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Month: February 2017

Israeli Settlers Threaten Bedouins in Jordan Valley

February 21, 2017

Israeli settlers raided a Bedouin community in the Khallat Hamad area of the northern Jordan Valley in the occupied West Bank and threatened local Palestinians on Sunday, a day after a herd of sheep belonging […]

Israeli Minister Moves to Revoke Citizenship of Palestinian Charged with Murder

February 21, 2017

Israel’s Interior Minister and founder of the ultra-orthodox Shas party, Aryeh Deri, has officially begun the process of attempting to revoke the citizenship of a Palestinian citizen of Israel who has been accused of carrying […]

Palestinians Discuss Development of Gas Field with Shell

February 21, 2017

The Palestinian Investment Fund (PIF) announced on Monday that it has been discussing the development of Gaza Marine Gas Field with Shell, Anadolu has reported. Gaza Marine is about 30km off the coast of the […]

Israeli Court to Decide on Release of Veteran Palestinian Prisoner

February 21, 2017

The Israeli court of Ofer is scheduled to decide, next Wednesday, on the appeal filed against Palestinian prisoner Nael al-Barghouthi, 59, by Israeli Attorney General in protest of the court’s previous ruling which sentenced him […]

Elor Azarya Sentenced to 1.5 Years in Prison for Killing Wounded Palestinian

February 21, 2017

After being found guilty of manslaughter for the filmed, execution-style shooting of 21-year-old Abd al-Fattah al-Sharif, 20-year-old Israeli soldier Elor Azarya was sentenced to 18 months in prison, a year’s probation, and a demotion in […]

Music Band Typo Rocks Gaza

February 20, 2017

Gaza’s first rock band was formed in 2012 and is still considered the first band in the besieged Strip to have released a full album. Lead singer and guitarist Mohammed Zohud and his friend initially […]

Israeli Forces Destroy UNICEF-funded Water Pipeline in Jordan Valley

February 20, 2017

Israeli forces demolished a water pipeline in the Jordan Valley region of the occupied West Bank on Monday, after the same pipeline was destroyed earlier this month, according to local sources. Muataz Bisharat, a local […]

Israeli Court Sentences Palestinian Boy with Leukemia to 3 Months in Prison

February 20, 2017

The Israeli military court at Ofer prison sentenced 15-year-old Ahmad al-Khadour to 91 days in prison and a 3,000-shekel fine (approximately $810), after the boy was accused of throwing rocks at Israeli soldiers. The sentencing […]

Netanyahu Turned Down Regional Peace Initiative Last Year: Former US Officials

February 20, 2017

Israel’s prime minister turned down a regional peace initiative last year that was brokered by then-US secretary of state John Kerry, former US officials confirmed. The revelation, first reported by the Haaretz daily, was in […]

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Israeli University to be Established on Occupied Palestinian Land in the West Bank

February 20, 2017

Israeli forces leveled Palestinian lands in Mesha village, to the west of Salfit province, in favor of illegal settlement expansion, the PIC reported. Head of Mesha village council, Sabah Amer, said “Palestinian lands have been […]

Netanyahu: Trump and I Agreed to Establish settlements Team

February 20, 2017

Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on Sunday said that he and US President Donald Trump “have agreed to establish a team to examine the Jewish settlement enterprise in the West Bank,” the PNN reported. “We agreed […]

Israel and the UN Are Allies in Colonial Endeavors

February 18, 2017

By Ramona Wadi News that Tzipi Livni could be nominated for the post of UN under-secretary-general was overshadowed swiftly by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s meeting with Donald Trump. It is safe to say that […]

Petition: UK Government Should Apologize to Palestinians for Balfour Declaration

February 18, 2017

The Balfour Apology Campaign (BAC) has launched a petition which calls on the British government to apologize for the Balfour Declaration that lead to the colonization of Palestine that continues to this day. BAC also […]

The Kiss of Life – A Poem

February 18, 2017

By Chris Lane is a cold plunge from the womb to a mother’s warm breast for kittens and kids the lick of a rasping tongue for desert life, rare droplets of water for chimps clasping […]

Record Number of Palestinian Homes Destroyed by Israel in 2016: Rights Group

February 17, 2017

In 2016, Israeli authorities had sped up demolishing homes of Palestinians in the occupied territories, Israeli rights group B’Tselem reported. The number was the highest in 12 years, during which the group kept systematic statistics […]

Lieberman Promises Gaza Ports in Exchange for Captive Soldiers

February 17, 2017

Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said yesterday that his government is willing to allow the Palestinians to have a seaport and airport in Gaza, as well as industrial areas and the creation of 40,000 jobs […]

Explainer: Israel-Palestine Conflict, the Two-state Solution (VIDEO)

February 17, 2017

What is a two-state solution; what is a one-state solution; and why are they now at the heart of the Palestine-Israeli discussion? (Al Jazeera)

Israel Threatens to Attack Lebanon in Response to Nasrallah Statements

February 17, 2017

Israel’s minister of intelligence has threatened to “hit all of Lebanon” in the event that Hezbollah acts on its threats to bomb the Zionist state. “If Nasrallah dares to fire at the Israel homefront or […]

Hamas: Israel Not Serious about New Prisoner Exchange Deal

February 17, 2017

The Hamas movement said on Friday that Israeli authorities were not showing seriousness in creating a new prisoner exchange deal for Israelis held by Hamas and Palestinians imprisoned in Israel. Spokesperson of the movement, Hazem […]

Hezbollah Chief Threatens to Target Israeli Nuke Plant

February 16, 2017

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah today called on Israel to dismantle its Dimona nuclear reactor, threatening to target the facility with rockets if Israel failed to comply. “I urge the enemy [Israel] to shut its ammonia […]

A Long Fight: Gaza Man Succumbs to Wounds He Sustained as a Teen in 2005

February 16, 2017

A Palestinian man in the Gaza Strip succumbed on Thursday to wounds he sustained by Israeli forces in 2005 — when he was 18 years old — according to locals. Samed Fahmi Abu Shanab, 29, […]

Palestinian Authority Supports Trump’s Call for Israeli Settlements ‘Pullback’, Wary of ‘One State’ Idea

February 16, 2017

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas fully supports Donald Trump’s call on Israel to “pull back” on settlement expansion, but is yet to comment on a trending idea that a peace deal might not necessarily include […]

When Israel and Britain Celebrate the Historical Trauma of Palestinians

February 16, 2017

By Dr. Samah Jabr After 100 years, Britain seems to be at the same moral stage as it was when UK Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour wrote to a leader of the British Jewish community, Baron […]

Improvement at PSC, but Two-States Idea is Not Palestinian

February 16, 2017

By Blake Alcott Fortunately the UK’s large Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) seems to be expanding its range of interest. Formerly focusing its attention and actions disproportionately on the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza, […]

Israeli Minister Says Netanyahu and Trump to Discuss Palestinian State in Sinai and Gaza

February 15, 2017

An Israeli minister claimed on Tuesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump will discuss a proposal put forward by Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to establish a Palestinian state in the Gaza Strip […]

Trump: Two-State Solution Not Only Way to Achieve Peace

February 15, 2017

US President Donald Trump has said that a peace deal between Israel and Palestine can be a one-state or two-state solution as long as both sides agree on it. “Looking at two-state or one-state, I […]

Palestinians Denounce US Comments on 2-State Solution, Say Alternative is Apartheid

February 15, 2017

A United States official said on Tuesday that the US was not necessarily committed to the two-state solution as the sole way out of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, sparking criticism from Palestinian officials who upheld that […]

Trump Promises ‘Great Peace Deal’, Netanyahu Seeks Unconditional US Support

February 15, 2017

US President Donald Trump called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to make compromises in order to reach a peace deal with the Palestinians, including holding off on the construction of new settlements. “The United […]

Israel’s Vision for the Future is Terrifying

February 15, 2017

By Ramzy Baroud Empirical historical evidence combined with little common-sense are enough to tell us the type of future options that Israel has in store for the Palestinian people: perpetual apartheid or ethnic cleansing, or […]

Trump’s Muslim Ban: Israeli Strategic Plans to ‘Remake the Middle East’ from 2001 and Before Targeted the Same Countries

February 15, 2017

By Alison Weir President Trump has issued an executive order suspending entry to the U.S for people from Iraq, Syria, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Iran, and Yemen (the order is called “Protecting the Nation From Foreign […]

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