Israel gave its final approval of the controversial settlement block that essentially splits the West Bank in half and is seen as a significant blow to any future prospect of a Palestinian State.
Tag: INTERNATIONAL LAW
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IRAN’S TOP DIPLOMAT CALLS U.S.-ISRAELI STRIKE ON NUCLEAR FACILITIES THE ‘GRAVEST VIOLATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW’
Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s top diplomat, said in an interview last week that the U.S.-Israeli attacks on Tehran’s nuclear sites were the “gravest” violation of international law and “absolutely unforgivable.”
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IRAN IN ‘STATE OF FULL READINESS,’ BELIEVES ISRAEL WANTS NEW WAR, TRUMP WILL HELP
The Israelis want to restart the war with Tehran and President Donald Trump “appears to be on board,” Iranian sources told Press TV.
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ISRAEL TARGETS DAMASCUS IN AIRSTRIKE FOR FIRST TIME SINCE NEW GOVERNMENT TOOK HOLD
The Israeli government last week carried out airstrikes on a Damascus suburb that it claimed targeted a jihadi militant headquarters—while Syrian media said the buildings struck were residential.
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NETANYAHU FLOUTS INTERNATIONAL LAW, EVICTS 40,000 PALESTINIAN FAMILIES FROM THEIR WEST BANK HOMES
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was photographed last week holding a military meeting inside a West Bank home of a Palestinian family that had just been evicted—showing how he can freely flout international law as his military continued its major offensive in the region.
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TRUMP DISREGARDS INTERNATIONAL LAW, MAINTAINS POSITION ON TAKING GAZA
U.S. President Donald Trump last week remained resolute on his proposal to take Gaza despite international law and indicated that Washington can just swoop in and claim the ruined enclave.
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IRAN ACCUSES ISRAEL OF BEING THE BIGGEST SOURCE OF INSTABILITY IN THE REGION
A top Iranian official penned a letter to the UN Security Council last week that accused Israel of leveling allegations against Tehran in part of a concerted effort to distract the body from its own crimes and “destructive activities” that had put the region on the brink.
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U.S. APPROVES NEW ARMS SALE TO TAIWAN WORTH $385M, ANGERS CHINA
The Biden administration announced last week that it approved $385 million in weapons for Taiwan, which will include spare parts for F-16s and radar systems, prompting China to promise “countermeasures.”
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LIFE WITHOUT UNRWA: PALESTINIANS LEFT TO ROT
Israel’s vote last month to ban UNRWA from any of its territory put the lives of Palestinians suffering in Gaza in “unchartered territory” because the agency’s humanitarian work has been called “indispensable.”
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IRAN’S SUPREME LEADER POSTS ON X IN HEBREW: ‘ZIONIST REGIME’ ERRED IN ITS CALCULATIONS
Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei posted on X in Hebrew on Sunday—a day after Israel carried out waves of attacks on targets in his country—that the “Zionist regime made a mistake.”