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Month: September 2018

Gaza Hospital to Close Due to Fuel Shortfall
The Abu Yusuf Al-Najjar Hospital in the southern Gaza Strip will cease functioning within nine days due to a lack of fuel needed for its electricity generators, Gaza’s Health Ministry warned today. In a statement, […]

Palestinian Boats Attempt to Break Gaza Siege, Israeli Navy Opens Fire (VIDEO)
Israeli naval forces opened fire at dozens of Palestinian boats protesting at the northern besieged Gaza Strip seaport, on Monday, in an attempt to break the 12-year-long Israeli blockade. Protesters sailed 55 boats off the […]

Palestinians Build New Village near Khan Al-Ahmar
Palestinian activists yesterday set up a new village opposite Khan Al-Ahmar which is due to be demolished by occupation forces, Quds Press reported. Five mobile homes were placed on land opposite the beleaguered village and […]

Palestine Renews ICC Push against Israel ‘War Crimes’ (VIDEO)
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) has announced a fresh push against Israel at the International Criminal Court (ICC), a day after the United States said it was closing its Washington mission and threatened to sanction […]

Italy Approves Additional Funding to UNRWA
The Italian government approved, on Monday, additional funding to United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) programs in Lebanon and in the Gaza Strip. A press release by the Italian Consulate in Jerusalem said that […]

Israel Detains Palestinian Activist Hasan Karajeh for the Third Time
Israeli forces detained rights activist Hasan Karajeh after raiding and searching his home in the village of Safa, in the central occupied West Bank district of Ramallah and Al-Bireh, this morning. Locals said that Israeli […]

Khan al-Ahmar: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK Issue Joint Statement
The UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain issued a joint statement on Monday opposing the proposed demolition of Khan al-Ahmar. A Bedouin village situated east of Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank, Khan Al-Ahmar has […]

Canadian Zionists’ Unprecedented Smear Campaign against Dimitri Lascaris
By Yves Engler On Thursday lawyer Dimitri Lascaris called on two Liberal MPs to denounce death threats made by B’nai B’rith supporters against a number of other Liberal MPs and the Prime Minister. But instead […]

Hamas: No Justification for PA Cuts to Prisoners’ Salaries
Hamas said yesterday that there is no justification for the Palestinian Authority (PA) to cut the salaries of Palestinians detained in or freed from Israeli jails. Member of Hamas’ political bureau Musa Dudeen said: “Cutting […]

Israeli Forces Raid Hebron School, Injure Students (VIDEO)
Several Palestinian students suffered from tear-gas inhalation after Israeli forces raided their school on Monday in the southern occupied West Bank city of Hebron (Al-Khalil). According to local sources, Israeli forces raided the Hebron all […]

Trump Administration to Close PLO Office in Washington, DC
The United States will shut the Palestine Liberation Organization’s diplomatic office in Washington, DC, over the Palestinian government’s refusal to enter into US-led negotiations with Israel. PLO Secretary-General Saeb Erekat said in a statement on […]

Israeli Forces Arrest Addameer’s Senior Staff Member
A senior staff member of Palestinian prisoners’ rights group Addameer has been detained by Israeli occupation forces, the NGO reported. Ayman Nasser, 48, the coordinator of Addameer’s legal unit, was seized by soldiers from his […]

Greenblatt: Any Peace Plan Must Meet Israel’s Security Needs
US Special Representative for International Negotiations, Jason Greenblatt said that Israel’s security concerns as of “extreme importance” to the US and: “America will not put forth a peace plan that does not meet all of Israel’s security […]

BDS: Over 140 Worldwide Artists Boycott Eurovision in Israel
About 140 artists, including musicians, writers, actors, directors, novelists, and poets have signed a letter calling for the boycott of the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest, which is scheduled to be held in Israel. The letter, […]

Israel Issues Administrative Detention Order for Palestinian Prisoner (VIDEO)
Israeli authorities placed 23-year-old Palestinian prisoner, Ahmad Mahmoud Alawna, under administrative detention on Sunday, according to Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS). PPS confirmed that Ahmad Mahmoud Alawna was turned into administrative detention without charge or trial […]

Israeli Forces Open Fire at Gazan Farmers
Israeli forces opened fire on Sunday on Palestinian farmers in the southern besieged Gaza Strip. A Ma’an reporter said that Israeli forces opened fire on Palestinian farmers as they were working near the return camps, […]

Dozens of Jewish Settlers Storm Al-Aqsa Compound
Dozens of Israeli settlers forced their way into East Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Sunday, according to a Palestinian official. More than 200 Jewish settlers raided Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied Jerusalem on Sunday […]

Gaza Teenager Dies of Wounds from Israeli Fire (VIDEO)
A Palestinian teen died of his wounds on Saturday a day after he was shot by Israeli troops during a protest on the Gaza border, the enclave’s health ministry said. Ahmed Mesbah Abu Tayour, […]

The Debate on UNRWA Takes Focus away from the Realities of Palestinian Refugees
By Ramona Wadi In the aftermath of the US decision to end its funding of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the EU has pledged to continue its financial support. In terms of […]

Prisoner Khader Adnan on 7th Day of Hunger Strike
Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan, 40, is on his 7th day of open hunger strike in protest of his “arbitrary” detention. The prisoners’ rights group Muhjat al-Quds Foundation said, in a statement, that Adnan has begun […]

Trump Cuts Aid to Palestinian Hospitals in Occupied Jerusalem
The Trump administration has decided to cut financial aid to Palestinian hospitals which treat cancer patients in occupied Jerusalem, Haaretz reported on Friday. The Israeli newspaper said that the hospitals would normally receive more than […]

Israel Bans Ahed Tamimi, Family from Traveling Abroad (VIDEOS)
Bassem Tamimi, the father of recently released Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi, confirmed late Thursday that Israel has banned the Tamimi family from traveling abroad. According to Bassem his family had planned to travel to Europe […]

Amnesty: Israel’s Destruction of Palestinian Village Is ‘War Crime’ (VIDEO)
Amnesty International has deplored Israel’s destruction of the Palestinian village of Khan al-Ahmar, saying the illegitimate move constitutes a “war crime”. #Israeli court approves war crime by ruling in favour of demolishing village of Khan […]

Gaza: Israeli Army Kills Palestinian Teen, Wounds over 200
One Palestinian has been killed by Israeli forces in Friday’s protest, east of the Gaza Strip, according to health officials in Gaza. Today, #GreatReturnMarch ??As always, Isreali continues its crimes against #Palestinian children.Today, Israeli snipers […]

US Funding Cut for UNRWA Illuminates Trump’s ‘Deal of the Century’
By Jeremy R. Hammond On August 31, the US government let the world know that it would not be releasing $60 million pledged to fund the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), which is mandated […]

Trump: No Aid to Palestinians Unless They Agree to Peace Deal (VIDEO)
US President Donald Trump yesterday confirmed that recent cuts in funding for Palestinians are intended to pressure their leaders to make political concessions, reported CBS News. Speaking in a “conference call with Jewish faith leaders […]

Friedman: US Should Recognize Israel’s Right to the Golan
The United States ambassador to Israel David Friedman has said Washington should consider recognizing the Golan Heights as part of Israel without returning its sovereignty to Syria. In an interview with Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom […]

Palestinians Prevent Israeli Settlers’ Raid of Khan al-Ahmar (VIDEO)
A group of Palestinians prevented a group of Israeli settlers from raiding the Khan al-Ahmar village east of occupied Jerusalem City, on Friday morning. Locals said that Israeli settlers attempted to raid the Bedouin village, […]

Leaked Documentary: Israel Targeted ‘Black Lives Matter’ to Counter Support for BDS (VIDEO)
Footage leaked from an explosive, censored documentary on Israeli influence in the US reveals Israeli officials boasting of targeting Black Lives Matter and convincing Martin Luther King’s friend to write pro-Israel propaganda. Black Lives Matter […]

US ‘Strongly Encourages’ Paraguay Not to Move its Embassy Back to Tel Aviv (VIDEO)
Washington has urged Asuncion to think twice about the “historic relationship” between the US, Israel, and Paraguay, and reconsider its decision to move the country’s Israeli embassy back to Tel Aviv. After Paraguay announced plans […]