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Month: July 2019

AU’s Leadership in Hands of Coup Mastermind Sisi a Blot on Africa
By Iqbal Jassat Isn’t it bizarre if not downright scandalous for the African continent which since the defeat of apartheid and its replacement with a democratic order in South Africa, had disavowed military coups, yet […]

Netanyahu Considers Large-Scale Military Operation against Gaza (VIDEO)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned yesterday that he would take military action against Gaza if calm did not return to the area in the south of Israel, the Times of Israel reported. The newspaper reported Netanyahu […]

Leaders of Israeli Towns near Gaza Boycott Netanyahu’s Visit
Two leaders of Israeli towns in the peripheries of the Gaza Strip boycotted a visit by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, local media reported yesterday. According to the Times of Israel, the leaders accused Netanyahu’s government of […]

Lieberman: Impossible to Separate Religion from State in Israel
Israel’s former defense minister and head of the right-wing Yisrael Beiteinu party Avigdor Lieberman said yesterday that it was impossible to separate religion from the state in Israel. Speaking at the Herzliya Conference, Lieberman said: […]

Kushner: Trump ‘Very Fond’ of Palestinian President Abbas
White House adviser Jared Kushner said on Wednesday the United States is willing to engage with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, but hinted a new peace plan might call on Palestinian refugees to settle where they […]

Africa and Palestine: A Noble Legacy that Must Never Be Betrayed
By Ramzy Baroud Europe’s “Scramble for Africa” began in earnest in 1881, but never ended. The attempt at dominating the continent using old and new strategies continues to define the western relationship with this rich continent. […]

Jewish Settlement Tunnel in Jerusalem ‘Damages 80 Palestinian Homes’ (VIDEOS)
Dozens of houses in the east Jerusalem Palestinian neighborhood of Silwan are at risk of collapsing due to a controversial Israeli tunnel project. The neighborhood’s community hub, the Silwan Information Centre, warned dozens of Palestinian buildings in […]

Israeli Forces Seize Water Irrigation Network in Jordan Valley
Israeli forces seized a water network used for irrigating grape trees in the village of al-Jiftlik in the Jordan Valley, according to local activist Aref Daraghmeh. Human Rights Violation: Israeli forces and Israeli Civil Administration […]

Pro-Israel Legal Group Tries to Ban Palestine Event in UK
A pro-Israeli group with close ties to Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has come under fire for “muzzling free speech in the UK” during what appears to be a desperate attempt to shut down a […]

Israeli Forces Detain More than 20 Palestinians in West Bank
Israeli forces detained more 20 Palestinians in overnight raids carried out across the occupied West Bank, according to the Israeli military. In a Wednesday statement, the army said the individuals had been arrested for “suspected […]

Iran is Not Iraq: American Warmongers Must Be Stopped
By Ramzy Baroud Along with American and British journalists and doctors, I visited Iraq a few years before its invasion and occupation by the United States and its ‘coalition of the willing.’ A decade-long siege before […]

Trump’s Peace Plan Has Been Designed to Fail – Exactly Like Its Predecessors
By Jonathan Cook Donald Trump’s supposed “deal of the century”, offering the Palestinians economic bribes in return for political submission, is the endgame of western peace-making, the real goal of which has been failure, not […]

Hundreds Attend Funeral of Palestinian Killed by Israel in Jerusalem (VIDEOS)
A Palestinian man who was killed by Israeli police during clashes in occupied East Jerusalem last week was laid to rest on Monday after his body was released to his family. Authorities had held the […]

Israel Asks UK to Outlaw Hamas, BDS
Israel has asked the UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid to outlaw Hamas and the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, Channel 7 reported. Sajid, who is in Israel at the moment, met with Israeli Public Security Minister […]

Israel Affirms, Oman Denies Diplomatic Ties
Oman on Tuesday denied it was establishing ties with Israel, a day after the chief of the Mossad intelligence service publicly touted the forging of diplomatic relations between Muscat and Jerusalem. Oman’s Foreign Ministry, in […]

Israeli Forces Detain 7 Palestinian Students
Israeli forces detained seven Palestinian students at Birzeit University early this morning, according to Palestinian news agency Wafa. Among those detained was the former head of the student council, Usama Fakhouri. Israeli soldiers raided the students’ […]

Kenyan Support for Palestine Strong, Says Palestinian Author Ramzy Baroud
“Kenya is a natural ally of the Palestinian struggle against Israeli occupation. If Kenyans believe that Palestinians are terrorists because they resist occupation and colonialism by Israel, then they are betraying their own history and […]

Decolonize Palestine to Achieve Liberation
By Ramona Wadi Palestinians have rejected the Manama summit taking place today for several legitimate reasons – all pointing to how the US prelude to the so-called “deal of the century” normalizes Israel at an […]

US Envoys Attend Opening of Controversial Archeological Site in Jerusalem
Two US envoys attended a controversial archaeological event organized by a Jewish settler-linked group in east Jerusalem on Sunday, their latest move breaking with precedent and angering Palestinians. White House adviser Jason Greenblatt and US ambassador […]

Israel Punitively Moves Ashkelon Detainees to Other Prisons
Israeli Prisons Services Monday morning punitively transferred all Palestinian prisoners from the Israeli prison of Ashkelon to other prisons, according to the Prisoners’ Affairs Commission. The Commission said in a press release that a total […]

Illegal Jewish Settlements Funded by US Duty Free Tycoons
The Falic family of Florida, owners of the ubiquitous chain of Duty Free Americas shops, funds a generous and controversial philanthropic empire in Israel that runs through the corridors of power and stretches deep into the occupied […]

UNRWA: Situation in Gaza Moving from ‘Bad to Worse’
Director of UNRWA’s operations in Gaza Matthias Schmale yesterday warned that the situation in the besieged Gaza Strip “is moving from bad to worse”, the Anadolu Agency reported. Schmale told a meeting organized by Press House in […]