Egypt has invited Israel, Hamas and the Palestinian Authority for separate talks that aim at consolidating the cease-fire that ended an 11-day war between Israel and the Gaza Strip s militant Hamas rulers, Israeli media and an Egyptian intelligence official said Thursday. The talks would also focus on accelerating the reconstruction process in Gaza.
CAIRO (AP) Egypt has invited Israel, Hamas and the Palestinian Authority for separate talks that aim at consolidating the cease-fire that ended an 11-day war between Israel and the Gaza Strip’s militant Hamas rulers, an Egyptian intelligence official said Thursday. The talks would also focus on accelerating the reconstruction process in Gaza.
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27 May 2021
President Joe Biden’s plan to re-open a U.S. consulate in Jerusalem is illegal under the Jerusalem Embassy Act, which requires all diplomatic functions in Israel’s capital to be conducted in one embassy, two former Trump administration officials claim.
In 2019, the building known as the U.S. consulate and its functions were absorbed into the new U.S. embassy, which itself had previously been another consular branch until being designated as the embassy in 2018 under President Donald Trump.
On Tuesday, Secretary of State Tony Blinken formally announced the decision to reopen the consulate in a meeting with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki tried to defend the move as a way to reach out to Palestinians.
Pakistan stands with oppressed Kashmiris, Palestinians: Shehryar
May 27, 2021
Chairman Kashmir Committee Shehryar Khan Afridi says Pakistan is standing with the oppressed people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ&K) and Palestine.
Addressing a seminar titled Palestine and Kashmir Crisis: Call for Justice in Islamabad on Thursday, he said Kashmir committee is working effectively to expose Indian real face before the world.
He said the whole nation including all political parties are on one page on this issue.
He said Indian regime is replicating the Israeli model in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir and the world must stand up to prevent it.
By Claire GounonAgence France-Presse OCCUPIED JERUSALEM US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has wrapped up a whistle-stop Middle East tour aimed at consolidating a ceasefire between Israel and Gaza militants. What can we now expect? Is the ceasefire holding?The Egyptian-brokered ceasefire that went into force early Friday has so far held, ending 11 days of devastating