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Month: October 2014
World Bank Approves $62 Million for Gaza Reconstruction
The World Bank on Friday endorsed a new assistance strategy for Palestine and approved $62 million in grants for post-war reconstruction in the Gaza Strip. In a statement, the bank said its new strategy would […]
Autopsy Shows Hijazi Shot more than 20 Times
The initial autopsy report of a Palestinian man slain by Israeli soldiers early Thursday shows that he was shot all over the body at least 20 times and that his death was caused by severe […]
East Is East and West Is West: Thoughts from a Puzzled Mind
By Jamil I. Toubbeh Recorded history informs that the East and the West are culturally inextricable; history also informs that this inextricability has been shaken over time by religious, geopolitical and economic conflicts of short […]
Sweden Officially Recognizes Palestinian State, Israel Recalls Ambassador
Sweden has recognized the occupied state of Palestine officially, according to its foreign ministry. The Scandinavian has become the first West-European EU state to recognize the territories. Israel has recalled its ambassador in Sweden. The […]
Ahead of ‘Day of Rage’, Aqsa Reopened to Palestinian Worshipers
Israeli authorities on Thursday evening decided to reopen Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound after ordering its closure and following Arab and US calls for Muslim worshippers to be allowed in. “It was decided to restore (the […]
Closure of Aqsa ‘Declaration of War’ Says Abbas
Israel’s closure of the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound to all visitors following the shooting of a Jewish hardliner is tantamount to a “declaration of war,” President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday. “This dangerous Israeli escalation is […]
Jerusalem in Danger while the World Sleeps
By Tariq Shadid Tensions are rising sky-high in what is considered a Holy City by three of the world’s major religions: Islam, Christianity and Judaism. Its Aramaic name ‘Ur Shalim’, from which hails its current […]
Israeli Forces Demolish Palestinian Home, Structures in Silwan
Israeli bulldozers on Wednesday demolished structures in the Silwan neighborhood of East Jerusalem, witnesses told Ma’an. The sources said Israeli forces entered the al-Abbasiyya area of Silwan and forced local resident Khalid al-Zeir to evacuate […]
Fighting for Survival in the Sinai: Egypt’s Convenient War
By Ramzy Baroud Sinai is both heaven and hell. This triangular desert boasts an arid landscape of hopeless horizons often interrupted by leftover military hardware from previous wars. The land is comprised of breathtaking beaches, […]
Meet the Israelis Picking Palestinian Olives
(IRIN) It is still dark when the minibus rolls into Jerusalem, picking up Israelis bound for occupied Palestinian land. Their leader, a rabbi, dons a shawl and quietly prays in the back seat. During the […]
FM Complains to Holy See over Israel University Award
The Palestinian foreign minister on Monday contacted the Holy See to express his “dismay and concern” after the Pope Francis accepted an award from an Israeli university. Riad Malki wrote that the university “is one […]
Egypt to Create Buffer Zone along Gaza Border
Egyptian authorities are set to create a buffer zone along the shared border with Gaza following an attack that killed 30 soldiers on Saturday. Egyptian military sources told Ma’an that all houses and farmland 500 […]
UN Security Council to Meet on Israeli Settlements
The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Wednesday to discuss Israeli plans to build more Jewish settlements in occupied East Jerusalem, diplomats said. The urgent talks were requested by Jordan following a letter […]
How Israel is Turning Gaza into a Super-max Prison
By Jonathan Cook – Nazareth It is astonishing that the reconstruction of Gaza, bombed into the Stone Age according to the explicit goals of an Israeli military doctrine known as “Dahiya”, has tentatively only just […]
SA Fact Finding Mission in Israel Raise Palestinian Hopes
By Iqbal Jassat South Africa’s increasing interest in Palestine and its woes is beginning to manifest in ways that’s likely to attract more antagonism from Israel and her lobbyists. Currently a number of South Africans […]
Canada’s Heart of Darkness
By Jim Miles Once upon a time, Canada was able to create the illusion that it was the “peaceable kingdom”, an illusion accepted domestically and arguably by most of the rest of the world. This […]
Thousands Attend Funeral of Slain US-Palestinian Teen
Thousands of Palestinian mourners in Silwad near Ramallah on Sunday attended the funeral procession of a 14-year-old Palestinian-American boy who was shot dead by Israeli forces on Friday. All shops in the the town were […]
‘Racial Segregation’: Palestinians Barred from Israeli West Bank Buses
Palestinians will be effectively banned from riding the same buses as Israeli settlers in the West Bank, local media said Sunday, with a rights group slamming the plan as “racial segregation.” Hundreds of Palestinians travel […]
Israeli Forces Shoot, Kill Palestinian Teenager near Ramallah
Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian teenager late Friday during clashes in Silwad village near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, medical officials said. Orwa Abd al-Wahhab Hammad, 14, was shot multiple times with […]
The Process of Reconstructing Gaza
By Lamis Andoni As usual, whatever Israel fails to impose by war, it tries to achieve by means of the subsequent agreements, and the reconstruction of Gaza agreement under the supervision of the UN is […]
Tensions Rise in Jerusalem following Light Rail Attack
Renewed clashes broke out early Thursday in East Jerusalem following the death of a Palestinian suspect who rammed his car into pedestrians at a light railway station killing a 3-month old Israeli infant. Israeli forces […]
Phantoms of the Past: Britain’s Vote on Palestine is a Nonstarter
By Ramzy Baroud It would be intellectually dishonest to reflect on the British House of Commons’ vote of Monday, 13 October, on a Palestinian state without digging deeper into history. Regardless of the meaning of […]
Palestinian Child Killed by Unexploded Israeli Ordnance in Gaza
A Palestinian child died on Wednesday after an unexploded Israeli ordnance left over from the most recent offensive over the summer blew up and killed him. Ministry of Health spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra said that 4-year-old […]
Disorganized Reflections at Al-Shejaiya Ruins
By Haidar Eid A Hanounite woman sits on a rock in the middle of what once was a home that contained dreams, hopes, and desires! My ghost wipes her tears and weeps along with her […]
Video: Israeli Soldiers Detain Developmentally-disabled Palestinian Child in Hebron
By B’Tselem Yesterday, soldiers briefly detained a developmentally disabled Palestinian boy, who is under the age of criminal responsibility, on suspicion that he had thrown stones. The boy, A. a-Rajbi, (full name withheld in interest […]
Hamas Says Israel ‘Foot-dragging’ over Gaza Siege
The Palestinian movement Hamas has warned that the Gaza Strip was “running out of patience” with Israel’s ongoing blockade of the Palestinian territory. “The international community must intervene to commit Israel to lifting the siege […]
Erekat: If UN Resolution fails, Palestine to Join Int’l Organizations
Chief PLO negotiator Saeb Erekat said Tuesday that if the US vetoed the Palestinian UN resolution for a timetable to end the Israeli occupation, Palestine would apply for membership to 522 international organizations and statutes. […]
Hamas Blasts PA for Failing to Begin Gaza Reconstruction
The Hamas movement on Sunday urged the Palestinian Authority to facilitate the entry of construction material into the besieged Gaza Strip in order to speed up the reconstruction ahead of winter, as the first major […]
Official: PA Forces Regularly Conduct politically Motivated Arrests
Palestinian Authority police regularly detain people in the West Bank due to their political affiliation, an official said Sunday. Khalil Assaf, a member of the subcommittee on civil liberties formed after the West Bank-Gaza unity […]
Gazans Visit Relatives Jailed in Israel for 1st Time since June
Over 60 Palestinians from Gaza visited relatives in Israeli jails on Monday for the first time since June, officials said. A Palestinian crossings official said two buses carrying the relatives of Palestinian prisoners crossed into […]
