Tag Archives: Palestine

The presence of Israeli hostages held at gunpoint in at least two locations close to the Gaza-Israel border presents Israel with a delicate dilemma where there are no easy options.

Benjamin Netanyahu has begun to impose an overhaul of Israel's institutions, which most of his fellow citizens do not want. The prime minister has succeeded in pitting against him some of the most influential entrepreneurs in the digital economy he prides himself on having created.

Un bateau de pêche transportant plusieurs centaines de migrants a fait naufrage au large du Péloponnèse, mercredi, faisant au moins 78 morts. Entre 200 et 500 personnes sont toujours portées disparues, tandis que les recherches se poursuivent.

Protests were held along the Gaza-Israel border in protest at the Israeli far-rights provocative march in Jerusalem.  Israeli forces have used live fire and tear gas against Palestinians who joined a demonstration on the besieged Gaza Strip’s eastern border with Israel, injuring several Palestinians, as far-right Israelis held a so-called ‘flag …

Ukraine, Proche-Orient, terrorisme international: le pape François a condamné dimanche les nombreuses "pierres d'achoppement" à la paix dans le monde lors de son traditionnel message "Urbi et Orbi" pour la fête de Pâques.

Tens of thousands of Israelis have joined protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans to overhaul the judiciary, despite soaring tensions after two deadly attacks a day earlier.

Une trentaine de roquettes ont été tirées jeudi du Liban vers Israël, blessant une personne et causant des dégâts matériels, au lendemain de l'irruption violente de la police israélienne dans la mosquée Al-Aqsa de Jérusalem.

Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations, condemned Israeli action at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in a press conference on Wednesday, saying it is the “exclusive right of the Palestinian Muslims” to practise their religious traditions there.

Amid protests and increasing international pressure, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday agreed to suspend his proposed judicial overhaul. While in a televised speech he said he had decided to delay the vote ..

He’s not a usual suspect. He’s known for having won a Nobel prize for economics, and for writing the international bestseller Thinking, Fast and Slow, rather than for manning the barricades or wielding a placard. But this week, I spoke to Daniel Kahneman, who soon turns 89, and was shocked to hear the despair in his voice.