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Israeli Court Sentences 19-year-old Palestinian Girl, Shurouq to 16 Years in Prison
The Israeli magistrate’s court in Jerusalem on Sunday sentenced a 19-year-old Palestinian girl to 16 years in prison, after she was accused of attempting to stab an Israeli settler in the Old City of occupied […]
Outrage in Israel, Netanyahu under Fire for UN Resolution on Settlements
Israel has summoned ambassadors from Senegal and New Zealand following their support for a UN resolution condemning Israeli settlement building in the occupied territories. On Friday, the UN Security Council adopted a resolution demanding Israel […]
The UN Must Not Let Resolution 2334 be Squandered
By Daud Abdullah If UN Security Council Resolution 2334 regarding Israel’s illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories is to be worth the paper it’s written on, certain tangible steps must be taken. Failure to […]
Netanyahu Pledges to Demolish Palestinian Houses Despite EU Protest
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has pledged to demolish Palestinian houses on both sides of the Green Line in revenge for the Israeli Supreme Court’s decision to evacuate Amona settlement built on private Palestinian land […]
2016 is the Worst for Gaza’s Humanitarian Situation
Jamal Alkhoudary, the head of the popular committee dedicated to breaking the siege on Gaza, said 2016 has been the “worst year” as far as the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip in concerned, according […]
UN Passes Resolution on Ending Israeli Settlements
The UN Security Council has voted in favor of a resolution demanding the halt of settlement activity by Israel on occupied Palestinian territory with the United States notably abstaining. The resolution was put forward at […]
In Video, Palestinian Santa Teargassed by Israeli Army
Christmas-themed protest was held in front of Bethlehem military checkpoint. Protesters demanded freedom of movement between the Palestinian cities of Bethlehem and East Jerusalem. Israeli occupation soldiers responded with tear gas, pepper spray and stun […]
G4S Confirms Sole Remaining Investment in Israeli Market
Private security giant G4S has clarified that its only remaining interest in Israel is an investment in a police training facility, with all other contracts being transferred to new owners. On December 2, G4S announced […]
Thousands Attend Funeral of Slain Palestinian Teen Pronounced Dead after 2-month Long Coma
Thousands of Palestinians Friday attended the funeral of 16-year-old Fares Ziad al-Bayed in the occupied West Bank district of Ramallah after he died earlier in the day of wounds inflicted during clashes with Israeli soldiers […]
Accused of Smuggling Cell Phones to Prisoners, Arab MK Gives Up Diplomatic Immunity
Basil Ghattas, an Arab member of the Israeli Knesset, has given up his diplomatic immunity ahead of a vote sat by the Israeli Kenesset to strip him off his diplomatic immunity. Ghattas was accused of […]
Israel Accelerates Building 300 Units in Occupied Jerusalem
The Israeli “Local Committee for Construction” in Jerusalem has announced a plan to accelerate building 300 housing units in the occupied city. The plan was announced on the same day Israel managed to foil holding […]
Israeli Settler Attempts to Run over Two Palestinian Children in Hebron
An Israeli settler attempted to run over two Palestinian children in his vehicle on Thursday while they were on their way to school in the Beita Zaata area of Beit Ummar in the southern occupied […]
Following Israeli Request, Egypt Delays UN Vote on Jewish Settlements
Egypt postponed a UN Security Council vote due to take place today on a resolution it proposed demanding an end to Israeli settlement building, diplomats said, after Israel’s prime minister and US President-elect Donald Trump […]
Top PLO Member Urges Trump to Respect Internationally-Recognized Status of Jerusalem
Tayseer Khaled, a high-ranking member of the Executive Committee of Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), called on US president-elect “to act responsibly and respect international legitimacy resolutions on East Jerusalem,” after Trump appointed David Friedman, who […]
Amnesty International Denounces Extended Detention of Palestinian Journalist Hassan Safadi
Amnesty International has condemned on Monday the renewal of the administrative detention of Palestinian journalist Hassan Safadi, with the group denouncing what it described “the latest example of Israel’s long-standing attacks on Palestinian human rights […]
Palestine’s Achilles Heel: The Begging Bowl
By Vacy Vlazna Poor Palestine – the major Palestinian players, Fatah and Hamas have degraded and set back the liberation movement by crawling with begging bowls to self-interested, absolutely not Palestine-interested, Arab states, and furthermore […]
Palestinian Landowners File Claim for Amona Relocation Site
A Palestinian has filed an appeal claiming ownership of land that the Israeli government allocated for the evacuees of the illegal Amona outpost, Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported yesterday. The appeal follows a deal struck on […]
Palestinian Family to Separate to Avoid Eviction, Israeli Supreme Court Resolves
Following a contentious court battle between a Palestinian family in the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem and Israeli settler organization Ateret Cohanim, the Israeli Supreme Court Tuesday evening ruled that the couple would be […]
Israeli Philosopher in NY Times: On ‘Liberal Zionism in the Age of Trump’
In his article, “Liberal Zionism in the Age of Trump”, Israeli professor of philosophy, Omri Boehm confronts the sinister nature of Zionism which has no qualms labeling Israel’s critics, anti-Semitic, while embracing pro-Israeli anti-Semites. Here […]
For Palestinians, Zionism only Means One Thing
By Ramzy Baroud On 12 December, the British government officially adopted a new definition of anti-Semitism that includes legitimate criticism of Israel. The definition was adopted earlier in the year by pro-Israeli group IHRA, although […]
Israeli Supreme Court Ratifies Decision to Demolish Palestinian Home in Jerusalem
The Israeli Supreme Court has ratified a decision to demolish the house of Palestinian man, Musbah Abusbeih, who was killed after he carried out a shooting attack in Jerusalem. The family of Abusbeih lives in […]
‘Fragmentation’: How Israel Takes over Palestinian Rural Lands in the West Bank
By Palestine Chronicle Staff B’Tselem – The Israeli Information Centre for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories has published a report which detailed what the organization described as Israel’s practice of taking over rural Palestinian lands […]
Israel to Pursue Settlement Expansion under Trump Presidency
The Israeli government is preparing to pursue a massive surge in construction in West Bank settlements under a Donald Trump presidency, according to an article in the Jerusalem Post. Yesterday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu boasted […]
In Video, Boycott Israeli Wines Campaign Target another Government Store in Vancouver, Canada
By Hanna Kawas The Boycott Israeli Wines campaign in Vancouver, Canada held another flash action and picket on Dec. 17, despite the unusually cold temperatures in the city. The activists initially went into the government […]
An Open Letter to President Obama: Decision Time for Israeli-Palestinian Peace
By Ralph Nader Dear President Obama: On November 28, 2016, Jimmy Carter, the President who negotiated the peace agreement between Israel and Egypt in 1978, wrote an op ed for the New York Times titled, “America Must […]
Israeli Court Sentences Palestinian Child, Natali to 18 Months in Prison
An Israeli court has sentenced Palestinian child Natali Shoukha, 15, from the village of Ramoun in Ramallah to 18 months in prison, according to Adil Samara, the lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club in the […]
Report: Israel Killed 268 Palestinians since October 2015
A report published by Al-Quds Center for the Study of Israeli-Palestinian Affairs revealed that 268 Palestinians were murdered by Israel since October 2015, including the killing of 21-year-old Hammad al-Sheikh in Occupied Jerusalem on Wednesday. […]
Putting Palestine into Canada’s NDP Leadership Race
By Yves Engler To the sound of crickets chirping from opposition benches Justin Trudeau’s government has once again isolated Canada on Palestinian rights. But, recent developments suggest this shameful chapter in Canadian diplomacy is past its […]
Hunger Striker Moved to Intensive Care, Israel to Decide on Force Feeding
Hunger-striking Palestinian prisoner Anas Shadid was transferred to the intensive care unit of Israel’s Assaf Harofeh hospital following a severe deterioration of his health on Monday, a day before the Israeli Supreme Court is set […]
Trump Donated $10,000 to Illegal West Bank Settlement
US President-elect Donald Trump donated $10,000 to a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank in 2003, a leader of the Ramallah-area community revealed yesterday. A Trump J. Foundation tax form showed that Trump gave the donation to […]
