‘Militarized’ Refugees – A Success Story
By Jim Miles Current events in Syria and the broader Middle East have brought forth the idea of “militarized” refugees. This is not a new concept but in its present incarnation comes most clearly from […]
Year: 2016
Israeli Airstrike Kills Palestinian Child in Gaza (VIDEO)
A Palestinian boy was killed in the Gaza Strip early Saturday – and two others injured – by an Israeli airstrike, Gaza’s Health Ministry told Anadolu Agency. Suliman Abu-Khousa, 10, was killed when Israeli warplanes […]
Hamas Delegation Leaves Gaza to Egypt for Talks
A high-profile Hamas delegation left the Gaza Strip to Cairo on Saturday, where they plan to meet with Egyptian officials, Gaza security sources said. Sources who preferred to remain anonymous for security reasons told Ma’an […]
Why the Divestment of G4S from Israel is a Big Deal
By Sabrien Amrov The G4S security company has announced plans to leave the Israeli market. This is a big deal. In 2002, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) incorporated the activities of the largest multinational private security […]
Europe’s Responsibility towards the Suffocation of Gaza
By Hossam Shaker Gaza drowning in the sea is the famous wish of former Prime Minister Yitzak Rabin, but subsequent officials were guided to an easier option to achieve the desired result, i.e. suffocating Gaza with […]
Gaza Suicide Rates to Rise
Suicide rates in the Gaza Strip have seen a 35-40 per cent increase in recent months compared to the same period in 2013-15, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor. The 2014 Israeli war on […]
Israeli Clampdown on Palestinian Media Condemned
A spokesperson for the Palestinian Authority condemned on Friday the targeting of Falastin al-Yawm (Palestine Today) TV by Israel, which came amidst ongoing Israeli policies targeting Palestinian media. Israeli forces raided the offices of Falastin […]
British Giant G4S to End Israeli Business after BDS Pressure (VIDEO)
British security giant G4S announced Wednesday plans to sell its Israeli businesses in the next 12 to 24 months citing commercial reasons, according to the official website of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement. The […]
EU Companies Demand ‘Made in Occupied Territories’ Label on Settlement Products
European companies have asked Israeli farmers in the Jordan Valley to clearly label their produce as coming from “the occupied territories”, Israel Hayom newspaper reported. According to the newspaper, settlement products exported to the EU […]
South Africa Exposes Israeli Apartheid Policies
More than 200 events are being held as part of Israeli Apartheid Week in South Africa in cooperation with the ruling party ANC party, Felesteen newspaper reported yesterday. The South African Council of Churches and […]
Women in Palestine – Interview with Dr. Samah Jabr (VIDEO)
“Women of Palestine. Living through Trauma, Building Resilience” – an interview with Palestinian psychiatrist and writer Dr. Samah. Jabr, by director A. Dols
37 Palestinians Tortured at Hands of PA Security Staff
Physical assaults with batons and ropes, hanging from windows and doors, being held in stress positions for hours, and near-death strangulation are some of the torture techniques used by the Palestinian security services against detainees, […]
Israel to Demolish Home of Palestinian Responsible for Jaffa Attack
Israeli forces before dawn on Wednesday made preparations for the punitive demolition of the home of a Palestinian who carried out a deadly attack in Jaffa the night before, locals said. Locals told Ma’an that […]
Politics Not as Usual: Is This the Age of American Fascism?
By Ramzy Baroud Regardless of the outcome of the American presidential primaries, or even the result of the general elections next November, a frightening phenomenon is under way. The US has decidedly moved to the […]
University College London Union Votes to Support BDS
By Ben White University College London Union (UCLU) voted Tuesday night to support the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign, in what campus-based human rights campaigners hailed as a “tremendous victory.” The motion to support […]
Half of Jews in Israel Are in Favour of Expelling Arabs
Over half the Jews in Israel support the expulsion of Arabs from the country, a new survey has revealed. Conducted by the Pew Research Centre between October 2014 and May 2015, the study included 5,601 […]
3 Palestinians Shot Dead after Multiple Attacks Kill Tourist, Wound 12
Three Palestinians were shot dead after they allegedly carried out separate attacks in Israel and occupied East Jerusalem, killing one American tourist and wounding at least 12 Israelis, on Tuesday afternoon and evening. In the […]
57 Palestinian Women in Israeli Prisons on International Women’s Day
An estimated 57 women are in Israeli prisons, including 13 female minors and nine women who have been injured by the Israeli army, according to Quds Net News Agency. Freed prisoner Fatima al-Zak told the […]
Israeli ‘Left’ Comes up with Plan to Segregate and Disenfranchise ‘Enemy’ Palestinians
We often complain that the New York Times is laggard in informing Americans about the true face of Israeli society. Well, Isabel Kershner has an excellent piece in the New York Times today about a […]
Ali Abunimah & Ramzy Baroud Coming to Melbourne: AFP Symposium 2016
SAVE THE DATE: AFP ONE-DAY MEDIA SYMPOSIUM Thursday 31 March 2016 Australians for Palestine is sponsoring a one-day symposium in Melbourne on Thursday 31 March 2016 with a focus on journalism, citizen journalism and the new […]
How Most Aid to the Palestinians Ends up in Israel’s Coffers
By Jonathan Cook – Nazareth Diplomats may have a reputation for greyness, obfuscation, even hypocrisy, but few have found themselves compared to a serial killer, let alone one who devours human flesh. That honour befell […]
Listen: ‘Pulse of Revolution’ Performed by Haidar Eid
As part of the Israeli Apartheid Week activities in besieged Gaza, BDS and ODSG activists have released a video-clip, performed by the Palestinian activist Haidar Eid, in Gaza, titled “Pulse of Revolution,” adapted from a poem […]
Israel Hands Prison Sentence to Prominent Palestinian Lawyer, Her Brother
An Israeli court in Jerusalem sentenced on Monday prominent Palestinian lawyer Shireen Tareq al-Issawi and her brother to four and eight years in prison for being in contact with, and providing funds to, Palestinian prisoners. […]
Hamas Denies Involvement in Assassination of Egypt’s Public Prosecutor
Hamas yesterday denied Egyptian claims that it is directly involved in the assassination of the late Egyptian Public Prosecutor Hisham Barakat, calling the accusations “baseless”, AlKhaleejOnline reported. Egyptian Interior Minister Majdi Abdul Ghafour accused Hamas of […]
‘Major American Jewish Leader Changes His Mind About Israel’
Israel is “a failure,” the Zionist dream has curdled into Jewish selfishness, a major Jewish leader writes in an important article published yesterday. “After a life and career devoted to Jewish community and Israel, I […]
5-year-old Duma Attack Survivor to Visit Real Madrid on March 17
Major Spanish football team Real Madrid will be welcoming on March 17 a young Palestinian boy whose family was killed in an arson attack committed by Israeli settlers last year, the Palestinian Football Federation said […]
Hamas Blasts Fatah Comments about ‘Retaking’ Gaza
Palestinian resistance group Hamas on Saturday blasted statements made by the Fatah movement’s revolutionary council in which it said it was mulling its “options” to retake the Hamas-run Gaza Strip in the event that upcoming […]
The Destruction of Khirbet Tana – Interview with Ramzy Baroud, RT
The Israeli pretext for demolishing Khirbet Tana, a village to the east of Nablus, was that it is located near firing zones, says Dr. Ramzy Baroud, editor of PalestineChronicle.com. Israel demolished at least 41 structures, […]
Defeating Israel
By Jamal Kanj Last week Palestinian journalist Mohammed Al Qiq ended a record 94-day hunger strike protesting the so-called administrative detention in Israeli jail. Administrative detention is a misnomer procedure used to hold Palestinian activists […]
Group: 41 Palestinian Children Killed by Israeli Forces since October
Forty-one Palestinian children have been killed in the occupied Palestinian territory since October, Defense for Children International’s Palestine branch (DCIP) reported Friday. All were killed as a “direct result of intensified violence,” DCIP said in […]
