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Month: November 2019

Build Resistance not Walls: A Reader for a World without Walls – Review

November 30, 2019

(Build Resistance not Walls: A Reader for a World without Walls. Ed. Palestinian Grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign, Stop the Wall. November 09, 2019.) A collection of essays concerning the boundaries being established by walls, Build […]

Anatomy of a Zionist Smear Campaign: Jerusalem Post Admits to Fabrications

November 30, 2019

On November 20, 2019, Israel advocacy club Herut Canada held a public meeting entitled “Reservists on Duty” at York University in Toronto. The meeting billed itself as a chance to hear from “real Israeli soldiers” […]

Jordanian Prince Secretly Meets Israeli President amid Deteriorating Relations

November 30, 2019

A Jordanian prince secretly met with Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin in London, Israeli media reported on Wednesday, just days after King Abdullah confirmed relations between the two were at “an all-time low.” Prince Ghazi bin Mohammed, a senior […]

Israeli Warplanes Attack Posts in Gaza, No Casualties (VIDEO)

November 30, 2019

Israeli warplanes attacked early this morning a post in the north of Gaza Strip causing damage but no casualties, reported WAFA correspondent. The warplanes fired three missiles at the post causing fire and damage to […]

Relic of Jesus’ Manger: Christmas Gift from the Pope to Bethlehem

November 30, 2019

A fragment of wood reputed to be from the manger where Jesus was laid after his humble birth arrived in Bethlehem from the Vatican on Saturday, kicking off Christmas season at the town revered as […]

Is Netanyahu Ready to Inflame War to Escape His Legal Troubles?

November 29, 2019

The decision to indict Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on three separate criminal counts pushes the country’s already unprecedented electoral stalemate into the entirely uncharted territory of a constitutional crisis. There is no legal precedent […]

World Commemorates International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (VIDEO)

November 29, 2019

Senior officials joined ambassadors and other representatives from the international community in New York on Wednesday to commemorate the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, officially observed each year on November 29. Established […]

Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Teen in Southern Gaza Strip

November 29, 2019

A Palestinian teenager has been killed and five others wounded by Israeli fire in the southern Gaza Strip on Friday. According to Gaza’s ministry of health, 16-year-old Fahd al-Astal died after he was shot in the stomach […]

Israeli Authorities Advance Settlement Plans in Occupied East Jerusalem

November 29, 2019

Israeli authorities have recently advanced a number of settlement plans across occupied East Jerusalem, according to an update issued yesterday by NGO Ir Amim. The most significant development, as reported this week, was the start of construction […]

Invention, Memory, and Ongoing Indigenous Resistance

November 29, 2019

In a journal article entitled “Invention, Memory, and Place,” the late Edward W. Said focuses on the question of collective memory:  what is remembered, how, and in what form? According to Said, issues related to […]

Virginia Turned Blue, Thanks to Arab Americans

November 29, 2019

Many Virginians recently celebrated as both houses of the Virginia legislature came under Democratic Party control.   In the past 30 years, the state has shifted from being a conservative Republican state to a liberal Democratic […]

Israeli Bulldozers Raze Farmlands near Bethlehem

November 28, 2019

Israeli bulldozers today razed large swathes of Palestinian farmlands to the west of Husan village, located near the West Bank city of Bethlehem, according to a local official. Hassan Breijeh, head of the local anti-wall […]

‘Beholden to the Zionist Lobby’: South Africa University Rejects Resolution to Boycott Israel

November 28, 2019

The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Senate last week rejected a resolution to join an academic boycott of Israel. The ballot, held on Friday, saw 68 percent of the 363 members oppose the proposal which would […]

14 Palestinian Parties, Including Hamas, Agree to Run in Elections

November 28, 2019

Fatah is ready to run in the Palestinian elections alongside Hamas, a member of the movement’s Central Committee Azzam Al-Ahmad said yesterday. In an interview with Al-Resalah, Al-Ahmad said that Hanna Nasser, the head of the […]

Jordan Demands Israel to Hand over Body of Sami Abu Diak (VIDEO)

November 28, 2019

The Jordanian authorities have asked Israel to release the body of Palestinian prisoner Sami Abu Diak, 37, who died in prison on Tuesday after three years of battling cancer and alleged medical negligence, Quds Press reported on […]

Israel’s Next Move: The Real Danger in the US Decision to Normalize Illegal Jewish Settlements

November 27, 2019

It is hardly a major surprise that the US government has finally decreed that illegal Jewish settlements built in defiance of international law are somehow “consistent” with the said law. US foreign policy has been […]

Jewish Settlers Storm Joseph’s Tomb near Nablus, Injure 26 Palestinians

November 27, 2019

26 Palestinians were injured by Israeli gunfire today overnight as hundreds of Israeli settlers forced their way into Joseph’s Tomb in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, said medical sources. Israeli forces escorted a […]

Israel: Lieberman to Reject Giving Immunity to Netanyahu

November 27, 2019

Head of Yisrael Beiteinu party Avigdor Lieberman stressed on Monday that he would reject holding a Knesset committee meeting to discuss providing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu immunity, Quds Press reported. This came just one day after […]

Israeli Government to Expand Global Arms Exports in 2020

November 27, 2019

The Israeli government is aiming to increase the volume of Israel’s defense exports, reported Globes, which has revealed the main points of the plan for the first time. The project, being overseen by the Defence […]

Israeli Police Escalate Arrest Raids in Issawiya

November 26, 2019

Israeli occupation forces have escalated their arrest raids in Issawiya, occupied East Jerusalem, in the face of continued protests at months of violence and harassment, reported Haaretz.  Yesterday, the paper reported, Israeli police officers arrested […]

New Poll: Blue and White Opens up Lead ahead of Likud

November 26, 2019

The Blue and White party has opened up a significant lead over Likud, according to a new poll published today, right-wing news outlet Arutz Sheva reported. According to the poll, commissioned by Channel 12, the Benny Gantz-led list […]

His Last Wish Unfulfilled: Sami Abu Diak Dies in Israeli Prison (VIDEO)

November 26, 2019

Palestinian prisoner Sami Abu Diak, who was suffering from cancer, has died in prison this morning, according to prisoners advocacy groups. Israel has rejected several appeals to release him on humanitarian grounds so that he […]

Israel Tightens Restrictions for Palestinian Farmers Accessing Land across the Wall

November 25, 2019

Israel has “tightened its restrictions” for Palestinian farmers trying to access their land located on the other side of the illegal Separation Wall, reported Haaretz. Most of the Wall’s route lies inside the occupied Palestinian territory – […]

HRW’s Omar Shakir Deported from Israel over BDS Support (VIDEO)

November 25, 2019

A senior Human Rights Watch (HRW) official who has been expelled from Israel over his alleged support for promoting boycotts of the country will continue carrying out his work from a neighboring country, according to the […]

Trump’s Green Light for Israeli Settlements is an Endorsement of Racist Bantustans

November 25, 2019

The entirely predictable expectation from US President Donald Trump to cuddle up to Israel’s rightwing lobby at a time he is faced with one of the severest challenges to his presidency: impeachment.  Having gifted Zionism’s […]

Harmonious, Asymptotically – Book Review

November 25, 2019

(Fractured Destinies, by Rabai al-Madhoun, translated by Paul Starkey, 257 pp. Hoopoe $18.95) The word “concerto” takes its derivation from the Latin concerto, -are, -atus (“to contend”), though contemporary usage modulates the word to mean […]

‘They Killed My Parents on My Birthday’: Daughter of Assassinated Palestinian Leader Speaks Out (PHOTOS & VIDEO)

November 25, 2019

Each Israeli attack on Gaza leaves more than dead and wounded, but numerous stories of human endurance and tragedy. The most recent Israeli aggression on the besieged Gaza Strip began on November 12, when the […]

Israeli Forces Shoot, Injure Palestinian Man near Hebron

November 24, 2019

A Palestinian was shot and injured Sunday evening by Israeli forces’ live fire in the town of Beit Ummar, in the southern occupied West Bank district of Hebron (Al-Khalil), said a local activist. #Israeli Soldiers […]

PA: Escalation of Settler Violence is a Result of Pompeo’s Statement (VIDEOS)

November 24, 2019

On Friday, the Palestinian Authority (PA) condemned the escalation of Jewish settlers’ violence against Palestinian citizens and blamed the US for this escalation, Al-Watan Voice reported. In a statement, the PA’s Foreign Ministry announced that the […]

Jewish Settlers Attack, Injure Civilians in Hebron City (VIDEOS)

November 23, 2019

Dozens of hardcore Jewish settlers under Israeli army protection converged today on the old city of Hebron (Al-Khalil), south of the occupied West Bank, and attacked Palestinian civilians and storekeepers, injuring many of them. Settlers […]

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