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Month: September 2019

Egypt to Start Importing Gas from Israel
After the removal of what was called a “major obstacle”, a deal was reached last week to export gas from Israel to Egypt, Arabi21.com has reported. According to the Jerusalem Post, the Israeli fuel transit company Europe Asia […]

Lebanon’s Hezbollah Downs Israeli Drone in Southern Town of Ramyah
Lebanon’s Hezbollah says it has shot down an Israeli unmanned aircraft outside the southern town of Ramyah. The group said in a statement on Monday it had “confronted” the drone with “appropriate weapons” as it was heading […]

Palestinian Detainee Dies in Israeli Prison Due to Medical Negligence (VIDEO)
A Palestinian detainee held in Israel died on Sunday due to medical negligence, according to a local NGO, Anadolu reports. The Palestinian Prisoner Society said in a statement: “Bassam al-Sayeh, 47, died in the Israeli hospital of […]

Pompeo: US Will Present ‘Peace Plan’ in Weeks
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday the United States will present its long-awaited Middle East peace plan within weeks as he acknowledged a difficult task. President Donald Trump’s administration pushed back the plan after Israel unexpectedly headed […]

Israeli Forces Raid Town near Hebron
A number of Palestinians suffered from suffocation after inhaling tear gas during an Israeli army raid into the town of Beit Ummar, north of the occupied West Bank city of Hebron (Al-Khalil), according to Mohammad […]

Israeli Forces Seal off West Bank Village
Israeli forces sealed off today the village of Azzun, near Qalqilia city in the northern West Bank, after two Jewish settlers were allegedly stabbed by a village resident, said Israeli and Palestinian sources. Hasan Shbeita, […]

Palestinian Officials Say Trump Envoy’s Resignation an ‘Admission of Failure’
The resignation on Thursday of US President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy is an “admission of failure” for the White House’s much-delayed Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, a senior Palestinian official said. Jason Greenblatt worked alongside Trump’s son-in-law Jared […]

Israeli Forces Kill Two Minors in Gaza
At least two Palestinian minors were killed and over 80 others injured today by live bullets or rubber-coated rounds as Israeli forces attacked thousands of protesters taking part in the weekly Great March of Return […]

BDS Austria Slams Cancellation of Palestinian Film Screening following Israeli Pressure
The Austrian branch of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement has slammed the cancellation of a Palestinian film screening as an attack on free speech and an example of institutional racism. The ARTIS Cinema […]

Public Prosecution: Investigations into the Case of Israa Ghrayeb Are Ongoing (VIDEO)
The investigations into the death of Israa Ghrayeb of Beit Sahour, a town adjacent to Bethlehem, are continuing as a team from the Bethlehem Prosecution, the Family Protection from Violence Prosecution and the Cybercrime Prosecution […]

Netanyahu Corruption Case: State Witness Reveals New Details (VIDEO)
A state witness in the corruption case against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed scathing details to investigators on Thursday. Netanyahu is standing for his fifth term in upcoming 17 September elections. Shortly after the elections, he faces […]

US Middle East Envoy Greenblatt Resigns
Jason Greenblatt, President Donald Trump’s special envoy for the Middle East, will leave office in a couple of weeks, numerous sources in the US administration have said. Greenblatt, who had intended to stay only two […]

Top Israeli Officials Call for Annexation of Hebron
Leading Israeli officials on Wednesday called for the annexation of Hebron (Al-Khalil), a Palestinian city already scarred by illegal occupation that has carved it in two. Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein and Culture Minister Miri Regev […]

Netanyahu Visits UK PM Boris Johnson (VIDEO)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in London on Thursday for talks with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and US Defense Secretary Mark Esper. In response to the visit, the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) has […]

US-Canada Plan to Resettle 100,000 Palestinian Refugees in Canada (VIDEO)
Canada is “to receive 100,000 Palestinians”, including 40,000 from Lebanon and another 60,000 from Syria as part of the US peace plan dubbed the “deal of the century”, Palestinian official source has revealed to the […]

Israel Steals Palestinian Land in Bethlehem to Expand Illegal Settlements
Israeli authorities issued three military orders to confiscate Palestinian land in the West Bank governorate of Bethlehem to use for settlement expansion, the Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported yesterday. The head of the Committee Against […]

The War Ahead: Netanyahu’s Elections Gamble Will Be Costly for Israel
By Ramzy Baroud On September 1, the Lebanese group Hezbollah struck an Israeli military base near the border town of Avivim. The Lebanese attack came as an inevitable response to a series of Israeli strikes that targeted […]

The PLO Endorses the Humanitarian Paradigm
By Ramona Wadi At the G7 summit in Paris, US President Donald Trump speculated publically about the purported “deal of the century”, which infuriated the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO). If one had to rely on […]

Amnesty: Palestinian Lawmakers Face Discrimination in Israeli Knesset
Palestinian lawmakers elected to Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, are the target of discriminatory measures, according to Amnesty International. Amnesty International’s findings show that the ability of Palestinian Knesset members, referred to in the report as […]

Israel Claims to Uncover Hezbollah Missile Plant in Lebanon
Israel has accused Hezbollah of building a precision-missile factory in Lebanon‘s Bekaa Valley, just days after a cross-border flare-up between the two foes. In a statement accompanied by satellite images, the Israeli military said on Tuesday that Hezbollah, with […]

Ayelet Shaked Calls on Religious Zionists to Get out and Vote
Yamina chair and former justice minister Ayelet Shaked has warned religious Zionist voters to “wake up”, ahead of an election that could see far-right parties left in the opposition. Speaking to pro-settler news outlet Arutz Sheva, […]

Netanyahu Cancels India Trip ahead of Israeli Election
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has canceled his trip to India, which was slated to take place next week ahead of Israel’s upcoming general election on September 17. Netanyahu had been due to visit his […]

Netanyahu, Trump in Talks for Big Diplomatic Gesture before Israeli Elections
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking a big diplomatic gesture from US President Donald Trump before the country’s general election in September. Talks have been held between Netanyahu’s advisers and people close to President Trump over […]

Palestinian PM Vows to Release Probe Result over Israa Ghrayeb’s Death (VIDEOS)
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh says a number of people have been called in for questioning over the death of a 21-year-old woman under suspicious circumstances, in a case that sparked widespread anger in the occupied West Bank. Though […]

More than 200 Palestinian Prisoners Start Hunger Strike
More than 200 Palestinian prisoners in Israel’s Ramon prison started an open-ended hunger strike yesterday protesting against cancerous signal jammers placed in the facility, Quds Press reported. According to a statement issued by the PLO’s […]

Palestinian Student Who Was Denied Entry Arrives at Harvard
A seventeen-year-old Palestinian student from Lebanon who was denied entry into the United States last month has been granted access to enter the country in time to begin classes at Harvard University today. When Ismail Ajjawi […]

As the World Burns: Why Indigenous Solidarity Is More Important Now than Ever
By Benay Blend While Indigenous inhabitants in the Amazon Rainforest are struggling to survive in the wake of intentionally produced fires, progressives are focusing on celebrity- manufactured solutions along with advice from Non-Governmental Agencies (NGOs)—all […]

Sahar Khalifeh: The Lost Gospel of Palestinian Letters – Book Review
By Nicholas Vincenzo Barney (Wild Thorns. Sahar Khalifeh. Interlink Books, New York, 1985) For decades Palestinian literature has shown promise of making the leap from cult to major religion. There have been three leading prophets: […]

Palestinian Women Protest in Solidarity with Israa Ghrayeb
Hundreds of Palestinian women have taken to the streets to protest in front of the prime minister’s office in Ramallah to demand an investigation into the death of a 21-year-old woman whom many suspect was […]

Palestinian Officials Slam Netanyahu’s Pledge to Annex West Bank
Palestinian officials have denounced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s reiteration of a pledge to annex all illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, warning such a move would not lead to “any peace”. Nabil Abu Rudeineh, a spokesman […]