What is at stake if Benjamin Netanyahu is granted a pardon in his corruption trial
Netanyahu’s request for a pardon has set alarm bells off among his critics, explains Michelle Burgis-Kasthala
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US conducts airstrikes on ISIS weapons facilities in Syria
15 Islamic State weapons caches in southern Syria were destroyed
PKK urges Turkey to free Ocalan, warns peace process will halt
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) will take no further steps in indirect talks with Turkey as long as its founder Abdullah Ocalan remains imprisoned, said a senior commander. Since talks began last year, the PKK has complied with several peace proces…
Palestinian in Louis Theroux documentary describes months of harassment by settlers and Israeli soldiers
‘I don’t feel safe in my own house,’ activist Issa Amro tells The Independent following months of targeting after he appeared in Theroux’s film The Settlers
Israeli PM submits formal pardon request
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, facing long-running corruption cases, has submitted a formal pardon request to President Isaac Herzog, the head of state’s office announced Sunday.
Egypt trains Palestinians for future Gaza police force
Cairo is training hundreds of Palestinian police officers with an eye towards integrating them into a post-war security force in the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian official told AFP.
Netanyahu seeks pardon from Israeli president in corruption case
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday submitted a formal pardon request in his long-running corruption cases to the Israeli presidential office. The extraordinary appeal is now under review by President Isaac Herzog, whose office said th…
Israel has ‘de facto state policy’ of organised torture: UN
Israel has “a de facto state policy of organised and widespread torture”, according to a United Nations report covering the past two years, which also raised concerns about the impunity of Israeli security forces for war crimes.
Tens of thousands rally in Europe, demanding justice over Israeli war on Gaza
Tens of thousands of people have marched in cities across Europe, denouncing Israel’s genocidal war on the Gaza Strip and demanding tougher global action against its continued and deadly violations of a United States-brokered ceasefire.
Gaza death toll surpasses 70,000: Health Ministry
The health ministry in the Gaza Strip on Saturday announced more than 70,000 people have been killed since the Israeli war erupted more than two years ago.