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Month: September 2019

Palestinian Prisoner Hospitalized after Israeli Interrogation
A Palestinian detainee has been hospitalized in a critical condition after he had “undergone severe torture” in Israeli custody, his lawyer has said. Israeli media has reported that an investigation has been opened into possible […]

Israeli Authorities Issue Administrative Detention Orders against 101 Palestinians in September
Israeli authorities issued in September administrative detention orders against 101 Palestinians currently held in Israeli jails for periods ranging between two and six months, today said the Commission of Detainees Affairs. Some of the orders […]

WHO: Children, Elderly Patients Denied Permits to Leave Gaza for Treatment
Out of 219 patient applications who were denied in August Israeli permits to leave Gaza through Erez/Beit Hanoun crossing for healthcare in West Bank or East Jerusalem hospitals, 40 were children under 18 years of […]

Jewish Settlers Attack Palestinian Farmers, Steal Olive Harvest near Nablus (VIDEO)
Jewish settlers attacked today Palestinian farmers while working in their own farms near the village of Deir Sharaf, to the west of Nablus City in the northern occupied West Bank, according to local sources. Ghassan […]

Netanyahu to Meet Gantz in Last-ditch Bid to Form Unity Government
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will make a final effort this week to salvage a deal from talks to form a unity government with his centrist election rival, he said on Sunday according to a […]

Hamas Accepts Abbas’s Invitation to Carry out Presidential Parliamentary Elections (VIDEO)
The Islamic Palestinian movement, Hamas, announced on Thursday its readiness to carry out presidential parliamentary National Council elections, a statement confirmed. In the statement, a copy of which was sent to MEMO, Hamas announced: “Based […]

Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Protester in Gaza (VIDEO)
Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian protester during Friday’s March of Return demonstrations along the fortified Gaza-Israel border, the Palestinian health ministry said. The victim was identified as Saher Awadallh Jabr Othman, 20. Another 52 people were wounded during the […]

United Nations Parade of World Leaders: A Circus Where Whip Is Wielded by Big Five
By Iqbal Jassat The annual gathering of global leaders at the United Nations has yet again lit up New York’s elite hotels and busy thoroughfares. Though the 74th session of the UN General Assembly is […]

While Israel Alters Palestine, the EU Condemns, Observes and Retreats
The closest the international community ever got to an unequivocal condemnation of Israel’s settlement expansion since 1967 was through the UN Security Council Resolution 2334 (2016), albeit containing the usual flaws which spare Israel’s colonial presence since […]

Palestinian Women March against Gender Violence (VIDEO)
Several demonstrations organized the collective Taliaat of Palestinian women along with Palestinian communities took place this Thursday evening, to protest against gender-based violence and oppression affecting Palestinian Women. The demonstrations mobilized women and human rights […]

Israeli Forces Arrest Two Palestinians in Ramallah
Israeli forces today overnight detained two Palestinians from the West Bank city of Ramallah. Local sources confirmed that Israeli forces raided the Ramallah city neighborhoods of Batn al-Hawa and al-Masayef, where they detained two Palestinians […]

Abbas Urges World to End Israeli Aggression (VIDEO)
Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas urged the international community Thursday to end Israeli aggression in Palestine, Anadolu Agency reports. “What would you do if someone tried to take the land of your country and how would you react,” […]

Hamas: ‘No Political Price for Building International Hospital in Gaza’ (VIDEO)
Hamas said yesterday “there is not a political price for building an international field hospital in Gaza funded by an American NGO.” In a statement, a copy of which was sent to MEMO, the movement said: […]

Israeli Police Shoot, Arrest Child in Jerusalem (VIDEO)
Israeli police detained today a child believed to be 14 years of age at Chains Gate, one of the gates leading to Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City, after shooting but not injuring him, […]

Israeli Authorities Accept Demands of Palestinian Hunger Strikers
Palestinian prisoners, who have been on hunger strike for months, announced yesterday evening the end of their strike after the Israeli Prison Services (IPS) agreed to their demands. In a statement, a copy of which […]

Israel’s President Tasks Netanyahu with Assembling New Government
Israel’s president tasked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday with assembling a new government after power-sharing talks with his strongest rival, Benny Gantz, failed following an inconclusive election, Reuters reports. Netanyahu, head of the right-wing Likud party, […]

Netanyahu on Steroids: What a Gantz-led Government Means for Palestine
By Ramzy Baroud Experience has taught Palestinians not to pay heed to Israeli elections. But to every rule, there is an exception. Although it is still true that no Israeli Zionist leader has ever […]

Netanyahu’s Likud Gains Additional Seat but Israel’s Deadlock Remains
Israel‘s election committee published final results from last week’s election on Wednesday that gave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud an additional seat. Despite the gain, however, the country’s political deadlock remains. The final results from […]

Israeli Soldiers Raid Ramallah Neighborhoods, Provoke Clashes (VIDEO)
Israeli forces in 18 army vehicles today raided several neighborhoods in Ramallah, mainly Batn al-Hawa, west of the city, provoking clashes with residents, according to Palestinian security sources. Ramallah Now, occupied Palestine, 25 September 2019.Video: […]

Israel Arrests Palestinian Jerusalem Affairs Minister
Israeli forces detained Jerusalem Affairs Minister Fadi al-Hadami of the Palestinian Authority on Wednesday, according to an official statement, reports Anadolu Agency. In a statement, the Jerusalem Affairs Ministry said Israeli forces raided the minister’s home […]

Israeli Forces Injure Palestinian Brothers during Home Demolition (VIDEO)
Two Palestinian brothers were injured by Israeli forces yesterday during the demolition of their family’s apartment which was under construction in occupied East Jerusalem. According to Haaretz, Israeli occupation forces yesterday arrived to carry out the […]

Israeli Court Confirms Travel Ban for Gaza Footballers, Preventing Palestine Cup Final
An Israeli court yesterday upheld a travel ban for Palestinian footballers from the occupied Gaza Strip, accepting the position of military and security officials who made the original decision. According to human rights group Gisha, the […]

Likud Claims Lieberman Has Secret Bank Accounts Abroad
People close to the Likud leadership have told the Israeli police that the head of Jewish Home party, Avigdor Lieberman, has secret bank accounts overseas, Shehab news agency reported on Monday. According to Israeli news website Wallah, Lieberman […]

Israeli Soldiers Storm Headquarters of Union of Women’s Committee in Hebron
Israeli forces stormed today the headquarters of the Union of Palestinian Women Committees in Hebron (Al-Khalil) and seized computer hard discs and other equipment, according to Sara Mtair, director of the Hebron office of the […]

UK Labor Party Votes to Stop Arms Trade with Israel
The British Labour Party yesterday voted in favor of a motion which could see Britain cease trade with Israel if it doesn’t comply with international human rights laws. The motion, titled “Ethical Foreign Policy” was […]

Trudeau: The Ignorance, Bias, and Hubris of White Privilege
By Jim Miles It has been interesting over the past few days watching the different reactions to the blackface photos of a younger Justin Trudeau. Of course, the local Conservative opposition is going to paint […]

Palestinian-Israelis Demand State of Emergency after ‘Mystery Murders’ Targeting Arabs (VIDEO)
Palestinian citizens of Israel have called on Israeli authorities to declare a state of emergency after yet more Palestinians were killed in mystery murders over the weekend. The head of Israel’s Union of Local Authorities, […]

Palestinian Family from Jerusalem Appeal Eviction Order (VIDEO)
A Palestinian family will tomorrow appeal a decision to evict its members from their home in Sheikh Jarrah, occupied East Jerusalem. According to human rights NGO Ir Amim, the Jerusalem Magistrate Court will hear “the appeal […]

Arab Parties Endorse Gantz to Remove Netanyahu (VIDEO)
Israel‘s main Arab political parties endorsed ex-military chief Benny Gantz for prime minister, breaking a nearly 27-year-long standard of not endorsing a candidate in the hope of removing current leader Benjamin Netanyahu. The leader of the […]

Israeli Forces Injure 6 Palestinians in West Bank (VIDEO)
Israeli forces on Saturday wounded at least six Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS), Anadolu Agency reported. 6 Palestinians wounded in Israeli raid into Qalqilya https://t.co/OvvHjc7r2o — #ProgressiveParty […]