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Month: November 2017
Trump Threatens to Close Palestinian Diplomatic Mission in DC
After Israel’s Jerusalem affairs minister called for a million Jewish settlers to occupy the West Bank, the US is reportedly putting Palestine on notice. Its Washington office may be closed unless it enters into serious […]
‘Israel Shouldn’t Go to War with Lebanon, as We Will Surely Win’: Lebanese FM
Lebanon has capabilities to counter “any threat,” but only wants peace and stability in the region, Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil has told RT in an interview. He warned that any potential aggressor state would suffer […]
Israeli Army Chief to Saudi Newspaper: Iran is a Common Threat
Israel is ready to share “intelligence information” on Iran with Saudi Arabia, the Israel army chief, Lieutenant General Gadi Eizenkot, said in an interview with the privately owned online Saudi newspaper Elaph. “We are ready to […]
Israeli Forces Deliver Evacuation Notices to 300 Palestinians in Bedouin Village
Israeli authorities on Friday reportedly distributed evacuation notices to all 300 Palestinian residents of the Bedouin village of Jabal al-Baba in the central occupied West Bank district of Jerusalem, according to official Palestinian Authority (PA)-owned […]
Israeli Official: BDS Activists Doing ‘Great Job’ But There ‘Will be a Price Tag’
A senior Israeli official has acknowledged that activists in the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign are doing a “great job”, but warned that there “will be a price tag” for such actions. Ron Brummer, […]
Declassified Israeli Transcripts Discuss Ethnic Cleansing
Declassified cabinet meeting minutes show that top Israeli cabinet officials contemplated an ethnic cleansing of the Gaza Strip and Galilee, rewriting history textbooks in favor of a pro-Zionist version of history, and censoring political speech […]
New Revelations: Israel Releases 1967 Documents
Israel has released new documents dating from the 1967 war. According to Hebrew newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth the papers date from the period during and immediately after the war and “document Israeli officials’ discussions regarding the […]
Israeli Military Checkpoint Cuts off Palestinian Village from Water Source
The Israeli government has reportedly informed the Palestinian residents of al-Walaja village, located in the southern occupied West Bank district of Bethlehem, just on the border of Israel’s Jerusalem municipality, that they are to be […]
Kuwait Hosts Anti-Normalization Conference
The ‘Conference to Resist Normalization’ with Israel in the Gulf began in Kuwait today. Organized by the BDS Movement in the Gulf, consisting of BDS and anti-normalization organizations in the region, the forum will discuss […]
Caribbean Against Apartheid: Call for Caribbean to Support Palestine
It is the duty of the Caribbean to support the people of Palestine in their struggle to decolonize their land and to gain their independence. This is according to Dr. Daud Abdullah, a Grenadian living […]
US Committee Approves Bill that Cuts Aid to Palestinians
A US House of Representatives committee yesterday approved a bill that would sharply reduce the $300 million in annual US aid to the Palestinian Authority (PA) unless it halts payments to Palestinian prisoners in Israeli […]
University of Michigan Student Government Votes to Support BDS Movement
The University of Michigan’s Central Student Government has voted to ask the school to look into possible divestment from companies said to be complicit in violations of Palestinian human rights at the hands of Israeli […]
Israel-Funded App Destroys Al-Aqsa Mosque, Builds Temple in Its Place
An Israeli tourist exhibit has launched an app which allows visitors to Jerusalem to virtually destroy Al-Aqsa Mosque and replace it with a Jewish temple, furthering the government’s stated commitment to dismantle the Muslim holy […]
Israel Demolishes Palestinian Bedouin Village for 121st Time
Israeli authorities on Thursday morning demolished the Bedouin village of al-Araqib in the Negev desert in southern Israel for the 121st time, leaving all the families in the village homeless, according to locals. Residents of […]
Despite Reconciliation, PA Continues to Punish Gaza’s Teachers, Professors
By Anna Majavu Hundreds of tertiary education staff in the Gaza Strip are set to strike this week after facing eight months of extreme salary cuts and threats of forced retirement by the Palestinian Authority. The […]
The Trials of Benjamin Netanyahu: Corruption in Israel is Not Just an Israeli Issue
By Ramzy Baroud Whether the string of scandals, now hounding Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, lead to his sacking or not, it matters little. Though nearly half of Israelis polled last July – well before […]
‘Submit or Resign’, Defines Realpolitik of Saudi Arabia’s New Czar
By Iqbal Jassat What’s going on in Saudi Arabia? This appears to be the dominant question raised in many circles. A question, coupled with many more, seeking answers to try to make sense of the […]
Two More EU-Funded Palestinian Schools under Threat of Destruction by Israeli Army
Two new Palestinian schools in the occupied West Bank, funded by European governments, are under threat of destruction and seizure, according to the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). An Israeli court has already ordered students not to […]
Remembering Paul Findley and Yasser Arafat
By James M. Wall On the day Yasser Arafat died, November 9, 2004, former Illinois Republican Congressman Paul Findley wrote an article to describe the relationship he had with the Palestinian leader. Paul Findley knew then, […]
Anti-BDS Laws and Pro-Israeli Parliament: Zionist Hasbara is Winning in Italy
By Romana Rubeo and Ramzy Baroud A proposed law at the Italian Parliament is set to punish the boycott of Israel. In the past, such an initiative would have been unthinkable. Alas, Italy, a country […]
Israel Lobby is Slowly Being Dragged into the Light
By Jonathan Cook – Nazareth The scandal surrounding Priti Patel, who was forced to resign as Britain’s international aid minister last week after secret meetings with Israeli officials during a “family holiday”, offers a small, […]
Harsh Conditions for Palestinian Women in Israeli Jails
“Harsh” and “painful” conditions await Palestinian women held in Israeli prisons, a lawyer speaking on behalf of the PLO’s Committee for Prisoners and Freed Prisoners said on Sunday. According to Hanan Al-Khatib, who visited Al-Damoun […]
The Last Earth: A Palestinian Story – Book Review
Reviewed by Vacy Vlazna (Ramzy Baroud. The Last Earth: A Palestinian Story. London: Pluto Press, 2018. Pre-order now) Dr. Ramzy Baroud’s new book, The Last Earth: A Palestinian Story is described simplistically as ‘non-fictional narrative […]
Palestinian Demolishes Own Home in Jerusalem to Avoid Israeli Fines
A Palestinian from the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan was forced to destroy his own home on Saturday in order to avoid incurring a demolition fee from Israel’s Jerusalem Municipality, which was set to […]
Steve Bannon: Trump’s Pledge to Israel Secured His Election Victory
President Donald Trump’s pledge to support the State of Israel boosted his election victory, former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon said. Speaking at the Zionist Organization of America’s annual gala in New York yesterday, […]
A Dentist, Later Found Dead, Administered Poison to Arafat: Fatah Member
Member of Fatah Revolutionary Council, Adly Sadeq said yesterday that the late Fatah, PLO and Palestinian Authority (PA) leader Yasser Arafat was poisoned by a dentist, Quds Press reported. In a television interview, Sadeq said […]
Israel Prepares BDS Blacklist, Includes Amnesty International
The Israeli government is currently preparing a blacklist of the local and international organizations and activists who call for boycotting Israeli institutions, products and events, local media sources revealed yesterday. On Sunday, the Israeli Ministerial […]
Gaza Marathon Attracts Runners, Cyclists, Paralympic Athletes
Hundreds of men and women took part in a reconciliation marathon organized by the Palestine Athletic Federation (PAF) in Gaza on Friday. The race involved runners, cyclists and paralympic athletes in a celebration of the […]
Fearing Iran, Israel Signals Free Hand in Syria as US, Russia Expand Truce
Israel signaled on Sunday that it would keep up military strikes across its frontier with Syria to prevent any encroachment by Iranian-allied forces, even as the United States and Russia try to build up a […]
‘Foreign Jews’ to Blame for Crisis: Prince Charles Under Attack for 1986 Letter
Prince Charles has come under fire after it came to light that he blamed the “influx of foreign Jews” for causing unrest in the Middle East and called on the US to “take on the Jewish lobby” in a letter […]