|
|||||
 |
Israel’s Foreign Ministry rejected on Friday the United Nations Human Rights Council decision to endorse a Gaza report that accused Israel of committing war crimes, calling the decision "unjust." During the UN Human Rights Council session Friday, several countries condemned Israel over the findings stated in the 575-page long report on the conduct of […] "There will be no Israeli-Palestinian peace treaty until the occupation of Jerusalem ends. We are determined to safeguard the Aksa Mosque and Jerusalem," Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said in a speech in Ramallah Sunday evening. Full Story… While Friday prayers ended without incident at the al-Aksa Mosque on the Temple Mount, Palestinian rioters clashed with police in the east Jerusalem neighborhoods of Ras el-Amud and Sur Baher on Friday afternoon. Eleven policemen were lightly wounded in the riots. Seven were treated at the scene and four were evacuated to hospital. Two […] As Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize is taking the news, I wanted to show what Iran is up too… Revolutionary Guard official says Iran will destroy Israel if hit by a single U.S. or Israeli missile. Iran would "blow up the heart" of Israel if the Israel or the United States attacked the Islamic Republic, […] Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Israel would never make peace with Hamas, the militant group that controls Gaza, a stand that could undermine peace negotiations in the region. In an interview with FOX News, Netanyahu said Gaza can’t be part of a peace deal while Hamas in control. "We can work with […] The Obama administration sharply criticized a UN report Friday alleging that Israel committed multiple war crimes in Operation Cast Lead this year. The State Department statement ended nearly a week of muted reactions to findings already rejected by Israel. The US State Department said the conclusions of a UN commission headed by South African […] Overriding Western objections, a 150-nation nuclear conference on Friday passed a resolution directly criticizing Israel and its atomic program for the first time in 18 years. Iran hailed the vote as a "glorious moment." Full Story… JERUSALEM (AP) – Israeli he Jewish New Year holiday, which begins Friday. He said the U.N. report ignored Israel’s 2005 withdrawal from Gaza and the Palestinian rocket attacks that preceded Israel’s invasion, adding that lessons must be learned for future agreements with the Palestinians.
Full Story… Israel will be compelled to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities if Western powers do not impose serious sanctions against Teheran by the end of 2009, former deputy defense minister Ephraim Sneh said on Wednesday. Full Story… |
  |
|||