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Month: April 2019

Israeli Army Opens Investigation into Shooting of Handcuffed Palestinian Teen (VIDEO)
The Israeli army said on Monday it was investigating into an incident in which its soldiers shot a Palestinian teenager while he was blindfolded and handcuffed. Osama Hajahjeh, 16, said he was trying to run from soldiers when […]

Over 20,000 Jewish Settlers Visit Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron
About 22,000 Israeli settlers took to Hebron (Al-Khalil), in the southern occupied West Bank, to visit the Ibrahimi Mosque compound and celebrate the Jewish holiday of Passover, on predawn Tuesday. According to Hebrew-language news outlets, […]

Israel Rejects France’s Request to Repay Money Deducted from Palestinian Tax Revenues
Palestinian Authority (PA) Ambassador to France Salman Al-Harfi yesterday reported that Israel has rejected a France request that it repay money deducted from Palestinian tax revenues, Al-Wattan Voice reported. Al-Harfi said that the French letter was met […]

French Ambassador to US Says Israel Becoming an ‘Apartheid State’
French Ambassador to the United States, Gerard Araud, has said that Israel is an apartheid state, in candid comments during an interview with The Atlantic as he prepares to step down from his role in […]

Is Israel Really the Last Colonial Regime in the World?
By Benay Blend Yes, Israel has been a colonial regime for the past 70 years. Founded in 1948 through the displacement of nearly 800,000 Palestinians and the destruction of more than 530 towns and villages, […]

Will This Ramadan Stir Muslim Souls to Oppose Enablers of Israel?
By Iqbal Jassat With the approach of Ramadan, Muslims around the world are expected to be engaged in heightened consciousness to inculcate values of justice, empathy for masses of downtrodden and to embody Islam’s principles […]

Israel Issues 75 Administrative Detention Orders against Palestinian Prisoners
Israeli authorities issued 75 administrative detention orders against a number of Palestinian prisoners held in various Israeli prisons, during the month of April. The Palestinian Prisoners and Former Prisoners’ Affairs Committee said, on Monday, that […]

Israeli Forces Detain 10 Palestinians, Including Minors
Israeli forces detained at least 10 Palestinians, including minors, across the occupied East Jerusalem, on predawn Monday, Ma’an Agency reports. Israeli occupation forces arrest three children from the town of Azzun https://t.co/mrhE2ZGX1x — ?? GazaNews ?? (@MousaNews) […]

Israeli Minister, Settlers Storm Al-Aqsa Compound
The Israeli Minister of Agriculture, Uri Ariel, raided the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem on Monday, the third day of the Jewish holiday of Passover, along with dozens of Jewish settlers. Head of […]

Arab League Vows $100m per Month to Palestinian Authority
The Arab League has pledged $100 million per month to the Palestinian Authority to make up for funds withheld by Israel. The #ArabLeague pledged from Cairo on Sunday to provide $100 million a month to […]

Foreign Ministry: All Palestinians in Sri Lanka Are Well
The Foreign and Expatriates Ministry confirmed, on Sunday, that all Palestinians in Sri Lanka are safe, following a series of bombings in Sri Lanka’s capital of Colombo. At least 207 people were killed and hundreds […]

Palestinian Students Suffocate from Israeli Tear-Gas in Hebron
Dozens of young Palestinian students and school staff suffered from severe tear-gas inhalation in the southern occupied West Bank district of Hebron (Al-Khalil), on Sunday, after Israeli forces attacked their school. According to local sources, […]

Hamas Denies Forming New Government in Gaza
Hamas has denied that it had formed a new government or administrative committee in the Gaza Strip, in response to Fatah’s formation of a new government in Ramallah. In a statement, Hamas’ chief in Gaza […]

Israeli Forces Shut Down Palestinian Soccer Tournament in East Jerusalem (VIDEO)
Israeli police forces shut down a Palestinian soccer tournament in the Beit Safafa neighborhood, in the central occupied West Bank district of Jerusalem, reportedly for being held under the auspices of the Palestinian Authority (PA). […]

Israeli Forces Shoot, Injure Palestinian at Checkpoint near Nablus
Israeli forces shot and injured a Palestinian, on Saturday, claiming that he attempted to carry out a stabbing attack against Israeli soldiers deployed at the Zaatara checkpoint south of the northern occupied West Bank district […]

Israel Demolishes Palestinian Home in Hebron (VIDEO)
Israeli forces demolished the house of Palestinian prisoner Arafat Irfaiya, 19, in the Wadi al-Harya in southern Hebron (Al-Khalil), on predawn Friday, Ma’an reports. Spokesperson of the Israeli army said that its forces demolished two apartments in […]

Hey Justin, There Will Never Be Two States
By Jim Miles On April 12 Canada’s PM Justin Trudeau released a statement congratulating Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu on his fifth electoral victory. Two statements stood out for their misleading role in creating a contrived narrative. […]

Jewish Settlers Attack Palestinian Family in Hebron
Jewish settlers attacked a Palestinian family on al-Shuhada Street, in Hebron (Al-Khalil), in the southern occupied West Bank, on late Thursday. Local sources told Ma’an that Jewish settlers stormed the Al-Shuhada Street in the center of […]

Israel Imposes Week-Long General Closure on West Bank, Gaza ahead of Passover
Israeli authorities declared that a week-long general closure of the occupied West Bank and the besieged Gaza Strip will commence on Friday ahead of the Jewish holiday of Passover, also known as Pesach. The general […]

Israeli Undercover Forces Arrest 2 Palestinian Minors in Shufat Refugee Camp (VIDEO)
The Israeli police released, on Wednesday, video footage showing Israeli undercover forces detaining two Palestinian minors from the Shufat refugee camp, in occupied East Jerusalem. The Israeli police said, in a statement, that Israeli undercover […]

At Gaza Book Fair, Only Local Titles Available Due to Siege
Only local publishers could take part in the ongoing Book Fair being held in Gaza City, Safa news agency reported, stating that there are only 20,000 titles compared to previous fairs where there were hundreds of […]

A Statement by the Palestinian National Movement inside Israeli Prisons
(The following statement was issued by representatives of the Palestinian National Movement Inside Israeli Prisons in commemoration of Palestinian Prisoners’ Day on April 17.) “Allah said, ‘How many a small party has overcome a larger […]

Israeli Forces Shoot, Injure Palestinian Student near Bethlehem (VIDEO)
A Palestinian student was shot and injured with Israeli live fire, on Thursday afternoon, in Tuqu village, southeast of the southern occupied West Bank district of Bethlehem. According to local sources, following funeral processions of […]

Israel Bans Gaza Christians from Visiting Holy Sites for Easter
Israeli occupation authorities refused to issue travel permits for hundreds of Palestinian Christians from Gaza who planned to visit holy sites in Jerusalem and Bethlehem during Passover, Safa news agency reported yesterday. Reporting Israeli newspaper Haaretz, Safa said […]

Saudi Journalist: ‘Palestinian Issue Must Be Eliminated’
A prominent Saudi journalist has said that achieving peace with Israel is more important than the status of Jerusalem and that the Palestinian issue must be “eliminated”. Abdul Hameed Al-Ghabin – an influential political analyst […]

Gantz, Zionism and the Two-State Compromise
By Ramona Wadi In his latest interview with the Times of Israel, former Israel Defence Forces Chief of Staff Benny Gantz makes a point which the international community and the Palestinian Authority persist in ignoring. […]

Israeli President Officially Tasks Netanyahu with Forming New Government
Israel’s president on Wednesday nominated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to head the next government after he won the backing of a majority of members of parliament following an April 9 election, Reuters reports. In office for the […]

War Versus Peace: Israel Has Decided and So Should We
By Ramzy Baroud So, what have we learned from the Israeli legislative elections on April 9? A whole lot. To start with, don’t let such references as the “tight race” between Israeli Prime Minister […]

US Issues New Map Showing Golan Heights as Israeli Territory
The US has issued a new map showing the occupied Syrian Golan Heights as Israeli territory, just three weeks after US President Donald Trump announced he would recognize the region as belonging to Israel. The […]

Israeli Court Upholds HRW Official’s Expulsion, Citing BDS Law (VIDEO)
An Israeli court on Tuesday approved the interior ministry’s decision to expel Human Rights Watch’s country director for allegedly supporting a boycott of the country. Omar Shakir, a US citizen, will have until May 1 […]