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Month: February 2015

PLO Condemns Attacks on Christian, Muslim Holy Sites
PLO officials on Thursday strongly condemned two attacks on Palestinian Christian and Muslim holy sites in the past 48 hours, holding the Israeli government fully responsible for the violence. “During the last 48 hours, a […]

Photos & Video: Banksy Back in Palestine
British street artist Banksy has returned to Palestine to create another series of works, following his famous 2005 series painted on the West Bank barrier wall.

Video: ‘Break Every Bone’
“B’Tselem this morning urgently contacted the Army’s ‘Legal Advisor for Judea and Samaria’, demanding his emergency intervention regarding the detention of numerous children, including some as young as 8 to 10 years old, by the […]

Palestinian Authority Cancels Israel Gas Deal after Outcry
The Palestinian Authority (PA) will not ratify a preliminary agreement to import natural gas supplies from Israel for 20 years signed more than a year ago, sources told Al-Araby Al-Jadeed. The value of the deal is […]

The Truth About Root Causes of Terrorism
Truly, US President Barack Obama’s recent call to address the root causes of violence, including that of the so-called “Islamic State” (IS) and al-Qaeda was a step in the right direction, but still miles away […]

Slaughter of Innocents and the Moral Burden
To be sure, the slaughter does not justify Egyptian bombardment of populated Libyan areas, and there are indications that Cairo’s intentions in Libya predate the massacre. The official Egyptian neglect of the fate of these […]

Video: Gaza Resident: ‘Everyone has forgotten us’
During the last conflict with Israel, more than 2,000 Gazans were killed and 18,000 Gazan homes destroyed. Six months after a ceasefire was declared between the Israeli military and Hamas tens of thousands of people […]

Oslo Ring of Peace Organizers Slammed for Palestine Solidarity
No one can deny that there are anti-Semites within Palestine solidarity circles. There are haters within every community. But their hateful views do not define the movement. “Extremists are to be found everywhere,” said Markos […]

Israel Turns off Power to Hundreds of Thousands of Palestinians in the Dead of Winter
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are cashed strapped this winter because Israel is withholding $240 million in tax revenue to the Palestinian Authority as punishment for joining the ICC. This is radical, though it’s not […]

Settlers Burn Mosque Near Bethlehem
Extremist Jewish settlers set fire overnight Tuesday to a mosque in the southern West Bank town of al-Jaba west of Bethlehem, locals told Ma’an. As worshipers arrived around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday to prepare for the […]

Israeli Forces Open Fire at Farmers in Central Gaza
Israeli forces opened fire at farmers in the central Gaza Strip on Wednesday, witnesses said. Locals told Ma’an that soldiers stationed in military towers on the border east of Deir al-Balah opened fire at farmers […]

Video: Unexploded F16 Missile in Gazan’s House
Middle East Eye reporter Noor Harazeen visited a family whose home was hit by a missile from an F16 fighter jet. The missile crashed through the roof and penetrated the ground floor without exploding during […]

Autopsy Shows Palestinian Teen was Shot at Close Range
Autopsy results for a young Palestinian man killed by Israeli forces near Bethlehem early Tuesday show that he was shot in the upper body at close range, a forensic expert told Ma’an. Sabri al-Aloul said […]

Obama’s Admission Not Enough: US Spin on Middle East Violence Must Change
By Ramzy Baroud Truly, US President Barack Obama’s recent call to address the root causes of violence, including that of the so-called “Islamic State” (IS) and al-Qaeda was a step in the right direction, but […]

Israel’s New Asian Allies
By Jonathan Cook It was another difficult week for Israel. In Britain, 700 artists, including many household names, pledged a cultural boycott of Israel, and a leader of the Board of Deputies, the representative body […]

Video: CNN/ORC Poll: Majority of Americans Oppose Netanyahu Invite
A large majority of Americans believe that Republican congressional leaders should not have invited Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak to Congress without consulting the White House, according to a new CNN/ORC survey. The nationwide […]

A Dragon on the Neighbor’s Land
By Mats Svensson I left Jerusalem early and drove south. Soon I had the wall on my left hand side. The wall is enormous where it confines Palestinians who were born in Bethlehem. As a […]

Daesh is No Popular Phenomenon
True, at present, the Middle East region is the ideal incubator for violent militancy and political radicalisation. However, it is difficult to place Daesh even within that context without raising a host of questions. Starting […]

Setting Illogical Discourse: IS and the ME Bloodbath
One is rarely proposing to ignore existing fault lines in Middle Eastern societies, standing sectarianism, fundamentalism, brewing, unresolved conflicts, and of course the monster of authoritarianism and corruption. None of this should be unheeded; if […]

Video: 1-3 Billion Dollar Terrorism Case against PA and PLO
On Feb 23 the jury found the PA and PLO liable for terror attacks in Israel. Michael Ratner argues the odds were stacked against the Palestine Liberation Organization(PLO) and Palestinian Authority(PA) – The Real News […]

In Jerusalem, ‘Religious War’ Is Used to Cloak Colonialism
The escalating clashes between Israeli settlers and Jerusalemite Palestinians are the harbingers of a major eruption with incalculable consequences. Immediately billed as a “religious war” by the media and Israeli right wingers, they are in […]

Ramallah PA Continues to Deny Passports to Gaza Residents
A member of the West Bank Liberties Committee has claimed that the Palestinian Authority continues to deny passports to Palestinians living in Gaza. Speaking to Safa Agency on Sunday, Khalil Assaf said that the ban […]

Naseer Aruri: Institution-builder, Teacher, Friend
By Nadia Hijab There are those whose life and work touch the lives of tens of thousands, for decades. Naseer Aruri was one such man. The news of his passing on 10 February 2015 was […]

Gaza Floods on Twitter – Photos
In the wake of a recent severe winter storm in the region, Israeli authorities opened the floodgates to discharge the accumulated water, Palestinian officials say. Residents of eastern Gaza reported injuries as well as deaths […]

Israel Denies Gaza Govt Floodwater Allegations
Israel on Monday rejected allegations by the government in the Gaza Strip that authorities had released storm water into the coastal enclave. In a statement, the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories said Israel […]

US Jury Orders PA, PLO to Pay $218 Million to Attack Victims
A US jury on Monday ordered Palestinian authorities to pay $218 million in damages to American victims of six separate attacks in Israel between 2002 and 2004. The jury found the Palestinian Authority and the […]

Indigenous Indians Cleared to Immigrate to Israel, Convert to Judaism
A former Netanyahu aide is the key figure behind an unprecedented government decision to allow an indigenous people from north-eastern India to immigrate to Israel and convert upon arrival. According to an investigation by Haaretz, […]

The Israel of Your Dreams is a Nightmare: Letter to Jewish Students
“I am sharing my story to acknowledge that the discomfort some of you feel on your college campus is real. Though the images and information that you see around may not reflect the Israel of […]

Egypt Ready to Protect Israel, Sisi Says
Egyptian President Abdul-Fattah Al-Sisi told an Italian newspaper that his country is ready to send troops to Palestine in order to guarantee Israel’s security and work jointly against terrorism. In an interview with the Italian […]

Livni: Israeli-US Relations in Crisis because of Netanyahu
In an interview with on Israeli public radio, Tzipi Livni attributed this crisis to the “intervention of the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the US’s internal affairs,” saying, “Netanyahu undermines the security and strategic relations […]