With Benjamin Netanyahu and UAE Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed up for nomination, many wonder if the prestigious award is actually a fair reflection of its name.
Reports claim a secret meeting took place between Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in spite of denials that it occurred.
As Israel's Defence Minister Benny Gantz forms a commission to probe Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for corruption, cracks begin to appear in the current coalition government.
Palestinians watch on with scepticism as President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take up residence in the White House.
Protesters waved Israeli and pink flags, which have become a symbol of the protest movement, as they marched through Jerusalem toward a square near Netanyahu’s official residence.
Tel Aviv announced a plan to build thousands of homes for Jewish settlers on land belonging to Palestinians.
The latest settlement plans have been submitted to Israel's Civil Administration with Defence Minister Benny Gantz' approval. More than 450,000 Israelis live in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, excluding those in annexed East Jerusalem.
The marches have been fueled by the government’s response to the pandemic and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ongoing trial for corruption.
Once touted as the end of annexation, the UAE’s normalisation deal with Israel has only emboldened Israel to continue building settlements unchecked.
Protesters have been gathering outside Netanyahu’s official residence in Jerusalem each week for over three months, demanding his resignation.
Trump said the agreements "will serve as the foundation for a comprehensive peace across the entire region." Meanwhile, dozens of Palestinians in Gaza rallied outside a UN office to condemn the signing.
The crowd rallied outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence, blowing whistles, waving signs and flags and calling for his resignation.
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