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Month: September 2019

Netanyahu Vows to Annex Jewish Settlements in Hebron if Re-elected
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to make all illegal West Bank settlements in Hebron (Al-Khalil) officially part of Israel if he is victorious in tomorrow’s election. Netanyahu told Army Radio on Monday: “I […]

Brexit Reveals Jeremy Corbyn to Be the True Moderate
By Jonathan Cook If there is an upside to Brexit, it is this: it has made it increasingly hard to present Jeremy Corbyn, contrary to everything the corporate media has been telling us for the […]

Netanyahu Holds Cabinet Meeting in Jordan Valley, Reiterates Annexation Pledge
Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, reiterated during the weekly cabinet meeting, which was held for the first time in the Jordan Valley rather in Jerusalem, his pledge to annex a large part of the Jordan […]

More Palestinian Prisoners Join Hunger Strike in Israeli Jails
The number of hunger strikers inside Israeli jails has reached 39 after ten prisoners joined the hunger strike in Rimon Prison, the Prisoners Information Office reported on Friday. In a statement, the office confirmed that head […]

Israeli Authorities Hinder Renovation of Al-Aqsa Mosque
On Thursday, Israeli authorities attempted to prevent staff of the Al-Aqsa Construction Committee from carrying out renovation of Al-Silsila Gate of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Felesteen.ps reported. The construction staff planned to repair cracks in the walls of […]

Archbishop Atallah: Orthodox Real Estate in Hebron Gate Is under Threat
Atallah Hanna, the archbishop of Sebastian Roman Orthodox, stated today that the ancient Orthodox real estate in the area of Hebron Gate is under serious threat, and that extremist Jewish settlers may seize these properties […]

Israeli Folly: How Netanyahu Cemented the Hezbollah-Hamas-Iran Alliance
By Ramzy Baroud To serve his limited political agenda, Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, may have unwittingly unified various resistance groups in the Middle East after years of separation and discord. On August 24-25, […]

Israel ‘Planted’ Surveillance Devices near White House (VIDEO)
Israel may have planted several surveillance deceives near the White House over the past two years, Politico reported on Thursday, quoting three former US officials. Controversial cellular phone surveillance devices, known as “StingRays”, were uncovered near the […]

Netanyahu: Israel Will ‘Probably’ Have to Go to War with Gaza
Israel will probably have to go to war with the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today. In a radio interview with the Kan public broadcaster, Netanyahu said that “there probably won’t be a choice but […]

Facebook Suspends Netanyahu’s Page over Hate Speech
Facebook has prevented Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from sending private messages, after his open incitement against Arab citizens and the elected Arab leadership in Israel. In a message he sent to his followers via […]

Canada Insists on Violating Fourth Geneva Convention
By Marion Kawas On Friday, September 6, 2019, just before most media agencies wind down and people check out for the weekend, Canada’s Attorney General announced he was appealing the recent Federal Court ruling on […]

The Voice of Palestine’s Second Occupation, Part 2 – Book Review
By Nicholas Vincenzo Barney (Qissat: Short Stories by Palestinian Women Paperback. Jo Glanville, Editor. Telegram: May 1, 2007.) Me (the Bitch) and Bustanji, Selma Dabbagh We return to another story of a half-Palestinian in Kuwait […]

Israeli Bulldozers Raze Palestinian Farmland, Uproot Olive Trees
Israeli occupation forces attacked and bulldozed large areas of Palestinian agricultural land in the occupied West Bank at dawn today. Head of Atouf Village Council Abdullah Bisharat confirmed that soldiers swept into Palestinian territorial grounds […]

Three of Israa Ghrayeb’s Relatives Charged with Her Murder
Palestinian Attorney General Akram Al-Khatib today indicted three of 21-year-old Israa Ghrayeb’s relatives of playing a part in her suspected ‘honor’ killing. Speaking during a press conference to present the findings in Israa’s case, Al-Khatib […]

Jewish Settlers Move in to Palestinian Land Days after Family’s Eviction
Just a few days after Israeli forces expelled a Palestinian family from land in the southern occupied West Bank, an unauthorized settler outpost was established there, reported Haaretz. Last month, Israeli authorities carried out the […]

Netanyahu, Putin to Meet as Russia Condemns Annexation Pledge (VIDEO)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Russian coastal city of Sochi for talks on Thursday after Moscow condemned the Israeli leader’s pledge to annex parts of the occupied West Bank. Russia’s foreign ministry […]

Israa Ghrayeb’s ‘Honor Killing’ Should Be Our Wake-up Call
By Ramzy Baroud The death of Israa Ghrayeb has ignited furious reactions regarding so-called “honor killings” in Palestine and throughout the Arab world. It has also caused confusion with respect to the jurisprudential foundation of such […]

Palestinian Refugee Students Must Not be Incidental to Humanitarian Endeavors
By Ramona Wadi Despite financial setbacks caused by political agendas and misconduct allegations, the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) ensured that its schools opened on time for the new academic year. Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl […]

Abbas Threatens to End All Agreements if Israel Annexes Palestinian Land
If Israel annexes parts of the occupied West Bank, all agreements signed with Israel will end, warned the Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday, reports Anadolu Agency. According to Palestine’s WAFA news agency, Abbas said […]

UN, Arab Nations Denounce Netanyahu Annexation Pledge
Palestinian and regional leaders have sharply denounced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s pledge to annex large parts of the occupied West Bank if he wins next week’s snap election. Netanyahu, who is fighting for his political life after an inconclusive […]

Israel Strikes Gaza after Rocket Sirens Force Netanyahu off Stage
Israeli aircraft struck in Gaza on Wednesday hours after rockets from the Palestinian enclave triggered sirens that forced Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu off the stage at an election rally in Israel, reports Reuters. The Israeli military […]

Three Doctors Resign after ‘Anomalies’ in Israa Ghrayeb’s Autopsy (VIDEO)
Three Palestinian doctors have retired in protest against the improper handling of the murder and autopsy of Israa Ghrayeb. Israa was purportedly murdered at the end of August at the hands of her brothers after […]

Watch: Netanyahu Abandons Stage following Sirens, Alleged Rockets (VIDEOS)
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu had to abandon the stage during a Likud party campaign in the city of Ashdod on September 10, following the sounding of sirens in the region. Translation of @Kachollavan19 ‘s […]

Netanyahu Announces Plan to Annex Jordan Valley
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he plans to annex the Jordan Valley in the occupied West Bank if he wins next week’s general election. Netanyahu said in a speech broadcast live on Israeli TV on Tuesday: […]

Netanyahu Risks Triggering an Unwinnable War to Avoid Losing Election
By Jonathan Cook Every Israeli prime minister – not least Benjamin Netanyahu – understands that a military entanglement with Hezbollah, Lebanon’s armed Shia movement on Israel’s northern border, is a dangerous wager, especially during an […]

War Mongers: ‘Leaders of the World’
By Iqbal Jassat Why is it that war criminals in their capacity as heads of states who despite being consistently in breach of global conventions governing human rights, are treated like royalty? What sets them […]

Israeli Forces Arrest 18 Palestinians in West Bank, Jerusalem (VIDEO)
Israeli forces detained early this morning at least 18 Palestinians from various West Bank districts and East Jerusalem, according to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) and local sources. PPS said Israeli forces detained five Palestinians […]

Gantz to Accept Coalition with Likud, but without Netanyahu
The leader of Israel’s Blue and White (Kahol Lavan) party, Benny Gantz, is planning to propose a bill which would ban the prime minister and other ministers from staying in office while they are being […]

Israeli Drone Shot down in Southern Gaza
Palestinian resistance factions last night shot down an Israeli drone in the southern Gaza Strip. Confirming that one of their drones had been lost, Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee said in a statement: “Last night, […]

PCBS: Palestine Literacy Rate up to 97.2% (VIDEO)
Illiteracy rates among Palestinians aged 15 years and above fell from 13.9 percent in 1997 to 2.8 percent in 2018, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) said. In a report issued yesterday to mark […]