Netanyahu rejects US calls for two-state solution
Members of the United Nations Security Council failed to reach a consensus on a Palestinian bid for full UN membership.…
‘Palestine on a Plate’: Cooking up a storm with chef Joudie Kalla
The global health crisis has triggered a major shift away from restaurant dining, leaving many in the culinary sector out of work. But one chef, Joudie Kalla, has pressed on and transformed…
Abbas decrees first Palestinian elections in over 15 years
Voters in Palestine are now set to take part in three separate elections between May and August this year. The polls could pose a threat to President Mahmud Abbas. Islamist Hamas party…
‘Bye bye Palestine’?
Papers in Israel and the Gulf hail deals signed by the UAE and Bahrain normalising ties with Israel. But for Italy's Communist paper Il Manifesto, it signals the end of hope for…
EU slams Trump’s Middle East peace plan
An official statement says the proposal 'departs from' international agreements on the Israel-Palestine conflict. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell also urged both sides to 're-engage' in negotiations.…
Summit or No Summit: North Korea angry over military drill
Peace in the Korean peninsula is threatened as North Korea threatens to pull out of the agreed summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un. This after North Korea expresses it's worry…
John Kerry makes dramatic plea for 2-state solution
Outgoing Secretary of State John Kerry discusses his vision for peace between Israel and Palestine, just days after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu harshly criticized the US for failing to veto a…
Palestinians light up Christmas tree in Bethlehem
Palestinians light up Christmas tree at Manger Square outside the Church of Nativity.…
Gaza marks 10 years of Israeli blockade
Israel has imposed a blockade on the strip for nearly a decade. Observers say the Palestinian territory is suffering record levels of unemployment, and more and more people are sliding into abject…
Gaza, Israel exchange fire
Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip launch a rocket that lands in the Israeli border town of Sderot, promting Israeli aircraft and tanks to responsd by shelling the Gaza town of Beit…
Egypt offers Israel help in reviving peace talks
The Egyptian foreign minister has visited Jerusalem with the hope of resuscitating peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, but Sameh Shoukry's trip also underlines a warming relationship between Egypt and Israel.…