A Jewish settler ran over a Palestinian youth on Route 60 near the illegal Jewish settlement of Gush Etzion in the southern occupied West Bank district of Bethlehem. Muhammad Awad, head of the Palestinian Red […]
By Iqbal Jassat Cynics may call it politicking to garner Muslim votes for the ruling African National Congress (ANC) on the eve of South Africa’s crucial May 2019 national elections. Others, especially from Israel’s local […]
Israeli occupation authorities have advanced plans for a new bypass road for settlers in the occupied West Bank, reported the Times of Israel. According to the news site, the Defence Ministry “has granted approval for construction […]
British band Slovo who declined offers to play in Israel has released a song highlighting Israeli apartheid and calling for a boycott of the Eurovision Song Contest. The song, which contains the lyric: “I don’t […]
Harvard University’s Undergraduate Council (UC) voted to allocate the Palestine Solidarity Committee (PSC) $2,050 to host Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) at Sunday’s general meeting. According to student newspaper the Crimson, “The bill to fund IAW passed […]
Israel has imposed heavy fines on Palestinian prisoners in Al-Naqab (Ketziot) and Ramon prisons as part of a series of crackdowns which have seen their cells raided and phone signals jammed. The Israeli Prison Service […]
Israeli police forces banned a Mother’s Day ceremony, organized by the Jerusalem Girls Association, from taking place in the central occupied West Bank city of Jerusalem, on Thursday. Israel shuts French cultural center in Jerusalem […]
Bernie Sanders, who has announced his intention to run in the Democratic primaries ahead of the 2020 presidential election, posted a campaign video featuring a supporter praising him for his condemnation of the “apartheid-like” conditions imposed on […]
Arab MK and Chairman of the Arab-majority Balad party Jamal Zahalka yesterday filed a complaint against Jewish MK from the Likud party Oren Hazan for incitement to murder, Haaretz reported. As part of his electoral campaign, Hazan […]
The Israeli authorities announced, on Tuesday, that a security closure would be imposed on the occupied West Bank and besieged Gaza Strip for a period of four days for the Jewish holiday of Purim. The […]
An Israeli court on Sunday ordered the closure of Al-Aqsa Mosque compound’s Rahma Gate in East Jerusalem, according to local media. The Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court accepted a request by the government to temporarily order the closure […]
Democratic representative Rashida Tlaib is backing a pro-Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) move by an American university. The Council of Pitzer College in Southern California voted overwhelmingly to suspend its study abroad program in conjunction […]
Israeli soldiers held a Palestinian journalist and an activist in the al-Shuhada Street in the southern occupied West Bank city of Hebron (Al-Khalil), on Wednesday, as they were documenting the soldiers’ violations against Palestinians. Palestinian […]
A video showing Israeli soldiers laughing as they beat a Palestinian father and son while holding them in custody has been released by an Israeli military court. The Jaffa Military Court – which last week convicted three […]
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that the so-called Israeli Arabs do not need another state. Speaking to Likud-TV, hosting a live event on its Facebook page, Netanyahu responded to a question from […]
A Palestinian was shot and killed by Israeli forces, on Tuesday, in the Old City of Hebron (Al-Khalil), in the southern occupied West Bank. The Palestinian was identified as Yasser al-Shweiki. Israeli occupation forces kill […]
Israel’s rabbinate “has been performing genetic testing on Israelis from the former Soviet Union, to check if they are ‘genetically Jewish’ as a condition for marriage registration”, according to Ynet. The new site reported that “at […]
Jewish settlers spread adhesive substance to the door of the Sheikh Makki Mosque in the Old City of occupied Jerusalem, on Monday. Sources told Ma’an that those responsible for opening and closing the mosque were […]
Palestinian parliamentarian and activist Khalida Jarrar has revealed details of her time in Israeli detention, in an interview with the National. Jarrar was recently released following 20 months in jail without charge or trial. Several thousands […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emphatically affirmed Israel is not a state for all citizens, but solely for the Jewish people Sunday on his Instagram account. The prime minister responded to a comment made by […]
Israeli bulldozers demolished the unrecognized Bedouin village of Al-Araqeeb in the Negev desert in southern Israel for the 141st time, on Thursday. Locals reported that Israeli police forces secured the way for demolition bulldozers, pointing […]
By Margaret Cassar Winning the 2019 Eurovision competition in Tel Aviv will be a poisoned chalice. The winners will not only take home a glass trophy but also the reputation of artwashing Israeli crimes against […]
Israel’s Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit has backed an electoral ban for Michael Ben Ari, the leader of the Jewish Power (Otzma Yehudit) party, on the grounds of incitement to racism, reported Haaretz. However, Mendelblit “said that […]
Three Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) activists have gone to trial Monday in Germany for protesting at an event featuring an Israeli political representative in the capital city of the country. The charges are related […]
Israeli naval forces opened fire, on Monday, towards Palestinian fishing boats off the coast of the northern besieged Gaza Strip. A Ma’an reporter said that Israeli naval forces opened fire at Palestinians fishing boats within […]
The UK is under pressure to adopt a more aggressive posture towards the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign in exchange for better trade deals with the US in post-Brexit negotiations between the two countries. […]
Israeli soldiers shot and killed two Palestinians in the occupied West Bank in the early hours of this morning, injuring a third. The pair have been identified by the Palestinian Ministry of Health as 20-year-old […]
Israeli bulldozers demolished a Palestinian-owned car wash in the Beit Safafa neighborhood, in occupied East Jerusalem, on Sunday. Local sources confirmed that Israeli forces stormed the neighborhood and completely demolished the car wash. JERUSALEM, Sunday, […]
An international press watchdog on Saturday expressed deep concern over Israel’s arrest and deportation of an Anadolu Agency photographer, Mustafa al-Kharouf. In a letter to Aryeh Deri, Israel’s interior minister. Scott Griffen, deputy director of Vienna-based International […]
Palestinians banned from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound performed Friday prayers at the Lions Gate in rejection of their ban. Banned Palestinians, including women and teens, said that being banned from entering the Al-Aqsa compound […]
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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