Knesset Foils Efforts to End Israeli Apartheid
By Jonathan Cook – Nazareth For most of the seven decades after its establishment, Israel went to extraordinary lengths to craft an image of itself as a “light unto the nations”. It claimed to have […]
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Israel’s Supreme Court: Settlements Law Violates Apartheid Convention
Israel’s Supreme Court heard a petition yesterday against a law that allows the expropriation of privately-owned Palestinian land for Israeli settlers, reported AFP. The court, meeting in an expanded panel of nine justices, has been […]
Israeli Parliament Proposes Bill to Ban Photographing, Recording Soldiers
Amid worldwide condemnation of Israel’s use of lethal force against Palestinian protesters in Gaza, officials in Israel’s parliament have proposed a bill, which would effectively ban the collection of evidence relating to the human rights […]
Israeli Parliament Authorizes Netanyahu to Declare War without Cabinet Backing
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Knesset (Israeli Parliament) voted in favor of a request by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to declare war in ‘extreme situations’ without the backing of the security cabinet. Israeli parliament gives […]
Twitter Temporarily Suspends Israeli Lawmaker Who Said Ahed Tamimi Should Have Been Shot
Twitter “temporarily suspended” the account of Deputy Knesset Speaker, MK Bezalel Smotrich, after he posted that Palestinian child prisoner Ahed Tamimi should have been shot in the kneecap. According to Haaretz, the MK’s account was […]
Arab MK Petitions High Court to Remove Travel Ban
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Arab member of Knesset Yousef Jabareen will petition Israel’s High Court of Justice on Sunday against a decision of the Knesset’s ethics committee to keep him from traveling to the United […]
Israeli Lawmaker Says Ahed Tamimi ‘Deserved a Bullet’
Teenage Palestinian protester Ahed Tamimi, who is currently serving an eight-month jail term for slapping an Israeli soldier, should have been at least shot in the knee and placed under house arrest for life, believes […]
Arab League: Knesset Supports Racist Laws to Steal Palestinian Land (VIDEO)
The Arab League has said that the Israeli Knesset supports racist laws to Judaize and steal Palestinian land and promote apartheid. In a report issued Sunday, the league said that the special committee in charge […]
Israel’s 2019 Budget Designed to Entrench Occupation
The Israeli Knesset approved last week a $137 billion state budget that will perpetuate occupation and intensify illegal settlement construction in the West Bank, according to the Palestine Liberation Organization’s (PLO) National Bureau. The Nablus […]
Rights Group: Israeli Law Allowing Revocation of Palestinian Residency in Jerusalem Illegal
On Wednesday, the Israeli parliament approved a new law, allowing the Interior Minister to revoke the permanent residency status of any Palestinian suspected of “breach of loyalty” to Israel. According to rights groups, the law, […]
A New Israeli Bill Criminalizes Criticism of the Military (VIDEO)
The Israeli Knesset has approved the first reading of a bill proposed by Education Minister Naftali Bennett, that would ban organizations critical of the country’s military. Bennet’s primary target is the group known as Breaking […]
Ayman Odeh: Pence ‘Dangerous and Messianic,’ Dedicated to ‘Destruction.’
The head of Israel’s Arab coalition party has vowed to boycott the flash visit by U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, expected to arrive in Israel on Sunday evening. “We were asked if there’s a change […]
New Israel Bill to Ban MKs from Taking Part in BDS Activities
Chairman of the Knesset House Committee Yoav Kish proposed a bill that prevents BDS movements from financing trips made by Members of the Knesset abroad, Quds Press reported yesterday. The news site reported the Israeli […]
Following Trump’s Declaration: Israeli Bill Makes It Harder to Divide Jerusalem
Israeli legislators have approved a bill that makes it more difficult to divide Jerusalem. The bill passed early on Tuesday and stipulates that two-thirds support is needed in the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, before Israel […]
