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Month: September 2018
Gaza Coast Protests: Palestinian Killed, 90 Others Injured (VIDEO)
A 21-year-old Palestinian was killed and 90 others were injured, on Monday evening, as Israeli forces fired live ammunition at protests in the northern besieged Gaza Strip. Hundreds of Palestinian protesters took to the naval […]
Israel Places Addameer Legal Coordinator under Administrative Detention
A senior staff member of Palestinian prisoners’ rights group Addameer has been placed under administrative detention by Israeli military court of Ofer, on Monday. According to the Palestinian Prisoners and Former Prisoners Affairs’ Committee, Ayman […]
Palestinian Sports Groups to Boycott Puma over Israel Sponsorship
The heads of more than 200 Palestinian sports organizations urged sportswear giant Puma to stop sponsoring the Israel Football Association (IFA). In an open letter signed by 215 sports clubs and associations, the groups said […]
PLO Criticizes Jerusalem-Tel Aviv High Speed Railway Project
The Secretary of the PLO’s Executive Committee criticized the Israeli Jerusalem-Tel Aviv high-speed railway on Sunday, Quds Net News has reported. Saeb Erekat described the project as part of Israel’s plans to annex the eastern […]
Autopsy Shows Dead Palestinian Was Beaten in Raid
A Palestinian who died after Israeli occupation forces arrested him at his home was indeed assaulted, autopsy results have revealed, reported AFP on Sunday. Mohammed al-Rimawi, 24, died after being taken into custody during a […]
Palestinian Killed, 14 Others Injured in Gaza Protests
One Palestinian was killed and 14 others were injured on late Sunday as Israeli forces attempted to suppress protests in the besieged Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza confirmed that Palestinian, Imad […]
Disarm Trident Walk Ends in Georgia (VIDEO)
By Steve Baggarly Due to the approach of Hurricane Florence, today marked the end of the Disarm Trident Peace Walk. Some 50 people in all took part in the walk from Savannah to Kings Bay, […]
Israeli Forces Assault Palestinian at Allenby Crossing
A 28-year-old Palestinian has been hospitalized over the weekend after Israeli forces assaulted him while traveling through the Allenby bridge crossing, which separates Jordan from the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian was identified as Ameer […]
Palestinian Farmers Protest Land Restrictions as Olive Season Nears
Palestinian farmers and landowners demonstrated by the separation wall near the occupied city of Jenin on Saturday to protest Israel’s debilitating restrictions on Palestinian farming. The protesters came from the villages of Araqa, Nazlat Zaid, […]
Israel Orders Khan al-Ahmar Residents to Evacuate before October
The Israeli Civil Administration ordered on Sunday the Bedouin residents of Khan al-Ahmar village, east of Jerusalem, to demolish their homes and to evacuate the area before October. According to local sources, staff members of […]
Settler Runs Over Palestinian Child in Hebron
A Palestinian child was injured Friday in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron (Al-Khalil) after being run over by a Jewish settler, according to witnesses. Witnesses told Anadolu Agency that the settler had run […]
Abbas: Palestine Ready to Enter Peace Talks with Israel (VIDEO)
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday voiced readiness to resume peace talks with Israel, either behind closed doors or in public. Speaking at a joint press conference in Paris with French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, Abbas […]
UNHRC Appoints New Chair of Gaza Probe
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) yesterday appointed a new chair of its Gaza probe after the previous chair resigned just one month into the role. The new appointee, Santiago Canton, replaces senior American […]
Palestine: the Testbed for Trump’s Plan to Tear Up the Rules-Based International Order
Washington’s decision to intensify swingeing aid cuts to the Palestinians – the latest targets include cancer patients and peace groups – reveals more than a simple determination to strong-arm the Palestinian leadership to the negotiating […]
Gaza Protests: Palestinian Killed by Israeli Live Fire
A Palestinian was killed and 20 were wounded by Israeli live fire during protests at the fence separating Gaza from Israel, on Friday, the Gaza Health Ministry said. Two of the wounded were said to […]
UN: Israel Has Done Nothing to Halt Settlement Growth
The UN said Thursday that no steps had been taken by Israel to stop the building of illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, Anadolu reports. At a Security Council meeting, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Nickolay […]
EU Lawmakers: Israel’s Planned Khan al-Ahmar Demolition Is ‘a War Crime’
European Union Parliamentarians accused Israel of committing a war crime after a delegation visited the Palestinian village of Khan al-Ahmar on Wednesday. A delegation of six European Parliamentarians, chaired by Cypriot European Member of Parliament […]
Exploiting Gaza Tops the UN’s Humanitarian Agenda
By Ramona Wadi What would prompt the UN to assert, without reservations or calculated statements, that Gaza has collapsed in terms of humanitarian necessities? So far, the international organization has relied on projecting extended timeframes; […]
PA to Take Action against Hamas after Reconciliation Fails
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is believed to be preparing to cut all funding to the Gaza Strip in an effort to end the power struggle between his Fatah movement and rival faction Hamas after […]
No Justice for Palestinian Activist Killed by Israeli Soldier (VIDEO)
Nine years after a Palestinian activist was killed by Israeli occupation forces in a West Bank village, the Israeli Supreme Court has rejected a final appeal against the army’s refusal to prosecute those responsible, reported […]
Israel Releases Palestinian Poet from Prison
The Israeli authorities released Palestinian poet, Dareen Tatour, on Thursday after she completed two months out of her original five-month sentence. The Israeli authorities reduced Tatour’s five-month sentence by three months, during which she was […]
Gaza: Palestinian Teenager Shot Dead by Israeli Sniper
A Palestinian teenager has been shot dead by an Israeli soldier in the southern Gaza Strip during a demonstration, Gaza’s Ministry of Health and family members said. Mo’men Abu Ayadeh, 15, was shot in the […]
US School Textbooks: Arab Rejection of Israel Cause of Conflict
Schools in the US state of Texas will be required to teach students that “Arab rejection of the State of Israel has led to ongoing conflict” in the Middle East. The Texas Board of Education […]
Why Israel Demolishes: Khan Al-Ahmar as Representation of Greater Genocide
By Ramzy Baroud Like vultures, Israeli soldiers descended on Khan Al-Ahmar, on Sep. 14, recreating a menacing scene with which the residents of this small Palestinian village, located East of Jerusalem, are all-too-familiar. The […]
Israeli Forces Injure Dozens of Palestinian Students in Hebron (VIDEOS)
Dozens of Palestinian school students suffered injuries, on Wednesday, during clashes with Israeli forces in the southern occupied West Bank city of Hebron (Al-Khalil). Local sources said that Israeli forces provoked Palestinian students as they […]
Palestinian Shot Dead in Jerusalem (VIDEOS)
A Palestinian man was shot by Israeli occupation forces yesterday outside Damascus Gate in occupied East Jerusalem. Police sealed off the street while the body of a 26-year-old Palestinian from Qalandia in the occupied West […]
Two Palestinians Killed, 30 Others Injured during Gaza Protests (VIDEO)
Two Palestinians were shot and killed, while at least 30 others were injured after Israeli forces opened fire at them in protests near the Erez (Beit Hanoun) crossing between the northern besieged Gaza Strip and […]
Belgium Ends Support for Palestinian Schools
The Belgian Minister of Cooperation Alexander De Croo announced that Belgium will no longer cooperate with the Palestinian Ministry of Education while Palestinian schools bear the names of “terrorists.” The Brussels Times reported, on Friday, […]
Over 300 Settlers Storm Al-Aqsa ahead of Yom Kippur (VIDEO)
326 Israeli settlers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound today on the occasion of the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, also known as Day of Atonement. A Ma’an reporter said that the settlers stormed the compound […]
Gaza Images on Display in France Show Palestinian Resilience
A photojournalist exhibited images from his native Gaza, showing Palestinian resilience amid years of war and hardship. Khalil Hamra, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer for The Associated Press, exhibited his work in a France show titled […]