the Islamic Revolution will continue enhancing its preparedness until it overthrows Israel and liberates Palestine,” Iran’s […]