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Iran condemns Israeli minister’s visit to Al-Aqsa Mosque
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has condemned Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s visit to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, a flashpoint in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Jerusalem. Kanaani…
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Israeli min says ‘no such thing’ as Palestinian people; Arab nations condemn
During an event held in the French capital of Paris on Sunday, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who also heads the Religious Zionist Party, said “there’s no such thing as Palestinians because…
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Israeli PM says minister’s call to erase Palestinian village ‘inappropriate’
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has acknowledged a senior cabinet minister’s call to “erase” a Palestinian village as “inappropriate,” after the US had urged the Prime Minister to reject it. In…
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Egypt condemns Israeli minister’s call to ‘erase’ Palestinian village
Cairo: The Egyptian Foreign Ministry has condemned an Israeli Minister’s call for wiping out the Palestinian village of Hawara in the northern West Bank. Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, also the leader…
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Israeli minister’s visit to Jerusalem holy site triggers furious backlash in Mideast
Cairo/Jerusalem: Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir made a ‘controversial’ visit to the flashpoint holy site of Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem, triggering a furious backlash from the Muslim world in…
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Israeli minister touts plans to approve 4,000 settler homes
Jerusalem: Israel is set to advance plans for the construction of 4,000 settler homes in the occupied West Bank, the interior minister said Friday, drawing warnings of “serious consequences” from the Palestinian…
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Israeli minister cancels UAE visit after testing Covid positive
Jerusalem: Israel’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Oded Forer had to cancel his planned trip to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), after he tested positive for Covid-19. He was scheduled to…