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Month: March 2021

We are Living through a Time of Fear, Not Just of the Virus, but of Each Other

March 25, 2021

Welcome to the age of fear. Nothing is more corrosive of the democratic impulse than fear. Left unaddressed, it festers, eating away at our confidence and empathy. We are now firmly in a time of […]

Rights Group: Israeli Forces Tied Detained Palestinian Child to Prison Bed

March 25, 2021

The Palestinian Commission of Detainees’ and Ex-Detainees’ Affairs has accused the Israeli occupation police and jailers of physically assaulting and maltreating a Palestinian child from Jerusalem during his detention, the Palestinian Information Centre reported. According […]

Netanyahu Warns: He Should Form Government or Go for 5th Election

March 25, 2021

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned on Wednesday that he should be commissioned to form a new government or go for a fifth election, Israeli media reported. Unofficial election results conducted by Israeli mass […]

Jewish Extremists Vandalize Palestinian-owned Vehicles in Arab Town in Israel

March 25, 2021

Israeli Jewish extremist members of the anti-Arab Price Tag terror group today vandalized Palestinian-owned vehicles and scrawled hate graffiti on them in the Arab town of Kufr Qassem in central Israel. The Arab 48 news […]

Middle East Quartet Discusses Return to ‘Meaningful’ Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations

March 24, 2021

The international Middle East Quartet – made up of the European Union, the Russian Federation, the United States, and the United Nations – discussed on Tuesday a “return to meaningful negotiations” for a solution to […]

The Nakba of Sheikh Jarrah: How Israel Uses ‘the Law’ to Ethnically Cleanse East Jerusalem

March 24, 2021

A Palestinian man, Atef Yousef Hanaysha, was killed by Israeli occupation forces on March 19 during a weekly protest against illegal Israeli settlement expansion in Beit Dajan, near Nablus, in the northern West Bank. Although […]

PA Official: It’s Time to Stop Israel’s Blatant Impunity

March 24, 2021

The Palestinian Authority’s permanent representative to the UN, Riyad Mansour, said on Monday that “the time has come to stop Israel’s blatant impunity,” Wafa news agency reported. #Israeli Forces Fire at #Palestinian Youth in #Ramallah […]

VIDEO: Israeli Authorities Demolish Two Houses in East Jerusalem

March 24, 2021

The Israeli occupation authorities today demolished two Palestinian houses in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Jabal al-Mukabbir, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Local sources confirmed that Israeli police forced their way into the […]

Israeli Elections: Netanyahu in Lead but Majority Uncertain

March 24, 2021

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party was on track Tuesday to win the most seats in the country’s fourth election in two years, but with no guarantee it can form a governing majority. The […]

The Lion and the Eagle: The Interaction of the British and American Empires, 1783-1972 – Book Review

March 23, 2021

(The Lion and the Eagle – The Interaction of the British and American Empires 1783-1972.  Kathleen Burk.  Bloomsbury, London/New York, 2018) The 200-year historical span of Kathleen Burk’s “The Lion and the Eagle” shows the […]

Israeli Forces Beat up, Detain three Palestinian Youth in East Jerusalem

March 23, 2021

Israeli police detained three Palestinian youth on Tuesday, after physically assaulting them in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Local sources said Israeli police stormed the Bir Ayoub […]

Israeli Army Shuts down West Bank Crossings ahead of Elections

March 23, 2021

The Israeli army yesterday announced that all crossings to the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip will be closed as elections are held in Israel. بناء على تقييم الوضع الأمني وتوجيهات المستوى السياسي سيتم […]

Israeli Voters Head to Polls for Fourth Election in Two Years

March 23, 2021

Israeli citizens began voting on Tuesday in the country’s fourth general election in less than two years, with no guarantee that this poll will bring about a more conclusive result than the previous three. Nearly […]

Israeli Government Wants PA to Stop Cooperating with ICC

March 23, 2021

The Israeli government has said that it will not allow any economic project to be implemented in the occupied territories unless the Palestinian Authority (PA) stops cooperating with the ICC probe into Israeli war crimes, […]

Black Radical Politics, Palestine and Zionism: An Online Event with Prof. Rabab Abdulhadi

March 22, 2021

On March 25, 2021, at 10 AM MDT, the Amsterdam Centre for Middle Eastern Studies will present an online Facebook event entitled Black Radical Politics, Palestine and Zionism with Prof. Rabab Abdulhadi, Director and Senior […]

Netanyahu Promises Direct Flights to Saudi Arabia if Reelected

March 22, 2021

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised to bring about direct flights from Israel to Saudi Arabia if reelected on March 23. “I’m going to bring you direct flights from Tel Aviv to Mecca,” Netanyahu […]

Israel Revokes Palestine FM Special Travel Permit after Visit to ICC (VIDEO)

March 22, 2021

Israel revoked Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki’s special travel permit after he returned to the West Bank yesterday from a trip to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. The Palestinian diplomat urged […]

Fatah Will Run Alone in the Parliamentary Elections

March 22, 2021

Fatah is going to stand in the parliamentary elections on its own list, the movement’s Secretary Jibril Al-Rajoub said yesterday, according to Anadolu Agency. “There will be no joint list with any other parties,” he […]

Israeli Forces Prevent Palestine TV Crew from Reporting in West Bank

March 22, 2021

Israeli soldiers today barred Palestine TV crew from reporting at Ein al-Bayda village in southern West Bank and forced the crew to leave the area, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Israeli soldiers held the […]

PCBS: Only 4% of Households in Gaza have Access to Safe Water

March 21, 2021

A study released today by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) and the Palestinian Water Authority suggests that only four percent of households in the Gaza Strip have access to safely managed water, compared […]

Thousands in Jerusalem Rally at Anti-Netanyahu Protest ahead of Israeli Elections (VIDEO)

March 21, 2021

Thousands of Israelis rallied outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Jerusalem residence on Saturday to call for his resignation, days before general elections. First launched in June last year, the vocal and colorful demonstrations against Netanyahu […]

The ‘Pro-Israel’ Think Tank that Funds Antisemites across the World

March 20, 2021

Like many other far-right political parties and groups, Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) is also known for its neo-nazi and antisemitic overtones. Founded in 2013, AfD is the largest right-wing opposition party in the parliament […]

Palestinian Health Ministry to Start Mass Vaccination

March 20, 2021

The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced today that mass vaccination of the population in the West Bank and Gaza Strip against coronavirus will start Sunday morning. The first batch of COVAX-supplied corona vaccines (Pfizer and […]

Report: Israel Asked Abbas to Call off Palestine Elections

March 20, 2021

Head of Israel’s Shin Bet Security Agency Nadav Argaman has secretly met with Palestinian Authority (PA), Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) and Fatah President Mahmoud Abbas and asked him to call off Palestinian elections, Israeli media […]

Letter to Rachel Corrie on the 18th Anniversary of Her Death

March 19, 2021

On March 16, 2003, after months of being a human rights observer and activist with the International Solidarity Movement in Palestine, Rachel Corrie was run over by an American-made Israeli bulldozer while standing outside a […]

Report: Biden Administration Crafting Plan to Reset US Ties with Palestine

March 19, 2021

The Biden administration is crafting a plan aimed at resetting US ties with the Palestinians that collapsed under former President Donald Trump, according to an internal draft memo, reported on by Reuters. Two people familiar […]

Israeli Forces Shoot, Kill Palestinian Protester near Nablus

March 19, 2021

Israeli occupation forces today shot and killed a Palestinian taking part in an anti-settlement rally near Beit Dajan village, east of Nablus, according to Health Ministry. The Ministry confirmed that Israeli forces opened fire towards […]

Report: Israel Receives Letter from ICC about War Crimes Probe

March 19, 2021

Israel has received a letter from the International Criminal Court (ICC) giving details of the scope of its war crimes investigation against the occupation state and Hamas, Channel 13 reported on Wednesday. The letter apparently […]

Candidate for Virginia Governor Endorses BDS Movement, Slams Israeli Violations

March 19, 2021

The Candidate for Virginia Governor stated on Tuesday that he endorses the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, which defines itself as a movement that works to end international support for Israel’s oppression of Palestinians and pressures […]

Palestine Solidarity Delivers Blow to JNF Colonialism

March 18, 2021

Score a small, but symbolically significant, victory for pro-Palestinian and anti-racist forces. The Jewish National Fund of Canada has been forced to rebrand and distance itself from its Israeli parent organization. Under pressure from Independent […]

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