Five-and-a-half years after Hamas took over the Gaza Strip, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pointed to the risk the terror group could also overrun the West Bank as a key reason to approach peace negotiations with the Palestinians with caution.…
For the first time since Hamas took over the Gaza Strip in 2007, Israel has decided to let construction materials to enter Gaza for use by the private sector. The decision is based on the dialogue with Egypt following the…
Syria’s Scuds and Sarin have long been considered consequential gamechangers by the international community. Horror that they would be turned against their own populace has repeatedly been expressed by the international community. It has even been called a “red line.”…
The past few weeks has seen the Middle East face a whole host of tragic issues: rioting and even gun violence in Egypt, the further use of violence against civilians in Syria, the outrageous hate speech from Hamas against Israel…
An aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas warned their government could go to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to try and stop Israeli settlement growth, a provocative legal step the UK and others have urged the Palestinians not to take.…
Amid a diplomatic controversy regarding settlement construction, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu explained on Thursday his country’s approach and argued that new apartments are not the root of the dispute with the Palestinians. Speaking in a press conference with German…