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Month: October 2018
‘A Cruel Choice’: Why Israel Targets Palestinian Schools (VIDEO)
By Ramzy Baroud Several Palestinian students, along with teachers and officials, were wounded in the Israeli army attack on a school south of Nablus in the West Bank on 15 October. The students of […]
The Trail to Khan Al-Ahmar (ART)
By Ramona Wadi What we have not seen of Khan al-Ahmar are the narratives we should be searching for. Khan al-Ahmar is a reminder of how our memory differs without the experience of the Nakba. […]
Kushner Demands Higher Levels of Betrayal from the PA
By Ramona Wadi After the US unilaterally recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, withdrew all funding from the United Nations Relief and Works Organisation for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) and closed the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) Mission […]
Israel Renews Administrative Detention of Khalida Jarrar
The Israeli authorities renewed administrative detention of Palestinian parliament member, Khalida Jarrar, for the fourth time in a row, on Thursday. A Ma’an reporter, who obtained a copy of the renewal order, said that the […]
Israel: Bill Banning Family Visits Passes First Reading
The Knesset today approved a preliminary reading of proposed legislation that would deny family visits to jailed members of Palestinian resistance movement Hamas. Proposed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party, the bill’s first reading […]
US Ambassador: I’m an ‘Unapologetic Right-Wing Defender of Israel’ (VIDEO)
The US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman yesterday said that he is an “unapologetic right-wing defender of Israel” and described himself as a “security hawk”. Friedman made the comments in a speech at the Jewish […]
Israel Resumes Fuel Shipments to Gaza
Israel allowed the entry of fuel shipments, including Qatar-funded fuel, into the blockaded Gaza Strip yesterday, according to a Palestinian official. “Qatar-funded fuel trucks began to enter Gaza today,” the official, who works on the […]
Netanyahu: We Support Palestinian “State-Minus” Controlled by Israeli Security
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday said that the “possible” solution for the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is granting the Palestinians “all the powers to govern themselves and none of the powers to threaten us [Israel].” Speaking […]
Palestinian Minor shot, Killed by Israeli Forces in Gaza
A Palestinian minor succumbed to his wounds, late Tuesday after he was shot and critically wounded by Israeli live ammunition during protests in the eastern Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza confirmed […]
Jewish Settlers Take Over Palestinian House, Leave 11 Homeless
Jewish settlers took over a Palestinian house this noon in Silwan after Israeli occupation officers forced the Palestinian inhabitants out using gunfire. Occupation forces emptied the house before handing it to the settlers’ organization Ateret […]
Israeli Forces Assault Coptic Christian Priest during Protest in Jerusalem (VIDEOS)
Tensions between Coptic Christians of Jerusalem and Israeli occupation forces poured into the streets today during a protest against the Israeli government’s decision to deny the church the right to conduct needed renovation work inside […]
Palestinian Killed by Israeli Fire in Occupied West Bank
Israeli forces have shot dead a Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Authority health ministry said on Wednesday. The ministry identified the man as 21-year-old Mohammed Bisharat and said he succumbed to […]
Toronto School Promotes Anti-Palestinianism
By Yves Engler Supporters of a private Toronto school that publicly promotes racism against Palestinians, flies an Israeli flag and then complains of “anti-Semitism” when pro-Palestinian graffiti is scrawled on its walls should give their […]
Israel Advances Controversial Bill Tying Cultural Funding to ‘Loyalty’ (VIDEO)
Israel’s parliament voted on Sunday to advance a bill that cuts subsidies to cultural organizations deemed not “loyal” to the state, the country’s culture minister said. The proposed legislation, denounced by artists and freedom of […]
Israel Court Adjourns Hearing of Palestinian Hunger Striker
Israel’s Salem Military Court in the occupied West Bank yesterday adjourned the hearing of Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan, who has been on hunger strike for 52 days, the Palestinian Prisoners Club said. According to […]
Kushner: ‘Israel, Palestine Leaders Will Have to Make Compromise’ (VIDEO)
Jared Kushner, a senior White House adviser and son-in-law of the United States President Donald Trump, said on Monday that a “reasonable” leadership will be willing to negotiate with Israel based on the Trump administration’s […]
Netanyahu Accepted Alternative Plan for Khan Al-Ahmar
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has agreed to relocate the Palestinian village of Khan Al-Ahmar hundred of meters from its current location in return for its recognition, a lawyer representing the Palestinian Bedouins has […]
Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian near Hebron (VIDEO)
A Palestinian was shot and killed by Israeli forces, on Monday morning, for allegedly carrying out a stabbing attack against an Israeli soldier in the Old City of Hebron (Al-Khalil) in the southern occupied West […]
Injuries Reported as Israel Suppresses 13th Naval March in Gaza (VIDEO)
At least ten Palestinians were injured by Israeli ammunition, while others suffered tear-gas inhalation, as Israeli forces suppressed hundreds of Palestinian protesters in the naval march in Beit Lahiya in the besieged Gaza Strip, on […]
Israel Cancels Work Permits for Family of Murdered Palestinian Mother
Israel has canceled work permits for the relatives of Aisha Al-Rabi, the Palestinian mother who was stoned to death by illegal Israeli settlers last week. Wafa reported that Yaqoub Al-Rabi, the husband of 47-year-old Aisha […]
Israeli Soldiers Accused of Stealing, Sexual Assault at West Bank Checkpoint (VIDEO)
Two Israeli soldiers have been indicted for stealing money from Palestinians and sexually assaulting female tourists at Qalandia checkpoint in the occupied West Bank. Indictments were filed against the pair – who belong to the […]
In Protest of Israel Land Grab, Holy Sepulcher Church Threatens Closure
The heads of Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre have threatened to close the holy site again in protest against a new bill that aims to confiscate land owned by the church, Israel Hayom newspaper reported […]
5th Palestine Cinema Days Festival Launches in West Bank
Nearly 1,000 people attended the launch of the annual Palestine Cinema Days festival at the Cultural Palace in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah on Wednesday. The 5th edition of the festival is screening […]
BDS Movement Targets Caterpillar, Volvo After Israel Attacks Protesters in Khan Al-Ahmar (VIDEO)
As Israeli occupation forces violently repressed local and international activists, who were participating in Khan al-Ahmar’s weekly protest organized by residents of the Palestinian village resisting its imminent demolition Friday, the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions […]
Israel Delays Eviction of West Bank Bedouin Village Khan Al-Ahmar (VIDEO)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday postponed the forced eviction of a Bedouin village in the occupied West Bank, a government official said. The fate of Khan al-Ahmar has drawn international concern after Israel […]
Khan Al-Ahmar Exposes the Misplaced Priorities of the PA and the International Community
By Ramona Wadi The Palestinian Authority and the international community made a PR spectacle out of Khan Al-Ahmar and its impending demolition. Suffice to say that when facing human rights violations which are listed as […]
Israel Arrests Two Palestinian Fishermen Off Gaza Coast (VIDEO)
Israeli naval forces on Saturday detained two Palestinian fishermen off the coast of the blockaded Gaza Strip, according to a local official. The two fishermen were identified as Karim and Mohamed Abu Hassan, who were […]
Jewish Settlers Steal Palestinian Olive Harvest in Nablus
Jewish settlers attacked Palestinian farmers and olive harvesters in the Burin village, in southern Nablus City of the northern occupied West Bank, on Saturday. Palestinian Authority (PA)-owned Wafa News Agency reported that a group of […]
Israel Forces Attack Protesters in Khan Al-Ahmar (VIDEOS)
Israeli occupation forces attacked on Friday a group of protesters in Khan Al-Ahmar used pepper spray and prevented them from demonstrating on the nearby highway, Ma’an reported. According to Ma’an, the Israeli occupation forces besieged […]
Israel’s Defiance of History, Morality and Law
By Jeremy Salt No state established on land seized by force from the people living on that land can claim moral legitimacy and a ‘right’ to exist. A purported ‘right’ to exist is not central […]