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Month: May 2020

Palestinian Hunger-striking Prisoner Transferred to Solitary Confinement by Israeli Authorities
Israeli Prison Service today transferred a hunger-striking Palestinian prisoner to solitary confinement, according to a statement released by the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS). PPS said that the Israeli Prison Service (IPS) placed Sami Janazreh, who […]

Israeli Police Arrest Al-Aqsa Mosque Guard
Israeli police on Tuesday arrested a guard of Al Aqsa mosque while he was on duty, according to Quds News Network. Israeli police officers have arrested Hamza Nimir, a guard at the holy mosque, while […]

Netanyahu Will Fight ICC Probe into Israel’s War Crimes
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he considers a war crimes investigation by the International Criminal Court (ICC) a “strategic threat” to Israel if it goes ahead, and one of the new government’s primary objectives would […]

Profits before People: Spanish Company CAF to Join Illegal Construction around Occupied Jerusalem
By Santiago González Vallejo The controversial Israeli expansion project of the red tram or light rail line that will run through the occupied Palestinian area around Jerusalem is now entering a new phase. Both the […]

Israeli Forces, Jewish Settlers Join Forces to Destroy West Bank Land Planted with Olive Trees
Israeli soldiers and Jewish settlers today joined forces in destroying 15 dunums of land planted with olive trees in an area located between the villages of Kaffa and Shoufa, near the northern West Bank city […]

PA Hopes for Strong EU Stance against Israel’s West Bank Annexation
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyadh Al-Maliki said that the Palestinian Authority (PA) hopes to see a strong and united stance from Europe against Israeli plans to annex large parts of occupied West Bank, Quds Net News reported yesterday. […]

Jewish Settler Convicted in Arson Attack that Killed Dawabsheh Family
An Israeli court has convicted a Jewish settler guilty of racially motivated murder in a 2015 arson attack that killed a Palestinian couple and their baby in the occupied West Bank. Israeli prosecutors said Amiram Ben-Uliel […]

Salted Fish and Turkish Delights: Besieged Gaza Gears up for Eid Al-Fitr (PHOTOS)
By Fawzi Mahmoud Palestinians in Gaza are gearing up for Eid Al-Fitr, the Muslim holiday that marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. In the photos below, we take you on a new […]

Netanyahu Inaugurates Unity Government with Renewed Pledge to West Bank Annexation
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday presented his unity government before parliament, putting an end to more than a year of political paralysis with a renewed pledge to annex large swathes of the occupied […]

Chinese Ambassador to Israel Found Dead at Home in Tel Aviv
The Chinese ambassador to Israel, Du Wei, has been found dead in his home north of Tel Aviv, according to the Israeli foreign ministry and police. No cause of death was given, and Israeli police […]

With Friends Like These…
By Blake Alcott It’s nice that a group of 127 British politicians has discovered the as-yet unused tool for pressuring Israel: sanctions, the ‘S’ in Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS). They wrote a letter to […]

Apartheid is a Crime: Portraits of the Israeli Occupation of Palestine – Book Review
By Jim Miles (Apartheid is a Crime: Portraits of the Israeli Occupation of Palestine. Mats Svensson. Cune Press, Seattle, 2019.) In Apartheid is a Crime, Mats Svensson has created a very accessible clear expression of […]

Israeli Forces Disperse Nakba Day Protest in Ramallah, Injure Five Palestinians
At least five Palestinians on Friday suffocated from tear gas bombs fired by Israeli forces in the northern occupied West Bank, during a protest to commemorate the 72nd anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba (Catastrophe), which […]

Jewish Settlers Destroy Dozens of Olive Trees near Bethlehem
Jewish settlers cut down dozens of olive trees in the town of Nahalin, near the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Israeli settlers cut 40 olive trees from […]

How We Became Refugees: The Day My Grandfather Lost His Village in Palestine
By Ramzy Baroud Starting on March 27, 1948, a beautiful, small Palestinian village called Beit Daras, came under Zionist militias attacks. With little means – a few old rifles and kitchen knives – the […]

Palestinians Take to Social Media, Digital Initiatives to Mark Nakba Day (VIDEO)
Demonstrations across Palestinian cities and towns to commemorate the Nakba have been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic this year. Instead, Palestinian activists took to social media to commemorate the 72nd anniversary of the Nakba, […]

Jewish Settlers Attack Palestinian Vehicles near Nablus
Jewish settlers attacked a number of Palestinian vehicles near Burin village, south of the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors settlement activities in the […]

My Beit Daras, My Nakba: Two Palestinian Intellectuals Reminiscing about Their Destroyed Village (VIDEO)
By Romana Rubeo Dr. Ghada Ageel and Dr. Ramzy Baroud have more in common than their scholarly research on Palestinian history and politics. They are both refugees, and the direct descendants of Palestinian refugees […]

Israeli Forces Kill Young Palestinian Man near Hebron
A Palestinian young man was shot dead today by Israeli occupation forces outside the town of Beit Awwa, near the occupied West Bank town of Hebron (Al-Khalil). Israeli troops fired live bullets at the man, […]

Pilgrimage to Palestine: A New Form of Resistance
By Ghada Ageel Last August, the voice came loud through the phone line, “We made it, mom. We are home. We are in Gaza.” It was one of the most pleasant pieces of news I […]

From Turtle Island to Palestine al-Nakba al-Mustamera is Ongoing
By Benay Blend In Louise Erdrich’s latest novel, a fictionalized version of her Chippewa grandfather’s struggle for his people, the night watchman, of the title’s name (The Night Watchman 2020), battles against House Concurrent Resolution […]

Leading Israel’s Advocate: Jewish Intermarriage with Non-Jews is a ‘Tragedy’ for Israel (VIDEO)
A prominent member of one of America’s most active pro-Israel advocacy groups has said that marriage between Jews and non-Jews is a “tragedy” for Israel because it presents a “crisis” for the core of political […]

Israeli Soldiers Raid West Bank Town, Clash with Palestinian Residents
Palestinian residents of the northern West Bank town of Yamoun clashed today with Israeli soldiers who raided their town on a search-and-arrest campaign, according to local sources. #Israeli Forces Kill 15-Year-Old #Palestinian Boy in #WestBank […]

Young Palestinian Man Killed by Israeli Forces in Front of His Mother (VIDEO)
A Palestinian man was reportedly killed on Wednesday by Israeli forces at the Sheba medical center, near the Israeli city of Tel Aviv. Mostafa Yunis, 26, was shot in the parking lot of the medical […]

Pompeo Arrives in Israel to Discuss Iran, Annexation Plans
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has arrived in Israel for talks with the country’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former rival Benny Gantz who is now part of Israel’s new unity government that will […]

Arabs, UN Must Move to Swiftly Protect the Status of Palestinian Refugees
By Ramzy Baroud ‘Heinous racism,’ is how the Geneva-based Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor described a recent decision by Lebanese authorities to bar Palestinian refugee expats from returning to Lebanon. Lebanon’s restrictions on its ever-diminishing population of […]

EU Countries Considering Sanctions if Israel’s Annexation Plan Moves Forward
European Union representatives are set to meet in Brussels on Friday to weigh in on Israel’s plan for the illegal annexation of the occupied West Bank and mull sanctions if it proceeds with the illegal […]

Israeli Army Detains 22 Palestinians in West Bank, Including 3 Minors (VIDEO)
The Israeli army detained at least 22 Palestinians during raids at their homes in the West Bank, including three minors, according to the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS). The army detained 14 people from the northern […]

Israeli Forces Kill 15-Year-Old Palestinian Boy in West Bank (VIDEO)
Israeli soldiers shot and killed a 15-year-old Palestinian boy in the Fawwar refugee camp, near Hebron (Al-Khalil) in southern West Bank, according to the Ministry of Health. Israeli army shot dead #Palestinian child, Zaid Qaysia […]

Palestinian Youth Shot and Arrested at Qalandiya Military Checkpoint
A Palestinian youth was injured Tuesday afternoon from Israeli military gunfire and detained near the military checkpoint of Qalandiya, to the north of the occupied city of Jerusalem. Eyewitnesses told WAFA that Israeli soldiers a […]