Justice for Some – Book Review
By Rod Such (Justice for Some: Law and the Question of Palestine. Noura Erakat. Stanford University Press, 2019) The sounds of the bombs that fell on Gaza in November 2019 were almost as deafening as […]
Year: 2019
Poetry as Resistance: Islamic University Gaza’s Poetry Festival Five Years After Being Leveled by Israeli Bombs
By Benay Blend “Despite the fact that I speak and I can’t be heard! I still like this event so hard! I Wish it never ends,” exclaimed Marah Mahdi, a student at Islamic University Gaza […]
Palestinians in Hebron Hold Strike to Protest Jewish Settlement Expansion (VIDEO)
Palestinians in the occupied city of Hebron (Al-Khalil) staged a general strike to protest Israeli plans to expand illegal settlements in the city. Israel is planning to create a large settlement bloc in the old town of Hebron […]
Israeli Forces Arrest Guard of Al-Aqsa Mosque, as Settlers Break in (VIDEOS)
Israeli soldiers arrested a guard at Al-Aqsa Mosque this morning while Jewish settlers stormed the compound. Under the protection of Israeli police, groups of Jewish settlers guided by Orthodox Israeli Knesset member Yehuda Glick entered the […]
Israeli Soldiers Shoot, Injure Palestinian Workers
Five Palestinian workers have been injured after Israeli soldiers opened fire on them in the early hours of this morning near the separation wall in the occupied northern West Bank city of Tulkarem. Israeli soldiers […]
Money, Power and Turf: Winning the Middle East Media War at Any Cost
By Ramzy Baroud It is hardly surprising to see Middle Eastern countries at the bottom of the World Press Freedom Index, as the worst violators of freedom of the press. But equally alarming is the […]
The Gaza Exceptionalism: from Samson to Killing Sawarka Family
By Yousef Aljamal Gaza has always been the exception throughout history. Starting from mighty Samson to the Intifadas, Gaza was always there, regardless of the challenges, leaving its own mark on history and reminding everyone […]
Israeli Forces Arrest 9 Palestinians, Including Journalist (VIDEO)
Israeli forces today detained nine Palestinians, including a journalist, from various parts of the occupied West Bank, said the Palestine Prisoners’ Society (PPS). PPS confirmed in a press statement that Israeli forces rounded up four […]
Israel Threatens Hebron: Accept New Settlements or Lose More Land (VIDEO)
Israel has told the Palestinian municipality in Hebron (Al-Khalil) that it must agree to the construction of a new Jewish-only neighborhood or lose its right to the land. Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported that Defense Minister Naftali Bennett sent […]
Netanyahu: Time to Apply Israel’s Sovereignty over Jordan Valley, Annex West Bank
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday that this is the time to apply Israeli sovereignty over the Jordan Valley and legalize Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, local media reported. The Jordan Valley makes […]
Today Marks 32nd Anniversary of First Palestinian Intifada (VIDEO)
On this day in 1987, the First Palestinian Intifada broke out across occupied Palestine. The uprising, which lasted for over six years, witnessed the deaths of thousands of Palestinians by Israeli occupation forces and the […]
Israeli Airstrikes Target Northern Gaza Strip
Israel carried out airstrikes early Sunday in the northern Gaza Strip, according to security sources, reports Anadolu Agency. The Israeli military said in response to three rockets fired from Gaza into Israel, that jets and […]
Israeli Forces Arrest Two Palestinians near Gaza Fence
The Israeli army on Saturday morning arrested two Palestinian citizens near the fence in separating besieged Gaza from Israel. A spokesperson for the Israeli army claimed the detainees crossed into the Israeli side of the […]
Netanyahu: Israel Has ‘Full Right’ to Annex Jordan Valley
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israel has the “full right” to annex the Jordan Valley if it chose to, even as the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court warned the country against […]
Israeli Group Spreading Fake News about US Congresswomen Tlaib, Omar
US Democratic Representatives Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar have been subjected to far-right, Islamophobic fake news that is being composed and spread on Facebook by an Israeli group, reported the Guardian. The investigation revealed how 21 far-right […]
Israel’s Elections Committee Lacks staff, Equipment for 3rd Vote, Director Warns
The director of Israel’s Central Elections Committee yesterday warned that it is unprepared for a likely third vote in less than a year, reported the Times of Israel. During a press conference at the Knesset (Parliament), […]
Israeli Forces Arrest Palestine TV Crews in Jerusalem (VIDEO)
Israeli soldiers arrested a Palestine TV crew in Jerusalem this morning after confiscating their cameras and broadcast equipment. A producer with Palestine TV Nader Bibars reported that Israeli intelligence officers broke into the film set during the broadcast […]
Jewish Settlers Attack Palestinian Farmers South of Hebron
Jewish settlers today attacked Palestinian farmers in Umm al-Arayes village, located to the east of Yatta in the southern West Bank district of Hebron (Al-Khalil). Coordinator of the Anti-Wall and Settlement Committees Rateb Jabour said […]
Elected Palestinian Mayor Released after 2 Years of Administrative Detention
Israeli yesterday released Hamas leader Jamal Al-Taweel after two years being held under administrative detention. The 57-year-old, who was elected mayor of Al Bireh in 2006, spent his time in administrative detention in Al Naqab Prison. Israeli […]
Netanyahu Ex-attorney to Be Charged with Bribery, Money Laundering
Israel announced that it will likely indict seven high-ranking former Israeli officials including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s former attorney David Shimron, with bribery and money laundering in connection with the $2 billion submarine bribery scandal. […]
‘Shameless Racism’: 13 Countries Change Long-Standing Position on Palestine at UN
For the first time, 13 countries changed their longstanding positions and voted against a pro-Palestine measure at the United Nations on Tuesday. Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Lithuania, Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, […]
The Unfinished ‘Coup’: The End of the Netanyahu Era and the Political Earthquake ahead
By Ramzy Baroud Nothing seems to be working for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has tried every trick in the book to save his political career and avoid a possible prison sentence. Nevertheless, […]
Israel Seals off Entrance to Bethlehem-District Town (VIDEO)
Israeli forces today sealed off the northern entrance to Nahalin town, located to the west of the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem, said a municipal source. Head of Nahalin Council Hani Fanoun told WAFA […]
Israel Bans Entry of Malaysia Diplomats to Palestine
Israel has banned Malay officials from crossing its border and access the occupied Palestinian territories in apparent retaliation for anti-occupation remarks made by Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed. #Israel ?? has refused to grant officials from […]
Israel Targets Economic Activities of International Anti-Occupation Activists
Israeli Defence Minister Naftali Bennett yesterday signed an executive military order targeting the economic activities of those Tel Aviv considers “terrorists” abroad, local media reported. In the first such measure of its kind, Bennett plans […]
Draft Deal between Likud, Blue and White Show Annexation, 30 Ministers
The details of a purported draft deal between Likud and Blue and White for a unity government have been revealed by Israel’s Channel 13, reported the Times of Israel. The development comes with only a week left […]
Two Palestinian Prisoners on Hunger Strike Rushed to Hospital
The Palestine Prisoners’ Society (PPS) confirmed today the transfer of two Palestinian prisoners who have been on hunger strike for over two months in a row to the hospital following the deterioration of their health. […]
Brown University Votes for BDS: US University Wants to Divest from Israeli Business
Brown University yesterday voted in favor of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, which seeks to financially pressure Israel into ending the occupation of the Palestinian territories and allow full equality for its Arab-Palestinian […]
Gantz Stops Campaign to Garner Support to Head Government
Israel’s Blue and White party has stopped its campaign to gather sufficient signatures from Knesset members to enable its leader, Benny Gantz, to form a government, Israel Radio reported. The station said the party has left the […]
Ireland Foreign Minister Coveney Arrives in Gaza
Ireland’s Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney arrived in the Gaza Strip this morning along with a senior diplomatic delegation. The media department at the Beit Hanoun (Erez) Crossing, north of Gaza, said in a statement that […]
