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Israel’s Historic Normalization Agreements: a New Era of Regional Diplomacy
Over the past few years, Israel has witnessed a series of historic normalization agreements with Arab and Muslim-majority countries, signifying a seismic shift in the region's geopolitical landscape. These agreements, which include the Abraham Accords with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, and subsequently with Sudan and Morocco, have garnered international attention and have the potential to reshape regional dynamics. The significance of these agreements is major, as well as their implications for Israel, the Middle East, and the international community.
Regain de tensions en Cisjordanie
Le conflit israélo-palestinien fait encore des siennes au Moyen-Orient. Depuis le début de l’année, les violences se sont accrues. Et la semaine dernière ont pris un nouveau tournant. Retour sur les évènements, et les tentatives d’endiguement par les autorités.
Israeli parliamentary elections, the right wing back in power
Israel had its fourth legislative elections in 5 years on the 1st of November 2022. Benyamin Netanyahu is thus back on the political stage, promised to the post of Prime Minister of Israel. The victory of his party and its allies in Parliament has caused great concern on the international scene. The future of the rule of law and human rights in the country appear to be threatened.
The death of Shireen Abu Akleh, another threat to press freedom in Israel
Shireen Abu Akleh, a journalist with the Qatari TV station Al-Jazeera, was shot dead in a refugee camp in Jenin in the northern West Bank on 11 May 2022 while covering an Israeli army raid. Aged 51 and in office since 1997, her death aroused a deep popular infatuation in Israel and Palestine. A Christian from Jerusalem, she became known as the face of the West Bank through her coverage of the second intifada. A few days after her death, the images of her funeral disrupted by Israeli police violence shocked the whole world. These events show the Israeli authorities' desire to control the press, to the detriment of their image on the international scene.
156 people injured during a conflict in Jerusalem
Friday 15th, dozens of hooded men carrying Palestinian and Hamas Islamic resistance movement flags entered the esplanade with stones, forcing police to enter the scene to disperse the crowd and remove the stones.