Israeli officials in the occupied territories of the West Bank are preparing to conduct a population census of Arabs living in areas slated for annexation, Israeli media reported Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Israel’s annexation of the West Bank will be yet another tragedy for Palestinians
Benjamin Netanyahu’s threat will end hopes of a two-state system, says former Guardian Middle East editor Ian Black ... ( read original story ...)
Israel’s griffon vultures get new lease on life
A conservationist holds the head of a griffon vulture after it was temporarily captured as part of a national project to protect and increase the population of the protected bird in Israel, at a makes ... ( read original story ...)
Netanyahu wants to divide Jews, Right from Left, Israel from world
The prime minister wants both. In his duplicitous way, he’s in favor of annexation since it apparently concurs with the Trump plan, and purports to be in favor of accepting the Trump plan, provided ... ( read original story ...)
EU court: Anti-Israel activists wrongly convicted in France
The European Court of Human Rights ruled Thursday French justices wrongly convicted "Boycott Israel" activists who protested at a market and were prosecuted. ( read original story ...)
Syria’s Assad Fires His PM Amid Worsening Economic Crisis
Syrian President Bashar Assad has fired his prime minister a month ahead of elections as the economic crisis worsens and public anger rises in the territory under his control. ( read original story ...)
Syria war: Assad sacks PM as economic crisis sparks protests
But it came after days of rare anti-government demonstrations in the mainly Druze city of Suweida, at which people called for the overthrow of Mr Assad. Syria's currency has plummeted in value ... ( read original story ...)
Syria’s Assad replaces prime minister: State media
Syrian water resources minister Hussein Arnous will replace Imad Khamis as the country's prime minister. President Bashar al Assad made the announcement in a presidential degree, Syrian state media ... ( read original story ...)
Syria’s Assad sacks PM Khamis as economic crisis grows
Assad on Thursday sacked his prime minister of four years, as the country grapples with a stinging economic crisis and renewed protests. "President Assad issues decree number 143 for year 2020 which ... ( read original story ...)
Syria war: Druze city of Suweida rocked by rare anti-Assad protests
Most Druze have stayed loyal to Mr Assad, fearing that religious minorities would be targeted if he was overthrown, and the city has remained in government hands. #SyrianLivesMatter ... ( read original story ...)