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Month: December 2018

Nikki Haley Hints at ‘Deal of the Century’ Peace Plan
Outgoing United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley commented on Washington’s yet-to-be-announced plan for Israeli-Palestinian peace, saying “it is much longer” and takes advantage of new technology. Speaking at a UN Security Council […]

Israeli Minister Halts Vegetable, Fruit Imports from Palestine
Israeli Minister of Agriculture Uri Ariel has ordered a stop in the import of fruits and vegetables from the occupied Palestinian territories, local media reported yesterday. Tue 18 Dec pmMinister of Agriculture, Uri Ariel, bans […]

Lebanon: Palestinian Child Dies after Being Refused Treatment (VIDEO)
Three-year-old Palestinian refugee Mohammad Wahbah was announced dead yesterday morning after he was denied treatment at Lebanese hospitals, Arab48 reported. Mohammad needed urgent brain surgery which his family could not afford and the hospital said […]

Ramzy Baroud: Reclaiming the Palestinian Narrative (VIDEO)
Ramzy Baroud: There is an absolute and urgent need for the Palestinian people to champion their own story, and to define the nature of solidarity. Without the Palestinian people being the central component of the […]

In Texas, Teacher Fired for Refusing to Sign Anti-BDS Oath
A primary school teacher in Texas has been fired for refusing to sign an anti-BDS oath embedded in her employment contract. Bahia Amawi is a language specialist who works with autistic and speech-impaired primary school […]

Airbnb Denies Israeli Claim Regarding Removal of Ban
Global online rental marketplace Airbnb has denied a claim by Israel’s tourism minister that it had reversed a decision to stop listings in the illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. The statement on Monday […]

Israel Killed Gaza Teens with ‘Warning’ Missile, Published Misleading Video
The Israeli military killed two Palestinian children in a ‘warning’ missile strike in July, then published manipulated video footage of the event, a detailed investigation has revealed. As reported by The New York Times, the investigation […]

Israel Sentences Palestinian Boy to 35 Years in Jail
An Israeli military court yesterday sentenced 17-year-old boy Palestinian, Ayham Sabbah, to 35 years in prison and fined him one million shekels ($0.27 million), Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Ayham was charged over an alleged […]

Growing US Public Support for One State Shared Equally by Israelis and Palestinians Falls on Deaf Ears
By Jonathan Cook Two years of Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu as a Middle East peacemaking team appear to be having a transformative effect – and in ways that will please neither of them. The […]

Canada Serves the Empire….Again…and Again…
By Jim Miles Once again Canada clearly signals its vassal status in relations with the U.S. The recent arrest and detention of Meng Wanzhou, Huawei Technologies’ chief financial officer, demonstrates fully Canadian compliance with U.S. […]

What Does Israel ‘Occupy’?
By Blake Alcott In what is written and said about Israel and Palestine the word ‘occupation’ is ubiquitous. But what territory, exactly, is the ethnocratic state occupying? Is it just the Gaza Strip and the […]

Yair Netanyahu, Son of Israeli PM, Gets Brief Ban on Facebook
Facebook has briefly blocked the page of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s son, Yair after he shared previously banned content calling for “all Muslims [to] leave” Israel. In a message posted Thursday on his Facebook […]

Israeli Forces Open Fire at Ambulance, Injure Palestinian in Ramallah
One Palestinian youth was injured by shrapnel from live Israeli bullets after Israeli forces opened fire targeting his vehicle in the Silwad town northeast of the central occupied West Bank district of Ramallah, late Sunday. […]

Israeli Ministers Protest against Their Own Government (VIDEO)
Israeli ministers yesterday took part in anti-government protests held in front of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office in Jerusalem, Arab48 reported. The action was organized by Jewish settlers to protest against the increasing number of […]

Israeli Court Sends Mother of Palestinian Martyr to Prison (VIDEO)
The Israeli Magistrates’ Court in Jerusalem sentenced the mother of a Palestinian killed by the occupation security forces last year to 11 months in prison on Sunday, Quds Press has reported. Suzanne Abu Ghannam was […]

Italy’s Salvini Said What the International Community Can’t Say: ‘Support Israel’
By Ramona Wadi It is no secret that the right wing has appropriated and manipulated the definition of “peace” in today’s poisonous political climate. Peace is now synonymous with power, and little is being done […]

Canada-Israel Interparliamentary Group Supports Imperialism
By Yves Engler Do New Democrat MPs who belong to the Canada-Israel Interparliamentary Group (CIIG) have carte blanche to flout party policy? Last week CIIG executive member Murray Rankin participated in a press conference calling […]

London Hosts Biggest Palestine Festival of 2018 (VIDEO)
London has played host to the biggest Palestine festival of 2018 with over 3,000 guests attending and a variety of shows, exhibitions, and stalls showcasing Palestinian art, culture, and history. The event, hosted by The […]

Palestinian Patients at Ramallah Hospital Suffocate by Tear-Gas
Several Palestinian patients at the Palestinian Medical Center in Ramallah City, in the central occupied West Bank, suffered severe tear-gas suffocation due to the heavy tear-gas fired by Israeli forces in the area on Saturday. […]

West Bank: Jewish Settler Opens Fire outside Two Schools
A Jewish settler opened fire on Sunday outside two schools in the West Bank, as other settlers rampaged through the street under the protection of Israeli forces, reports Wafa News Agency. The schools are at […]

Bahrain FM Defends Australia’s Decision on Jerusalem
Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa has defended Australia’s decision to recognize West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, saying the move would not affect the establishment of a future Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as […]

Ghosts of Palestinian Resistance in Beirut – Part I (PHOTOS)
By Marion Kawas Lessons lost from Beirut to Ramallah The Palestinian resistance movement looked very different 45 years ago in the early 1970s. With a significant presence in Lebanon, the movement and international activists that […]

Palestinian Teen Shot, Killed by Israeli Forces in Al-Bireh (VIDEO)
A 16-year-old Palestinian was shot and killed by Israeli forces during clashes that erupted in the al-Jalazun refugee camp north of al-Bireh in the central occupied West Bank, on Friday evening. The Palestinian Ministry of […]

Gaza Teacher among 50 Finalists for ‘World’s Best Teacher’ Prize
The Palestinian Ministry of Education announced on Friday that a teacher from Gaza has been nominated as one of 50 finalists for the “world’s best teacher prize”. Maths teacher Rana Ziadeh is to compete for […]

Israeli Army Razes Home of Five Jailed Palestinian Brothers (VIDEO)
The Israeli army has demolished a residential building owned by a Palestinian woman whose five sons have all been imprisoned by Israel. The building, owned by Latifa Abu Hmeid, is located in the Amari refugee […]

Australia Recognizes West Jerusalem as Israel Capital (VIDEO)
Australia has recognized West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital but an embassy shift from Tel Aviv will not occur until a peace settlement is achieved, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said. On Saturday, Canberra became one of […]

Seeking Protection for the Palestinians at the UN Empowers the Criminals
By Ramona Wadi The debate on whether Palestinians should be granted international protection continues. Adalah’s November 2018 Report to the UN Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2018 Protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territories says […]

Israeli Army Arrests Dozens in Raids across West Bank
A Hamas official in the occupied West Bank says Israeli forces have arrested dozens of Hamas supporters, including legislators, in overnight raids. Palestinian media also reported on Friday that scores of Palestinians, including two legislators, […]

Israel to Approve Thousands of Illegal Settler Homes in the West Bank
Israel is to authorize thousands of the settler homes built illegally in the occupied West Bank, some of them decades ago, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday, reports Reuters. The move is likely to […]

Israeli Soldiers Kill 60-Year-Old Palestinian Businessman, Smear Him as Terrorist
Israeli forces shot and killed 60-year-old Palestinian business-owner Hamdan Al-Arda yesterday, during a raid of Al-Bireh, in the central West Bank. Al-Arda was driving in his car when soldiers opened fire, killing him. The Israeli […]