Day: January 22, 2024

Borrell threatens Israel on two-state solution, as EU begins road map talks

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“I don’t think we should talk about the Middle East peace process anymore,” Borrell told reporters. “We should start talking specifically about the two-state-solution.” RINA BASSIST JANUARY 22, 2024 20:19 JANUARY 23, 2024 00:48  European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Monday called for an international peace conference to draft a road map for […]

Saudi Arabia’s top envoy: No recognizing Israel without path to Palestinian state

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Prince Faisal bin Farhan tells CNN the kingdom isn’t interested in rebuilding Gaza only to return to pre-Oct. 7 status quo in a way that sets up another round of fighting By AP and TOI STAFFToday, 12:24 pm   Screen capture from video of Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan during an interview with CNN, January 21, […]

US, UK, European officials said pushing Israel to let more Gaza aid enter via Ashdod

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NY Times says security cabinet quietly approved shipments of flour via port, but kept decision under wraps amid public pressure over hostages held by Hamas By TOI STAFFToday, 12:50 pm   Trucks carrying humanitarian aid enter Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip after crossing the terminal border from Egypt, on January 17, 2024. (AFP) Israel is […]

UN chief calls Israel’s refusal of two-state solution ‘totally unacceptable’

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January 22, 2024 Guterres made no mention of consistent polling showing most Palestinians don’t favor a two-state solution. By Mike Wagenheim, JNS Without mentioning Benjamin Netanyahu by name, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres took aim at the Israeli premier on Sunday. On Shabbat, Netanyahu issued a statement suggesting that Israeli security needs are incompatible with Palestinian […]

Netanyahu rejects Hamas conditions for war end, hostage release deal

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. (file photo: AP) Israel Palestine Conflict   Published: 21 January ,2024: 09:31 PM GSTUpdated: 21 January ,2024: 11:39 PM GST Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rejected conditions presented by Hamas to end […]

While Iran’s recent strikes show weakness, its threat of escalation is working

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Under attack on its own soil, Tehran had to hit back directly rather than via proxy; though that didn’t scare Israel, Pakistan, or Islamic State, Washington is a different matter By LAZAR BERMAN  Today, 10:13 am   Head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Hossein Salami speaks during a funeral procession carrying the remains of […]