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A View on the Rationale for the US Attack by Trump on Venezuela

By Media Analyst Sedick Crombie Besides the legal and geopolitical contexts and analyses that many analysts make in relation to the Venezuelan situation—and which are mostly spot on—there are also many other contexts that play a significant role. Legal: that this invasion and the capturing of a foreign president are against international law; that it constitutes kidnapping; and that no foreign country reserves the right to do what the US […]

6 January 2026

International

“The US is wholeheartedly behind Israel in trying to assert that the Palestinians deserve what is coming”

By Kouthar Sambo Reports indicate that Israel is preparing for a ground invasion of Gaza. This comes as Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu has reportedly told US President Joe Biden that a ground assault is necessary. Furthermore, Biden's hesitation to condemn the actions of the Israeli state is rather distasteful after the Israeli forces attacked the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital on Tuesday evening. Biden then pointed to the resistance movement, Hamas, by referring to […]

19 October 2023

International

Former Israel PM urges world leaders to boycott Netanyahu

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has called on world leaders to boycott current Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu due to pushing ahead with the judicial overhaul. Israeli media reported that this rare call for international intervention in Israel's affairs came amidst protests from tens of thousands of Israelis against the planned judicial overhaul. Olmert served as Israeli prime minister from 2006-2009. He was reported by Israeli Channel 12 encouraging global leaders to […]

18 March 2023

International

UAE cancelled Netanyahu visit fearing he would say something against Iran

The United Arab Emirates cancelled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's planned visit in January due to concerns his conduct during the visit could increase regional tensions with Iran, the Walla new site reports, citing three Israeli officials with knowledge of the matter, the Times of Israel reported. According to the report, the Prime Minister's Office has said the visit was cancelled for logistical reasons. The officials tell the outlet that the Emiratis wanted the […]

3 March 2023

International

Israel’s Netanyahu and Ben-Gvir agree to legalise controversial evacuated settlement

INTERNATIONAL Israel's Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed with far-right leader Itamar Ben-Gvir to enable Jewish settlers to return permanently to the evacuated illegal outpost of Homesh, in the north of the occupied West Bank. Homesh was first evacuated in 2005 as part of an Israeli disengagement plan that pulled forces and settlers from the Gaza Strip and some West Bank settlements. Currently, settlers visit the area and operate the […]

18 November 2022

International News

End of Netanyahu era could be in the cards in Israeli political drama

Israel was gripped by political drama on Sunday over the possibly imminent end of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s record run as the country’s leader. After four inconclusive parliamentary elections in two years, a 28-day mandate for opposition leader Yair Lapid to form a new government runs out on Wednesday, and media reports said he was close to putting together a coalition that would end Netanyahu’s 12-year stretch as prime minister. Lapid’s chances […]

30 May 2021

International News

Netanyahu cancels planned UAE visit: Israeli broadcaster

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday was cancelled, Israel’s public radio Kan said, citing a source involved in the planning. Neither Israel nor the UAE has formally confirmed that such a visit – the first by the prime minister to the Gulf power – was to have taken place, nor that it was being reviewed. Israeli media reported the planned visit […]

11 March 2021

International News

Saudi Arabia grants Air India permission to fly over its airspace to Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Saudi Arabia had granted Air India permission to fly over its territory on its new routes to and from Tel Aviv. There was no immediate confirmation from either Saudi officials or Air India. Netanyahu made the announcement during a briefing in Washington to Israeli reporters after he had met US President Donald Trump. “Air India signed an agreement today to fly […]

6 March 2018

International News

Israeli police recommend indictment of Netanyahu

Israeli police have recommended indicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for bribery, fraud and breach of trust after months of investigation into two corruption cases. The recommendations on Tuesday will now go to the attorney general, who will decide whether to prosecute him or not. Netanyahu appeared defiant in a live television address later on Tuesday, saying he intends to stay in power and that the police recommendations would "end with nothing". "All I […]

14 February 2018

Netanyahu

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