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Month: October 2019
Israeli Sniper Gets One-Month Sentence for Killing Gaza Teenager (VIDEO)
An Israeli soldier has been sentenced to one month in prison after being convicted by a military court on Monday of killing a Palestinian teenager during mass demonstrations in Gaza last year. At least 305 Palestinians have […]
Israeli Forces Seize Thousands of Dunams South of Hebron
Israeli forces distributed a notice to Palestinians informing them of its plan to seize 3,000 dunams of Palestinian farmlands to the east of Yatta in the southern Hebron (Al-Khalil) district. Mayor of Masafer Yatta Nidal […]
Israel to Build Waste-to-Energy Plant in Illegal West Bank Settlement
Israeli occupation authorities are set to establish a waste-to-energy plant in Ma’ale Adumim, a major illegal settlement in the central West Bank, according to human rights NGO B’Tselem, “unlawfully exploiting Palestinian territory for its own needs”. […]
Israel Re-arrests Palestinian Lawmaker Khalida Jarrar
Just eight months after her release, Israeli occupation forces today arrested Palestinian female lawmaker Khalida Jarrar from her house in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah. Her lawyer Sahar Francis said Shin Bet security […]
The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinian Christians that Nobody is Talking about
By Ramzy Baroud Palestine’s Christian population is dwindling at an alarming rate. The world’s most ancient Christian community is moving elsewhere. And the reason for this is Israel. Christian leaders from Palestine and South […]
Israeli Forces Shoot, Injure Palestinian Woman in Hebron (VIDEO)
Israeli forces today shot and injured a Palestinian woman at the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron (Al-Khalil) following an alleged stabbing attempt. Security sources confirmed that Israeli soldiers deployed at the entrance to the Ibrahimi Mosque, […]
Virtual Reality App Gives Users Access to Everyday Life in Palestine (VIDEO)
A first-of-its-kind virtual reality app was launched today to give users, including those denied by Israel the opportunity to visit the occupied Palestinian territory, access to everyday life in Palestine. The app, called Palestine VR, […]
Kushner Backs Netanyahu-Gantz Unity Government (VIDEO)
Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump’s adviser and son in law, has told Israeli television that he hopes to see Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Blue and White chair Benny Gantz form a new coalition […]
UN Special Coordinator Slams PA for Blocking News Sites
The United Nations (UN) Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process yesterday criticized the Palestinian Authority (PA)’s recent decision to block a number of websites and social media platforms. Nickolay Mladenov told reporters that […]
Israel’s New Moves to Airbrush the Occupation
By Jonathan Cook The United Nations’ independent expert on human rights in the Palestinian territories issued a damning verdict last week on what he termed “the longest belligerent occupation in the modern world”. Michael Lynk, […]
Camp Bucca, Abu Ghraib and the Rise of Extremism in Iraq
By Kathy Kelly On October 27, President Trump announced the death of Abu Bakr Al- Baghdadi and three of his children. President Trump said Al-Baghdadi, the founder of ISIS, was fleeing U.S. military forces, […]
Israeli Bulldozers Demolish Shack, Raze Land in Jerusalem
An Israeli military bulldozer today demolished a shack and razed a plot of land in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiya, according to sources. Mohammad Abu al-Hummos, a local activist, told WAFA that Israeli police […]
Jerusalem Governor Summoned for Interrogation for Second Time in Less than 24 Hours
Jerusalem Governor Adnan Ghaith was summoned for interrogation by Israeli intelligence officers for the second time in less than 24 hours, said an official. Nasser Ajjaj, who serves as an advisor to Ghaith, told WAFA […]
Norway’s Capital Oslo Bans Jewish Settlement Goods, Services
Oslo’s newly installed City Council is banning Jewish settlement goods and services from public contracts, reported the Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) National Committee. Norway’s capital and largest city has become the sixth Norwegian municipality […]
Israel Closes Investigations into Killings of 3 Palestinian Civilians, without Holding Anyone to Account
Israeli authorities have closed three separate investigations into the killing of Palestinian civilians – including two children – by occupation forces in the West Bank, with no one held to account. According to human rights […]
Far from Being ‘Inhumane’, as US Ambassador Claims, Evicting Settlers is One Form of Justice
By Ramona Wadi The Zionist erasure of Palestinians from their landscape is no longer contested in the international arena. The dispossession of Palestinians is treated as a historical fact removed from their legitimate right of […]
Gantz Meets Netanyahu for Coalition Government Talks
Israel‘s prime minister and his main rival have opened a new round of unity talks in the latest effort to avoid an unprecedented third parliamentary election in less than a year. Sunday’s meeting was their […]
Israeli Military Vehicles Infiltrate Gaza Border, Raze Land
Israeli military vehicles infiltrated today the Gaza border and reached dozens of meters into Palestinian land east of Jabalya in the north of the Gaza Strip, according to WAFA correspondent. He said the military vehicles […]
Likud Officials Suspected of Harassing Witnesses in Corruption Case against Netanyahu
Likud party officials are suspected of harassing Shlomo Filber, a state witness in one of the corruption cases against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, reported Haaretz. The Likud officials “questioned in recent days by the police’s anti-corruption […]
Elections Committee Delegation Arrives in Gaza
A delegation from the Palestinian Elections Committee entered the Gaza Strip on Sunday evening for a meeting with factional and NGO officials, Safa news agency has reported. The Chairman of the #Palestinian Central Elections Commission (CEC), Hanna […]
Palestinian Farmers Denied Access to Their Land
Israeli forces today prevented Palestinian farmers from accessing their own groves located on the other side of the Israeli segregation barrier near the West Bank town of Salfit, local sources said. Illegal Israeli Colonists Attack […]
Israeli Forces Arrest 7 Palestinians in Issawiya
The Israeli occupation police on Sunday kidnaped seven Palestinian young men from their homes in Issawiya district, east of Jerusalem, Palestine Information Center reports. The detainees were identified as Anwar Sami Obeid, Hamed Obeid, Mahmoud Zumorod, […]
Malaysia to Open Embassy to Palestine
Malaysia will soon open an embassy to Palestine, the country’s Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad announced today. He said that since Israel will ban a Malaysian embassy in the occupied Palestinian territories, Malaysia will open this […]
US Episcopal Church Withdraws from Companies Benefiting from Israeli Occupation
The Executive Council of the Episcopal Church in the United States unanimously voted to adopt a human rights investment screen and will sell its holdings in Motorola Solutions, Caterpillar, Inc., and the Israel Discount Bank […]
Israeli Forces Injure 77 Palestinians in Gaza
The Palestinian Health Ministry announced that 77 Palestinians were injured on Friday evening as a result of the Israeli army assault on the weekly marches in the eastern Gaza Strip, reports Anadolu Agency. The ministry said […]
Palestinian-Jordanian Hunger Striker Moved to Hospital
Jordanian female prisoner, Heba Al-Labadi, who has now been on hunger strike for around 30 days, was moved on Thursday to hospital after deteriorating health conditions, the Jordanian Foreign Ministry announced. According to the ministry spokesman, […]
Israel Prevents UN Special Rapporteur Lynk from Traveling to Palestine (VIDEO)
Special rapporteur of the United Nations Organization on human rights in Palestine Michael Lynk condemned Israel for preventing him Thursday from traveling to the Palestinian territories, violating thus established procedures and protocols. At a press conference […]
Israeli Forces Arrest Disabled Woman near Ramallah
Israeli forces last night detained a disabled Palestinian old woman after raiding her home in the village of Beit Liqya, to the west of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, local sources said. The Palestinian […]
Minor Involved in Duma Attack Guilty of Membership in Jewish Terror Group
An Israeli court yesterday convicted one of the attackers – involved in the arson attack against the house of the Palestinian Dawabsheh family – of being a member of a Jewish terror organization. The Central […]
‘Boycott Puma’ BDS Posters Removed from London Trains
Transport for London (TfL), the transport network for the UK’s capital, on Wednesday stated that it would immediately remove numerous posters that urged commuters to boycott international sports brand Puma because of its sponsorship of […]