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Cancelled elections overshadowed by renewed Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Frustration over President Mahmoud Abbas’s decision to delay what would have been the first legislative elections to be held in the Palestinian Territories in 15 years has been overshadowed by fears made real of renewed Israeli-Palestinian conflict. What began as protests in early April over the blocking of Palestinian gatherings during Ramadan and the eviction…
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Israel-Palestinian violence: why East Jerusalem has become a flashpoint in a decades-old conflict
Weeks of tensions between Palestinian protesters and Israeli security forces in East Jerusalem have boiled over in recent days, unleashing some of the worst violence between Israel and the Palestinians in years. Israeli airstrikes in Gaza have left 30 Palestinians dead, including ten children, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promising not to ease up anytime…
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The end of Israel’s illusion
The sudden eruption of war outside and inside Israel’s borders has shocked a complacent nation. Throughout Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12-year premiership, the Palestinian problem was buried and forgotten. The recent Abraham Accords, establishing diplomatic relations with four Arab states, seemed to weaken the Palestinian cause further. Now it’s re-emerged with a vengeance. Wars can be triggered…
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‘Power grab’ by Hamas terrorists responsible for outbreak of violence
Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation research associate Ran Porat says the current crisis unfolding in Israel can be blamed on an attempt by Hamas terrorists to “grab power”. “The loss of life is very saddening in Israel all across the board, but there is only one actor to be blamed for it and that’s 100…
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Biden Administration’s ‘soft on Iran approach’ has been ‘picked up’ by Iranians
The Biden Administration’s “soft on Iran approach” has been picked up by the Iranians and is part of “wider phenomena” about splitting America from Israel, according to former Labor frontbencher Michael Danby. Diplomatic efforts are currently underway in a bid to deescalate the conflict however there are warnings a civil war could be coming. Over…
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict ‘another consequence’ of weak US leadership
Sky News contributor Bronwyn Bishop says the Biden Administration “can’t hold hands with Iran and be the broker of peace” between Israel and Palestine, stating the conflict is “just another consequence” of weak US leadership. “Biden has gone back to the Obama relationship with Iran… it just sends all the wrong signals,” she said. “The…
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Middle East war danger escalates
The UN’s warning that the worst Israeli- Palestinian violence for years is “escalating towards a full-scale war” underlines the gravity of the latest crisis in the Middle East. International pressure is needed to persuade both sides to see sense and pull back from the brink. But that argument is unlikely to succeed; it is likelier…
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Israel, Palestinian militants on brink of war, exchanging rocket volleys, bombs
Jersualem: Israel diverted an incoming flight away from Ben Gurion Airport on Thursday and foreign carriers suspended services to the international gateway, amid a volley of rocket attacks from Palestinian militants. El Al Israel Airlines flight 332 was turned away from the airport near Tel Aviv to land at Ramon Airport near Eilat, said aviation tracker…
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Israel says air, ground troops strike Gaza
Jerusalem/Gaza | Israeli air and ground troops launched a blistering assault on the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, sweeping aside international appeals for de-escalation after four days of aerial bombardments failed to quell the heaviest militant rocket fire yet on Israel from the Palestinian enclave. Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, had warned that an extended campaign was in the…
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Israeli actions in Jerusalem will test its Arab partnerships
Provocations around al-Aqsa mosque endanger Israel’s recent detente with Muslim countries and risk reigniting the Gaza wars. Jerusalem, the holy city sacred to the three Abrahamic and monotheist faiths of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, is threatening to ignite once more. Israeli settlers and their extremist allies have been stoking tensions throughout the Muslim holy month of…