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‘You Can’t Win War with Antibiotics’: Israel-Ukraine Relations Deteriorates
Israel’s balancing act in the Russia-Ukraine war might be coming to an end. Ukrainian Ambassador to Israel Yevgeni Kornichuk will be summoned to Israel’s Foreign Ministry to be ‘officially reprimanded’ for his public condemnation of […]
Israel’s Netanyahu Explains Why Tel Aviv is Not Sending Lethal Weapons to Kiev
Israel is not supplying weapons to Ukraine partly due to concerns that they could end up in the ‘wrong hands’, rightwing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview released on Thursday by the […]
Ceasefire Now’: Japanese Group Call on G7 Leaders to Opt for Negotiations, Not Escalation in Ukraine
By Tai Kawabata Make serious efforts to achieve an immediate ceasefire in the war in Ukraine and stop delivering weapons to Ukraine. This is a call a group of Japanese citizens including academicians made in […]
In an Expected Move, Russia Decides to Open Jerusalem Embassy Branch
Russia plans to establish a branch of its Israeli embassy in Jerusalem, the Russian Foreign Ministry revealed on Friday. The new outpost, which an official statement described as a “branch office of the Consular Section […]
Biden Considers ‘Israel Model’ for Ukraine; But What Does It Mean?
US President Joe Biden’s administration is reluctant to offer Ukraine full NATO membership and is instead pushing for the “Israel model,” meaning a time-limited commitment to maintain the flow of Western weapons to the country, […]
The Mystery of Lake Maggiore: What We Know about the Death of Mossad Agent in Italy
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Two Italian intelligence agents, a former member of the Israeli Mossad, and a Russian woman were killed as a result of a boat accident on Saturday on Lake Maggiore, in […]
Mossad, Italian Intelligence Agents Killed in Unclear Circumstances on Lake Maggiore
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Two Italian intelligence agents, an Israeli Mossad member, and a Russian woman were killed as a result of a boat accident on Saturday on Lake Maggiore, in northern Italy, Italian […]
Prophets of Doom: Kissinger and the ‘Intellectual’ Decline of the West
By Ramzy Baroud The problem, of course, is not Kissinger himself. The crisis is twofold: The West is unwilling to accept that war, for once, will not solve its problems; but it also has […]
Russian Citizens Killed in Israeli Attack on Gaza
The Israeli military killed at least 13 Palestinians, mostly civilians in a military operation early Tuesday, dubbed ‘Shield and Arrow’. The attack killed several high-ranking Palestinian resistance leaders, as well as their wives, children and […]
ICC vs Putin Poses Challenge to South Africa, Raises Questions about Bias and Prejudice
By Iqbal Jassat Will Vladimir Putin land in South Africa to attend the BRICS’ summit and if he does will he be arrested and handed over to the Hague? This political and diplomatic conundrum has […]
Russia Rejects Israel’s ‘Memorial Day’ Request; Erdan Storms Out of UN Meeting
Russia considers Israel’s unilateral measures the main reason for the outbreak of violence in the occupied Palestinian territories, according to a speech delivered by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Lavrov’s speech was delivered during a […]
Israel Shuts Doors to Russian, Belarusian Immigrants
Israel canceled an emergency program offering Russian and Belarusian nationals an expedited path to Israeli citizenship, Israeli media reported on Saturday. According to Haaretz, the fast-tracked program for immigration to Israel, or Aliyah, will remain […]
On the Road to Ukraine: How a Palestinian-Ukrainian Family Tried to Navigate Two Wars
By Khaled El-Hissy In 2022, my family was divided into two, each living in a different country, each country undergoing its own war; my grandmother was in Ukraine and I was in Gaza, along with […]
Hamas, Russia Discuss Israeli Aggression on Al-Aqsa Mosque
Member of the Hamas Political Bureau Mousa Abu Marzouq discussed the Israeli aggression on Al-Aqsa Mosque and Palestinian worshippers with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, during a telephone call on Friday, Safa News Agency […]
Xi’s ‘Chilling’ Remarks: A Multipolar World Offers Challenges and Opportunities to the Middle East and Africa
By Ramzy Baroud The final exchange, caught on camera between visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian host and counterpart, Vladimir Putin, sums up the current geopolitical conflict, still in its nascent stages, […]
Amnesty Calls out the West for ‘Double Standards’ towards Human Rights Abuses
Outrage over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year has exposed the West’s “double standards” towards human rights abuses throughout the world, Amnesty International said on Tuesday. In its annual world report for 2022, Amnesty pointed […]
Russia Calls for Prosecuting Israelis Responsible for Attack against Jerusalem Church
The Russian Foreign Ministry called on Friday for bringing to justice those responsible for the attack against the Church of Gethsemane, in occupied East Jerusalem, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Russian Foreign Ministry […]
Ukraine Summons Israeli Ambassador in Kyiv
The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Israeli Ambassador to Kyiv, Michael Brodsky, on Monday to protest against Israel’s failure to live up to earth pledges made by Foreign Minister Eli Cohen during his […]
On the ICC, Putin, Netanyahu and Prosecutorial Discretion
By John Whitbeck All wars, which by their nature involve killing people and destroying property and infrastructure, are brutal and ugly and give rise to hundreds of events that can be qualified as “war crimes”. […]
High-Level Hamas Delegation Visits Moscow at Russia’s Invitation
A high-level Hamas delegation visited Moscow at the invitation of the Russian government, the Palestinian resistance group said on Tuesday. Hamas made the announcement while highlighting its standing among major global powers. Both Russia and […]
Blood Does Not Wash Away Blood: Words are Stronger than Weapons
By Kathy Kelly The extraordinary March 10, 2023 announcement that China’s top diplomat, Mr. Wang Yi, helped broker a rapprochement between Saudi Arabia and Iran suggests that major powers can benefit from believing that, as Albert […]
Ukraine Ambassador Urges Israel to Abandon ‘Relatively Neutral’ Position
The Ukrainian Ambassador to Israel Yevgen Korniychuk called on Tel Aviv to abandon “balancing ties with Russia” and transfer arms to Ukraine, Israeli media reported on Monday. In an interview with the Times of Israel, […]
America and Iran: A History 1720 to the Present – Book Review
By Jim Miles (America and Iran: A History 1720 to the Present. John Ghazvinian. Vintage Books, Penguin Random House, New York, 2021.) The relationship between Iran and America has been one of tension, misunderstandings, and […]
Zelensky Says Israel May Send Missile Interception System
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a speech on Friday that Ukraine still hasn’t received the ‘David’s Sling’ Israeli missile interception system to use against Russia, but that he believes it’s just a matter of […]
A Prize for Palestine: Zacharova Mocks Nuland over Nobel Prize Comments
By Palestine Chronicle Staff He who establishes an independent Palestinian state deserves a Nobel Peace Prize, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on her Telegram Channel on Friday. Zakharova’s comments were a response […]
Israeli Foreign Minister Arrives in Kyiv, Says Israel Stands by Ukraine
Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen arrived in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Thursday to reopen the Israeli Embassy, the Anadolu news agency reported. “I arrived today on the first visit of an Israeli minister to […]
Active ‘Neutrality’: Why Is Israel Struggling to Maintain a Coherent Position in Russia, Ukraine?
By Ramzy Baroud For a whole year, Israel has struggled in its attempts to articulate a clear and decisive position regarding the Russia-Ukraine war. The reason behind the seemingly confused Israeli position is that […]
The Other Russia-West War: Why Some African Countries are Abandoning Paris, Joining Moscow
By Ramzy Baroud The moment that Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba was ousted by his own former military colleague, Captain Ibrahim Traore, pro-coup crowds filled the streets. Some burned French flags, others carried Russian flags. […]
In Response to Opportunistic Critics: Where I Actually Stand on the Russia-Ukraine War
By Ronnie Kasrils The recent hatchet job by Greg Mills and Ray Hartley in the Daily Maverick shows they believe it is their hallowed duty to strike down any voice daring to question the Western […]
Ukraine to ‘Test’ Israel, Demands Public Condemnation of Russia
Ukraine has laid out a set of requests to “test” Israel’s support and commitment during a planned visit of Foreign Minister Eli Cohen to Kyiv, according to several media reports citing unnamed Israeli and Ukrainian […]