The atmosphere in Jenin refugee camp feels like one I have witnessed elsewhere – in Gaza, after wars with Israel. But this is the occupied West Bank; where the dynamics are very different. Now it seems like a fast descent into something far more dangerous is already happening. The...
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After the sound and fury of Monday’s mass protests around Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, Jerusalem is calm. In Sacher Park, a protest camp since the weekend, the tents have gone, leaving flocks of hooded crows to peck over piles of rubbish. At the busy junction just above...
Three Palestinians have been shot dead after opening fire on Israeli soldiers near Nablus in the occupied West Bank, Israel’s military has said. The troops were guarding the Samaritans, a tiny community which traces its origins back to biblical Israelite tribes. Security camera...
The White House said the talks focused on efforts for a ‘more peaceful, secure, prosperous and stable Middle East’. The White House has announced that United States National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan met with Saudi leaders in Jeddah to discuss peace efforts in the Middle East. But...
As the lights dimmed at a cultural festival in the Iranian capital, Tehran, earlier this month, women in the audience were defiantly dancing, singing and clapping along to the music at the landmark Milad Tower. They were also waving their hijabs (headscarves) in the air and that...