As public support for the Israeli Occupation shows signs of weakening in the U.S., critics of “Israel” are increasingly accusing pro-”Israel” lobbying groups of seeking to entrench their influence within American institutions through legislation and defense partnerships.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided to reveal his visit to the UAE after learning that former Israeli Prime Ministers Naftali Bennett was expected to travel to the UAE the following day for meetings with its president, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, and senior Emirati officials.

Israeli bulldozers tore down dozens of Palestinian shops on the edge of a town southeast of Jerusalem this week, clearing land ahead of a settlement-linked road project in the occupied West Bank.

The Sudanese conflict is no longer confined to the civil war between the army and the Rapid Support Forces militia, but has taken on rapidly escalating regional dimensions.

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi visited an Egyptian air detachment revealing that Egypt has deployed a Rafale fighter jets squadron in the UAE.