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JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was on a clearer path to victory on Wednesday in Israel’s general election after updated exit polls showed him gaining ground on his main rival. Two updated exit polls by Israeli television channels put his rightwing Likud ahead of rival Benny Gantz’s Blue and White by one seat. One of the polls further improved his chances of forming a coalition government based on smaller rightwing parties allied […]
TUNIS, Tunisia (AFP) — Arab leaders slammed the US decision to recognize the Golan Heights as Israeli territory at a summit in Tunis on Sunday, but struggled for further unity as Qatar’s emir left the meeting early. In a final declaration, the Arab League summit said it “affirmed that the Golan is occupied Syrian territory according to international law, the decisions of the United Nations and the Security Council”. A separate statement dedicated solely to […]
TEL AVIV, Israel (AFP) — Israel is to launch its first moon mission this week, sending an unmanned spacecraft to collect data to be shared with NASA, organizers said Monday. The 585-kilogram (1,290-pound) Beresheet (Genesis) spacecraft is to lift off atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida at around 0145 GMT on Friday. Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and technology NGO SpaceIL announced the date at a press conference. Mission control will be in […]
by Mike Smith Agence France-Presse JERUSALEM, Undefined – A compromise aimed at saving Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition advanced Monday as speculation built over whether the premier wants early elections to bolster his standing ahead of a potential indictment for bribery. Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman also provided the government with some breathing space by announcing he did not intend to quit for now — even though he opposes the legislation upon which the compromise deal is […]
JERUSALEM, Israel (AFP) — The Palestinians will not be “blackmailed” by US President Donald Trump, a senior official said Wednesday, after he threatened to cut aid to them worth more than $300 million a year. “We will not be blackmailed,” senior Palestinian official Hanan Ashrawi said in a statement. “President Trump has sabotaged our search for peace, freedom and justice. Now he dares to blame the Palestinians for the consequences of his own irresponsible actions!” […]
by Edgar Calderon Agence France-Presse GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (AFP) – Guatemala on Tuesday said its decision to follow the US in moving its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem was a “sovereign” matter that should not affect ties with other countries. “These are Guatemala’s foreign policy and sovereign decisions,” Foreign Minister Sandra Jovel told a news conference. “In any case, we are open to being able to converse with countries that see it as such, but I don’t […]
