Tag: Yair Lapid

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas urges Israel to resume negotiations immediately

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid’s call for a two-state solution was a “positive development” but said the proof would be an immediate return to negotiations. “The true test of the credibility and seriousness of this stance is for the Israeli government to return to the negotiation table immediately,” he told… Read More Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas urges Israel to resume negotiations immediately

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Israeli PM Yair Lapid calls for two-state solution to conflict with Palestine

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid called on Thursday for a two-state solution to decades of Israeli-Palestinian conflict and reasserted that Israel would do “whatever it takes” to stop Iran from developing a nuclear bomb. His mention of a two-state solution, the first by an Israeli leader in years at the United Nations General Assembly, echoed… Read More Israeli PM Yair Lapid calls for two-state solution to conflict with Palestine

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Israeli, Turkish leaders hold first meeting since 2008

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan met on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday for the first face-to-face talks between leaders of the U.S.-allied nations since 2008, Lapid’s office said. Israel-Turkey relations, long-frosty amid feuding over the Palestinian cause, have warmed in recent months, with energy emerging of… Read More Israeli, Turkish leaders hold first meeting since 2008

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Germany and Israel condemn Holocaust remarks of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz voiced disgust on Wednesday at remarks by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that the German leader said diminished the importance of the Holocaust, while Israel accused Abbas of telling a “monstrous lie”. During a visit to Berlin on Tuesday, Abbas accused Israel of committing “50 Holocausts” in response to a question about… Read More Germany and Israel condemn Holocaust remarks of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas

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Seven injured following gun attack on bus conveying Jewish worshippers in Jerusalem

A gunman wounded seven people aboard a bus carrying Jewish worshippers in the Old City of Jerusalem on Sunday, Israeli police and witnesses said. The shooter later turned himself into Israeli authorities, according to a statement by the police, which did not identify him. Israeli media reported the assailant was a Palestinian from east Jerusalem.… Read More Seven injured following gun attack on bus conveying Jewish worshippers in Jerusalem

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Israeli forces, Palestinian militants launch airstrikes and rockets attacks in cross-border clash

Israeli air strikes pounded Gaza while the militant Islamic Jihad group fired hundreds of rockets into Israel on Saturday as a cross-border clash continued into a second day, killing at least six people, including four children. Hamas, the Islamist group which controls the enclave, said the children were among the dead from a blast close… Read More Israeli forces, Palestinian militants launch airstrikes and rockets attacks in cross-border clash

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog calls for investigation into alleged sexual abuse of female prison guards

Israeli President Isaac Herzog called on Tuesday for an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse of female guards by prisoners at a maximum security prison with the encouragement of their superiors. “Hearing the testimonies of the female prison wardens in recent days, I am filled with shock and pain, and I feel sick,” Herzog said… Read More Israeli President Isaac Herzog calls for investigation into alleged sexual abuse of female prison guards

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Jordan’s King Abdullah urges Israeli PM Yair Lapid to include Palestinians in regional projects

Jordan’s king told Israel’s visiting prime minister on Wednesday that Palestinians should be part of U.S.-sponsored regional economic projects to underpin stability in the Middle East. Jordanian officials say Amman has been pushing Israel to include the Palestinians in water-for-energy deals that both countries are considering and which Gulf Arab countries could help finance. Israel… Read More Jordan’s King Abdullah urges Israeli PM Yair Lapid to include Palestinians in regional projects

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