News 30 Jan 2020 Hamas hikes taxes on imports, including from West Bank Hamas has imposed new customs duties on goods entering the Gaza Strip but some believe the taxes go too far, especially when they are imposed on items coming from the… Meet the Middle East
News 30 Jan 2020 Israeli left paralyzed over Trump’s peace plan The Israeli left has failed to challenge President Donald Trump’s 'deal of the century' or to suggest alternative ideas on peace despite the plan's troubling provisions, including revoking the citizenship… Meet the Middle East
News 30 Jan 2020 Trump’s 'peace plan' rewards settler violence President Donald Trump's blessing of territorial annexation is nothing less than a reward for government-sanctioned 'Wild West' settler violence and appropriation as illustrated by the small percentage of indictments for… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Jan 2020 US peace plan quashes hopes for Israel-Hamas cease-fire The announcement of the US peace plan has undermined any prospect for a long-term truce between Israel and Hamas. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: US peace plan quashes hopes for… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Jan 2020 Israel army launches overnight airstrike in the Gaza Strip Israeli warplanes launched airstrikes on several areas in the Gaza Strip on Friday evening after rockets were fired from the Strip towards settlement territories, according to Al Arabiya sources. Two… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Jan 2020 Yemen’s Houthi militia in possession of new arms: UN report Yemen’s Houthi militia are in possession of new weapons similar to those produced in Iran, according to a UN report obtained by AFP on Friday, in potential violation of a… Meet the Middle East
News 24 Jan 2020 What Israel gave to Russia in return for release of its national In order to get Naama Issachar released from a prison in Moscow, Israel broke its rule of not interfering in real estate disputes related to churches in Jerusalem. Source: Al… Meet the Middle East
News 27 Jan 2020 Meet the man who brought Picasso to Palestine A young curator's determination to bring a work of Picasso to Ramallah marked the decade in Middle Eastern art. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Meet the man who brought Picasso… Meet the Middle East
News 28 Jan 2020 Tunisia’s youth seek role in forming new government After parliament recently rejected Tunisia’s first effort at forming a new government since the September election, the president has apparently responded to young people's demand to have a political voice.… Meet the Middle East
News 29 Jan 2020 Protests break out in Jordan in protest of Trump’s 'deal of the century' Jordan immediately rejected US President Donald Trump’s long touted middle east peace plan, insisting that the two-state solution is the only way to guarantee Palestinians their full human rights. Source:… Meet the Middle East