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Report: Israel Deported 29 Palestinians from Jerusalem, Demolished 20 Facilities in February

March 5, 2021

Israeli authorities deported 29 Palestinians from the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the occupied city of Jerusalem in February, Wadi Hilweh Information Centre announced yesterday. “The Israeli decisions included preventing 27 Palestinians from entering Al-Aqsa and another […]

VIDEO: Israeli Forces Tear down Tent in East Jerusalem

March 4, 2021

Israeli occupation forces today tore down a tent, which was set up two weeks ago by members of the Elian family on the rubble of their home, which was demolished by the Israeli municipality in […]

ICC Prosecutor Opens Formal Investigation into War Crimes in Palestine

March 3, 2021

The International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, today announced that her office will open a formal investigation into war crimes in Palestine. “Today, I confirm the initiation by the Office of the Prosecutor of […]

Catholic Churches Condemn Repeated Settler Attacks on Romanian Monastery in Jerusalem (VIDEO)

March 2, 2021

The Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land (ACOHL) condemned repeated Jewish settler attacks against the Romanian church monastery in Jerusalem. In the last of the series of incidents, a group of Jewish settlers […]

Israeli Forces Prevent Palestinian Worshippers from Reaching Al-Aqsa Mosque

February 27, 2021

Israeli occupation forces on Friday placed military barricades at the entrances of the Old City, obstructing Palestinian worshippers from reaching Al-Aqsa Mosque, Safa Press Agency reported. According to a Safa Press Agency reporter, the Israeli […]

Israeli Forces Arrest 11 Palestinians, Including Police Officer

February 26, 2021

The Israeli army yesterday arrested 11 Palestinians, including a police officer, after raiding and ransacking their homes in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. The Israeli army said in a statement that its soldiers […]

VIDEO: Four Palestinian Families Displaced as Israeli Forces Demolish Building in East Jerusalem

February 22, 2021

The Israeli occupation authorities today demolished a two-story, four-apartment residential building in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Isawiyya displacing, as a result, four families, including 12 children, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. A […]

Israel Prevents Palestinians from Praying at Al-Aqsa Mosque

February 20, 2021

Israeli police on Friday prevented dozens of Palestinian residents of the occupied West Bank from reaching Al-Aqsa Mosque to perform Friday prayer, Anadolu Agency reports. An Anadolu Agency correspondent saw Israeli police deployed in checkpoints […]

The US is Duplicitous over Jerusalem, but the PA Stays Silent

February 18, 2021

The Biden administration is adopting a confusing position regarding Jerusalem, signaling a possible effort to square the circle of taking the US back to the fold of international consensus on Palestine and Israel, while maintaining […]

Israeli Court Upholds Eviction of Four Palestinian Families in Jerusalem

February 16, 2021

The Israeli District Court in Jerusalem last night rejected an appeal by four Palestinian families living in the neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, in occupied East Jerusalem, and upheld the eviction order, in favor of Jewish […]

British Consul General in Jerusalem Condemns Jewish Settlements

February 15, 2021

British Consul General in Occupied Jerusalem Philip Hall has condemned Jewish settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories as “illegal and an obstacle to restarting peace talks.” In remarks to Palestinian Satellite Channel this morning, Hall […]

US State Department: Jerusalem is Subject to Final Status Negotiations

February 13, 2021

The US State Department announced on Thursday that Jerusalem is subject to final status negotiations. This came in a press briefing by State Department spokesperson Ned Price, in which he conveyed: “The ultimate status of […]

Jewish Settlers Desecrate Muslim Cemetery below Old City Wall in Jerusalem

February 13, 2021

A group of Jewish settlers today trespassed and desecrated a Muslim cemetery located just below Jerusalem’s old city wall, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Munther Siam, A member of the committee in charge […]

Palestinians Praise African Union ‘Historical’ Statement on Palestine, Israeli Occupation

February 8, 2021

Israeli efforts at co-opting Africa countries received a major setback on Saturday, February, 6 when the African Union issued a strong statement of solidarity with Palestine, condemning Israel’s illegal settlement activities and the US’s so-called […]

Investigation to Move Forward: Everything You Need to Know about ICC Latest Ruling on Israeli War Crimes (SPECIAL REPORT)

February 6, 2021

On Friday, February 5, the last hurdle in the way of an international investigation into war crimes committed in occupied Palestine has been removed, as the International Criminal Court in the Hague has finally approved […]

Palestinian Prisoner Re-detained Immediately Following Release

February 4, 2021

The Israeli authorities today re-detained a Palestinian man immediately following his release after serving a 7-year prison term for resisting the Israeli occupation, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Local sources told WAFA that […]

Jordan Condemns Israeli ‘Assaults’ on Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound in Jerusalem

January 26, 2021

Jordan issued a statement on Monday slamming Israel for “assaults” on the Al Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem, demanding that it respects its “historic and legal status quo”. Jordan’s ministry of expatriate and foreign affairs […]

UK Criticizes Israel’s Decision to Approve New Settlements

January 22, 2021

The British Foreign Secretary has criticized Israel’s decision to construct thousands of new settler housing units in East Jerusalem and the West Bank, warning that it puts a viable two-state solution at risk. “The UK […]

Israel Issues Tenders for 2,500 New Settlement Units in West Bank, East Jerusalem

January 20, 2021

Israel has issued tenders for 2,500 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, a watchdog said Wednesday, on the eve of Joe Biden’s swearing-in as US president. On Sunday, Israel approved […]

Palestinian Official: Jewish Settlers Call for Demolition of Dome of the Rock

January 16, 2021

Israeli occupation authorities have taken the measurements of the Dome of the Rock while Jewish settlers are calling for its demolition, Director of Al-Aqsa Mosque Sheikh Omar Al-Kiswani announced on Friday. Al-Kiswani described what is […]

Israel Prevents Thousands of Palestinians from Praying at Al-Aqsa Mosque

January 3, 2021

Israeli occupation police on Friday barred thousands of Palestinians from performing Friday prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque, Anadolu Agency reported. Due to Israeli Occupation lockdown regulations, Palestinians who are barred from entering the Old City of […]

Israeli Municipality Damages Centuries-Old Islamic Cemetery in Jerusalem

December 14, 2020

The Israeli municipality of West Jerusalem today infringed on the centuries-old al-Yousifieh Islamic cemetery in occupied East Jerusalem, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Mustafa Abu Zahra, a caretaker of the Islamic cemeteries in […]

Israel to Turn Jerusalem International Airport into Settlement

December 10, 2020

The recent decision of the Israeli District Planning and Building Committee in Jerusalem to build 9,000 settlement units in the Israeli settlement of Atarot will erase the remnants of the Jerusalem International Airport, built in […]

Palestinian Forced to Demolish His Own House in Jerusalem

December 1, 2020

Israeli occupation authorities today forced a Palestinian to demolish his own house in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Jabal al-Mukabber, under the pretext of building without a permit, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Local […]

Israeli Authorities Demolish Historic Stairway Leading to Al-Aqsa Mosque

November 30, 2020

The Israeli Jerusalem Municipality yesterday demolished a historic stairway that leads to the Al-Aqsa Mosque’s Lions’ Gate (Bab Al-Asbat) and the Old City of Jerusalem. The head of the Committee for the Preservation of Islamic […]

Israeli Court Orders Eviction of 87 Palestinians from Their Homes in East Jerusalem

November 27, 2020

The Jerusalem District Court on Monday rejected an appeal filed by Palestinian families living in a building in the Batn Al-Hawa neighborhood in East Jerusalem against two previous court orders that force them to give […]

Israel to Evict 400 Palestinians from Jerusalem’s Neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah

November 20, 2020

Israeli occupation authorities have issued a decision to forcibly evict 400 Palestinians, including women and children, from their homes in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of East Jerusalem. Jerusalem affairs specialist, Fakhri Abu Diyab, told Al-Mugtama […]

UN Special Envoy ‘Concerned’ by Bidding for New Israeli Settlement Units

November 16, 2020

UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, yesterday expressed his concerns about Israel accepting bids for building new settlement units between Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank. ‘Race against Time’: #Israel’s #Settlement […]

Israel to Build Over 1,000 Settlement Units in East Jerusalem

November 15, 2020

Israel on Sunday issued a tender for the construction of 1,257 settlement homes in the occupied East Jerusalem, according to local media, Anadolu Agency reports. The Walla news website said the new settlement units will […]

‘Race against Time’: Israel’s Settlement Expansion Sends Clear Message to the Biden Administration

November 12, 2020

In a clear message to the next US administration, which will, presumably, be headed by Democratic President-elect Joe Biden, the Israeli government has decided to approve the construction of 108 homes in the illegal Jewish […]

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