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Month: February 2019
Gaza: Israeli Forces Injure 6 Palestinians, Including Child, during Night Protests
Six Palestinians were injured as Israeli forces suppressed protesters during night protests, on late Thursday, east of Rafah, in the southern besieged Gaza Strip. #Breaking 3 Palestinians were injuried so far by Israeli occupation live […]
EU Issues Weak Statement after Israel Withholds PA Tax Revenues
The European Union (EU) issued a weak statement yesterday in response to the Israeli government’s decision to withhold Palestinian Authority (PA) tax revenues. Israel’s decision to withhold some of the tax revenue funds was followed by an […]
Israel’s ‘Centrists’ Form Joint List against Netanyahu’s ‘Terrorist Alliance’
The two main challengers to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have announced an alliance on Thursday in a bid to defeat him in April’s election. Benny Gantz, a former Israeli military chief of staff, and […]
Macron Says Anti-Zionism Is Anti-Semitism
France is to recognize anti-Zionism, the denial of the state of Israel, as a form of anti-Semitism in response to a surge in acts against Jews not seen “since the Second World War”, reports The Telegraph. […]
Gantz and Ya’alon: Two Sides of the Same Coin
By Ramona Wadi Former Defence Minister Moshe Ya’alon has aligned himself politically with Benny Gantz, the former Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff and chairman of the Israel Resilience party. The Israeli election propaganda […]
Bethlehem: Israeli Soldiers Assault Blind Man in His Home
Israeli soldiers assaulted, on Wednesday at dawn, a blind Palestinian man who also suffers from kidney disease, after invading his home in Doha town, south of Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian, Monther […]
Israel Holds Mother of al-Barghouthi Brothers in Solitary Confinement
Israeli Prison’s Services (IPS) is holding Suheir al-Barghouthi whose husband and three sons are currently held in Israeli prisons while her fourth son was shot and killed by Israeli forces, in October, under harsh conditions […]
Hebron: 30 Palestinian Students Suffocate by Israeli Tear-Gas
Thirty Palestinian students suffered tear-gas suffocation, on Thursday morning, as Israeli forces and settlers attacked students of an elementary school in the Old City of Hebron (Al-Khalil) in the southern occupied West Bank. Medical sources […]
UNESCO May Send Delegation to Document Israeli Violations in Jerusalem (VIDEOS)
UNESCO said it might send a mission to document Israeli violations in occupied Jerusalem, Al-Wattan Voice reported yesterday. Palestinian worshipers pray at Al Rahma Gate in Jerusalem as Israeli forces keep it closed. Palestine pic.twitter.com/LdEAemJETP — TIMES […]
Netanyahu Forges Election Alliance with Far-Right Party (VIDEO)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu forged an election alliance with a far-right party on Wednesday that could give followers of the late anti-Arab rabbi, Meir Kahane, a stronger voice in Israeli politics, says Reuters. The deal, announced […]
Russian Mediation: The Critical Messages of the Hamas-Fatah Talks in Moscow
By Ramzy Baroud The Russian-sponsored Palestinian unity talks in Moscow on February 11 were neither a success nor failure. Uniting Palestinian factions was not the primary objective of the Moscow conference, in the first […]
US Court Revives Palestinian Lawsuit against Pro-Israel Billionaire Sheldon Adelson
A US court has revived a multi-billion-dollar lawsuit lodged by Palestinians which seeks to prosecute the United States, billionaire Sheldon Adelson, and other prominent pro-Israel figures for alleged war crimes and support of settlements in […]
Poland Seeks Apology from Israel on Katz’s ‘Slanderous’ Remarks
Poland is still awaiting an apology from Israel over its acting foreign minister’s comments on the alleged anti-Semitism of the Poles. The argument led Warsaw to pull out of a key Jerusalem summit, according to […]
Orban’s Hungary to Open ‘Diplomatic Office’ in Jerusalem
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Tuesday that Hungary has decided to open a “diplomatic office” in Jerusalem, one of only a handful of countries moving towards the US position on seeing the city as […]
Israeli Pharmaceutical Firms Test Medicines on Palestinian Prisoners
Israeli Professor Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian revealed yesterday that the Israeli occupation authorities issues permit to large pharmaceutical firms to carry out tests on Palestinian and Arab prisoners, Felesteen.ps reported. The Hebrew University lecturer also revealed that the Israeli […]
Israeli Forces Detain 3 Palestinian Women from Al-Aqsa (VIDEO)
Israeli police forces detained three Palestinian women in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, on Tuesday afternoon. A Ma’an reporter said that Israeli police forces held three Palestinian women after they entered the Lions Gate and transferred […]
Netanyahu Secretly Met Morocco’s Foreign Minister
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held secret talks with Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita in September, US news website Axios has reported. The meeting, which took place on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly […]
Jordan Slams Israeli Violations of Al-Aqsa Mosque
Jordan yesterday lodged a protest note with the Israeli foreign ministry, slamming provocative Israeli actions against Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jordanian news agency Petra reported. Jordan called for Israel to stop its violations of Al-Aqsa’s sanctity immediately. […]
ANC Youth League Affirms Support for BDS
The African National Congress Youth League has affirmed its support for the international Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. Speaking to Middle East Monitor on Monday, the Secretary-General of South Africa’s ruling party, Njabulo Nzuza, stressed that […]
Israel Seals Off Al-Aqsa Gate, Palestinians Call for Protests (VIDEO)
A group of Palestinian activists from Jerusalem City called upon people, on Monday, to gather and protest at the al-Rahma Gate (Gate of Mercy) one of the Al-Aqsa Mosque gates after Israeli police forces had […]
Israel to Withhold $138 Millions from Palestinian Taxes over Prisoner Stipends (VIDEO)
Tel Aviv has decided to deduct some $138 million from the amount of taxes it collected on behalf of Palestine. It comes in retaliation to stipends the Palestinian Authority pays to families of Palestinian prisoners. […]
Israel Evicts Palestinian Family from Jerusalem Home (VIDEO)
Israeli police on Sunday evicted a Palestinian family from their home in the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City after the Israeli supreme court ruled Jewish settlers were the rightful owners. An AFP photographer said […]
Israel Airstrikes Hit Gaza
The Israeli army yesterday shelled two separate sites in the Gaza Strip, with the number of casualties unknown. The army claimed that the two sites were surveillance towers belonging to Hamas, which governs the besieged […]
Israeli Naval Forces Open Fire at Fishermen in Gaza
Israeli naval forces opened fire towards Palestinian fishing boats, on Sunday morning, off the coast of Khan Younis, in the southern the besieged Gaza Strip. Locals told Ma’an that Israeli naval forces repeatedly opened heavy […]
American Singer John Legend Speaks Up for Human Rights of Palestinians (VIDEO)
American award-winning singer, songwriter, and producer, John Legend, recently spoke out about standing up for human rights for Palestinians while on the “Real Time With Bill Maher” show. Legend appeared, on Saturday, on the “Real […]
US to Unveil ‘Deal of the Century’ after Israeli Elections (VIDEO)
The United States administration will reportedly unveil its so-called “Deal of the Century” after Israeli legislative elections are held on April 9th, according to Jared Kushner, a senior White House adviser and son-in-law of the […]
Israeli TV Channel: Saudi Supported Israel against Hezbollah during 2006 War
Saudi Arabia supported Israel in its war against Hezbollah in Lebanon in 2006, an Israeli TV channel has claimed. In the third part of a series of reports entitled “Secrets of the Gulf” Israeli news […]
Hamas Chief Haniyeh to Conduct International Tour
Senior Hamas leader Mohammad Nazzal has revealed that his movement is preparing for an international tour for its chief Ismail Haniyeh. Nazzal pointed to arrangements with Egypt to facilitate this, Al-Ray News Agency reported yesterday, reiterating that […]
Gaza: 8 Palestinians Wounded by Israeli Forces (VIDEO)
Israel yesterday attacked participants in the Friday protests taking place in the Gaza Strip. Taking place under the title “Gaza is unbreakable,” yesterday’s marches formed the 47th Friday of the Great March of Return, which […]
Gulf Officials Dismiss Palestinian Cause, in Video Leaked by Netanyahu (VIDEOS)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday released a video in which senior Gulf Arab officials minimize the Palestinian cause and describe Iran as the greatest threat in the Middle East, AP reported. The leaked […]