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Month: May 2022

Israeli lawmaker resigns over ‘harassment’ of Palestinians, plunging government into parliamentary minority

CNN By CNN’s Rob Picheta, Kareem Khadder, and Amir Tal, and journalist Lauren Izso Israel’s fragile government lost its parliamentary majority on Thursday after an Arab-Israeli lawmaker resigned from the ruling coalition, accusing its leaders of fueling tensions between Israelis and Palestinians and condemning the violent intervention of police at the funeral of slain journalist

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Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh’s brother slams violent actions of Israeli police at her funeral

By Kareem Khadder and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN The brother of slain Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh Monday blasted the violent intervention by Israeli police into her funeral as “unacceptable and unjustifiable.” “They could have easily blocked the road if they didn’t want to see the funeral leave the hospital but the attack was intentional

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Harris meets with new UAE president and expresses condolences following death of the country’s president

By Jasmine Wright and Kate Sullivan, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday met with the new president of the United Arab Emirates after leading a US delegation to the UAE to express in-person condolences following the death of the country’s president, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Harris told reporters after the meeting she made

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