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In 1945, however, Ibn Saud was at least formally the supplicant. As the representative of the Palestinian-Arabs he did not deny that Europe’s Jews had been cruelly treated. But he argued that innocent Palestinians should not have to pay for Germany’s crimes. (File Image AFP)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Why US, Saudis aren’t in a hurry to halt war in Gaza

If the major powers failed the Palestinians, their own race brothers were not very helpful either

11 Jan 2024 12:00 AM

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (File Photo: AFP)

AA Edit | A judicial rap for Netanyahu

The Israeli army may have strategically decided to pull some troops from Gaza

03 Jan 2024 12:00 AM

Ranjona Banerji | Hallo there! Have you all Condemned Hamas?

It’s been over two months since October 7, 2023, when Hamas rockets attacked Israel, killing 1400 people

17 Dec 2023 12:07 AM

Hamas distracted attention from the fraud, breach of trust and corruption charges pending against Benjamin Netanyahu. (Representational Image: AP)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | In Hamas, has Bibi found the enemy Israel needs?

Hamas was not formally outlawed by the Israeli military authorities until 1989

09 Nov 2023 12:00 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said engagingly the other day, it’s worst global manifestation must be in a place like the Gaza Strip. (PTI Photo)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Caste and colonialism: From India to Mideast

Israel’s employment situation might help to explain these unlikely Jews

25 Oct 2023 12:00 AM

Successive Indian governments have evacuated Indian nationals at varied times from war-torn regions, as during the First Gulf War in the 1990s and Operation Rahat in Yemen in 2015, and Ukraine last year. (File Image: DC)

Patralekha Chatterjee | As migrants in war zones return, do more to help

This is not the first time Indians have been trapped in a war zone. Nor is this the first rescue flight

18 Oct 2023 12:00 AM

Israel has been striking targets throughout Gaza since a bloody, cross-border attack by Hamas militants killed over 1,300 and captured many Israelis on Oct. 7. (AP/PTI)

Mohan Guruswamy | The Gaza war: Has Israel now lost its heroic sheen?

Israel heroically defied the odds and many writers like the late Leon Uris captured this new spirit of the Israeli people.

17 Oct 2023 12:05 AM

Fire and smoke rise following an Israeli airstrike, in Gaza City, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023. (AP/PTI)

AA Edit | Hamas attack on Israel set to trigger wider Mideast conflict

A call for peace, so pedantic in times of crises like this, rang out from many capitals.

09 Oct 2023 12:05 AM

The story has been the same for several decades, but the area is different in that the Israelis have mostly run operations against militants living in Gaza. (File Image: AP)

AA EDIT | Israel Strikes Again, World Mute

The direct toll in the latest operation was 10 Palestinians

05 Jul 2023 12:00 AM

File photo of Benjamin Netanyahu. (Photo: AFP)

Israel's Netanyahu to receive mandate to form government

Sixty-four lawmakers recommended that President Isaac Herzog appoint Netanyahu to form a government

11 Nov 2022 7:12 PM

Israel's ex-premier and leader of the Likud party Benjamin Netanyahu addresses supporters at campaign headquarters in Jerusalem early on November 2, 2022, after the end of voting for national elections. - Netanyahu inched towards reclaiming power after projected election results showed a majority government was within reach for the veteran right-winger, but the outlook could shift as ballots are counted. (Photo: AFP)

Israel's Netanyahu appears to edge toward victory after vote

The early results also showed that Netanyahu had overcome his detractors, who claimed he was not fit to rule while on trial for corruption

02 Nov 2022 7:36 PM

Israeli ruthlessness was most evident in recent times by its retaliation on the Gaza Strip, horrific its ferocity and far exceeding any limits of justifiable and even acceptable retribution (Representational Image/AFP)

Mohan Guruswamy | Why State of Israel has lost its heroic sheen

Israel’s heroic burnish is now dulled after the emergence of Israel as the pre-eminent and most ruthless power in the Middle East

02 Aug 2022 11:50 PM

A health worker picks syringes as seniors get vaccinated with the first dose of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine at the newly-opened mass vaccination program for the elderly at a drive-thru vaccination center. (AP)

Israel sees 'probable link' between Pfizer vaccine and myocarditis cases

Most patients who experienced heart inflammation spent no more than four days in the hospital and 95% of the cases were classified as mild

02 Jun 2021 12:53 PM

Palestinians pray by the bodies of members of the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas movement, who died in Israeli bombardment of a tunnel, during their funeral in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Friday, May 21, 2021. (Photo:AP)

Gautam Moorthy | An out of the box solution to end Israel, Palestine row

The situation today is that the Palestinians remain hopeful of regaining the West Bank without Israeli settlements

23 May 2021 12:00 AM

In this photo released by Israel Ministry of Defense Spokesperson's Office, the "Ofek 16" reconnaissance satellite blasts off at the Palmachim air base in central Israel Monday, July 6, 2020.(AP)

Israel launches new spy satellite

'Technological superiority and intelligence capabilities are essential to the security of the State of Israel,' said Alternate PM Gantz

06 Jul 2020 12:58 PM

The law also grant the prime minister authority to give Shin Bet additional powers if required, sparking concerns about undue surveillance. (Photo | Pixabay - Gerd Altmann)

Setting a controversial example, Israeli Parliament permits phone tracking to monitor coronavirus spread

The law grants internal security agency Shin Bet permission to track cell phones for a three-week period on a case-by-case basis.

02 Jul 2020 7:39 PM

Palestinians cross a bridge at Qalandia checkpoint between the West Bank city of Ramallah and Jerusalem. (AP)

Israel, Palestinians tighten restrictions as coronavirus reemerges

The Palestinian Authority put the West Bank city of Hebron on lockdown as well

24 Jun 2020 3:37 PM

Protesters wearing masks and gloves amid concerns over the country's coronavirus outbreak hold Israeli flags and shout slogans during a protest by supporters of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in front of Israel's Supreme Court in Jerusalem. (AP)

Israelis protest at court ahead of anti-Netanyahu petitions

If the Netanyahu-Gantz deal unravel, which would plunge the country into a fourth election in just over a year

30 Apr 2020 4:01 PM

Poilice stand in front of Al-Irschad Mosque during a raid today. (AFP)

Germany bans Hezbollah activities in the country, calls it a terrorist organisation

Dozens of police and special forces stormed mosques and associations linked to Hezbollah during the early hours of Thursday

30 Apr 2020 1:02 PM

File image of Knesset Speaker Benny Gantz. (AP)

Israel: Speaker Benny Gantz denied more time to form new government

Ex-military chief Gantz was given the mandate to form a government four weeks ago by President Reuven Rivlin.

12 Apr 2020 6:22 PM

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