The UN secretary general has criticised municipal authorities in Israel for pressing ahead with a plan to raze Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem, calling it illegal. Ban Ki-moon’s office said on Wednesday that he was […]
A recent revelation about a mysterious prisoner held in total seclusion from the outside world in a top secret Israeli jail has put Tel Aviv at the center of a new round of controversy. The […]
Swedish dockworkers have staged a blockade of Israeli ships and cargo to protest Tel Aviv’s deadly attack on an international Gaza-bound aid convoy. The Swedish Dock Workers Union (Hamnarbetarforbundet), which had supported the flotilla, said […]
The Israeli intelligence agency Mossad has failed in an attempt to assassinate Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a Jordanian weekly says. Informed sources in Turkey say that the Mossad plot has been foiled by […]
By Ramzy Baroud Finally, a parliamentary debate in Lebanon over the human rights of Palestinian refugees. What is unfortunate though, is that granting basic civil rights to over 400,000 Palestinians – 62 years after their […]
By Deepak Tripathi After a day of intense speculation, President Obama fired his top military commander and the chief architect of American policy in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, on Wednesday, June 23. The president made […]
By Stuart Littlewood – London The new line-up at Britain’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office looks like this: Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs – William Hague Minister of State – Jeremy Browne Minister […]
With new international missions underway to deliver aid to Gaza, Israel says it will seek ways to block Iranian and Lebanese aid shipments to the besieged strip, referring to them as ‘flow of arms.’ "We […]
Israel has called on the United Nations to postpone plans for an independent international probe of its last month attack on a Gaza-bound aid convoy. Speaking after his Monday meeting with UN chief Ban Ki-moon […]
Road shipments of goods to the Gaza Strip are under way following Israel’s decision to change the conditions of its blockade of the Palestinian territory. Al Jazeera’s Nicole Johnston, reporting from the Keram Abu Salem […]
By Hasan Afif El-Hasan One thing is missing in the ‘Free Gaza’ movement. Activists and civil societies and journalists who support the Palestinian cause are rightfully angry at Israel’s murderous campaign against the aid-loaded ‘Freedom […]
By Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace Laureate On Saturday 5th June, 2010, 35 heavily armed Israeli Navy Seals commandeered our boat, MV Rachel Corrie, one of the Freedom Flotilla, in International waters (30 miles off the […]
By Samah Sabawi Gaza in its 43rd year of Israeli occupation The landscape constantly changes Only the sea remains the same Salty… Fluid… Mysterious… Moody A consistent presence amid the chaos Its whooshing waves whisper […]
Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair is urging charities to stop launching aid flotillas to the blockaded Gaza Strip, and use Israeli-run crossings instead. "If we implement this policy so that the things that people […]
By Belen Fernandez – Istanbul Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently categorized as ‘black propaganda’ the claim that Turkey is shifting its foreign policy orientation away from the West, especially in the aftermath of […]
A Lebanese aid ship will move towards the Gaza Strip within a few days to deliver humanitarian supplies to the besieged people of Gaza. Lebanese Transport Minister Ghazi Aridi said authorities granted permission Monday for […]
A Palestinian member of the Israeli parliament, who was onboard the attacked Gaza aid convoy, has vowed resistance against Tel Aviv’s "scare campaign," saying the blockade of Gaza will soon collapse. Israeli Knesset lawmaker, Hanin […]
The Jerusalem planning committee has given initial approval to a proposal for demolishing 22 Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem’s Silwan neighbourhood to make room for a tourist centre. Nir Barkat, the mayor of Jerusalem, requested […]
By Stephen Lendman In spite of their exceptional suffering, Palestinian women display remarkable endurance qualities. Living under stress in poverty, their homes destroyed, lands razed or expropriated, children sick, husbands imprisoned, fathers killed, and more, […]
A top Hamas official says that the Israeli decision to allow civilian goods into the Gaza Strip is aimed at reducing global pressure after its deadly attack on an aid convoy. "The Israelis are deceiving […]
A German minister, who was banned by Israel from entering the Gaza Strip, says Tel Aviv could exceed the limit of playing the political hardball any time. Development Minister Dirk Niebel said time is […]
Acting Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas says he will "not run for president" in an upcoming election and that he is seriously considering a tour of the Gaza Strip. Abbas emphasized in an interview with […]
Palestinians and foreign peace activists held a sit-in strike to demand the immediate opening of Gaza’s northern Karni crossing. Dozens of protesters gathered outside the restricted-use bulk goods crossing holding banners calling for an end […]
Israel has said it will loosen its siege on the Gaza Strip by letting into the territory all goods other than "weapons and materials that Hamas uses". Sunday’s announcement came after a meeting of the […]
By Peter Ewart Like a postage stamp that has been licked too often, a word can lose its power and authority if it is used indiscriminately. So it is with the word "terrorist" that is […]
Just a day after having announced it would ease restrictions, Israel has once again closed all trade crossings leading to the Gaza Strip. Under international pressure, Israel declared on Thursday that it agreed to a […]
Freedom Flotilla activists say that the Israeli forces who arrested them stole some of their personal possessions and have still not returned them. The Israeli military attacked the Freedom Flotilla in international waters in the […]
As outrage and condemnation continues over Israel’s deadly attack on a flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, Tel Aviv once again threatens to halt any ship trying to break the Gaza blockade. In […]
By Uri Avnery Night. Utter darkness. Heavy rain. Visibility close to nil. And suddenly – a flash of lightning. For a fraction of a second, the landscape is lit up. For this split second, the […]
By M. Shahid Alam When veteran journalist Helen Thomas was asked recently if she had any comments on Israel, she shot back, ‘Tell them to get the hell out of Palestine.’ She apologized for the […]
A recent New York Times made many claims about the ‘mass rape’ of Israeli women on October 7. But two leading Palestinian media organizations, The Palestine Chronicle and Friends of Palestine Network, conducted a joint investigation, the outcome of which resulted in the ‘The Black Dress’, a groundbreaking 18-minute documentary looking into allegations and the possible falsification of evidence.
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