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Month: November 2017
Israel Advocates EU to Halt Aid to Palestinians
Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, is trying to stop EU aid from ending up in the hands of Palestinian prisoners or their families, under the pretext that they are “terrorists” or “families of terrorists”, Israel Hayom […]
Cuba Stands in Solidarity with Palestine at UN
Cuban diplomat, Silvia Rodriguez, affirmed that Cuba supports a two-state solution to bring an end to Israel’s occupation of Palestine. Cuba has demanded that the United Nations immediately implement measures aimed at bringing an end […]
Palestinian Elected as Rapporteur of UNESCO Cultural Committee
Palestine’s Ambassador to UNESCO, Mounir Anastas, has won the election for the post of Rapporteur for the organization’s Cultural Committee, Quds Press has reported. The result was announced on Thursday. An Italian official has been […]
Hundreds of Thousands in Gaza Commemorate Arafat’s Death Anniversary
Hundreds of thousands of people waving the yellow Fatah flag gathered on Saturday in Gaza City to commemorate the 13th anniversary of the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Thousands of Gazans started reserving spaces […]
BBC Journalist Tweets UK’s ‘Corrupt’ Relationship With Israel
A prominent BBC journalist has deleted a tweet in which a senior Conservative MP can be seen complaining about the British media turning a blind eye to the corrupt relationship that has allowed Israel to […]
Israel Attacks Palestinian Schools in Hebron With Tear Gas
Israeli forces yesterday attacked several Palestinian schools in the occupied West Bank’s southern city of Hebron. Quds Press reported that the occupation forces stormed a Palestinian school in the south of Hebron and began firing […]
Israel’s Netanyahu Questioned for Fifth Time on Corruption
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was questioned for the fifth time by Israeli police on suspicions of corruption, according to local media. Reuters reported that a cameraman witnessed police enter Netanyahu’s official residence. Netanyahu’s office and […]
Israeli Minister: Many of Us Ideologically against Two States
Israeli minister Ofir Akunis declared yesterday that he “can’t live” with any peace proposal based on a two-state solution, claiming that many of his government colleagues are on the same page. Akunis, who holds the […]
European Conference on Settlement Activity Declares Israel ‘Apartheid Regime’
Representatives from 24 European countries, including parliamentarians, legal experts, journalists, and activists, met in Brussels earlier this week in the first European conference on Israeli settlement activity, agreeing on a declaration that accuses Israel of […]
Arafat, the Leader I Knew
By Jamal Kanj Thirteen years ago, I published my first article in a major US newspaper, San Diego Union Tribune. It was unwittingly published on the same day news came out of Paris that Yasser […]
Inside the Battle of Algiers: Memoir of a Woman Freedom Fighter – Book Review
Reviewed by Vacy Vlazna (Inside the Battle of Algiers: Memoir of a Woman Freedom Fighter, Zohra Drif, Just World Books, 2017) “Colonialism creates the patriotism of the colonized. Kept at the level of a beast […]
Israel Releases Palestinian Journalist Muhammad Al-Qeeq
Israeli occupation authorities yesterday released Palestinian journalist Muhammad Al-Qeeq. Thirty-five-year-old Al-Qeeq was arrested in 2015 and placed under administrative detention – detention without charge or trial. He went for a hunger strike that lasted 94 […]
Israeli Minister Attacks Civil Servant Who Supports Right of Return
Israel’s Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz has demanded the dismissal of a civil servant who supports the Palestinian right of return, according to Haaretz. Makbula Nassar, a Palestinian citizen of Israel, is responsible for the National […]
British MP Sacked after Secret Meetings with Israelis
British aid minister Priti Patel was forced from office on Wednesday over undisclosed meetings with Israeli officials after Prime Minister Theresa May sought to reassert her diminished authority as she negotiates Brexit. Patel, a Brexit […]
Israeli Violations of Palestinian Media Freedoms in October Highest for 2017
The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) monitored 28 Israeli violations against media freedoms in the occupied Palestinian territory in the month of October. According to the group, the number of violations committed […]
Israel Refuses to Release Bodies of Palestinians Killed in Gaza Tunnel Blast
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refused to return the bodies of the five Palestinians who were found by the Israeli army after the Gaza-border tunnel attack last week. “The government has two major goals. The […]
‘Creeping Annexation’: Why Israel Shelved the ‘Greater Jerusalem Law’
By Ramzy Baroud The postponing of an Israeli Knesset bill that would have annexed major illegal Jewish settlements in the West Bank to the Jerusalem municipality is the result of behind-the-scenes US and, possibly, European pressure. […]
Israeli TV: Ex-Israel PM Referred Weinstein to Ex-Mossad Agents to Quash Sexual Assault Claims
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak has admitted to recommending ex-Mossad agents to Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, who were then used to suppress news stories detailing allegations of sexual assault against dozens of women, Israel’s […]
Palestinian Kids Terrified in Israeli Kindergarten Raid
Israeli forces raided a kindergarten and primary school in occupied East Jerusalem Monday, terrifying children who witnessed the assault and prompting outrage among Palestinians. Police officers barged into Zahwa al-Quds kindergarten and primary school in […]
‘Saudi Arabia Summoned Abbas in Response to Hamas Trip to Iran’: Reports
Saudi Arabia has “summoned” the Palestinian Authority and Fatah President Mahmoud Abbas to Riyadh in response to a visit by Hamas officials to Tehran, former Egyptian ambassador Abdullah Al-Ash’al told Quds Press on Tuesday. “The […]
For First Time, Palestine Hosts International UN Meeting
For the first time, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics hosted on Tuesday the meeting of the members of the United Nations High-level Group for Partnership, Coordination and Capacity-Building for statistics for the 2030 Sustainable […]
Israeli MP ‘Uninvited’ to Speak at Princeton
A planned talk by Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely was cancelled by the Hillel Center for Jewish Life at Princeton University, following a petition by progressive activists on campus. Following Hillel’s withdrawal, the talk […]
PA: Egypt Agrees to Let Palestinian Students through Rafah Border
The Palestinian Ministry of Education and Higher Education announced on Monday that the Egyptian authorities had agreed to let most of the Palestinian students in Gaza who have scholarships in overseas institutions leave through the […]
IAAF Officially Recognize Palestine Marathon
Five years into its launch, the Palestine Marathon has been officially recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) on October 13. The move came after Etidal Abdelghani, the director general of the marathon, […]
Gaza Factions Say UNRWA Changes to Curriculum Undercut Palestinian National Identity
Gaza’s national and Islamic factions said on Tuesday that they will not agree to changes in school textbooks introduced by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine refugees that undercut the Palestinian […]
US Threatens, Again, to Pull Out of UNHRC Unless It Ends Criticism of Israel
US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, has warned the UN Human Rights Council that the US is ready to pull out of the inter-governmental body unless it changes its attitude towards Israel. Speaking over […]
Tory Minister Rebuked for Holding Secret Meetings With Israel While ‘on Holiday’
International Development Secretary Priti Patel has apologized for holding official meetings while on “holiday” in Israel, breaking ministerial rules. The UK minister admitted she met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu without telling the Foreign Office. […]
VIDEO: Pro-Palestine Rally in London Protesting the Balfour Declaration
A number of British and Palestinian organizations on Saturday demonstrated against the Balfour Declaration that set the stage for a Jewish state in the Middle East. The demonstration started in front of the US Consulate in […]
Netanyahu in London: Palestinian Sovereignty May Not Work
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on Friday that Palestinian sovereignty may not work, in remarks made during a visit to London. Speaking at Chatham House, Netanyahu said that before establishing a Palestinian state “it’s […]
Israeli Forces Raid, Shutdown School in Jerusalem, Detain Faculty Members
Israeli forces Monday raided Zahwet Alquds school in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Hanina and detained its principle and three other teachers before shutting it down, said an official. Chairman of al-Quds Committee of […]