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Qatar to Receive Israeli Football Fans for World Cup, Says Israel

June 10, 2022

Israelis will be able to attend the 2022 World Cup games in Qatar, Israeli ministers said on Thursday, in a move they said would open “a new door” to a country with which Israel does […]

Israeli Leaders Vow ‘Flag March’ through Occupied East Jerusalem Will Go ahead

May 28, 2022

Israeli ministers have doubled down on their backing for the ‘Flag March’ set to run through the heart of Jerusalem on Sunday after Israeli police confirmed that the controversial nationalist celebration will be allowed to […]

Constantly on the Verge of Collapse: How Palestinians Became a Factor in Israeli Politics

May 18, 2022

Israel’s coalition government of right-wing Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is on the verge of collapse, which is unsurprising. Israeli politics, after all, is among the most fractious in the world, and this particular coalition was […]

Israeli Officials at Odds over Major Military Operation in Gaza, West Bank

May 10, 2022

Marathon meetings between Israeli politicians and officials in the military establishment have failed to resolve the differences of opinion over the ways to crack down on the Palestinians, Israeli media revealed on Monday. The Times […]

Israel’s Gantz to Deploy 1,000 Extra Soldiers across Occupied Palestinian Territories

March 31, 2022

Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz ordered on Wednesday the deployment of 1,000 extra soldiers in the occupied West Bank and on the fence separating besieged Gaza from Israel, Israeli media reported. “We are taking offensive […]

Israel’s Defense Minister Gantz Postpones Planned Visit to India

March 29, 2022

Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz has postponed a planned official visit to India, his office announced on Monday. The reason cited was the recent killing of two Israeli Border Police officers in the Naqab. However, […]

Bennett: Israel May Be Forced into Confrontation with Lebanon, Gaza

January 11, 2022

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said in a closed meeting held on Monday morning that Israel might go into a military confrontation with Lebanon or Gaza soon, Ynet News reported. According to the Isreali newspaper, […]

Jordan’s King Abdullah Meets Israel’s Defense Minister Gantz in Amman

January 6, 2022

Jordan’s King Abdullah met with Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz in the Jordanian capital Amman on Wednesday, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reported. The Jordanian royal court said the meeting covered “a number of bilateral issues, and ways […]

Report: Gantz Met with Abbas for Security Reasons, to Fight Hamas

January 4, 2022

Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz reiterated on Monday that he met with Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas for security reasons, as well as to fight Hamas, Israeli media reported. The main reason for the […]

PA President Abbas Meets with Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz (VIDEO)

December 29, 2021

Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Wednesday that he met with Palestinian Authority  President Mahmoud Abbas to strengthen economic and security ties, Israeli media reported. The meeting, their second since Abbas hosted Gantz in […]

‘Israel Never Learns’: ‘Iron Wall’ around Gaza Completed (VIDEO)

December 9, 2021

Israel announced on Tuesday that it has completed the construction of an underground ‘barrier’ around the besieged Gaza Strip. The 65-kilometer (40-mile) barrier has been described as an ‘iron wall’ and is equipped with a […]

Dutch Court: Gantz Immune from Prosecution in Gaza Bombing Case

December 7, 2021

A Dutch appeals court ruled on Monday that Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz was immune from civil prosecution in the Netherlands in a case brought over the deaths of six Palestinians in an Israeli airstrike […]

Banning of Palestinian NGOs: How Israel Tries to Silence Human Rights Defenders

November 22, 2021

On October 21, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz announced the issuance of a military order designating six prominent Palestinian human rights groups as ‘terrorist organizations’. Gantz claimed that they are secretly linked to the Popular […]

Israeli Officials Head to US to Discuss Banned Palestinian Rights Groups

October 25, 2021

A representative from the Israeli intelligence agency Shin Bet and another from the Israeli Foreign Ministry will fly to the United States to justify Israel’s decision to ban six Palestinian rights groups, the Times of […]

Al-Haq Calls on International Action against Israeli Decision to Outlaw Palestinian Rights Groups

October 23, 2021

The Ramallah-based human rights group, Al-Haq, strongly rejected on Saturday the decision by Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz to designate Al-Haq and five fellow Palestinian civil society organizations as “terror organizations.” Al-Haq called for international […]

Including Addameer and Al-Haq: Israel Outlaws Six Major Palestinian Human Rights Organizations

October 22, 2021

Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz declared on Friday six Palestinian human rights groups to be terrorist organizations, claiming they are “secretly linked” to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) – a leftist […]

Israel Approves $1.5bn Budget to Prepare for Attack on Iran

October 19, 2021

Israel has approved a budget of NIS 5 billion ($1.5bn) to prepare for a possible attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, Israeli media revealed on Monday. According to Israeli Channel 12 TV, NIS 3bn will come […]

Dutch Court to Hear Appeal over Gantz War Crimes in Gaza

September 18, 2021

A Dutch court will hear an appeal next week against Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz for his alleged role in the murder of a family during Israel’s 2014 military offensive on the Gaza Strip, Middle […]

Gantz: Israel Will Not Take down any Settlements from West Bank

September 16, 2021

Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz has said that Israel will not be removing any illegal Jewish settlements from the occupied West Bank and will maintain them in the long term, Foreign Policy reported yesterday. Speaking […]

Hardline Israeli Politicians, Palestinian Groups Blast Top-Level Bilateral Meeting

August 31, 2021

The high-level meeting between Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas has prompted outrage from both Israeli lawmakers and Palestinian political movement Hamas, which termed it a “betrayal of martyr […]

Israeli PM’s Office: ‘No Peace Talks’ with Palestinians

August 30, 2021

An Israeli official close to Prime Minister Naftali Bennett downplayed on Monday the first official Israeli-Palestinian talks since the premier took office in June, saying there won’t be any peace negotiations with the Palestinians. According […]

Bennett Threatens Gaza: We Will Choose Time and Place to Respond to Rockets

August 18, 2021

After strong criticism from rival politicians, settler leaders and many analysts, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said yesterday he is going to choose a time and place to respond to the alleged rocket fire coming […]

Bennett Prevents Gantz from Meeting with PA President Abbas

August 14, 2021

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has prevented his Defence Minister Benny Gantz from meeting with Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli TV Channel 12 reported on Friday. According to the TV channel, Gantz requested […]

Gantz: Israel Prepared for Any Scenario with Hamas in Gaza

August 4, 2021

Israel is prepared for “any scenario” with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, including a ceasefire or military escalation, Defense Minister Benny Gantz said yesterday. “Today I visited the [Israeli army’s] Gaza Division and assessed the […]

Gantz Calls for New Probe into Netanyahu Corruption Case

June 24, 2021

Israeli Defense Minister and leader of Blue and White coalition, Benny Gantz, called for a new investigation into Tel Aviv’s purchase of submarines from Germany in a case which sees former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu […]

Report: PA Forms Negotiation Team to Deal with New Israeli Government

June 16, 2021

The Palestinian Authority has formed a negotiating team to deal with the new Israeli government at the request of the administration of US President Joe Biden, Israel’s Channel 12 reported yesterday. The channel quoted a […]

Gantz: Israeli Army Chief’s Comments on AP Journalists were Meant to Be Figurative

June 1, 2021

Israel’s defense minister on Monday distanced himself from comments made by his military chief after Israel destroyed a Gaza Strip high-rise housing an Associated Press office and other news outlets, saying the remarks were not […]

Lapid, Lieberman Reach Deal to Form Coalition

May 26, 2021

Israel’s Yesh Atid leader, Yair Lapid, who has been tasked with forming a government, on Monday signed his first coalition agreement with the Yisrael Beiteinu party led by Avigdor Lieberman, local media reported. The two […]

Israel to Condition Reconstruction of Gaza on Returning of Captive Soldiers

May 23, 2021

Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip is conditional on reaching a settlement on the return of soldiers missing in the Palestinian territory, Anadolu Agency reported. “We must condition development […]

Nakba Day in Palestine: Hundreds Killed, Wounded in Israeli Attacks (LIVE BLOG)

May 11, 2021

Scores of Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza following Israeli security forces’ crackdowns on Jerusalem worshippers and unarmed protesters. Follow our regularly updated Live Blog below for more information. Sunday, May 16, 6:57 am […]

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