Israeli Minister of Jerusalem Affairs Zeev Elkin said the collapse of the Palestinian Authority was inevitable during a speech at Israel’s Bar-Ilan University on Monday, in comments the PA later alleged were “absurd.” Israeli daily […]
The head of the Joint Arab List, Ayman Odeh, warned Monday that he and other Palestinian members of the Israeli Knesset may resign their positions if a controversial bill allowing the Knesset to expel lawmakers […]
Hollywood stars have been urged to visit Palestinian children being held in Israeli jails. The human rights organisation Avaaz made the call after Israeli authorities invited 26 Oscar notables to take part in free VIP […]
According to the latest Palestinian figures, since October 1 of last year, at least 186 Palestinians have been killed and another 15,645 injured by Israeli troops in the Gaza Strip and in the Israeli-occupied West […]
Two Palestinians were critically injured in clashes with the Israeli army south of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, medical sources said. Palestinian Red Crescent spokeswoman Errab Foqoha told Ma’an that two Palestinians […]
By Sam Husseini There were some lovely, moving moments in the memorial service of Concepcion Picciotto at Luther’s Place Church on Saturday. Concepcion is known — with William Thomas, who died a few years ago […]
By Jamal Kanj Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom created a maelstrom in Israel by merely demanding a “credible investigation into deaths of Palestinians in order to clarify and bring about possible accountability.” Israel declared the […]
Israeli authorities have recently decided to release half a million Israeli shekels ($126m) to the Palestinian Authority (PA) treasury on condition that the PA stops “incitement” and blaming Israel before international bodies, Felesteen newspaper reported […]
US President Barack Obama this week signed into law a sweeping trade agreement that protects Israel from boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) by countries who oppose the ongoing military occupation of Palestinians. The agreement — […]
Humanitarian aid workers for the second week in a row had access to Palestinian refugees in Syria’s war-torn Damascus area, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said Friday. The agency said in a statement […]
On Friday, 26 February, after completing 94 days of hunger strike, Palestinian journalist Mohammed al-Qeq suspended his strike in an agreement announced by the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society. He was joined in his hospital room by […]
By Majed Al-Sheikh Haim Ramon Former Labor minister Haim Ramon has led a continuous campaign in the Israeli media calling for the establishment of another ‘Apartheid Wall’ as an extension of the existing wall between […]
The family of Omar al-Nayif on Friday said they held the Palestinian Authority responsible for his reported assassination by Israel at the Palestinian embassy’s headquarters in Bulgaria. Ahmad al-Nayif told Ma’an: “My brother was being […]
By Or Amit Sweden made international headlines in October 2014 when it decided to recognize the State of Palestine. Not surprisingly, Israel whimpered and condemned Sweden’s perceived impertinence. Israel and its supporters were clearly worried […]
A Palestinian child was killed and another seriously injured after an unexploded ordnance detonated in the Jabaliya area of the northern Gaza Strip. Medical sources told Ma’an that five-year-old Suhayb Saqir was was killed and […]
Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah on Thursday condemned Israel’s “deliberate” destruction of EU-funded structures in the occupied Palestinian territory, as he called on the international community to take action. “Israel must be held accountable for […]
By Dr. Samah Jabr While the world was celebrating New Year’s Eve in 2015, with all of its promise for the coming year, dozens of Palestinian families were receiving the frozen bodies of their Shaheeds (martyrs): […]
By Iqbal Jassat At a time when South Africa is grappling with the demon of racism, one expects that greater sensitivity will be displayed by the beneficiaries of apartheid towards its victims. Instead we find […]
Israeli forces on Wednesday accidentally shot dead an Israeli soldier when they opened fire on and wounded a Palestinian they allege was attempting to carry out a stabbing attack near the illegal Gush Etzion settlement […]
The friendship of three amputees was a remarkable sight to see as they stood on the beach in Gaza City, but what was even more surreal about the sight was that two of them shared […]
By Jonathan Cook – Nazareth Benjamin Netanyhu’s government is drafting legislation that ought to resolve in observers’ minds the question of whether Israel is the democracy it proudly claims to be. The bill empowers a […]
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked Britain to remove posters from London’s tube network that describe Israel as an apartheid state. A spokesman for the Israeli Foreign Ministry Emmanuel Nachshon said in a statement […]
An elderly Palestinian woman was killed and her daughter wounded when they were hit by a car allegedly driven by an Israeli settler in the eastern West Bank district of Jericho Tuesday night, according to […]
By Dr. Saleh Al-Naami It is possible to assume that there are real reasons that made Israeli Minister of Infrastructure Yuval Steinitz gloat to the army leadership, security institutions and media elites in Tel Aviv last […]
By Ramzy Baroud As US liberals and some leftists are pulling up their sleeves in anticipation of a prolonged battle for the Democratic Party Presidential nomination, the tussle becomes particularly ugly whenever the candidates’ foreign […]
FOA speaks to media consultant, author and editor of Palestine Chronicle, Ramzy Baroud about his tips and tricks of the trade and the importance of journalism and media in times of conflict, occupation and political […]
Here’s the story in Hebrew. In a nutshell: Minister Gilad Erdan has organized a secret conference in Jerusalem, with 150 top supporters of Israel. American right wing pollster Frank Luntz [who has earlier stated that […]
The prosecution for Israel’s military court refused an appeal on behalf of the family of imprisoned Palestinian journalist Muhammad al-Qiq to allow them to visit him at an Israeli hospital as al-Qiq’s hunger strike reached […]
The Palestinian Ministry of Public Works and Housing has said that around 95 per cent of the rubble left after the 2014 Israeli war on the Gaza Strip has been removed. In a statistical report […]
A Palestinian teen was shot dead Sunday by Israeli troops near the West Bank city of Nablus after allegedly trying to attack Israeli soldiers with a knife, the Israeli army and the Palestinian Health Ministry […]
A recent New York Times made many claims about the ‘mass rape’ of Israeli women on October 7. But two leading Palestinian media organizations, The Palestine Chronicle and Friends of Palestine Network, conducted a joint investigation, the outcome of which resulted in the ‘The Black Dress’, a groundbreaking 18-minute documentary looking into allegations and the possible falsification of evidence.
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