Kifah Zboun

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World Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant before a session to vote on the amendment of the Judiciary Law (AP)

Israeli Defense Minister Seeks Government Without Extremists

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant is seeking to form a national unity government that excludes extremist ministers such as National Security Minister…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World Israeli police closed the entrance to Al-Aqsa Mosque after the visit of extremist National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to the Old City of Jerusalem on Thursday (Reuters)

Israel’s Ben-Gvir Storms Al-Aqsa Mosque, Prompting Condemnation

In a highly controversial move, extremist Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Negev and Galilee Minister Yitzhak Wasserlauf, along with…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
World Israeli reservists block the entrance of a military base in protest against Netanyahu’s government plans for the judiciary on July 18. (AP)

Israeli Defense Minister Voices Concern over Army’s Efficiency

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant called on the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee to convene on Monday in a “secret meeting” that tackles the…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World Fatah Central Committee meeting (website)

Abbas to Invite Hamas, Palestinian Factions to Emergency Meeting in Cairo

Azzam al-Ahmad, a member of the executive committee of the PLO and the central committee of the Fatah movement, has said that President Mahmoud Abbas will…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World An Israeli armored vehicle during an attack in Jenin in the West Bank, June 19 (Reuters)

US to Israel: Escalation Harms Arab Normalization Push

The US administration has recently warned Israel that a violent escalation in the West Bank, along with continued settlement construction there, will…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World A picture taken from the E1 corridor in the West Bank, showing the Maale Adumim settlement (Getty Images)

Israel to Discuss E1 Settlement Plan that Divides the West Bank into Two

Israel pushed for the discussion of the most politically sensitive settlement plan in the West Bank, despite the strong opposition of the US and the…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh. (Wafa news agency)

Palestinian PM to Visit Egypt, Promote Cooperation and Trade

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh will arrive in Egypt on Monday at the head of a high-level ministerial delegation, mainly for talks on increasing…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World Intelligence Info Led to Israel's Arrest of Jordanian MP in West Bank

Intelligence Info Led to Israel's Arrest of Jordanian MP in West Bank

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said on Monday that the arrest of Jordanian MP Imad al-Adwan, who is suspected of smuggling weapons to the West Bank, was …

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)