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Month: June 2019

Suppression of Palestinian Voices on Social Media Is Nothing New
In an article on Telesur as far back as December 2017 reporters cited Glenn Greenwald’s observation that an increase in Israeli military repression of Palestinian citizens was joined by what Greenwald called a “censorship rampage” […]

Pompeo: US Will ‘Do’ Its Best to Stop Corbyn from Being Elected as Prime Minister
In the most recent showcase of United States (U.S.) meddling in foreign governments, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pledged, in a leaked conversation with British Jewish leaders, that his country will “push-back” against Labour’s party […]

Israel’s Supreme Court Approves Disputed Sale of Jerusalem Church Land to Settlers
Israel’s Supreme Court yesterday rejected an appeal against the sale of church land in the Old City of Jerusalem to right-wing settler organization Ateret Cohanim. Supreme Court Justice Alex Stein and Judges Yitzhak Amit and […]

Israel Forced Closure of 30 Fundraising Accounts Associated to BDS
Israel has forced 30 fundraising accounts associated with the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement to close in the past two years. The Ministry of Strategic Affairs – which oversees Israel’s anti-BDS efforts – announced yesterday […]

Israeli Army Attacks PA Security HQ in West Bank
Israeli forces attacked a Palestinian security headquarters in the city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, the Turkey-based Anadolu Agency has reported. According to the Governor of Nablus Ibrahim Ramadan, a group of Israeli soldiers surrounded […]

Apologist for Israeli War Crimes Disrupted
By Yves Engler Last week members of Quebec Movement for Peace disrupted a speech by Irwin Cotler on “Canada as a Human Rights leader” (at the last-minute ‘deputy’ foreign minister, Rob Oliphant, canceled his participation). […]

Palestinian Prisoner Al-Awiwi Ends Hunger Strike after 70 Days
Thirty-five-year-old Hassan Mohammed Al-Awiwi from occupied Hebron (Al-Khalil) has today ended his hunger strike of 70 days to protest his administrative detention in an Israeli jail. The prison administration has agreed to release him before the end of the […]

Peter Mansbridge and The Future of War
By Jim Miles I had not intended to watch this program, a CBC special documentary hosted/narrated by Peter Mansbridge, the CBC’s retired chief correspondent, and national news anchor. However, as it came on during prime […]

Time to Stop the External Manipulation of ‘What Palestinians Want’
By Ramona Wadi US President Donald Trump’s “deal of the century” and the forthcoming economic summit in Bahrain have reaped a multitude of analysis, not least from US officials themselves. Jared Kushner, senior advisor to US President Donald Trump, […]

Myanmar Officials Visit Israeli Arms Expo despite Weapons Ban
Myanmar military officials have been spotted at an arms expo in Israel despite a ban on arms sales to the country over the ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims. Photos published in Israeli media last week showed […]

Omar: Netanyahu Works to Stop US Resolution on Two-State Solution
US Congresswomen Ilhan Omar has accused Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu of attempting to pressure the Democrat and Republican parties to scrap a resolution supporting the two-state solution in Palestine. In a tweet she posted on […]

Palestinian Authority Accuses Israel of Escalating Religious Conflict (VIDEO)
The Palestinian Authority (PA) accused Israel of escalating a “systematic” religious conflict due to the increasing raids by Israeli Jewish settlers of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Quds Press reported yesterday. In a statement, the PA’s foreign ministry said that […]

PFLP Calls for PA to Stop ‘Racist’ Policies towards Gaza
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) yesterday called on the Palestinian Authority (PA) to stop its “racist” policies against the Gaza Strip, Safa news agency reported. In a statement, the PFLP said that the […]

Germany Will Continue to Support UNRWA
Germany will continue to support UN refugee agency UNRWA, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Sunday. Maas told a press conference in Amman following talks with his Jordanian counterpart Ayman al-Safadi: “We see support […]

Palestine Considers ICC Complaint against US Ambassador Friedman
The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates is considering filing a complaint against the US Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, at the International Criminal Court (ICC) over his recent comments on the long-awaited US peace plan. Friedman, a […]

US Envoy: Israel Has ‘Right’ to Annex West Bank Land
The US ambassador has said Israel has the right to annex at least “some” of the occupied West Bank, in comments likely to deepen Palestinian opposition to a long-awaited US peace plan. The Palestinians have rejected the peace plan before […]

Rashida Tlaib Tears up while Reading Death Threat at White Supremacy Hearing (VIDEO)
The US “war on terror” was labeled racist and discriminatory for its failure to address the growing threat of white supremacy during a hearing in which Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib broke down in tears. The hearing, […]

Israeli Forces Arrest Young Woman at Qalandia Checkpoint
Israeli soldiers arrested a Palestinian young woman today at Qalandiya checkpoint, on Ramallah-Jerusalem road, under the pretext that she had a knife on her possession, local sources said. Today, at qalandia checkpoint, I saw an […]

Prisoners Affairs Commission: Crimes against Palestinian Prisoners Taking Dangerous Dimension
Major General Qadri Abu Bakr, chairman of the Prisoners Affairs Commission, has condemned the repeated crimes committed by Israel against Palestinian prisoners, which he says have taken “a very dangerous and unprecedented detour” designed to quash their patriotism […]

Court Orders Al-Ashqar Be Returned to US from Israel
The wife of Palestinian Professor Abdul-Halim Al-Ashqar said his lawyers succeeded in obtaining a court verdict ordering the US security authorities to bring him back immediately from Israel. In remarks to the Palestinian Information Centre (PIC), Asma […]

Israeli Forces Abuse Two Palestinians, Arrest Another from Hebron
Israeli forces physically abused two Palestinians and detained another from the southern West Bank district of Hebron (Al-Khalil). Security sources confirmed that Israeli forces severely beat a 29-year-old Palestinian man in Hebron city and a […]

Ex-Israel Army General: Gaza Can Be Successfully Invaded
A former Israeli army general has declared that Israel can successfully invade the occupied Gaza Strip, reported Israel Hayom. Yair Golan, the former head of Northern Command and once deputy chief of staff, was speaking to […]

Israeli Attorney General Refuses to Postpone Netanyahu’s Hearing
The Attorney General at the Israeli government, Avichaï Mandelblit, rejected a request submitted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to postpone the hearing scheduled for next July on charges of suspicion of corruption. AG Mandelblit Rejects […]

Shtayyeh: Israel Waging Financial War on Palestinians (VIDEO)
The Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammed Shtayyeh, Thursday, said that his government is going through difficult financial conditions and will continue to borrow from banks to pay part of its employees’ salaries. This situation is caused […]

What Can South Africa Teach Palestinians: Reflections on our Palestinian Youth Organizer Delegation to Johannesburg
By The Palestinian Youth Movement From April 1 to April 11, 2019, the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM), in partnership with the Afro-Middle East Center (AMEC), hosted a delegation of 20 Palestinian youth organizers in Johannesburg, […]

Health Condition of Palestinian Prisoner al-Awiwi Becomes Critical
The health condition of Palestinian detainee Hasan al-Awiwi, who has been on an open-ended hunger strike for 66 days to protest his administrative detention without charge or trial in Israeli jails, has reached a very […]

Abbas Approved Secret Pay Rise for PA Officials despite West Bank Economic Crisis
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas approved a 67 percent pay rise for Palestinian Authority (PA) officials – as well as other financial benefits amounting to tens of thousands of dollars – while the West Bank’s economy […]

Video Shows Masked Jewish Settlers Attacking Palestinian Home (VIDEO)
A video has been released showing a group of masked Jewish settlers attacking a Palestinian home in the West Bank village of Kufr Yasuf, prompting Israeli Police and the Israeli army to launch an investigation. […]

Fence Is Not Enough: Israel Builds a Wall along Gaza
Israeli defense contractors yesterday completed a new section of a wall along the Gaza Strip. The wall, which is a bright green barrier along roads bordering Gaza, is intended to prevent Gazans from clearly seeing […]

Facing the Facts: Israel Cannot Escape ICC Jurisdiction
By Ramzy Baroud The Chief Military Advocate General of the Israeli army, Sharon Afek, and the US Department of Defense General Counsel, Paul Ney, shared a platform at the ‘International Conference on the Law […]