Tag: ISRAEL

Israel shuts down 7 Palestinian NGOs in West Bank

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Israel on Thursday shut down seven Palestinian Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), in the West Bank, the NGOs representatives and directors said. During an Israeli raid in the central West Bank city of Ramallah at pre-dawn on Thursday, breaking into the offices of seven civil society and human rights organisations based in the city. Israel has outlawed six of these NGOs, which were labeled as “terrorist’’ organisations in October 2021. Israel said that the Palestinian NGOs were linked to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a Palestinian left-wing group.

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Israel joins African Union to help Nigeria, others eradicate terrorism

Aminu Imam

For the first time since 2002, Israel’s ambassador to Ethiopia, Aleleign Admasu, presented his credentials as an observer to the African Union, (AU). This was disclosed in a statement published on Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ website on Thursday. The country promised to support the continental body in its fight against terror groups across the continent. African countries currently facing the challenges of terror groups are Nigeria, Chad, Cameroun, and Kenya. “Following the formal establishment of Israel’s observer status with the African Union, the parties will be able to cooperate,…

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New coalition government in Israel pushes for swearing-in June 7

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Israel’s future coalition government is pushing to be sworn in by parliament as early as June 7. The factions around the leader of the Yesh Atid (Future) party, Yair Lapid, are also trying to replace parliamentary speaker Yariv Levin. Initially, it was said that the necessary vote and swearing-in ceremony in parliament would probably take place on June 14. According to the reports, the reason behind the move were efforts by the long-time Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s camp to prevent the planned coalition of eight parties. A spokesperson for Lapid…

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