Great March of Return is Palestinians’ Cry for Justice
The aims of the Great March of Return protests, which began in Gaza on March 30 last year, are to put an end to the suffocating Israeli siege and implement the right of return for […]
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A Dictionary of Media Terms for the Palestine/Israel ‘Conflict’
What is the point of journalism if not to question, doubt, and challenge state or elite power? If a journalist merely reports the standard talking points of that power (as most corporate media journalists do), […]
After Escalation, Israel Agrees to Expand Gaza Fishing Zone (VIDEO)
Israel has expanded the permitted fishing zone in the besieged Gaza Strip as part of a ceasefire agreement with Hamas. The Egyptian-brokered deal includes expanding the fishing limit along the Mediterranean coast from approximately 11 […]
New Right: Annex ‘Area C’, Impose Full Israeli Sovereignty (VIDEO)
A right-wing Israeli political party, opposed to Palestinian self-determination, has proposed plans to annex most of the West Bank and impose full Israeli sovereignty over the occupied territory. With less than six weeks till the […]
Netherlands Recognizes Gaza, West Bank as Official Palestinian Birthplaces
Palestinians living in the Netherlands will be allowed to register the Gaza Strip and the West Bank as their official place of birth, Dutch State Secretary Raymond Knops told the House of Representatives in The […]
Israel to Deduct Stipends for Palestinian Prisoners from PA Tax Money
The Israeli Diplomatic-Security ‘Cabinet’ is expected to approve a major cut to the tax revenues Israel collects on behalf of the Palestinian Authority (PA). The amount the PA pays as stipends to the families of […]
Israel’s Defiance of History, Morality and Law
No state established on land seized by force from the people living on that land can claim moral legitimacy and a ‘right’ to exist. A purported ‘right’ to exist is not central to the existence […]
Ramaphosa, Oslo and the Two-State Mirage
During his recent visit to a Johannesburg synagogue, South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa repeated an overused mantra to assuage his Jewish audience about the country’s evenhandedness. Overused and devoid of any substance, Ramaphosa insisted that […]
The Veiled Danger of the ‘Dead’ Oslo Accords
Yossi Beilin is back. This unrepentant Israeli ‘peacemaker’ is like the mythical phoenix, continually resurrecting from its ashes. In a recent article in Al-Monitor, Beilin wrote in support of the idea of a confederation between Israel and […]
A ‘National Betrayal’ by Fatah … or Hamas?
As the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, brokered by the UN and Egypt, went into effect yesterday, Ramallah erupted into a litany of abominable comments. Senior Fatah official Azzam Al-Ahmad was quoted by Wafa news […]
Abbas Vows to Appeal Israel’s Law at UN
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday vowed to appeal Israel’s controversial law of Jewish nation-state at the UN. Speaking in a televised program, Abbas said he rejects the US mediation for Palestine-Israel peace talks and […]
PA: Israeli Law Freezing Prisoner Family Money ‘Declaration of War’
Palestinian leaders have condemned a “dangerous” new Israeli law that will withhold hundreds of millions of dollars in funds from the Palestinian Authority (PA) over welfare payments given to prisoners and their families. PA: Israel’s […]
Israel Intercepts Gaza Boat after Setting Sail to Break Blockade (VIDEO)
Israeli naval forces have intercepted a Palestinian vessel hours after it sailed off the coast of the besieged Gaza Strip. The boat, carrying patients, students and people wounded in recent mass protests, was transferred on […]
PLO Central Council to Discuss Cancellation of Oslo (VIDEO)
The Palestinian President’s adviser on foreign affairs and international relations has said that the PLO Central Council will discuss the cancellation of the Oslo Accords, Quds Net News has reported. Such a strategic decision, explained […]