UN Mideast official: Ceasefire is fragile, avoid provocations

Published: 06.07.21 , 22:46 Tor Wennesland, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, addressed the issue of the Jerusalem flag march on Monday, urging “both sides to refrain from provocations””The cessation of hostilities [in the Gaza Strip] is fragile. I urge both sides to refrain from unilateral steps and provocations, exercise restraint […]

NATO’s secretary-general says China doesn’t ‘share our values’

NATO’s secretary-general says China doesn’t ‘share our values’ By REUTERS JUNE 8, 2021 01:29 NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said leaders of the Chinese government “don’t share our values,” after emerging from a meeting with US President Joe Biden on Monday. Biden is set to attend a NATO summit in Brussels on June 14, where China […]

Arabs concede: Hamas, Iran turned Gaza into cemetery for children

June 7, 2021 Scenes of Palestinians celebrating the Hamas “victory” sparked a wave of condemnations in the Arab world, especially in the Gulf states. By Khaled Abu Toameh, The Gatestone Institute Hamas’s claim that it “won” the last war with Israel has become the subject of ridicule and mockery by many Arabs who are not afraid to call out […]

Sticking points in the Iran nuclear deal – analysis

The US and Iran both want a return to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. So, what is preventing the deal from being signed? By YONAH JEREMY BOB JUNE 7, 2021 20:23 The US and Iran both want a return to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, commonly known as the 2015 nuclear deal, and […]

Blinken: Iran not close to returning to 2015 nuke compliance

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday that Iran has not given indications that it’s willing to return to compliance with the 2015 nuclear agreement. OMRI NAHMIAS JUNE 7, 2021 21:41 WASHINGTON – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday that Iran has not given indications that it’s willing to return […]

N. Korea accuses ‘misanthropic’ Israel of genocide, ‘massacring children’

“It is no exaggeration to say that the whole Gaza Strip has turned into a huge human slaughterhouse and a place of massacring children.” LAHAV HARKOV JUNE 7, 2021 17:36 North Korea accused Israel of genocide, crimes against humanity and targeting children during Operation Guardian of the Walls last month. Israel has an “extreme misanthropic […]

IAEA chief: Deeply concerned Iran hiding nuclear material

“After many months, Iran has not provided the necessary explanation for the presence of the nuclear material particles at the 3 locations where the Agency has conducted complementary accesses.” By YONAH JEREMY BOB JUNE 7, 2021 13:24 IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi on Monday told the organization’s Board of Governor’s that he is “deeply concerned” that […]

Iran hopes Russia and China oppose US role in MidEast, Central Asia

“The main goal of the United States in the Middle East and Central Asia at the moment is to create problems for strong political and economic partnerships,” an article in Iranian media noted. SETH J. FRANTZMAN JUNE 7, 2021 11:08 An article in Iranian media looked to a Russian political analyst to understand how Russia […]

A two-state solution the UN rejects – opinion

Turkey’s invasion of Cyprus and its illegal annexation of territory has a direct parallel with the unhappy history of the West Bank and East Jerusalem. NEVILLE TELLER JUNE 7, 2021 09:47 The UN’s enthusiastic support for a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian dispute is well attested, but there is a certain two-state solution that the […]

What role will Hezbollah play in Lebanon’s future government?

Iran is taking an interest in seeing its ally Hezbollah receive more power. SETH J. FRANTZMAN JUNE 7, 2021 10:19 Lebanon’s endless political crisis has continued. Lebanon has lacked a government since Hassan Diab resigned last year after the port explosion. Since then the country has lurched from crisis to crisis. Hezbollah has benefited from […]

Two-State Solution: Report: New government to immediately resume talks with Palestinian Authority

Officials in Change Bloc tell US they plan to renew final status talks with Palestinian Authority as soon as new government is sworn in. Arutz Sheva Staff , Jun 07 , 2021 9:24 AM The incoming national unity government will renew final status talk with the Palestinian Authority as soon as it is sworn in, […]

Palestinian Authority pays $42,000 to family of terrorist who killed 2 Israelis

Money said to compensate family of Muhannad Halabi for housing costs after IDF destroyed their home following murder of Rabbi Nehemia Lavi and Aharon Banita in 2015 TOI staffToday, 5:20 am Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday ordered that the family of a Palestinian terrorist who murdered two Israelis be paid more than $40,000 […]