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‘Jerusalem is Not the Capital of Israel’, Italian Court Tells RAI TV

August 7, 2020

Flavio Insinna, host of the popular Italian TV show “L’Eredità” will have to deliver this statement next time he goes on the air: “International law does not recognize Jerusalem as the capital of the State […]

Australia and Israel are Two Sides of the Colonial Legacy which Undermines Palestinian Rights

August 6, 2020

Like other countries prioritizing international consensus and diplomatic relations with Israel simultaneously, Australia is trying to square a colonial circle. Whilst not averse to promoting the two-state paradigm and expressing “concern” at the forthcoming annexation, […]

OCHA Report: In Two Weeks, Israel Demolishes 30 Palestinian Structures Displacing 25 People

July 31, 2020

The Israeli occupation authorities demolished or seized 30 Palestinian-owned structures in Area C of the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem for the lack of Israeli-issued building permits, displacing 25 people and otherwise affecting around […]

UN Special Rapporteur: Human Rights Situation in Palestine Continues to Be Grim

July 16, 2020

UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Michael Lynk, published his annual report on Wednesday, addressing Israel’s illegal policies of collective punishment, which the Palestinian people. […]

UN Rights Chief: Israel’s West Bank Annexation Plans are Illegal

June 29, 2020

Israel’s aim to annex parts of the occupied West Bank is clearly “illegal”, the UN’s human rights chief said on Monday, warning that the consequences could be “disastrous”. Just days before Israel intends to kick-start […]

Arab League: Israel’s Annexation of West Bank Could Ignite Religious War

June 25, 2020

The head of the Arab League warned a high-level UN meeting on Wednesday that Israel’s annexation of parts of the West Bank would inflame tensions and endanger peace in the Middle East, and could ignite […]

Canada Loses UN Security Council Seat Bid

June 18, 2020

With only one round of voting, Canada lost its bid to secure a Security Council (UNSC) seat at the UN today. The result is what many domestic critics had hoped for, but in both foreign […]

The PA’s ‘Counter-Proposal’ Facilitates Its Colonial Collaboration with Israel

June 16, 2020

Further proof that the Palestinian Authority will not attempt to safeguard what remains of Palestine, let alone insist on decolonization, is the plan submitted to the Middle East Quartet which does nothing other than confirm […]

UN Security Council to Discuss Israel’s West Bank Annexation Plan

June 15, 2020

The UN Security Council is scheduled to convene on June 24 at foreign minister level to discuss Israel’s plan to annex large swathes of the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Authority’s Observer at the UN, […]

Canada and UNSC: Palestinian Solidarity Unsettling Canada’s Diplomatic Apparatus

June 14, 2020

The Palestinian solidarity movement is unsettling Canada’s diplomatic apparatus. In the final week of their multi-year campaign for a seat on the United Nations Security Council, they’ve been forced to respond to a well-documented, strong […]

International Collusion with Israel is What Real ‘Political Terrorism’ Looks like

June 14, 2020

Israeli media outlets are trying to create a furor over a possible move by the Palestinian Authority to submit a resolution at the UN General Assembly condemning Israel’s annexation plan. “The solution to the conflict […]

Israel’s One-state Reality is Facilitated by the International Community

June 6, 2020

For several years, the call for a one-state solution has been part of the alternatives to the two-state paradigm which forms the backdrop to international diplomacy on Palestine. “One state” is generally described as a […]

UN Warns of New Political Crisis if Annexation Plans Go Ahead

June 1, 2020

The United Nations has warned of a new political crisis and conflict between Israel and the Palestinians if Israel continues with its plan to annex parts of the occupied West Bank. The UN gave the […]

Abbas to Inform UN Secretary-General of Reasons to End to Agreements with Israel

May 20, 2020

Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Minister  Riyad Al-Maliki announced today that President Mahmoud Abbas will inform the UN Secretary-General António Guterres about the reasons behind the leadership’s decision to abolish all agreements with Israel. Speaking to […]

SPECIAL REPORT: Release Palestinian Child Prisoners, UN Officials Tell Israel

May 11, 2020

Several United Nations officials called on Israel Monday to release Palestinian child prisoners currently held in Israeli prisons due to the coronavirus pandemic. The call was made by the coordinator of UN’s humanitarian assistance to […]

The World Must Halt Israel’s Annexation and Reverse Its Colonization of Palestine

May 9, 2020

UN Special Rapporteur Michael Lynk’s criticism of the forthcoming US-Israeli annexation of more Palestinian land offers a good start to collective political action against Israel if only the international community would show that it is willing. […]

UN Security Council to Discuss Israel’s Annexation Plan Later This Month

May 8, 2020

Riyad Mansour, the Permanent Representative of Palestine to the United Nations, said today that the UN Security Council will convene on May 20 to discuss Israel’s plan to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, and […]

On Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, UN Urges Protection of Detainees from Coronavirus

April 17, 2020

In a letter to the Secretary-General of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)’s Executive Committee, Saeb Erekat, UN chief Antonio Guterres pointed out to ways of protecting Palestinian detainees, including reducing the number of prisoners in […]

UN Mladenov Asks Israel to Release Palestinian Tax Revenues to Fight Coronavirus

April 15, 2020

The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, has asked Israel to release the Palestinian tax revenue that it is withholding to allow the Palestinian Authority to combat the social and […]

Even in a Pandemic: Palestinian Prisoners Simply Don’t Matter to Israel’s Security Narrative

April 9, 2020

Unsurprisingly, Israel has not heeded requests to safeguard the health of Palestinian prisoners in its jails. Besides recommending “precautionary measures”, which are likely to provide no protection in confined spaces, it seems that Israel will […]

Jerusalem Mayor Accuses Israel of Neglecting Palestinian Hospitals

April 8, 2020

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon has accused Israel’s Ministry of Health of neglecting Palestinian hospitals in the occupied eastern section of the city after it failed to deliver essential equipment it promised to provide. According to […]

Security and Politics Determine the Degree of Coronavirus Cooperation

April 6, 2020

Cooperation between Israel and the Palestinian Authority regarding the spread of coronavirus COVID-19 is similar to security coordination. The only real difference is that Israel can play the humanitarian card, even as it persists with […]

UN Official: Israel is Legally Responsible for Safety of Palestinians

March 21, 2020

Israel is legally responsible for providing health services to ensure the safety of Palestinians in the occupied territories during the fight against the coronavirus, a senior United Nations official has announced. “The legal duty, anchored in Article 56 […]

The PA is Blindly Accepting International Impositions on Palestinians

March 2, 2020

Israel and the Palestinian Authority have been trading the same rhetoric about not having a suitable partner for diplomatic negotiations. The senior adviser and spokesman for Mahmoud Abbas, Nabil Abu Rudeineh, recently took the statement […]

‘The Donald Trump I know’: Abbas’ UN Speech and the Breakdown of Palestinian Politics

February 21, 2020

A precious moment has been squandered, as Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas, had the chance to right a historical wrong, by reinstating Palestinian national priorities at the United Nations Security Council on February 11, through […]

UN List of Firms Aiding Israel’s Settlements was Dead on Arrival

February 19, 2020

After lengthy delays, the United Nations finally published a database last week of businesses that have been profiting from Israel’s illegal settlement activity in the West Bank. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle […]

PA Acquiescence to UN Resolutions Determines Palestine’s Disappearance

February 15, 2020

Further proof of the Palestinian Authority’s rejection of Palestinian land, history, and memory was articulated recently by Mahmoud Abbas’s spokesman, Nabil Abu Rudeineh, who basically discounted Zionist colonization and the Nakba by referring to a […]

Israel Targets UN Rights Office with ‘Exceptional and Harsh Measure’

February 13, 2020

Israel lashed out at the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Wednesday, soon after the UN body revealed a list of companies that have ties with illegal Jewish settlements in occupied Palestinian Territories. […]

See Full List Below: UN Blacklists 112 Businesses that Enable Israeli Occupation of Palestine

February 12, 2020

The United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) has finally released a long-delayed report, on Wednesday, listing over one hundred businesses that have ties with illegal Jewish settlements in the occupied Palestinian Territories. Despite intense Israeli […]

Abbas at UN: ‘US Cannot be the Sole Mediator’

February 11, 2020

Appearing before the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas rejected Washington’s so-called ‘Deal of the Century’. Holding a copy of a map used by the US ‘peace proposal’s’ architects to […]

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