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Month: October 2015
Settlers Forcibly Evict Palestinian Families from Silwan Homes
At least nine Palestinians were left homeless on Monday after settlers escorted by Israeli security personnel forcibly evicted them from their homes in the Silwan neighborhood of East Jerusalem. The Silwan-based Wadi Hilweh Information Center […]
Israeli Forces Intentionally Target Palestinian Journalists
The Syndicate of Palestinian journalists said on Sunday that Israeli occupation forces intentionally target Palestinian journalists reporting on current clashes, Arab48.com reported. During a protest held in Ramallah the head of the Syndicate, Abdul-Nasser Al-Najjar, […]
Israeli Lies Will Not Deceive the British Public
By Daud Abdullah Israel’s Minister of Public Security, Gilad Erdan, scored a spectacular own goal with his recent article in the Guardian. In doing so, he caused considerable damage to the credibility of the newspaper […]
Palestinians Need Hope, Not Calm
By John V. Whitbeck Since the current upsurge of violence in Israel and occupied Palestine began, numerous foreign leaders, as well as the UN Security Council, have cited the urgent need to restore “calm”. It […]
Clashes Erupt Across West Bank for 17th Day
Israeli forcessuppressedmarches across the occupied West Bank on Sunday, as clashes continued for the 17th consecutive day. In Hebron, Israeli forces suppressed a march held by Palestinian students from Hebron’s Polytechnic University near the illegal […]
Israel Building Wall to Separate East Jerusalem District, Settlement
Israeli forces on Sunday began installing a large concrete wall in occupied East Jerusalem to separate the Palestinian neighborhood of Jabal al-Mukabbir from the illegal Israeli settlement of Armon Hanatziv. Witnesses told Ma’an that Israeli […]
200 Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinian Village with Firebombs
More than 200 Israeli settlers attacked the Palestinian villages of Wad al-Haseen and Wad al-Nasara near the illegal Israeli settlement of Kiryat Arba overnight in the eastern Hebron district of the occupied southern West Bank, […]
Palestinian Shot Dead after Shooting in Southern Israel Injures 5
A suspected Palestinian was shot dead in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba and another injured after they allegedly opened fire in the city’s central bus station injuring at least five Israelis, Israeli police said. […]
Caught on Camera: Israel’s Extrajudicial Killings (VIDEO)
Israeli forces have used excessive force and committed arbitrary killings in the Palestinian territories for years. That trend escalated during the past few weeks, as Israeli soldiers deployed to the West Bank and Jerusalem used […]
David Amos: Gun-wielding Gang of Israeli Settlers Attack British Volunteer in West Bank
A 66-year-old British man volunteering in the West Bank received emergency treatment after being attacked by a gang of gun-wielding Israeli settlers hurling rocks at him. David Amos, a retired publishing company worker, was struck […]
Footage Raises Questions over Hebron ‘Attack’ (VIDEO)
A Palestinian activist group on Saturday released video footage it said may show Israeli soldiers planting a knife next to the body of an 18-year-old Palestinian shot dead by a settler in Hebron earlier in […]
3rd Palestinian Shot Dead after Alleged Attacks in Hebron, Jerusalem
A Palestinian teenager was shot dead Saturday by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron after allegedly stabbing an Israeli border police officer in the third alleged attack of the day. Palestinian […]
Israel Refuses any International Presence in Al-Aqsa
Israeli Representative to the UN Danny Danon expressed on Friday the Israeli refusal to any international presence in Al-Aqsa Mosque, claiming this would “violate decades-old status quo,” Alkhaleejonline.com reported. Speaking to journalists outside the main […]
Palestinians Injured as New Clashes Erupt in West Bank, Gaza
A number of Palestinians were reported injured as new clashes broke out across the occupied Palestinian territory on Saturday after three Palestinians were shot dead over alleged stabbing attacks. In central Hebron, Israeli forces shot […]
5 Palestinians Dead, 150 Injured by Israeli Forces
Five Palestinians died and at least 150 were injured by Israeli live fire and rubber-coated steel bullets in the occupied Palestinian territory on Friday, the Palestinian ministry of health said. Ihab Jihad Hanani, 19, was […]
Adalah Demands Investigation into Israeli Shooting of Palestinians
Adalah – The Legal Centre for Arab Minority Rights in Israel sent an urgent letter yesterday to the Israeli Attorney General demanding an immediate investigation into police officers who killed and injured Palestinians in violation […]
2 Palestinians Shot, Killed by Israeli Forces during Gaza Demos
Two Palestinians were killed and at least 100 others injured as Israeli forces opened fire at demonstrators in the Gaza Strip on Friday, medical sources said. Ashraf al-Qidra, Gaza’s Ministry of Health spokesperson, said that […]
Rabbis: Killing Palestinian Resistance Fighters ‘A Religious Duty’
Rabbis have declared the killing of Palestinian resistance fighters “a religious duty”, Israeli media reported. Israeli news website Walla reported that right-wing rabbis replied to questions including: “Am I allowed to kick the insurgent, hit […]
Zionism’s ‘Double Ghettoisation’
By Jeremy Salt In the late medieval period ‘pale’ was the word used by the English to describe their colony in Ireland. They lived within the ‘pale’ (from the Latin ‘palus’), a line of settlement […]
Israel Deploys Extra Border Troops as Hamas Calls for ‘Day of Rage’
Israeli forces have announced heavier deployments at the border area with Gaza following the announcement of a Hamas-prompted “day of rage” planned to take place on Friday, an Israeli army spokesperson said. An Israeli army […]
Families Given 72 Hours to Evacuate Homes before Punitive Demolitions
Israeli authorities overnight Wednesday and during the day Thursday executed punitive measures against the families of Palestinians accused of carrying out attacks against Israel, giving four families 72 hours to evacuate their homes before demolition, […]
Egypt Army Shoots, Injures 3 Palestinians in Gaza Tunnel
Egyptian army forces shot and injured three Palestinians in a smuggling tunnel under the city of Rafah in southern Gaza on Thursday. Egyptian soldiers entered the tunnel under the border city and opened fire at […]
620 Palestinians Arrested by Israel in Just 2 Weeks
Israeli occupation forces have arrested more than 620 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem since the start of October, statistics issued by a rights group have revealed. According to the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club, […]
US Says Israeli Stabbing of Palestinians is ‘Terrorism’
The stabbing of a Palestinian by a 17-year-old Israeli in Dimona was an “act of terror”, the State Department said Wednesday. “We’ve had a chance to look at that attack more deeply, and I think […]
2nd Palestinian Killed after Stab Attack, Israeli Woman Injured
A second Palestinian was shot dead on Wednesday by Israeli forces after allegedly stabbing an Israeli woman by the central bus station in West Jerusalem, Israeli police and media said. Israeli police spokesperson Micky Rosenfeld […]
Palestinian, 20, Shot Dead after Alleged Attack at Damascus Gate
A Palestinian man was shot dead at the Damascus Gate in occupied East Jerusalem on Wednesday after an alleged attack on security forces, Israeli police and media said. Israeli police responded to the scene after […]
The Intifada Has Started, Claims MP; Neither PA nor Israel Can Stop It
A Palestinian MP in the occupied West Bank said on Tuesday that the flame of the Palestinian intifada has been ignited and neither the Palestinian Authority nor Israel and its settlers can stop it. “The […]
Lauryn Hill, Danny Glover Feature in Video by Black and Palestinian Artists, Activists
Lauryn Hill, Danny Glover, Cornel West, Angela Davis, and Alice Walker, are among more than 60 leading Black and Palestinian artists and activists to feature in a new video. The video, which also includes contributions […]
The Palestinian Youth Had to Challenge the Occupation
By Hasan Afif El-Hasan Four years after the advent of the “Arab Spring” and the failure to replace the ousted regimes with something better, the people of the Middle East today are engaged simultaneously in […]
Palestinians Must Not Fall into This Trap, again!
By Sam Bahour The lid on the powder keg of the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territory of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip, has been rattling for years now. Palestinians from all walks […]