South Africa’s foreign ministry on Friday weighed in on the United Arab Emirates decision to normalize relations with Israel, in a statement reflecting its long support for Palestinians who overwhelmingly reject the deal and have taken to the streets in protest at the news. “While the UAE has the sovereign…
United States Rep. Ilhan Omar has responded to a ban on her planned visit to Israel with the charge that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, under pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, has aligned himself with Islamophobes and harmed the cause of peace. “As a member of the House Committee on…
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), a body that counts half of all African nations among its 57 members, plans an extraordinary summit on Friday in Istanbul following the call of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to address the Israeli-Palestinian crisis in Gaza. The OIC has condemned the United States…
An emergency meeting of Arab-nation foreign ministers to discuss the situation in Jerusalem has been postponed until Thursday, in order to allow for the widest participation of nations. The League of Arab States said the meeting in Cairo, requested by the Jordanian government, will focus on the crisis at the…
The Qatari foreign minister’s visit to China Thursday heightened the attention to Beijing’s influence in the Middle East and North Africa, in a week that also saw a welcome to his counterpart from the United Arab Emirates, Tunisia’s foreign minister, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al…
South African opposition leader Mmuse Maimane is on a tour of Israel and is expected to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other officials, during a visit that defies the African National Congress (ANC) and President Jacob Zuma’s public appeal to avoid travel to Israel. Maimane, head of the…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a strong rebuke to the United States Wednesday night, following a major speech by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on the Israeli-Palestinian peace and last week’s United Nations Security Council resolution on the legality of Israeli settlement expansion. “What he did was spend…
The Palestinian Solidarity Campaign (PSC) of South Africa has called for the immediate recall of the nation’s ambassador to Israel, a move the organization said will demonstrate support for the West African nation of Senegal amid the consequences of its United Nations Security Council resolution vote Friday. The 14-0 vote…