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Month: January 2019

Washington to End all USAID Projects in Palestine by Jan 31
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will end all its projects in the occupied West Bank and the besieged Gaza Strip on January 31, following the US administration’s decision to cut funding to […]

Human Rights Group: PA Continues to Torture Palestinian Prisoners
A human rights group has claimed that the Palestinian Authority (PA) continues to torture and abuse Palestinian prisoners under its watch. The Arab Organization for Human Rights in the UK said that the PA’s security […]

Gaza: Newborn Lion Cubs Die from Cold Weather
Four baby lion cubs died from the cold in a Gaza zoo after wind ripped protective plastic sheeting from their cage during a winter storm, the zoo’s owner said on Friday, Reuters reports. "We could not […]

Gaza: 30 Palestinians Injured by Israeli Forces (VIDEO)
In a statement, the ministry said the at least 30 protesters — whose names were not given — had been injured by live ammunition, Anadolu Agency reports. Israeli occupation forces target a Palestinian ambulance, near the fence. […]

War on BDS: How AIPAC-Israel Agenda Became US Priority
By Ramzy Baroud The Israeli-US war declared on the Palestinian boycott movement is coming to a head, culminating in a well-orchestrated effort aimed at suffocating any form of tangible protest of the ongoing Israeli […]

Israeli Forces Injure 2 Palestinians, Arrest Minor in Kafr Qaddum March (VIDEO)
Two Palestinians were injured, while a minor was detained by Israeli forces, and several others suffered tear-gas suffocation Israeli forces suppressed the weekly Kafr Qaddum march in the northern occupied West Bank, on Friday. Coordinator […]

Israel Demolishes Home of Palestinian Prisoner
Israeli forces blew up the family home of an injured Palestinian prisoner. Locals reported that Israeli forces raided the Ruqaa area in Yatta City in the southern occupied West Bank district of Hebron (Al-Khalil), and […]

Gaza Civil Defense Teams Rescue Egyptian Fishermen
Hamas authorities say they have rescued six Egyptian fishermen in the Mediterranean Sea after a storm wrecked their boat off the coast of Gaza. The fishermen were taken to a Gaza hospital after rough seas […]

Gaza: Poverty Rate Exceeds 80%
The General Federation of Palestinian Trade Unions (PGFTU) warned yesterday that the poverty rate in the Gaza Strip has exceeded 80 percent. The federation warned that both poverty and unemployment rates have reached unprecedented levels […]

Erekat’s Tweets about Bolton’s Visit to Jerusalem Totally Miss the Point
By Ramona Wadi US National Security Adviser John Bolton has visited Occupied East Jerusalem during a visit to Israel, which prompted PLO Secretary-General Saeb Erekat to tweet, “Bolton’s support for occupation, apartheid, illegal settlements, annexation […]

Israeli Forces Raid Al-Aqsa Compound (VIDEO)
Israeli special forces and police raided the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound via the Moroccans Gate, on Thursday morning. Israeli forces raided the Marawani and Dome of the Rock mosques inside the compound. An Israeli policeman also […]

Palestine Rejects US Peace Draft on Shared Jerusalem
On Wednesday, the Palestinian Authority (PA) responding to multiple reports of a United States-drafted Peace Plan, said that, “Any peace plan that does not include an independent Palestinian state — with all of East Jerusalem […]

Malaysia Reiterates Ban on Israeli Athletes, in Solidarity with Palestine
Malaysian Foreign Minister, Saifuddin Bin Abdullah, stressed yesterday that his country will not backtrack on its decision to deny entry to Israeli athletes seeking to participate in an upcoming international swimming tournament. Bin Abdullah doubled […]

Florida Official: US Rep. Rashida Tlaib May ‘Blow up’ Capitol Hill
By CBS News A Jewish Florida city commissioner has accused Rep. Rashida Tlaib – a Palestinian-American who is one of the first Muslim members of Congress – of being a “danger” who might “blow up” […]

The Moral Travesty of Israel Demanding Arab and Iranian Money for Its Own ‘Nakba’
By Ramzy Baroud The game is afoot. Israel, believe it or not, is demanding that seven Arab countries and Iran should pay $250 billion as compensation for what it claims was the forceful expulsion of Jews […]

Report: Palestinian Prisoners Do Not Get Proper Cancer Treatment (VIDEO)
The Palestine Prisoners’ Centre for Studies said on Tuesday that 23 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel suffer from cancer but do not receive adequate treatment or healthcare from the prison authorities, Safa news agency has reported. The […]

Israeli Minister: ‘We Are Ready to Occupy Gaza’
Israel’s Minister of Internal Security said on Monday that plans to occupy the Gaza Strip are on the table for the Cabinet to consider, Quds Net News has reported. However, Gilad Erdan told Israeli military radio that […]

New Israeli Military Chief Promises ‘Deadly, Efficient’ Army
Israel’s new military chief has taken office at a ceremony in Tel Aviv and promised an even more “deadly, efficient” response from his troops despite hundreds of protesters killed on the Gaza border over the […]

West Bank: Thousands of Palestinians Strike against Social Security Law
Thousands of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank joined a strike on Tuesday against their government’s proposed new social security law, fearing the fund will be mismanaged. The strike saw much of Ramallah, Hebron (al-Khalil) […]

Palestinians to Request Full UN Membership despite US Veto (VIDEO)
The Palestinians will launch a bid to become a full member of the United Nations even though such a move will be blocked by the United States, the Palestinian foreign minister said Tuesday. “We know […]

Asian Cup: Palestine Keeps Hopes Alive in Draw with Jordan (VIDEO)
Palestine still has a possibility to progress to the Round of 16 of the Asian Cup 2019. If that actualizes, it would be the first time in the history of the team to reach that […]

Qalandiya Checkpoint: ‘Winter is a Harsh Season’
By Tamar Fleishman A man who is yet to recover from his surgery waited with his wife for a taxi to take them back home, to Gaza. It was freezing and they were both shivering. […]

UN Chief Congratulates Abbas on G-77 Chair
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres congratulated Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday following Ramallah’s assumption of the chair of the G-77 group of nations, Anadolu reports. Abbas met with Guterres earlier in the day at UN Headquarters […]

Settler Attacks on Palestinians Tripled Last Year (VIDEOS)
In what has been dubbed the ‘Jewish Terror’, settler attacks on Palestinians and their property tripled last year, with nearly 500 incidents reported ranging from racist graffiti, to assault, to the destruction of olive trees. […]

Israel to Export Gas to Egypt
Israel will begin exporting natural gas to Egypt in a few months’ time, Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz said on Monday, a key step in the country’s plans to sell its expanding gas production abroad and […]

Israel: Arab Christians Protest ‘McJesus’ Sculpture (VIDEO)
An art exhibit in Israel featuring a crucified Ronald McDonald – a primary mascot of the McDonald’s fast-food restaurant chain – has sparked protests by the country’s Arab Christians. Hundreds of Christians calling for the […]

Israel’s Plan to ‘Worsen Conditions’ for Palestinian Prisoners is an Opportunity for Unity
By Ramona Wadi Depriving Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli jails of their basic rights is a “moral duty”, according to Israeli Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan. News reports have confirmed that the Israeli cabinet has […]

Former Prisoner: PA Investigators Tortured Me (VIDEO)
A Palestinian mother who was released from a Palestinian Authority prison last week has told a press conference that the investigators there threatened to rape her. Suha Jabara’s defense team organized the media event to […]

Israeli Minister in Cairo Following Invitation from Egyptian Government
A senior Israeli minister has arrived in Cairo to attend an energy conference after receiving an invitation from the Egyptian government, Israel’s energy ministry has said. Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz arrived in Cairo late on […]

Palestinian Teen Succumbs to Wounds Sustained during Gaza Protests
A Palestinian teenage boy succumbed, early Monday morning, to wounds he sustained by Israeli forces during protests alongside the eastern borders of the besieged Gaza Strip on Friday. The Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed that […]