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Month: April 2019

Israeli Forces Attack Palestinian Family, Demolish Two Homes in Silwan (VIDEO)
Israeli forces attacked Palestinian residents as bulldozers demolished two Palestinian-owned homes, on Tuesday, in the Silwan neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem. Locals told Ma’an that Israeli forces and police, in addition to a number of […]

Israeli Government to Fund Hotels in West Bank Settlements
The Israeli government will subsidize hotels in illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, as part of a plan to attract more tourists to the area. According to an article in Arutz Sheva, citing a […]

Israel Reduces Gaza Fishing Zone
Israel today more than halved the fishing zone off the coast of the Gaza Strip “until further notice”. According to a statement by Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) – which administers […]

B’tselem: Israeli Forces Killed Unarmed Palestinian Bystander
Israeli occupation forces shot and killed an unarmed Palestinian civilian who was standing some 20 meters away from locals confronting soldiers with stone-throwing. Israeli human rights group B’Tselem published its investigation into the killing of Muhammad Shahin, […]

What Now for the Palestinian People?
By Rima Najjar The West Bank is under threat of annexation by Israel now; the caged Palestinians in Gaza are clamoring, at a grassroots level, for the right to return to their homes and property […]

PA Returns ‘Secretly-Received Millions of Shekels’ to Israel
The Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority (PA) has returned “millions of shekels” to Israel, which the latter had secretly-transferred to the Fatah movement, Israel’s Channel 7 announced yesterday. The channel said: “The Israeli government has secretly-transferred millions of shekels […]

Israeli Forces Shoot, Injure Palestinian near West Bank Checkpoint
A young Palestinian was shot in the back today near an Israeli military checkpoint in the north of the West Bank, according to Palestinian sources. They told WAFA that Israeli soldiers opened fire at the […]

PA Detains Palestinian Man Freed from Israeli Jails
Palestinian Authority (PA) security services detained a Palestinian who was recently released from Israeli jails after summoning him for a meeting in its offices in the occupied West Bank city of Tulkarm yesterday, Quds Press reported. In […]

Israeli NGO Calls on Israel to Revoke BDS Founder’s Residency (VIDEO)
The Israeli human rights group, Betzalmo, has called on Israel’s Attorney General and Minister of Interior to cancel BDS-founder Omar Al-Barghouti’s residency status, Arutz Sheva reported Sunday. #Betzalmo CEO Shai Glick explained that "the State of #Israel […]

20 British Filmmakers Call on UK Cinemas to Boycott Israeli Film Festival Seret
In an open letter recently published on the Guardian, 20 British filmmakers and writers including Mike Leigh, Leila Sansour, Ken Loach and Prahitbha Parmar criticized the hosting of an Israeli government-sponsored film festival in the […]

Israeli Forces Detain Eight Palestinians in West Bank, Jerusalem
At least eight Palestinians were arrested by Israeli forces last night during raids in occupied Jerusalem as well as in the West Bank districts of Hebron (Al-Khalil) and Jenin, according to local sources. sraeli occupation […]

Palestinian Injured by Israeli Fire Succumbs to Wounds
A Palestinian youth identified as Omar Awni Younes, 20, succumbed on Saturday evening at Beilinson Hospital in Israel to wounds he sustained last week, when he was shot and critically injured by Israeli forces near […]

Palestinian Christians Celebrate Holy Saturday (VIDEO)
Palestinian Christians, along with international pilgrims, marked today Holy Saturday in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus Christ, and in East Jerusalem, a day before Easter holiday. Palestinian Christians celebrating […]

Three Israeli hospitals Admit to Segregating Jewish and Arab Women at Maternity Wards
Three Israeli hospitals have admitted for the first time that they segregate Jewish and Arab women giving birth, at the women’s request. In response to a lawsuit filed against four hospitals, three of them – Hadassah […]

Palestinian Prisoner, Farraj, Suspends Month-Long Hunger Strike
Palestinian prisoner, Khaled Farraj, has suspended his open hunger strike after 29 days, on Thursday. The Prisoners and Former Prisoners’ Affairs Committee said that Farraj, 31, who is a resident from Dheisheh refugee camp in […]

UN: Palestine Facing Worst Financial Crisis Yet
A United Nations (UN) report published Thursday warns that the Palestinian Authority (PA) is facing “unprecedented” financial challenges due to loss of revenue and extreme austerity measures. The report, issued by the Special Coordinator for the […]

27 Palestinians Reach Everest Base Camp, Fly Palestinian Flag
A group of Palestinians has reached the base camp of Mount Everest, flying the Palestinian flag in celebration. Twenty-seven Palestinians reached the base camp of Mount Everest – located in the Himalayas between Nepal and […]

Dozens of Palestinians Injured as Gaza Protests Continue
At least 60 Palestinian protesters, including several women and children, were injured Friday by Israeli troops while demonstrating along the fence separating besieged Gaza Strip from Israel, Gaza’s Health Ministry said in a statement. The […]

Israeli Army Opens Fire at Palestinian Farmers in Southern Gaza
Israeli forces opened fire targeting Palestinian farmers in the southern besieged Gaza Strip, on Thursday morning. Witnesses told Ma’an that Israeli forces deployed in military watchtowers at the Sufa military site in southeastern Gaza Strip […]

Israeli Army Demolishes Home of Slain Palestinian Teenager (VIDEO)
Israeli forces on Wednesday destroyed the family home of a Palestinian teenager who was suspected of carrying out a deadly stabbing and shooting attack in the occupied West Bank last month. Omar Abu Laila, 19, […]

Israeli Forces Detain Palestinian Man Escorting Ill Wife at Beit Hanoun
Israeli authorities detained a Palestinian man, who was escorting his ill wife, while at the Beit Hanoun crossing (Erez) in the northern besieged Gaza Strip. The Jenin Media Center said that Karam Mustafa Muhammad Tantawi, […]

US to Announce ‘Deal of the Century’ after Ramadan
Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and advisor, said on Tuesday that the American peace plan dubbed the “deal of the century” will be announced after the Muslim month of fasting, the Qatari Al-Arab newspaper reported. […]

Zionist Problems with Intersectionality
By Denijal Jegic The Palestinian struggle for human rights and liberation is part of a global fight against racist structures. The contemporary inclusive protest, such as the movement Black Lives Matter, or the Boycott, Divestment, […]

The UN’s Guterres Continues to Exploit Palestinian Refugee Narratives
By Ramona Wadi UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s favorite catchphrase — “There is no Plan B” — must be remembered every time he utters anything claiming to support Palestinian refugees. The two-state compromise contradicts the already […]

Preventing Palestine: A Political History From Camp David to Oslo – Book Review
By Jim Miles (Preventing Palestine – A Political History From Camp David to Oslo. Seth Anziska. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, 2018.) In all my recent readings of history and current events, Preventing Palestine stands […]

Netanyahu Wants to Name New Golan Settlement after Trump
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced, on Tuesday, that he intends to name a new settlement in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights after United States President Donald Trump. Netanyahu spoke during a family trip in […]

Israel Denies Palestinian Prisoners Visits by Lawyers
Israel Prison Services (IPS) yesterday prevented lawyers from visiting five Palestinian prisoners who are on hunger strike in protest against their administrative detention, the PLO’s Committee of Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners said. #Israel denies five Palestinian […]

Jordan: No to Alternative Home for Palestinian Refugees
Despite good relations with the US, Jordan has a different view regarding the issue of Palestine and its refugees, Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Al-Safadi said yesterday. According to Assabeel, Al-Safadi said during a meeting with the […]

Israeli Forces Injure over 20 Palestinians in Nablus (VIDEO)
Israeli forces injured over 20 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Red Crescent said Wednesday. At least 21 Palestinians were wounded by rubber-coated bullets and tear gas in clashes with Israeli occupation forces […]

Notre Dame of Gaza: Our Mosques and Churches Are also Burning
By Ramzy Baroud As the 300-foot spire of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris tragically came tumbling down on live television, my thoughts ventured to Nuseirat Refugee Camp, my childhood home in the Gaza […]