The International Court of Justice on Friday said it has received a complaint from the "State of Palestine" against the United States, arguing that the U.S. government's placement of its Israeli embassy in Jerusalem violates an international treaty and it should be removed. The ICJ, known as the World Court, said
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King Abdullah talks Palestine, Syria with top U.S. diplomat
Jordanian King Abdullah II on Monday met with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in New York to discuss developments pertaining to Palestine and Syria, according to the Jordanian Royal Court. The meeting, which also reportedly tackled certain aspects of the U.S.-Jordanian “strategic partnership”, was held on the sidelines of a
Palestinian are trapped in an economy of jobless growth with no prospects
By: Middle East Affairs The United Nations trade and development agency UNCTAD said in an annual report: "Palestinian citizens are trapped in an economy of jobless growth with no prospects, especially in Gaza, which is undergoing de-development." "Unemployment in the Palestinian territories was the highest in the world in 2017, at 27.4
Israel forces dismantled several shacks built by Palestinian protesters
By: Middle East Affairs On Thursday, Israel security forces dismantled several shacks built by Palestinian protesters near Khan al-Ahmar, a Bedouin village in the occupied West Bank that Israel has slated for demolition. "Israeli powers landed at the town before dawn on Thursday and started bringing down the recently assembled challenge cottages,
One Palestinian killed and 200 others wounded at a weekly protest on Gaza
By: Middle East Affairs On Friday, Gaza officials said: "Israeli troops killed one Palestinian and wounded more than 200 others at a weekly protest on the Gaza-Israel border." Dissenters moved consuming tires and heaved stones towards the Israeli troopers and the outskirt fence, witnesses said. The Israeli military said that some tossed