Israeli, Turkish leaders to meet at United Nations

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will meet during the UN General Assembly in New York. (Reuters/File Photos)
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Updated 17 September 2022
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Israeli, Turkish leaders to meet at United Nations

  • Lapid’s office said that while in New York he would also meet the prime minister of Greece

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will meet during the UN General Assembly in New York, Lapid’s office said on Saturday.
The meeting marks another milestone for the countries as they work to mend long-strained ties. Both governments expelled ambassadors in 2018 and have often traded barbs over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Last month Turkey and Israel announced they would re-appoint respective ambassadors.
In March Israel’s president, whose post is largely ceremonial, traveled to Turkey at Erdogan’s invitation, the most senior Israeli visit since 2008. Two months later Turkey’s foreign minister visited Israel and the regional powers said they hoped to expand economic ties.
Lapid’s office said that while in New York he would also meet the prime minister of Greece.


Israel renews demolition order for refugee camp football pitch near Bethlehem

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Israel renews demolition order for refugee camp football pitch near Bethlehem

  • The Aida field has been scheduled for demolition since November

LONDON: Israeli authorities on Monday renewed a demolition order for a seven-a-side football pitch in Aida Refugee Camp, north of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank.

Munther Amira, head of the Aida Youth Center, said Israeli forces had informed the charity of the order to demolish the football field, claiming it was built without a permit.

He added that they posted the demolition order at the pitch gate in the Khallat Hamama area, on the outskirts of the Aida camp near the separation wall, according to official news agency Wafa.

The order gives the site owners a week to demolish it; otherwise, the Israeli authorities, which maintain a military occupation in the area, will carry out the work and the owners would be subject to fines and potential imprisonment.

The Aida football field has been scheduled for demolition since November last year.