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Palestinian jailed for life over land sale to Israelis  Sources identify the convict as a Palestinian holding American citizenship 31.12.2018           Report reaching us says that a Palestinian court has jailed a man for life for easing a land sale to Jewish settlers in the occupied city of East Jerusalem, according to the Supreme Judicial Council on Monday. The council did not identify the man, giving only his initials I. A.  Sources, however, identified the convict as Issam Aqel, a resident of Jerusalem, who holds U.S. citizenship.  Last month, the official Wafa news agency said the Palestinian Authority and intelligence service were facing pressure to release a man accused of “leaking real estate to settlers in Jerusalem”.  On Nov. 28, U.S. ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, called for Aqel’s release, saying he was an American citizen.  The Palestinian leadership suspended contact with the U.S....

ISRAEL And U.S. SLATED TO LEAVE UNESCO TODAY TO PROTEST ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS  (photo credit: Gowidenews) Both countries announced their withdrawal plan in 2017 and have not indicated any intention to shift that decision in advance of the December 31st deadline. Israel and the United States are slated to leave the United Nations Educational, Cultural and Scientific organization today over its anti-Israel bias. Israel’s Foreign Ministry is expected to make an announcement on the matter later today. Israel has been a member state of UNESCO since 1949. In the last 17 years, the global cultural body has registered nine sites within the country on its World Heritage List. Read more related articles UNESCO: Rachel's Tomb and Cave of Patriarchs part of 'Occupied Palestine' Israel envoy to UNESCO: Do what you want, we’re leaving anyway But it’s pro-Palestinian stances has created increasing friction with both countries. In 2011, both countries halted payme...

_ Sign in Remember me Forgotten password ? BECOME PREMIUM Or sign in with FACEBOOK TWITTER Don't have an account yet ? REGISTER : Live b Replay a Schedules 9 Channels News feed Top stories International Israel Economy Sport Culture Tech Français English عربى o z z a Gaza health ministry says teen killed by Israeli fire during border clashes 12/21/2018 4:31:28 PM UPDATED ON 12/21/2018 4:31:35 Pm Gowidenews Photo A Palestinian youth was killed by Israeli fire on Friday during clashes on the Gaza Strip border that saw thousands of Palestinians demonstrating against the Israeli blockade, according to the Palestinian health ministry. The ministry reported the death of Mohammed al-Jarouh, 16, in eastern Gaza on Friday evening. It said 40 more Gazans had been injured so far. Though Hamas declared earlier in the day that the protests were entering their 39th consecutive week, this is ...

2019 presidency: Why I’m sad – Peter Obi Said  Published  on   December 21, 2018 The Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Peter Obi has revealed what makes him sad about Nigeria. Obi said that the recent report of over 87 million Nigerians being out of job was a sad one. He called on the Federal Government to take drastic measures to reduce the rate of unemployment in the country. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, Obi said this while speaking with newsmen on Thursday in Abuja. He noted that the rate of unemployment in the country would reduce if certain areas were given adequate support. According to him, if the right approach is not taken, we can have 15 million rice farmers and rice will still be expensive in the country. “The more people that get into rice production, the more rice we produce and the more the price of rice goes up. “It shows that there is disconnect. If we have 10...

Netanyahu’s Son Says All Muslims Should ‘Leave The Land Of Israel’ December 14, 2018   Getty Images Gowidenews — Yair Netanyahu said there would not be peace in the land of Israel until either all the Jews or all the Muslims leave — and he would prefer the latter. The son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted the comment on Facebook on Thursday: “There will not be peace here until: All the Jews leave the land of Israel. All the Muslims leave the land of Israel. “I prefer the second option,” he posted. The post has garnered 750 reactions as of Friday evening in Israel, most of them in agreement. It’s the second time in a week that the younger Netanyahu has posted a controversial comment online. On  Monday , he posted on Facebook that the press, as well as left-wing NGOs and politicians, are “traitors.” His father disavowed the comment. Last year, Yair Netanyahu posted and then deleted an apparently anti-Semitic caricature of liberal Jew...

Osinbajo, Peter Obi, Three Other Vice Presidential Candidates Debate (LIVE UPDATES) Gowidenews The Vice Presidential Debate December 14, 2018 Five candidates have been pegged down to slug it out at the vice-presidential debates of the 2019 general elections tonight at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja. The candidates were selected earlier this week by the presidential election debates group and a group of broadcast stations affiliated to the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON). Eddi Emesiri, the executive secretary of the Nigeria Election Debates Group, listed political parties that would participate as including: Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN); Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN); All Progressives Congress (APC); Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Young Progressives Party (YPP). Vice President Yemi Osinbajo would participate at tonight’s debate as the running mate to President Muhammadu Buhari, both seeking to retain their office fo...