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Month: November 2018
The International Community Has No Right to Determine Palestinian Narratives
By Ramona Wadi There is a lot of unfortunate truth in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s assessment of international diplomacy. Without having to make any concessions on settlement expansion or Jerusalem, Israel is enjoying a […]
18 Palestinians Injured in Gaza Protests
At least 18 Palestinians were injured by Israeli forces’ live fire during the 36th Friday of “The Great March of Return” protests alongside the eastern fence separating Israel from the besieged Gaza Strip. Israeli forces […]
Students from 30 UK Universities Protest against Investment in Israeli Occupation
Hundreds of students from over 30 UK universities protested against their institutions’ complicity in Israel’s violations of human rights yesterday. The Palestinian Solidarity Campaign (PSC) called for the action to mark the International Day of […]
Irish Senate Advances Bill to Boycott Import of Israeli Settlements Products
A bill which calls for banning the import of Jewish settlement products passed its first reading in the Irish Senate on Wednesday. Twenty-five parliament members voted in favor of the bill, 20 opposed and 14 […]
Israel Releases Youngest Palestinian Prisoners after 3-Year Imprisonment
Two Palestinian minors from occupied East Jerusalem were released, on Thursday, after serving three years in Israeli detention. Israeli authorities released Ahmad Raed al-Zaatari and Shadi Anwar Farrah, both 15 years of age, after serving […]
Palestinian Forum in Britain Organizes Largest Palestinian Festival in London
The Palestinian Forum in Britain (PFB) announced its plans to organize the Palestine Festival 2018, billed as the biggest Palestinian festival in Europe. The festival will be held in London and will include a conference […]
MSF: 1,000 Gazans Shot by Israel at Risk of Fatal Infection
International medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF, Doctors Without Borders) has said that more than 1,000 Gazans shot by Israel are at risk of infection, which could lead to permanent disabilities or death. In a […]
Israeli Source Claims ICC Does Not Object to Demolition of Khan Al-Ahmar
International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Fatou Bensouda does not object to the demolition of the Palestinian West Bank village of Khan Al-Ahmar, Arab48 reported an Israeli government source saying yesterday. A source from the Israeli […]
Zionism: Cycles of Trauma and Aggression in the Service of Settler Colonialism
By Yoav Litvin Zionism is Inherently Reactionary The origins of Zionism are profoundly misunderstood by many. This is not coincidental and can be seen largely as the result of propaganda, which opportunistically and erroneously asserts that […]
Netanyahu’s Predicament: The Era of Easy Wars is over
By Ramzy Baroud When Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, ordered his army to carry out a limited operation in the besieged Gaza Strip on November 12, he certainly did not anticipate that his military […]
Israeli Forces Detain 20 Palestinians, Including Minor
Israeli forces detained at least 20 Palestinians, including a minor, across the occupied West Bank, on predawn Wednesday. According to Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS), Israeli forces detained three Palestinians in the southern West Bank district […]
Israel Subjects Palestinian Family to ‘Extensive Collective Punishment Campaign’
Prisoners’ rights group Addameer yesterday charged Israeli occupation authorities with subjecting a Palestinian family to “an extensive collective punishment campaign”. The statement came as an Israeli military court extended for a further nine days the […]
Israel Rules in Favor of Illegal Settlers after 22-Year Legal Battle
The Israeli Supreme Court ruled in favor of settlers after a 22-year legal battle by Palestinians against efforts to annex their land in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom reported today. The Jewish […]
Israeli Military to Investigate Thwarted Gaza Raid
The Israeli military is to conduct two, separate investigations into the undercover raid in the occupied Gaza Strip on November 11, that was thwarted by Hamas forces. According to the Jerusalem Post, “an initial probe […]
Israeli Court Sentences PLC Member to Administrative Detention
The Israeli military court of Ofer sentenced Ahmad Attoun, a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) from Jerusalem, to four months under administrative detention, on Monday. Last week, Attoun was detained by Israeli forces […]
Friedman: Deal of the Century to Be Announced at Appropriate Time
US Ambassador David Friedman said on Monday that the US Deal of the Century which refers to the US vision to solving the Palestinian- Israeli Conflict would be announced at the appropriate time. Israel Channel […]
Israel Arrests 32 Palestinians in Jerusalem (VIDEO)
Israeli forces yesterday arrested 32 Palestinians from Jerusalem, accusing them of being members of the security services of the Palestinian Authority (PA), Arab48 reported. The number included 20 Fatah members and others who have previously […]
NSJP & YPM Statement on Institutional Opposition to Conference at UCLA
Co-Sponsored By: Al-Awda: The Palestine Right to Return Coalition Graduate Students for Justice in Palestine, UCLA (GSJP) Jewish Voice for Peace, Los Angeles (JVP – LA) Campaign to TAKE ON HATE United States Palestinian Community […]
Does the International Community even Care about Khan al-Ahmar?
By Ramona Wadi This week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that the Bedouin village of Khan Al-Ahmar will be demolished “very soon”. Needless to say, the purported international community’s preoccupation with the issue and […]
Israeli Minister: Coalition is ‘Flimsy’, Elections Are ‘Closer’
Israeli Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon, head of the Kulanu party, said today that with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition government looking “flimsy”, elections were “closer”. After former defense minister Avigdor Lieberman resigned his position and […]
Palestinian Teen Wins International Equestrian Award (VIDEOS)
A 15-year-old Palestinian girl won an international award for horse riding in Bahrain. Leila Malki from occupied Ramallah was awarded, on November 20, the “Against All Odds” prize by the International Federation for Equestrian Sports […]
Israel Seeks to Establish Diplomatic Ties with Bahrain
Israel is seeking to establish official relations with Bahrain, Israeli media has reported. According to Israeli Channel 2, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced his willingness to open diplomatic relations with Bahrain, during an unannounced visit […]
Palestinian Shot, Killed near Bethlehem (VIDEOS)
Israeli forces killed a 32-year-old Palestinian paramedic, on Monday, near the Gush Etzion junction south of Bethlehem in the southern occupied West Bank, for allegedly carrying out a car-ramming attack. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society […]
‘Our Day’: A Song for Gaza
‘Our Day’ is a song written by Danny Ammar and inspired by the ongoing protests of the Palestinian people for the right of return to their land. It’s a montage of the daily trials the […]
Israeli Forces Detain Jerusalem Governor for 2nd Time (VIDEO)
Israeli forces detained the Palestinian Governor of Jerusalem, Adnan Ghaith, on Sunday morning, after raiding his home in the Silwan neighborhood, in occupied East Jerusalem. Local sources confirmed that following Ghaith’s detention, Israeli forces transferred […]
Hamas: Normalizing Ties with Israel ‘Stab in the Back’
Hamas described Arab states’ efforts to normalize ties with Israel as “a stab in the back of the just Palestinian cause”, a spokesman said. In a press release, official Hamas Spokesman Abdel-Latif Al-Qanou said: “Normalizing […]
Lieberman Angry $15m Qatar Aid to Be Sent to Gaza
Former Israeli defense minister Avigdor Lieberman has said that he does not approve of the extra $15 million being paid in aid to Gaza by Qatar, Al-Wattan Voice reported yesterday. Lieberman, along with members from […]
Leaving Palestinian Children behind on World Children’s Day
By Ramona Wadi World Children’s Day is, sadly, a day like any other; its symbolism is nothing other than an international gimmick to proclaim rights while simultaneously taking them away. For Palestinian children, the commemoration […]
Twilight of the American Century – Book Review
By Jim Miles (Twilight of the American Century. Andrew J. Bacevich. University of Notre Dame Press, Notre Dame, Indiana, 2018.) The histories of empires and the histories of war are generally written by the winner […]
Israeli PM Netanyahu to Visit Bahrain ‘Soon’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be visiting Bahrain “soon”, his office said on Friday. Hani Marzouk, a spokesman for the Prime Minister’s office for Arab media said: “The Kingdom of Bahrain is the next […]