Two leading chefs have pulled out of the Tel Aviv-hosted Round Tables food festival following pressure from the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign, reported Haaretz. Gabrielle Hamilton, chef, and owner of the Prune restaurant in New York, cancelled, following the earlier cancellation by Ana Ros, a world-acclaimed chef from Slovenia. Ahead of the festival, […]
Khashoggi killing: Strongest evidence linking murder to MBS
A message captured in the audio record of the killing of Jamal Khashoggi is widely believed to be an instruction to notify the Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman that the operation to slay the Washington Post journalist had been carried out successfully. In the recording, which Turkey has said was passed on to western allies, […]
Iraqi Parliamentarians Demand Timetable for US Troop Withdrawal
Iraqi MP Ahmad Al-Assadi, senior leader of the Iraqi Construction Alliance, revealed on Friday parliamentarian moves to pressure the Iraqi government to evict US forces from the country. Al-Assadi said that the previous Iraqi parliament had started the calls, but now the new parliament was calling for a clear timetable for the US withdrawal from […]
Erdogan: Turkey will not abide by US sanctions on Iran
Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday that his country rejects the US sanctions on Iran and will not abide by them, Anadolu news agency reported. “US sanctions on Iran are wrong. For us, they are steps aimed at unbalancing the world; we don’t want to live in an imperialist world” Erdogan told reporters in […]
In First, U of Leeds Divests from Firms Supplying Israel Army
In the first move of its kind, a UK university has divested from companies that supply military equipment to the Israeli army following a student campaign. The University of Leeds this weekend made the decision to divest from three companies which were found to be complicit in the violation of Palestinian human rights: Airbus, United […]
Israel’s Netanyahu urges Saudis be Given a Pass for “Horrendous” Khashoggi Murder
In his first comment on the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the murder as “horrendous” but defended the Saudi royal family and described its members as “friends”. Speaking after a meeting with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, Netanyahu said that “what happened at the Istanbul consulate was horrendous […]
SecDef Mattis Slams Saudie Arabia: ‘Khashoggi killing undermines regional stability’
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Saturday that the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi undermined Middle Eastern stability and that Washington would take additional measures against those responsible. Washington Post columnist Khashoggi’s murder has escalated into a crisis for the world’s top oil exporter. Saudi Arabia’s allies have reacted with outrage towards a […]
Israel to spend $72 mn to convince Europe Boycott over Occupation is “anti-Semitism”
In its ongoing battle against the international Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign Israel is pushing for European political parties to declare the movement “fundamentally anti-Semitic”. The latest drive saw Israel’s Minister of Jerusalem Affairs, Ze’ev Elkin, attending a conference in Brussels backed by the Israeli government which proposed a text for prospective MEPs and […]
Saudi Arabia in “Crisis” following Khashoggi’s Killing, says Minister
Saudi Arabia is in “crisis” over the murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the country’s energy minister, Khalid Al-Falih, warned today. Speaking at the Riyadh-held Future Investment Initiative (FII) summit, Al-Falih said that Khashoggi’s killing was “regrettable and unjustifiable.” “We are going through a crisis,” the minister added. The three-day conference, which started today, was […]
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