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Month: October 2017
Arthur James Balfour’s Ambivalent Philo-semitism
By Jeremy Salt Even his contemporaries had trouble working out Arthur James Balfour. Aloof, privileged, extremely wealthy, the product of Eton and Cambridge, he clearly liked power and being at the center of things, without […]
Former Long-term Hunger Striker, Bilal Diab on Strike again
Former long-term hunger striker Bilal Diab entered his 7th day of hunger strike in protest against his administrative detention without charge or trial in Israeli jails, said the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS). According to B’Tselem, […]
Israel Arrests Palestinian Man for Posting ‘Good Morning’ on Facebook
A Palestinian man was arrested after he posted “good morning” in Arabic on Facebook, Haaretz reported. Israeli occupation forces mistakenly translated the post to read “attack them”. In a post to accompany a picture of […]
Ex-Saudi Minster Defends Meeting with Israel Officials
Prince Turki Al-Faisal, a former Saudi intelligence chief, has defended his frequent and public meetings with senior Israeli officials at an event in a New York synagogue yesterday, according to Al Jazeera. Speaking alongside a […]
Three Workers Abducted Inside Gaza Tunnel Near Egyptian Border
Unknown assailants abducted three Palestinian workers on Monday afternoon inside underground tunnels connecting the besieged Gaza Strip with Egypt, according to locals. Sources from Gaza told Ma’an that the three workers are from the al-Shujaiyya […]
If White National Fund Sounds Racist, So Should Jewish National Fund
By Yves Engler Imagine if there were an organization called the White National Fund that raised tens of millions of dollars each year from Canadians to buy land in the US to be held exclusively […]
15 Jewish Extremists Arrested for Assault on Arab Men Dating Jewish Women
Fifteen members of an extremist Jewish organisation have been arrested for allegedly assaulting and harassing Arab men who date Jewish women. Police arrested the leader of the Lehave, Bentzi Gopstein, and 14 others yesterday from […]
Ugly Truths Behind Balfour and Beersheba
By Jeremy Salt Within a month two events will be celebrated that have a left a deep imprint on the ‘western’ consciousness. The most significant is the Balfour Declaration, a piece of paper whose destructive […]
Israeli Demolition Orders Delivered to Silwan Homes
Israeli forces on Sunday raided the neighborhood of Silwan in occupied East Jerusalem and delivered several home demolition notices to Palestinian residents, according to Wafa news agency. Staff from Israel’s Jerusalem Municipality raided the neighborhood, […]
Arab League Conference to Boycott Israel Taking Place in Cairo
Representatives of the Arab regional offices for the boycott of Israel are holding a three-day conference today at their headquarters in Cairo, Safa News Agency reported yesterday. In a statement the Palestine and occupied Arab […]
Japan Deplores Israel’s Approval of 3,000 Settlement Units in West Bank
The Government of Japan deeply deplored Israel’s approval of plans for the construction of about 3,000 housing units in settlements in the West Bank despite repeated calls from the international community including Japan for freezing […]
Grants to Israeli Settlements Could Breach UK Law, Charity Commission Warns
The Charity Commission has warned that making grants to Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) could potentially constitute a breach of the Geneva Conventions Act of 1957, in a significant hardening of the […]
Hurricane Harvey Victims Told: Boycott Israel and You Won’t Get Aid Donations
Residents in a Houston suburb will not receive funds donated for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts if they support boycotting Israel, according to a funding application form issued in the wake of the devastating storm. The […]
Ashrawi: Israeli Settlement Activity in the West Bank Amounts to War Crimes
Following announcements that Israel had advanced plans for nearly 3,000 illegal settlement units in the occupied West Bank, Palestine Liberation Organization Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi strongly denounced the move as a “blatant disregard […]
Justice Minister Shaked Changing Israel Court’s Ruling on Settlements
Minister of Justice, Ayelet Shaked, appointed an external adviser for settlement cases presented to the Supreme Court in order to dictate the state attorney’s positions and what it should say in court, making the court’s […]
Decertification: Trump Shares Netanyahu’s Bellicose Thunder
By Iqbal Jassat Israel’s antagonism and hostility towards Iran is no secret. No current or previous leader of the settler colonial regime has ever shied away from proclaiming belligerent policies which does not exclude plotting […]
Trump’s Envoy: No Reconciliation Without Disarming Hamas
US President Donald Trump’s Middle East Peace Envoy Jason Greenblatt released a statement on Thursday, echoing statements by the Israeli government on the recent Palestinian reconciliation deal signed earlier this month by the rival Hamas […]
Palestinian Teen Shot by Israel Forces in Gaza
A Palestinian teenager was shot in the leg Israeli forces off the coast of the northern Gaza Strip on Thursday evening. Witnesses told Ma’an that the 19-year-old, whose identity remained unknown, was sailing off the […]
Germany Warns of ‘One-state Reality’, Slams Israel Settlement Expansion
The German government has condemned the latest steps taken by Israeli authorities to expand settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory. In a statement released by the German Foreign Office yesterday, Berlin noted how “plans to construct almost […]
Refugees Plan to Sue Britain over Infamous Balfour Declaration
The Palestine Liberation Organization’s (PLO) refugee department condemned on Thursday British government plans to celebrate the centennial of the infamous Balfour Declaration of November 2, 2017, saying it was the cause for the expulsion and […]
British MPs Urge UK Government to Take Action on Gaza
Some 60 British MPs and Peers have signed a letter to the UK’s Secretary of State for International Development Alistair Burt, urging him to take action to alleviate the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. […]
Israel Advances More than 2,000 Settlement Housing Units in One Week
The Israeli Civil Administration’s High Planning Committee convened on Tuesday and Thursday, and advanced plans for 2,615 housing units in illegal Israeli settlements across the occupied West Bank, according to settlement watchdog Peace Now. Peace […]
Israel Detains 24 Palestinian Journalists
The number of the Palestinian journalists arrested by the Israeli occupation reached 24 after two media personnel were detained at dawn yesterday, Quds Press reported. According to the Palestinian Prisoners Club (PPC), brothers Ibrahim and […]
US Mideast Envoy: Palestinians Must Commit to Nonviolence
Jason Greenblatt, the United States’ special envoy to the Middle East, responded to the Palestinian unity deal by breaking neutrality and siding with Israel on the matter. Israeli officials announced that they would not negotiate […]
Israel Government to Construct Thousands of Settlement Units
The European Union has requested clarifications from Israeli authorities over recent promotion of plans, tenders and permits for thousands of settlement units across the West Bank. This week, Israeli authorities further promoted plans, tenders and […]
Kuwaiti Official Orders Israel Delegates to ‘Get Out’
A Kuwaiti official yesterday told the Israeli delegation to leave the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) conference which is being held in Russia. Speaker of Kuwait’s National Assembly Marzouq Al-Ghanim told the Israeli delegation: “You should pack […]
US Company Launches Solar Project in Gaza
The Gaza Strip will have three new solar energy plants operating by April, the US-based energy firm behind the project said yesterday, providing the territory with some relief from daily blackouts but far from meeting […]
Israeli Forces Demolish Palestinian Building, Home in Occupied East Jerusalem
Israeli forces on Wednesday demolished a building in the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Hanina, according to official Palestinian Authority (PA)-owned Wafa news agency. Wafa reported that crews from Israel’s Jerusalem Municipality, accompanied by […]
Israel Closes Palestinian Media Groups in West Bank Raids
Israeli forces closed several Palestinian media companies in the occupied West Bank in a wave of overnight raids, drawing criticism from the Palestinian Authority (PA). The Israeli military authority in the occupied territories, COGAT, said […]
The Truth behind Trump’s Angry Diplomacy in North Korea
By Ramzy Baroud To understand the United States’ stratagem in the Pacific, and against North Korea in particular, one has to understand the fundamental changes that are under way in that region. China’s clout as […]