For today, links to four reports: from the Cradle, Agence France-Presse, Reuters, and Middle East Eye. (WEST BANK 5-31-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA, MEDIA, UKRAINE, SYRIA and IRAN entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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FROM MAY 31  Arab diplomats condemn Israel for barring West Bank visit. From the Cradle. The foreign ministers of five Arab countries who had planned to visit the occupied Palestinian West Bank this weekend condemned Israel’s decision to block their plans. READ MORE . . .

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Saudi FM says blocking of West Bank delegation shows Israeli rejection of peace process. From AFP. Israel’s blocking of a visit by Arab diplomats to the occupied West Bank showed its “rejection of . . . a diplomatic path to peace,” Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said today. READ MORE . . .

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FROM MAY 31  Israel blocks Ramallah meeting with Arab ministers, Israeli official says. From Reuters. JERUSALEM: Israel will not allow a planned meeting in the Palestinian administrative capital of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, to go ahead, an Israeli official said on Saturday, after media reported that Arab ministers planning to attend had been stopped from coming. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from Middle East Eye.

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