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TopicArab-Israel conflict

Topic: Arab-Israel conflict

Netanyahu’s cabinet votes to shut Al Jazeera’s operations in Israel

The vote came after Israel's parliament passed a law last month for temporary closure in Israel of foreign broadcasters considered to be a threat to national security.

Iran’s response to Israel’s attack is a turning point in history. Will Netanyahu fold?

Benjamin Netanyahu will likely take even more erratic actions against Iran, especially now that he is more isolated than before and finds himself on the losing side of everything.

US serviceman sets himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington

The incident occurred as part of the protest against the war in Gaza, and the man could be heard screaming 'Free Palestine', the Times reported.

Israeli missiles hit residential building in Syria’s Damascus, no casualties reported

The neighbourhood hosts residential buildings and schools, and lies near heavily-guarded complex used by security agencies. There was no immediate comment from Israeli military.

Fighting, fuel shortages & Israeli raids halt Gaza’s second-largest hospital services

The Nasser hospital in Khan Younis city has no power nor enough staff to treat scores of patients, it has gone completely out of service, local and UN health officials say.

Israel’s first PM called Nehru a ‘great man’. Asked him to moderate peace in the region

David Ben-Gurion appealed to Nehru to help mediate with Egypt in 1963, ‘Your voice, my dear Prime Minister, carries a special weight in the councils of the world,’ he wrote.

Obama knew what could bring agreement between Israel and Palestine. He even told Netanyahu

Obama let Netanyahu know, in no uncertain terms, that he regarded settlement building as “illegitimate.”

Origins of US-Israel ties & why this enclave has been vital to Western interests in Middle East

This is an edited transcript of ThePrint Cut The Clutter Episode 1343, published on 8 November 2023, on the origins of US-Israel ties & why Israel is vital to Western interests.

‘Valid context’ behind Biden’s theory that Israel’s regional integration progress led to Hamas attack

Any normalisation of ties between Israel & Arab states, especially Saudi Arabia, would have ‘led to marginalisation of Hamas’ & shifted focus from Palestine, say strategic experts.

In this war of dead baby pictures, yours versus mine, the question of who’s the victim will be lost

Benjamin Netanyahu persisting with his sledgehammer approach where a scalpel might have worked is not wise. In the war of dead-baby pictures, the question of who’s the real victim will inevitably be obfuscated.

On Camera

Phase 5 is crunch time for BJP—UP will boost INDIA, Maharashtra will clear up real vs fake

Just like Phase 3, in this round too, the NDA stands to lose ground due to the sheer number of seats it had won the last time — 39 of the 49 seats, of which the BJP alone had won 32.

What’s geopolitical recession? World seems to be heading for one

The long-term rise of China and the 'Global South', combined with a decline of European and Japanese economic power is driving a fundamental shift.

With defence push, India looks to capture markets in Africa beyond western Indian Ocean

India’s defence sector is trying to penetrate the African market. But with China already extending significant influence, India must now play catch-up.      

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?