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Month: August 2018

Collusion to Preserve UN Authority Thwarts the Palestinian Right of Return

August 31, 2018

By Ramona Wadi It is possible that the arguments in favor of retaining the Palestinian right of return are falling into the semantics trap which Israel has been perfecting overtly over many decades. As the […]

Trump to Announce Freeze of All Funds to UNRWA (VIDEO)

August 31, 2018

The United States President Donald Trump is expected to announce the decision to completely end its funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). According to Foreign Policy news outlet, […]

Israel Carves Hole through Jerusalem’s Old City Wall (VIDEOS)

August 31, 2018

Israel yesterday carved a hole into the Old City walls of occupied Jerusalem to create a new “gate” near the ancient Damascus Gate (Bab Al-Amoud). The news came from Palestinian sources inside the city which […]

Israeli Soldiers Shoot Palestinian Minister during Anti-Settlement Protests

August 31, 2018

Israeli soldiers shot and injured Palestinian Minister for the Walls and Settlements, in a village near the occupied city of Ramallah whilst taking part in an anti-occupation protest on Thursday. The Israeli soldiers shot Walid […]

Israel Threatens to Use Nuclear Weapons to ‘Wipe Out’ its Enemies

August 31, 2018

Standing next to a secretive Israeli atomic reactor earlier in the week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to “wipe out” his enemies. In a speech that many will see as the Jewish state breaking its […]

Israeli Weapons Used in Genocide against Rohingya Muslims

August 31, 2018

“Israeli weapons are used in the ethnic and religious cleansing carried out by the Myanmar army against the Rohingya minority, resulting in the persecution of 700,000 Muslims who were slaughtered and expelled from their country, […]

UNRWA Agrees Temporary Deal to End Gaza Workers’ Protests (VIDEO)

August 30, 2018

UNRWA employees who were to be forced into retirement or see their contracts come to an end this month can continue working in September under the terms of a deal agreed between labor unions and […]

Manufacturing Dissent: Fake Pro-Israel Protest Revealed (VIDEOS)

August 30, 2018

A fake pro-Israel protest manufactured by US-based lobbying groups has been exposed in an exclusive clip from a censored Al Jazeera documentary on Israel’s influence in the US. The release of the much-anticipated US version […]

Israeli Forces Ban Palestinian Student from University Campus

August 30, 2018

Palestinian student Yousef Dweikat was banned from entering the campus of his university, An-Najah National University in Nablus, on Tuesday. DID YOU KNOW? "Palestinian student Yousef Dweikat was banned from entering the campus of his […]

Nikki Haley: Right of Return for Palestinians Should Be Reviewed

August 30, 2018

US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has suggested the right of return for Palestinian refugees could be removed from any eventual peace settlement with Israel. Speaking at an event on Tuesday with the […]

300 Palestinian Students in Israel’s Jails Miss Out on School

August 30, 2018

Around 300 Palestinian minors who are being held by the Israeli occupation were unable to attend the first day of school yesterday, Safa News Agency reported. Reporting the Director of the Palestinian Prisoners Centre for […]

When Illness Is a ‘Death Sentence’: The Victimization of Gaza Women

August 29, 2018

By Ramzy Baroud   Hanan al-Khoudari resorted to Facebook in a cry for help when Israeli authorities rejected her request to accompany her three-year-old son, Louay, to his chemotherapy treatment in East Jerusalem. The boy […]

Hebron Shooter Azaria: ‘I Have no Remorse Whatsoever’

August 29, 2018

Elor Azaria, the Israeli soldier who shot and killed a motionless Palestinian in Hebron (Al-Khalil) in 2016, has told Israeli press he has “no remorse” for his actions. Speaking to Israel Hayom today, Azaria said […]

Palestinian Girl Scales Hebron Fence to Reach Home (VIDEOS)

August 29, 2018

Video of a young Palestinian girl climbing a closed security gate to get home has sparked anger on social media and highlighted the daily inconvenience for Palestinians living under Israeli control in Hebron (Al-Khalil). On […]

Academic Year Begins in Palestine (VIDEO)

August 29, 2018

The new academic year launched in Gaza today under the theme “Year of Education in Jerusalem”. Some 3,030 schools reopened this year with 1.3 million students registered. Of those 2,212 are governmental including 1,811 are […]

Israeli Minister Awarded Prize for Supporting Illegal Settlements (VIDEO)

August 29, 2018

An Israeli government minister has received an award from West Bank settlers in acknowledgment of his support for the colonization of the occupied Palestinian territory. According to pro-settler outlet Arutz Sheva, Housing Minister Yoav Galant […]

Debasing ‘Anti-semitism’ the Zionist Way

August 28, 2018

By David Faber It has been perfectly clear for years now that it is official Zionist policy to stigmatize and taint all criticism of Israel as Anti-Semitic. This is the worst possible abuse of language, […]

Why I Will Never Go on Birthright

August 28, 2018

By Safia Southey Propaganda is not necessarily a monologue that intends to incite reflection. but rather works to produce echoes. Now, W.H Auden may not have been talking about Israel and their underhanded tactics, but […]

Israeli Forces Shoot Norwegian Peace Activist Twice in One Week (VIDEO)

August 28, 2018

Norwegian Palestine-solidarity activist Kristin Foss was shot twice in a week by Israeli soldiers. The first time she was shot whilst standing with her hands raised, and the second occurred when she was standing against […]

Israel Destroys Family Home of Killed Palestinian Teenager (VIDEO)

August 28, 2018

Israeli forces have demolished the family home of the Palestinian teenager who was recently killed in the occupied West Bank. Israeli forces demolished the family home of killed 17-year-old Palestinian, Muhammad Tareq Ibrahim Dar Youssef, […]

Senior Catholic Priest Calls for Civil Disobedience against PA (VIDEOS)

August 28, 2018

Senior Roman Catholic priest Monsignor Manuel Musallam has called for resistance against the Palestinian Authority and the Israeli authorities in occupied Palestine and abroad, Shehab.ps reported on Monday. He called specifically for acts of civil […]

Palestinian Writer Khater Transferred to New Prison Day Before Hearing

August 28, 2018

Israeli Prison Services yesterday transferred Palestinian female writer, Lama Khater, from the Ashkelon prison to the Hasharon prison, after detaining her for 34 days. Israeli Prison Services transferred a 42-year-old Palestinian female writer and mother, […]

Only Compromised Palestinian Leaders Could Describe their Right to Jerusalem as ‘Compensation’

August 27, 2018

By Ramona Wadi Not only has the Palestinian Authority lagged behind in matters of urgent decision making, but it also persists in making defeatist comments which will generate additional repercussions for the people of Palestine […]

Israel Issues Dozens of Administrative Detention Orders

August 27, 2018

Israel has issued administrative detention orders against dozens of Palestinian detainees, imprisoning them without trial or charge a rights group said. The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) said on Sunday that 36 Palestinian detainees have received […]

UNRWA: No One Has the Power to Change the Nature of the Agency’s Work

August 27, 2018

A spokesman for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, UNRWA, said on Sunday that no one has the power to change the nature of the agency’s work, Anadolu has reported. Adnan Abu […]

Israel Encourages US Cut in UNRWA Donation

August 27, 2018

Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, have encouraged the US to slash Washington’s donation to the budget of UNRWA, the UN aid agency for Palestinian refugees, Haaretz reported on Monday. However, Israeli security officials […]

BDS: Seven Artists Boycott Israel’s Meteor Festival

August 27, 2018

At least seven artists have dropped from Israel’s Meteor Festival’s line-up after urgings from pro-Palestinian groups to boycott the event as part of a peaceful demonstration against Israel’s ongoing abuses and oppression against Palestinian people […]

US Aid Cuts Designed ‘to End Palestinians Claims to Jerusalem’

August 26, 2018

President Mahmoud Abbas’ spokesperson has said that recent US aid cuts to the West Bank and Gaza are designed to end his country’s claims to the disputed city of Jerusalem. It comes a day after […]

Rafah Crossing to Open Today (VIDEO)

August 26, 2018

The sole crossing point from Egypt to the Gaza Strip will be opened on Sunday, border authorities said yesterday. The Rafah border crossing is the only window to the world for people who live under the Israeli blockade. […]

Israel Arrests 7 Palestinians in Jerusalem, Including 15-Year-Old Girl

August 26, 2018

Israeli police rounded up seven Palestinians, including a girl, in occupied East Jerusalem on Sunday, according to a local NGO. Police forces raided a number of houses in the town of Isawiya and arrested a […]

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