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Month: October 2020

Rush to Judge BDS as Antisemitic is Naive

October 24, 2020

The haste to silence critiques of the apartheid regime of Israel and resort to scurrilous allegations of “antisemitism” comes ironically during the week when South Africa remembers the 43rd anniversary of Black Wednesday. It indeed […]

Anti-normalization Protests Erupt in Bahrain despite Security Restrictions

October 24, 2020

Anti-normalization protests erupted in the streets of the Bahraini capital of Manama after Friday prayer yesterday. Protesters held up banners denouncing normalisation, with the unified slogan “Anti-normalisation Friday”, along with a photo of a masked […]

UN Special Rapporteur Calls for Israel to Immediately Release Maher Al-Akhras

October 24, 2020

Michael Lynk, the UN special rapporteur for human rights in Palestine, said today that Israel should immediately release Maher al-Akhras, a Palestinian detainee who has been on hunger strike for 90 days. Maher Al-Akhras began […]

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US President Announces Sudan Normalizing Ties with Israel

October 23, 2020

US President Donald Trump announced Friday that Sudan has agreed to open full diplomatic relations with Israel, making it the third nation in recent months to do so after Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates […]

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The World is Changing: China Launches Campaign for Superpower Status

October 23, 2020

The outdated notion that China ‘just wants to do business’ should be completely erased from our understanding of the rising global power’s political outlook. Simply put, Beijing has long realized that, in order for it […]

Prison Abolition: An International Struggle

October 23, 2020

Winner at the Sundance Film Festival for Best Directing, Garrett Bradley’s “Time” focuses on an intimate love story to convey an indictment of the prison-industrial complex. Bradley’s film follows a Black couple who at a […]

Israeli Officer May Face ‘Reckless Manslaughter’ Charge for Killing Autistic Palestinian

October 23, 2020

An Israeli police officer who shot dead a severely autistic Palestinian man earlier this year may stand trial for reckless manslaughter. Iyad Hallaq, 32, was shot in the chest on May 30, in the Old […]

Israeli Warplanes Strike Two Sites in Besieged Gaza

October 23, 2020

Israeli warplanes dawn Friday stroke two sites in the central and southern besieged Gaza Strip, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Israeli fighter jets targeted a site in Nuseirat refugee camp, in the central […]

Israeli Court Cancels Decision on Freezing Al-Akhras’ Administrative Detention

October 23, 2020

An Israeli court decided today to cancel an earlier decision to freeze the administrative detention, without charge or trial, of Palestinian detainee Maher al-Akhras, whose health situation has severely deteriorated after 89 days of hunger […]

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Report: US to Label Amnesty, HRW, Oxfam ‘Antisemitic’ Organizations

October 22, 2020

The human rights group Amnesty International responded to reported accusations made earlier by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in which he accused the group, among other organizations, of ‘antisemitism’.  In a statement issued on […]

RCF: Ramzy and Zarefah Baroud on Gaza’s History of Resistance (WATCH)

October 22, 2020

The Gaza Strip has been made into an Israeli combat zone with the decided aim of crushing Palestinian resistance. Israeli weapons, most of which are courtesy of Washington, have for, at least, 14 years turned […]

Red Cross: Palestinian Hunger-Striking Prisoner Al-Akhras is in Critical Condition (VIDEOS)

October 22, 2020

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said today that it is seriously concerned about the deteriorating health of Maher al-Akhras, a Palestinian administratively detained and hospitalized in Israel, who has been on hunger […]

Palestinians Initiate Lawsuit against Britain over Balfour Declaration

October 22, 2020

The National Party for Independents (NPI), the International Commission to Support the Palestinian Rights (ICSPR), and the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) today initiated a lawsuit against the British Government for its responsibility for the suffering […]

Israeli Delegation Travels to Sudan to Discuss Normalization

October 22, 2020

An Israeli delegation made a rare visit to Sudan on Wednesday to discuss normalizing ties, Israeli public broadcaster Kan radio said, as a minister predicted a possible diplomatic breakthrough between the two countries, Reuters reports. […]

European Hypocrisy: Empty Words for Palestine, Deadly Weapons for Israel

October 21, 2020

In theory, Europe and the United States stand on completely opposite sides when it comes to the Israeli occupation of Palestine. While the US government has fully embraced the tragic status quo created by 53 […]

Israeli Soldiers Seal Palestinian’s Bedroom with Metal Sheeting, Barbed Wire

October 21, 2020

Israeli forces have sealed the bedroom of a Palestinian man who is suspected of killing a soldier, Wafa news agency has reported. “The room was sealed following the Supreme Court decision that canceled the demolition […]

Gantz Weighs Ousting Netanyahu-Led Coalition Government

October 21, 2020

Blue and White Chairman and alternate Israeli Prime Minister Benny Gantz warned early this week that he was thinking of ousting the coalition government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Times of Israel reported. […]

Israeli Warplanes Hit Sites in Gaza, No Injuries Reported

October 21, 2020

Israeli warplanes bombed late last night a site and agricultural land to the south and center of the besieged Gaza Strip without inflicting any human casualties, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Israeli warplanes attack […]

Japan Donates $4.3mn to UNRWA for Food Assistance

October 20, 2020

Japan has donated $4.3 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) to reduce the impact of poverty under the current coronavirus pandemic. This new contribution will ensure the health […]

Jewish Settlers Flood Palestinian Farmland with Sewage, Disrupt Olive Harvest

October 20, 2020

Jewish settlers today flooded Palestinian-owned land with sewage and wastewater in the town of Sebastia, north of Nablus, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Mayor of Sebastia Mohammad Azzam confirmed that settlers from the […]

Human Rights Organizations Demand Immediate Release of Maher al-Akhras (PHOTOS & VIDEOS)

October 20, 2020

Maher al-Akhras, in his 86th day of hunger strike, is at great risk of death, today said four Palestinian and Israeli human rights organizations, demanding his immediate release. A Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI) […]

Beat of Normalization: Israelis, Emiratis Release New Song (VIDEO)

October 19, 2020

A joint Emirati-Israeli musical collaboration has reached over a million views since it was released on YouTube on September 30, the New Arab reported. The duet, entitled ‘Hello You’, sees Israeli artist Elkana Marziano and […]

Wealth and Power (PART II): Transformation to Urban Industrial Capitalism and the Path to Global War

October 19, 2020

(Wealth and Power: Global Transformation and Destruction 1492 to 2020 Part 2: Transformation to Urban Industrial Capitalism and the path to Global War) This is a history blog… Unlike any history you have been taught. The blog […]

Arab Support for PA Budget Falls by 82% in 2020

October 19, 2020

Arab support for the Palestinian Authority’s budget has fallen by 82 percent during the first eight months of this year, Shehab news agency reported on Sunday. According to data issued by the PA Ministry of […]

Israeli Authorities to Demolish 13 Palestinians Houses in East Jerusalem

October 19, 2020

The Israeli municipality in West Jerusalem has issued demolition notices against 13 inhabited Palestinian houses in Silwan, a neighborhood of occupied East Jerusalem, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported today. Fakhri Abu Diab, a member […]

Top Palestinian Official Erekat on Ventilator, in ‘Critical’ Condition with COVID-19

October 19, 2020

Longtime chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat is suffering from pneumonia after he contracted the novel COVID-19, Palestinian Health Minister Mai Alkaila said today. Alkaila said in a press statement that the President’s Office, the government, […]

Ramzy Baroud on ‘Palestine Deep Dive’: ‘Israel Targets the Very Fabric of Palestinian Society’ (Watch)

October 18, 2020

In this wide-ranging interview with Palestine Deep Dive, Palestinian academic, author and journalist Ramzy Baroud speaks about Maher al-Akhras, Palestinian prisoners, the Palestinian narrative and the challenge of overcoming media bias. This urgent conversation focuses […]

Israel Sends Delegation to Bahrain to Begin Formal Diplomatic, Commercial Relations

October 18, 2020

An Israeli delegation accompanied by the US treasury secretary flew to Bahrain on Sunday to formalize nascent relations and broaden Gulf cooperation that Washington has promoted as an anti-Iran bulwark and potential economic bonanza, Reuters […]

PLO Secretary-General Erekat Transferred to Hospital Due to Respiratory Health Issues

October 18, 2020

The PLO Negotiations Affairs Department announced today that the Secretary-General of the PLO Executive Committee, Saeb Erekat, was moved to a hospital in Israel. The department said Erekat, who last week tested positive for coronavirus, […]

Gal Gadot, Stephen Miller and Richard Spencer: On the Strange Case of the Commonalities They Share

October 17, 2020

“Whatever you think of her being cast as Cleopatra,” tweeted Steven Salaita, “never forget that Gal Gadot proudly served (and continues to support) a colonial army notorious for maiming and murdering civilians.” Almost immediately, Salaita […]

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