Over 20 nations join EU, UN in opposing Israel’s illegal E1 settlement plan

The United Kingdom, Australia and Japan are among 21 countries that have condemned Israel’s plans to build a controversial illegal settlement in the occupied West Bank, which they say renders a future two-state solution for Palestinians impossible, Al Jazeera reported. 

UN chief: Israeli settlement plan in the West Bank violates international law

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday strongly opposed Israel's plans to construct thousands of new settler units that would effectively split the occupied West Bank into two disconnected parts.

UK and allies to sanction Israeli ministers Ben Gvir and Smotrich

A number of countries, including the UK, are set to sanction far-right Israeli ministers Itamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich over their conduct during the war on Gaza, MEE reported.

The West’s shameful silence on Gaza

After 19 months of conflict that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and drawn accusations of war crimes against Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu is once more preparing to escalate Israel’s offensive in Gaza.

Netanyahu is leading Israel into ruin: Der Spiegel

TEHRAN - In a commentary published on December 4, German magazine Der Spiegel said Benjamin Netanyahu is waging an endless war in Gaza and delivering Israel into the arms of extremist right wings to stay in power.

Belgium condemns Israel for trying to annex occupied West Bank

Belgium’s foreign ministry strongly condemned a statement by Israel’s far-right economy minister, Bezalel Smotrich, calling for “exercising sovereignty” over the occupied West Bank, Al Jazeera reported.

Smotrich says Israel must extend into Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Syria, Iraq, and S. Arabia

Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has advocated for the creation of a Jewish state that would encompass all Palestinian territories and neighboring Arab territories, including the Syrian capital of Damascus. 

EU tables sanctions on extremist Israeli ministers for hate crimes

The EU’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, has proposed sanctioning Israeli ministers for hate speech and incitement to war crimes, in another bid to toughen the bloc's response to Israel's war in Gaza.

Borrell calls for sanctions against Ben-Gvir, Smotrich

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has condemned statements made by Israeli ministers on cutting humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.

Israeli minister calls Gaza ceasefire deal a 'dangerous trap'

Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has labelled a proposed deal involving a ceasefire in Gaza a "dangerous trap" following renewed diplomatic pushes to halt the Gaza war.

Palestine urges ICC arrest warrant for Smotrich

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue an arrest warrant for Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich for saying it may be “justified and moral” to starve Palestinians in Gaza.

Smotrich demands West Bank annexation if ICJ declares settlements illegal

Israeli hard-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to annex the West Bank should the International Court of Justice (ICJ) declare Israeli settlements illegal.

Israel’s land grab policy: Creeping, de facto annexation turns into actual annexation

The Israeli military has quietly handed over significant legal powers in the occupied West Bank to pro-settler civil servants working for the far-right minister Bezalel Smotrich, the Guardian reported.

Smotrich calls for ‘full control over Gaza’

An Israeli far-right minister has stressed that the regime must establish complete control over the besieged Gaza Strip.

Only criminally insane minds can cause so much panic in Gaza

Israeli rulers, even those considered rather moderate, have been seeking a plan to depopulate Palestinians from their motherland. Probably the October 7 attack by Hamas on southern Israel provided the ill-wishers in Israel with an excuse to go ahead with the plan more speedily and more cruelly.

By Ali Karbalaei

White House snubs Netanyahu

More than eleven weeks into his third term as prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu has yet to receive an invitation to visit Washington.