Giorno: 15 Agosto 2021

Israel’s top court denies Palestinians’ petition against deal on illegal outpost

Read More The High Court of Justice has unanimously denied a petition against the government’s agreement with West Bank settlers on the illegal outpost of Evyatar. In a ruling handed down on Sunday, the court denied the petition by 12 Palestinians who stated that the outpost was built on their land, making the agreement “patently […]

A year after their signing, here’s how the Abraham Accords changed the Middle East

Read More The ultra-Orthodox students from Modi’in Ilit, all wearing black hats and white shirts, perfectly matched Yusuf Mohamed’s all-white kaffiyeh and black agal. But he still stood out. As he walked alongside the endless rows of students at a yeshiva in this Haredi settlement in the West Bank, he stumbled across a small group […]

Biden Secretary of State: US Embassy Staff Being Evacuated in Kabul

Read More Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that the United States is evacuating its personnel from the embassy in Kabul, although he did not say whether the embassy would be shut down. “We are working to make sure that our personnel are safe and secure,” Blinken said during an ABC News interview on […]

The cost of Boris Johnson’s ‘levelling up’: GBP2tn, says UK thinktank

Read More Boris Johnson The cost of Boris Johnson’s ‘levelling up’: GBP2tn, says UK thinktank Centre for Cities says closing the north-south divide would take decades and cost hundreds of billions Q&A: What is levelling up? North of England correspondent Sun 15 Aug 2021 11.00 EDT Last modified on Sun 15 Aug 2021 11.02 EDT […]

What does the Taliban’s return mean for al-Qaida in Afghanistan?

Read More Afghanistan What does the Taliban’s return mean for al-Qaida in Afghanistan? UK defence secretary is worried that ‘al-Qaida will probably come back’ – but it is already there Taliban enter Kabul – live updates Sun 15 Aug 2021 07.59 EDT Last modified on Sun 15 Aug 2021 11.18 EDT As the Taliban prepare […]

‘Everyone is holed up in their homes’: an account from Kabul

Read More Afghanistan ‘Everyone is holed up in their homes’: an account from Kabul An Afghan resident speaks from the capital as the Taliban enter the city Taliban enter Kabul – live updates Sun 15 Aug 2021 07.17 EDT Last modified on Sun 15 Aug 2021 07.26 EDT Sayed – an Afghan resident – speaking […]

Cotton’s 2022 efforts set the table for potential 2024 White House run

Post Content Sen. Tom Cotton says he’s “very confident about 2022.” The GOP senator from Arkansas is crisscrossing the country this summer, helping to raise money and support Republicans running in the 2022 midterm elections, when GOP aims to win back majorities in the House and Senate. FIVE BIG QUESTIONS AS THE GOP TRIES TO […]

American Jews don’t need Israel. Baseball is the proof

Read More During the second Zionist Congress, held in Basel in 1898, Max Nordau, one of the movement’s early leaders, called for the creation of a new type of Jew: a muscular one. The ethos of muscular Judaism, which saw Jews liberating themselves from their meek essence through physical and athletic pursuits so as to […]

Palestinian laborer killed in Israel’s 42nd fatal work accident this year

Read More A Palestinian construction worker was killed Sunday when he was struck in the head by stones that fell from a ceiling at a Jerusalem renovation site, making him the 42nd person to die in a work accident in Israel so far this year. The work site where the 42-year-old man was killed was […]

Taliban Enters Kabul, in Talks With Afghan Government for ‘Peaceful Transfer of Power’

Read More The Taliban and Afghanistan’s government are in negotiations for a transfer of power as the terrorist group’s fighters have encircled Kabul, the capital, after swift advances that took over numerous provincial capitals in about a week. U.S. Embassy staff in Kabul, meanwhile, are attempting to evacuate via planes and military aircraft. Photos and […]