Blinken and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met in Jerusalem for two-and-a-half hours, after which Israel repeated that the Rafah operation would go ahead despite the US position and a UN warning that it would lead to “tragedy”. “We cannot, will not support a major military operation in Rafah absent an effective plan to make […]
On Thursday, the United States used its veto power in the United Nations Security Council to block the formal recognition of a Palestinian state and prevent the Palestinians from gaining full membership in the organization. This move stopped a draft resolution that aimed to admit the “State of Palestine” to the U.N. The resolution had […]
The president, talking to Iran’s Ambassador to Pakistan Dr Reza Amiri Moghadam, who called on him, at Aiwan-e-Sadr, said that both countries had great scope for expanding bilateral economic cooperation in diverse fields. Talking to the ambassador, the president expressed his commitment further to strengthen bilateral relations between the two brotherly countries. He called for […]
Leading ministers in the cabinet of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the idea of Palestinian statehood on Thursday, in response to a Washington Post article claiming that the US, Israel’s principal partner, was pushing forward with plans to create a state for the Palestinian people. “We will in no way agree to this plan, which […]
The ambitious remarks came as the conflict between Israel and Hamas shows no signs of abating. Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister stated on Tuesday that the country may recognize Israel if a comprehensive peace were reached that included statehood for the Palestinians. Prince Faisal bin Farhan stated in front of a panel at the World Economic […]
On Wednesday, US Ambassador Antony Blinken informed Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas that Washington is in favor of “tangible steps” that would lead to the establishment of a Palestinian state. In subsequent discussions in the Red Sea port city of Aqaba, Abbas is scheduled to address a “push for an immediate ceasefire” alongside King Abdullah II […]
