Transportation Minister Miri Regev sent Yamina party leader Naftali Bennett a letter Thursday for him to sign, pledging he will back Prime Minister Netanyahu to form a government after next week’s elections. Bennett, a former member of Netanyahu’s bloc of right-wing and religious parties, rejected the call, responding to Regev via text message. “I was […]
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Beijing blasts US as ‘empire of hacking & theft,’ rebuffs claims that China will exploit Pacific cable project for ‘espionage’
The Chinese government has rejected allegations from two US senators that it seeks to leverage a multi-million dollar undersea cable project for “espionage,” deeming the charges cover for Washington’s own global spying efforts. Addressing a letter penned by Republican Senators Marco Rubio (Florida) and Ted Cruz (Texas) warning of Beijing’s role in the project, obtained […]
McConnell rebuffs bipartisan Covid proposal while circulating another partisan GOP bill
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell brushed aside a middle-ground Covid proposal from a bipartisan group of senators on Tuesday looking to break the legislative stalemate over a new pandemic relief deal, saying lawmakers couldn’t afford to “waste time” on “messaging games.” The Kentucky Republican then indicated he’s revamping partisan GOP legislation after consulting Trump administration […]
Erdogan rebuffs US over his Afrin adventure: ‘How long will you be in Iraq & Afghanistan?
Today, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has rebuffed US calls to cutain Turkey’s military offense in Afrin, Syria, citing Washington’s 17 year-long military occupation of Afghanistan and Iraq. Although Erdogan has a point regarding the obvious US sins of Afghanistan and Iraq, it would have been a better point to make that the US currently […]
Iraqi PM Rebuffs U.S. Decree That ‘Foreign Shia Militias’ Should Leave Country
Ever since ISIS appeared in Iraq in 2014, both the policies and strategies coming out of Washington have ranged from confused to inept, as politicians and Pentagon officials spar over whether or not to cooperate with various Iranian-affiliated Shia militias and People’s Mobilization Units (PMF), led by Hash d’ al-Shaabi and Badr Organisation. The driving […]
Israel furious as UNESCO rebuffs its claim to Hebron
Charlotte Silver Rights and Accountability 7 July 2017 Israel tries to use Jewish reverence for the Ibrahimi mosque in Hebron as a pretext to claim sovereignty over the occupied West Bank city. Najeh Hashlamoun APA images Israel has reacted with rage after the United Nations cultural organization UNESCO passed two resolutions recognizing Hebron’s Old City […]
Iran rebuffs US officials’ comments on young woman’s death, amid heated protests
Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Monday repudiated remarks by US officials on the death of a young woman following her detainment by the country’s so-called morality police, amid fierce protests throughout the country. A massive furore erupted after Mahsa Amini, 22, was arrested by Iran’s morality police last Tuesday due to issues with her headscarf. Police […]