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Germany summons Palestinian representative over Abbas' Holocaust comment

The German chancellery summoned the head of the Palestinian diplomatic mission in Berlin on Wednesday to protest Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' comparison of Israeli actions with the Holocaust, a German government spokesperson said.

Reuters · Aug 17, 2022

Israel, Turkey to Restore Full Diplomatic Relations

Israel and Turkey have decided to restore full diplomatic ties and will return ambassadors to each other's country following a steady improvement in relations, Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid's office said on Wednesday. "Upgrading relations will contribute to deepening ties between the two peoples, expanding economic, trade, and cultural ties,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 17, 2022

Israel to restore full diplomatic relations with Turkey

Reuters · Aug 17, 2022

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German leader condemns Abbas' '50 Holocausts' remark

Germany’s chancellor says that he was “disgusted by the outrageous remarks” made by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Berlin, accusing Israel of committing “50 Holocausts” against Palestinians over the years

The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2022

Jerusalem Post: Kushner's Promise to UAE Confused Israeli Plans to Annex Parts of West Bank

New reports in Tel Aviv, including a secret letter sent by former US President Donald Trump to then-Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, revealed that everything was ready in Washington to authorize the annexation of about a third of Palestinian land in the West Bank to Israel. The third of Palestinian…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 17, 2022

Germany, Israel Condemn Palestinian President’s Holocaust Remarks

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz voiced disgust on Wednesday at remarks by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that the German leader said diminished the importance of the Holocaust, while Israel accused Abbas of telling a "monstrous lie". "For us Germans in particular, any relativization of the singularity of the Holocaust is intolerable…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 17, 2022

Abbas Calls on Germany to Support Palestine's Full UN Membership

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas asked German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to recognize the Palestinian state and support its full membership in the United Nations. Abbas met with Scholz in Berlin after arriving on an official visit to discuss bilateral relations, recent developments in the Palestinian territories, and the future of the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 17, 2022

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Reports: Israel carried out Gaza strike that killed 5 minors

A Palestinian human rights group and an Israeli newspaper are reporting that an explosion in a cemetery that killed five Palestinian children during the latest Gaza flare-up was caused by an Israeli airstrike

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2022

Palestinian President Abbas skirts apology for Munich attack

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has expressed no regret for the deadly attack by Palestinian militants against Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics half a century ago

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2022

Former Israeli PM Netanyahu Has Memoir Coming in November

Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has a memoir coming out this fall. "Bibi: My Story" will be published Nov. 22, three weeks after parliamentary elections are to be held in Israel. "Born a year after the founding of the Jewish state, I have dedicated my life to combat the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 16, 2022

Reports: Israel Carried Out Gaza Strike That Killed 5 Minors

A Palestinian human rights group and an Israeli newspaper reported Tuesday that an explosion in a cemetery that killed five Palestinian children during the latest flare-up in Gaza was caused by an Israeli airstrike and not an errant Palestinian rocket. It was one of a number of blasts during the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 16, 2022

Former Israeli PM Netanyahu has memoir coming in November

Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has a memoir coming out this fall

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2022

Palestinian hunger striker will appeal to Israel’s Supreme Court

Palestinian prisoner Khalil Awawdeh continues a 165-day hunger strike against his detention without charge or trial.

Al Jazeera · Aug 16, 2022

‘Slow execution’: Israel extends Ahmad Manasra’s prison isolation

Israeli court extends solitary confinement of Palestinian prisoner Ahmad Manasra, who suffers mental health issues.

Al Jazeera · Aug 16, 2022

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Reuters · Aug 16, 2022

Germany's Scholz rejects word 'apartheid' to describe Middle East conflict

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz rejected the word apartheid to describe relations between Israel and the Palestinian Territories after a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

Al Jazeera · Aug 16, 2022

Israel admits to Gaza raid that killed children: Report

Officials tell Haaretz Israel was behind the August 7 attack near Jabalia refugee camp, contradicting earlier claims.

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2022

Palestinian hunger striker to appeal to Israel's high court

The lawyer for a Palestinian prisoner says his client will appeal his case to Israel's Supreme Court as he continues what his family says is a 165-day hunger strike

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 16, 2022

Lebanon Condemns Israeli Violations of Its Airspace to Strike Syria

Lebanon will file a complaint before UN the Security Council against Israel for recently using Lebanese airspace to attack Syria. On Monday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants issued a statement "strongly condemning" the recent Israeli aggression and the "Israeli enemy's use of Lebanese airspace to bombard Syrian territory."…

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Radio France Internationale · Aug 16, 2022

Israel arrests suspects over stolen millions in crypto fraud against French treasury

Several suspects have been detained in Israel in connection with a multi-million cryptocurrency laundering scheme to defraud the French treasury.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 16, 2022

Why Did Iran Target the Tanf US Base in Syria?

Israel struck an “Iranian position” near a Russian base in western Syria. Drones, believed to be Iranian, retaliated by attacking an area close to the al-Tanf US base in eastern Syria without any Russia objection. The developments, which took place hours from each other, are another example of the complex…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 16, 2022

Israel Rejects Appeal to Release Palestinian Hunger Striker Awawdeh

An Israeli military court on Monday rejected an appeal for release by a Palestinian prisoner whose health is deteriorating as he continues a 165-day hunger strike to protest being held without charge or trial, his lawyer said. Khalil Awawdeh is one of several Palestinian detainees who have gone on prolonged…

Al Jazeera · Aug 15, 2022

Israel rejects Palestinian hunger striker’s appeal for release

An Israeli military court rejects an appeal for release of hunger striker Khalil Awawdeh, whose health is deteriorating.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 15, 2022

Residents of Rushdie Suspect’s Lebanese Village Say Incident Has Little to Do With Them

Street-side signs in the southern Lebanese village of Yaroun, the ancestral home of the suspect in the stabbing of Salman Rushdie, bear posters of Iran's former supreme leader Khomeini who in 1989 issued a fatwa calling for the author's death. The logo of Lebanon's Iran-armed Hezbollah group adorns small monuments…

The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2022

Israel rejects appeal to release Palestinian hunger striker

An Israeli military court has rejected an appeal for release by a Palestinian prisoner whose health is deteriorating as he continues a 165-day hunger strike to protest being held without charge or trial

The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2022

Brooklyn man among five Americans shot in Israel says it’s ‘the safest place in the world’

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