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Italy's Meloni: Recognizing Palestinian state before it is established may be 'counterproductive'

Meloni's statements come after Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said that no Palestinian state could exist without its hypothetical recognition of Israel.

 Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni
 Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks at a Labor Party election night event in Sydney.

Australian PM Albanese pushes for two-state solution to 'safeguard innocent life'

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Six Israeli teens beaten up outside of Greek club by pro-Palestine supporters

 SETTLERS HURL stones at Palestinians during the annual harvest season, near the settlement of Yitzhar in 2020.

What makes someone a settler? The loaded politics of a single word - explainer


'There are no red lines anymore' says UN Palestinian rights expert on US sanctions

UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese said that the US sanctions on her are "extremely problematic," and stressed that she would continue doing what she has been doing.

 UN Special Rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese gives a press conference at the UN City in Copenhagen, Denmark February 5, 2025.

Local sheikhs aren’t the answer to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict - opinion

That route will not bring peace, but likely violence. It will pit clans against clans and Palestinians against one another. In the fog of violence, Jews will be killed.

 BRITISH PRIME MINISTER Keir Starmer greets PA Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa at 10 Downing Street in April. The PA remains the least bad option in a region where that is often the best you can hope for, says the writer.

Palestinians and Israelis don't want two states: Why is Macron pushing it? - opinion

France and Saudi Arabia can’t be blamed for wanting to stay relevant in the international diplomatic arena and using archaic ideas to try to claim some of the spotlight.

SAUDI FOREIGN Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan meets French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot in Riyadh in April. France and Saudi Arabia are desperately trying to stay relevant in an international dispute where they’re no longer involved, the writer argues.

US firmly rejects France's attempt to recognize Palestinian state at UN

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot delivered a speech reiterating the country's stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, urging "the implementation of a two-state solution."

US firmly reject France's attempt to recognize Palestinian state at UN.

A demilitarized Palestinian state is a dangerous illusion - opinion

The many-sided threat of Palestinian statehood is part of a much larger and more portentous enemy threat.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech at Bar-Ilan University in 2009, accepting the goal of establishing a Palestinian state. Says the writer: Netanyahu agreed to accept another enemy state, but made such agreement contingent on verifiable Palestinian demilitarization.

‘No Other Land’: The Israeli-Palestinian documentary at the Oscars

The film has already won numerous awards worldwide, and it was nominated for Best Documentary Feature Film at this year’s Oscars, which took place on Sunday night.

 FILMMAKER YUVAL ABRAHAM talks about ‘No Other Land’ with moderator Idit Avrahami at Cinema Spiegel in Jerusalem in February.

Blinken: Gaza hostage deal on the brink - we await final word from Hamas

Blinken said the State Department assesses that Hamas has recruited almost as many new terrorists as it lost, a recipe for "perpetual war."

 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, December 5, 2024 (illustration).

Palestine Action claims to abduct sculpture of Israeli president from University of Manchester

"Weizmann secured the Balfour Declaration, a British pledge written 107 years ago, which began the ethnic cleansing of Palestine by signing the land away," the group claimed.

Palestine Action claimed on Saturday that members of the pro-Palestinian group abducted a statue of former Israeli President Chaim Weizmann from the University of Manchester.

Why the son of the Hamas co-founder stands firmly with Israel - editorial

Yousef’s message is a clarion call for clarity and action. As he rightly pointed out, ignoring these threats only postpones an inevitable confrontation. 

 Museb Hassan Yousef, also known as the Green Prince, seen at the Jerusalem Post Annual Conference in New York on June 3, 2024

America’s undue influence on the Middle East must change - analysis

The Vice-Chairman of the PLO Committee for Interaction with the Israeli Society and former spokesperson for the PA’s Ministry of Interior and Internal Security gives his opinion on the role of the US

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden meets PA head Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem, last year. Halt all meetings between US representatives and PA officials, the writer demands.

Singapore made Israeli embassy remove ‘inappropriate’ Palestine social media post

The post reportedly commented on the lack of mention of "Palestine" in the Koran.

An Iranian cleric reads the Koran in the shrine of Abdol-Azim, during the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran, March 25, 2024