A Palestinian freelance photographer who was shot by Israeli soldiers while covering a demonstration in the occupied West Bank has drawn international attention, with journalists voicing solidarity by posting photos of themselves wearing eye patches […]
By Ramzy Baroud An Israeli attack on Gaza was imminent, and not because of any provocations by Palestinian groups in the besieged, impoverished Gaza Strip. The Israeli military escalation was foreseeable because it factors neatly in […]
By Ramona Wadi Since allegations about the misconduct and corruption of some staff members at the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) came to light, both defenses and criticism of the agency […]
Dozens of journalists Sunday suffered from suffocation after inhaling tear gas fired at them by Israeli forces during a solidarity sit-in in support of injured photojournalist Moath Amarneh, to the north of the occupied West […]
The United Nations Work and Refugee Agency (UNRWA) mourned the death of a student at one of its schools in a statement, a copy of which was sent to MEMO. Matthias Schmale, director of UNRWA […]
The Higher National Commission of the Great March of Return and Breaking of the Gaza Siege decided to postpone the Friday protests, amid the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip. It is an unequivalent war, individual resistance against military #Gaza_Under_Attack […]
The overwhelming vote at the United Nations General Assembly’s Fourth Committee in favor of renewing the mandate of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) dominated the front page of the three […]
Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon was left shocked as at least a hundred students staged a walkout during a talk he was about to give at the US’ Harvard Law School on Wednesday. […]
Losses from Israel’s bombing of the Gaza Strip this year amount to $3 million, the Media Office in the enclave reported. Some 500 housing units were either partial, severely or totally damaged, the office said, […]
The Israeli army said early on Friday it had launched fresh raids on Gaza, despite a ceasefire that came into effect on Thursday morning. The ceasefire had been agreed between Israel and the Palestinian armed […]
By Ramzy Baroud On November 10 Bolivian President Evo Morales, announced his resignation from office following what was described by his deputy, Álvaro García Linera, as a military coup. Morales’ 14 years in office have been […]
By Benay Blend For several weeks since the JStreet conference, various political commentators have focused on how Democratic candidates speaking at the gathering include the possibility of leveraging aid to Israel as part of their […]
Israel’s temporary defense minister Naftali Bennett threatened yet more Palestinian leaders after the killing of an Islamic Jihad commander in the besieged Gaza Strip. Far-right Naftali Bennet on Wednesday morning sent a threat to Palestinian officials as Israel’s […]
Protected by the Israeli police, 244 Israelis today raided Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Palestinian Ministry of Religious Endowment said. According to a statement issued by the ministry, 99 settlers, 97 students from religious schools, 40 government […]
A ceasefire between Islamic Jihad and Israel has largely held in the Gaza Strip since Thursday morning. The agreement reportedly brokered by Egypt came into effect after two days of cross-border fighting and Israeli air attacks killed at […]
Palestinian MP from Hamas’ Change and Reform bloc Fathi Al-Qaraawi yesterday condemned the Israeli aggression on Gaza and stressed that the Israeli occupation will regret its attacks. Al-Qaraawi said that the Israeli politicians are exporting […]
On November 12, the Israeli army launched a major military strike on the besieged Gaza Strip. The initial attack targeted and killed an Islamic Jihad commander, Bahaa Abu al-Ata, and his wife Asma. The attack continued […]
CODEPINK condemns the past two days of Israeli attacks on Gaza, following the assassination of the Islamic Jihad commander, Baha Abu al-Ata. The Israeli escalation is a perfect example of a long series of war crimes […]
By Ramzy Baroud The release on November 6 of two Jordanian nationals, Heba al-Labadi and Abdul Rahman Mi’ri from Israeli prisons was a bittersweet moment. The pair were finally reunited with their families after […]
A fire broke out today in a Palestinian house in the Arroub refugee camp in the south of the West Bank after Israeli soldiers fired several teargas grenades at it, according to Palestinian security and […]
Palestinian citizens in Issawiya yesterday protested against the “continuous Israeli aggression.” In a statement, they said that they have been subject to the “systematic” Israeli “aggression” since June. A Palestinian woman suffered a rubber bullet […]
The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, said today that “the indiscriminate launching of rockets and mortars against population centers is absolutely unacceptable and must stop immediately.” In a statement, […]
The Israeli military has begun striking several targets throughout Gaza. Nov 15, 10 am (GMT +3) The Israeli army said early on Friday it had launched fresh raids on Gaza, despite a ceasefire that came into […]
By Jonathan Cook It has been a week of appalling abuses committed by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank – little different from the other 2,670 weeks endured by Palestinians since the occupation began in […]
A fourth Palestinian was reportedly killed today in the Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip, according to local sources. Israel pounding Gaza with airstrikes | https://t.co/G6vO7f2pue — Niv86 (@tweetingniv) November 12, 2019 They said Zaki […]
Israeli occupation forces recently detained a ten-year-old Palestinian boy for more than three hours, according to human rights NGO B’Tselem. Qusai Al-Ja’ar, who lives in Beit Ummar, a village north of Hebron (Al-Khalil) in the southern […]
Israeli forces yesterday demolished Palestinian houses in Bedouin communities east of occupied Jerusalem. Dawood Al-Jahalin, a spokesperson for the Abu Nuwwar Bedouin community, east of Jerusalem, said that the Israeli forces stormed several Bedouin communities east of the town of Al-Eizariya […]
The Israeli occupation army announced on Tuesday that it had killed a senior military official of Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip. Bahaa Abu Al-Ata was killed in what was described as a complicated joint […]
Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian man during confrontations with unarmed protesters in the occupied West Bank on Monday. The 22-year-old man, identified as Omar Haitham Albadawi, was shot in the chest in the al-Arroub refugee […]
Israeli occupation forces clashed with far-right settlers yesterday during an attempt to arrest a so-called “hilltop youth” activist in the notorious illegal settlement Yitzhar. According to the Jerusalem Post, Israeli border police officers arriving at the […]
A recent New York Times made many claims about the ‘mass rape’ of Israeli women on October 7. But two leading Palestinian media organizations, The Palestine Chronicle and Friends of Palestine Network, conducted a joint investigation, the outcome of which resulted in the ‘The Black Dress’, a groundbreaking 18-minute documentary looking into allegations and the possible falsification of evidence.
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