Hanan Ashrawi --Issam Rimawi -Flash 90 PLO submits official request to Hague-based court to investigate “illegal Israeli settlement activity”. By Elad Benari – Arutz Sheva The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) has decided to submit an official request to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate what it calls “illegal Israeli settlement activity”, PLO
Initial results show more than 90% of Kurds in northern Iraq voted 'yes' on independence referendum. By David Rosenberg – Arutz Sheva Iraqi Kurds declared victory Tuesday night in an independence referendum held earlier this week, which supporters hope will end Iraqi sovereignty over a semi-autonomous region in the north of the country and establish
New royal decree in Saudi Arabia will allow women to drive starting next June, ending notorious longtime ban. By Elad Benari – Arutz Sheva Saudi Arabia announced on Tuesday it will allow women to drive starting next June, in a historic decision that makes the Gulf kingdom the last country in the world to permit
Facebook page of Abbas' Fatah movement praises terrorist who murdered 3 Israelis, calls terrorist a 'Martyr.' By Gary Willig – Arutz Sheva Nimer Mahmoud Ahmed Aljamal, the terrorist who murdered three Israelis in an attack at the entrance to the Jewish town of Har Adar Tuesday morning, was praised as a 'Martyr' by Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud
'If Israel does not reconsider its support for Kurdish independence, Turkey will not be able to take many steps we would have with Israel.' By JTA – Arutz Sheva President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey threatened to halt steps being taken toward normalization with Israel if it does not end its support for an independent
Erdogan warns Iraqi Kurdish leader against pushing for independence following referendum. 'Waving Israeli flags will not save you.' By AFP – Arutz Sheva AFP - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday warned the Iraqi Kurdish leader against pushing for independence after holding a non-binding referendum, saying such a move risked sparking an "ethnic war" in
Iran-North Korea Iran rejects Trump's suggestion that it was working with North Korea on missile development. By Elad Benari – Arutz Sheva Iran said Monday that suggestions by U.S. President Donald Trump that it was working with North Korea on missile development were "nonsense", AFP reported. On Saturday, Trump responded to Iran’s claim that it conducted a
iran missile U.S. officials say Iran did not actually launch a ballistic missile this past weekend and had used an old video. By Elad Benari – Arutz Sheva Sources in the U.S. said on Monday that Iran’s launch of a new type of medium-range ballistic missile was fake, according to Fox News. Iranian media reported on
Kurdish women show off ink-stained fingers following vote in independence referendum -Reuter 80% of eligible voters cast ballots in referendum for independence. 'This is the best day of my life.' By Gary Willig – Arutz Sheva Thousands of residents of the Kurdish region of northern Iraq cast their votes in a historic referendum
Leaders say UN High Commissioner for Human Rights complicit in blatantly discriminatory campaign against Israel by Human Rights Council. By Arutz Sheva Staff – Arutz Sheva Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations Chairman Stephen M. Greenberg, and Executive Vice Chairman/CEO Malcolm Hoenlein charged UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein with abusing his
