Palestine

The Israeli government continues its policy of annexation through creating new facts on the ground and a series of successive settlement projects, exploiting the American umbrella of support and bias toward the occupation and its expansionist colonial policies, particularly in Jerusalem and other areas of the occupied West Bank , …

More than 80 prominent organisations from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities in Britain published a letter on Friday slamming attempts to silence the discourse on Palestine and suppress information on human rights abuses “here and abroad”. The letter criticises the working definition of anti-Semitism adopted in 2016 by the International …

Israeli military forces have reportedly arrested a reporter for the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) in the central part of the West Bank, as the Tel Aviv regime is pressing ahead with a heavy-handed crackdown on members of the press in the occupied Palestinian territories. The PBC announced in a statement that …

Colombia has become the latest country to recognise the state of Palestine, the South American country’s foreign minister has said. Carlos Holmes said the outgoing president, Juan Manuel Santos, made the decision shortly before leaving office last week. The new president of Colombia, Ivan Duque, took office on Tuesday and …

One can only assume by the latest attacks on the Gaza Strip that the occupation administration in Israel now believes that it is “open season” on every Palestinian living in the densely populated and largely undefended civilian enclave — and there is no other reasonable or rationale conclusion from its …

The Israeli military said early Thursday morning that it struck more than 140 targets in Gaza in retaliation to a massive barrage of rockets that was fired at Israel overnight. A baby and her pregnant mother were among three Palestinians killed by Israeli strikes on Gaza overnight on Wednesday, Palestinian …

The American support and the US political coverage of the occupation crimes and settlement activities are no longer limited to the US’ ambassador in Tel Aviv, David Friedman, but extended to include other White House figures after the Trump’s administration announced the recognition of occupied Jerusalem as te capital of …

The Israeli military said Saturday that it had intercepted an activist boat trying to breach a decade-old blockade of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. The Swedish-flagged sailboat had 12 passengers aboard, mostly from Sweden but also from Germany, Britain, Spain, France and Canada, Reuters reported. The passengers were in custody and …

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has vowed to support Palestinian demands in the US-led peace deal dubbed the “deal of the century”. King Salman Bin Abdulaziz said yesterday that Saudi Arabia would not endorse any peace deal which fails to tackle the status of Jerusalem or the right of return. The …

A United Nations group representing 80 percent of the world’s population handed what appeared to be a victory to Palestinian causes last week. The Group of 77, which makes up about two-thirds of U.N. membership with its 134-country roster, selected Palestinian diplomat Riyad Mansour as the 2019 chairman of the bloc — a move …

At the beginning of the year 2018, the Knesset approved a law of annexing academic institutions in the settlements constructed West Bank e.g. Ariel University and the 2 Education faculties in the Akena and Alon Shvut settlements to the Israeli Higher Education Council, knowing that the above mentioned law is …

By Munshi Zubaer Haque, Intern, Beirut Center for Middle East Studies   In a significant diplomatic success for Palestinians, the ‘State of ‘Palestine’ has been elected to chair G-77 at the UN from the 2019 Session at a time when Palestinians are increasingly facing diplomatic isolation from the Trump Administration. This …

A Palestinian teenager released by Israel on Sunday after completing a prison term for kicking and slapping an Israeli soldier urged continued struggle against Israeli occupation of the West Bank, a call echoed by the Palestinian president. Ahed Tamimi, 17, became a heroine to Palestinians after the incident last December …

A Palestinian teenager has died less than a day after being shot by Israeli military forces during clashes between a group of Palestinian protesters and Israeli forces in the besieged Gaza Strip. The spokesman for the Gaza Ministry of Health, Ashraf al-Qidra, said in a statement that 17-year-old Mumen Fathi al-Hims passed away …

Dozens of international Jewish organizations last week issued a joint declaration rejecting the assertion that criticism of Israeli state policy as “racist” — or any criticism of Israel for that matter — was tantamount to “anti-Semitism”. In its declaration, the International Jewish Voice (IJV) — a worldwide coalition of 39 …

The Israeli Knesset approved the National Law with the majority of 62 members, 5 against and two abstentions, which means the establishment of racist regime. The National law stipulated that Israel is the Jewish people homeland, the right to self-determination in the Israeli State is merely limited to Jews, the …

The Palestinian Authority (PA) said Saturday the so-called “Deal of the Century” — a backchannel plan to reach a peace settlement between Israel and the Palestinians – has been thwarted. “Thanks to the steadfastness of the Palestinian people and the leadership’s commitment to the national constants, the US-led ‘deal of …

An American Jew visiting Israel as a part of Birthright Israel tour has won the praises of many Palestinians and civil rights groups after a video of him lambasting his tour guide went viral on social media. Elon Glickman was one of a group of Jewish Americans travelling to Israel …

Johannesburg – Christians are no longer welcome in the Holy Land. This was the message from a Palestinian Christian delegation currently visiting South Africa. In an interview with the Afro-Palestine Newswire Service on Sunday, Father Jamal Khader and Dr Rifat Kasis documented the discrimination facing Christians, and how they are being denied the …

Israeli soldiers have assaulted a Palestinian youth with Down syndrome in the West Bank city of Hebron, according to a local Palestinian official on Saturday. The soldiers attacked Mahmoud Zayed, 26, with the back of their guns and left him with a broken arm in the Bab al-Zawiya area in …

Egypt on Saturday said a new Israeli law giving Jews the exclusive right to self-determination in the country undermined the chances for peace in the Middle East and the right of Palestinian refugees to return to their homes. The law, which was passed on Thursday, drew a rebuke from the …

By Emad El-Din Aysha, PhD   The Israelis just passed a ‘Jewish nation state’ bill meant to do away with what little progress has been made when it comes to using Arabic names, as well as pushing for yet more settlement building while calling for Jerusalem as the country’s ‘whole …

Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers said Saturday they had accepted a cease-fire ending a massive Israeli onslaught on militant positions after a soldier was shot dead, once again pulling the sides back from the brink of a full-fledged war. Israel and Hamas have fought three such wars over the past decade …

Hundreds of people are set to cycle from Coventry to London in support of Palestine as part of the Big Ride for Palestine 2018 due to take place from 3–5 August. The Big Ride for Palestine, an initiative run by a committed team of volunteers, calls on people of all …

The “Jewish nation state” bill downgrades Arabic as an official language and says advancing Jewish settlement is a national interest. It also states that the “whole and united” Jerusalem is its capital. Israeli Arab MPs condemned the legislation but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised it as a “defining moment”. The …

Imagine the following: a toxic op-ed is published that defames your organisation. You contact the website on which it features and are invited to publish a rebuttal. The next day, you submit your article. As the editors are about to put it online, they are targeted by a sophisticated disinformation …

By Jasmin Rasheed — The international Wet Gunpowder Festival held simultaneously in Tehran and Gaza closed on 16 July 2018 with an award ceremony for the longtime activity of the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards’ Quds Force, Qassem Soleimani. Soleimani did not attend the ceremony in Teheran. Yet, it …

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared that al-Quds [Jerusalem] will remain the capital of Palestine, during a meeting with organisers and officials of Iran’s Hajj organisation in Teheran on Monday. “The satanic and filthy policy that the US has adopted regarding Palestine, and termed the ‘deal of the century’, …

Palestinian president on Saturday told Russian President Vladimir Putin that Palestinians are “resisting attempts” by the US to impose decisions on Middle East crisis, during discussion on the transfer of the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, Russian state media said. “We are resisting attempts by the Americans to …

Rawan Suleiman, Palestine’s ambassador to the Netherlands and International Organizations in The Hague, presented on Monday in official ceremonies her credentials to the Director General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Ahmet Üzumcu, as Permanent Representative of the State of Palestine to this organization. Suleiman stressed …

China will offer 100 million yuan (US$15 million) in aid to Palestine, President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday, pledging greater Chinese financial backing for development in the Middle East. Xi’s remarks were made in a speech to representative of Arab states at a meeting in Beijing. Source: ChannelNews Asia

The China-Arab States Cooperation Forum (CASCF) is “extremely important” as it has been actively promoting cooperation and coordination between China and the Arab world, said Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs Riyad al-Maliki on Monday. He made the comment during an interview with Xinhua ahead of the eighth ministerial meeting of …

With President Trump’s promised Middle East peace plan stalled, administration officials are focusing on improving conditions in the impoverished Gaza Strip — a move that could put political pressure on Palestinian leaders to come to the negotiating table. The larger peace proposal has been stymied by the Palestinian Authority, which …

Pope Francis led a summit of Christian leaders on how to promote peace in the Middle East on Saturday and said building walls, occupying territories and religious fanaticism would not resolve conflict in the region. Francis also repeated his view that the “status quo” of the contested city of Jerusalem …

Israeli police scuffled with activists protesting the planned demolition of a Bedouin hamlet in the West Bank on Wednesday amid international opposition to the razing of the site. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said 11 people were arrested in the “disturbance” including several for throwing stones at officers in Khan al-Ahmar. …

Australia has ceased providing direct aid to the Palestinian Authority (PA), with Foreign Minister Julie Bishop saying the donations could increase the self-governing body’s capacity to pay Palestinians convicted of politically motivated violence. Ms Bishop said funding was cut to the World Bank‘s Multi-Donor Trust Fund for the Palestinian Recovery and Development Program …

A girl holds a Palestinian flag in front of Israeli troops during clashes at a protest against US President Donald Trump’s decision on Jerusalem ahead of International Women’s Day, in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, March 7, 2018. Fatah, the leading Palestinian liberation movement, has launched a well-coordinated campaign designed …

A UAE-based filmmaker and professor of media has embarked on a project aimed at preserving Palestinian culture by filming interactive stories of elderly Palestinians who speak about their lives in Palestine before the Nakba. The Nakba, in 1948, occurred when more than 700,000 Palestinian Arabs were expelled or fled from …

It’s an understatement to say Palestinians like Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. They might like him more than many Turks do. Palestinians name stores — and even babies — after him. This week, Palestinians watched closely as Turks headed to polling stations June 24 to cast their votes in the parliamentary …

The Duke of Cambridge has made an historic visit to the Palestinian Territories, as President Abbas commits to lasting peace with Israel. Prince William, who was yesterday asked by Israeli President Reuven Rivlin to deliver a “message of peace” to the Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, said he shared the same hopes …

Palestinian Journalists’ Club (PJC) yesterday hailed BBC broadcaster Andrew Marr after he disclosing Israel’s crimes against Palestinian children in Gaza, the Safa news agency reported. Marr had been rebuked by the BBC on the grounds that he had breached its editorial guidelines when he accused Israel of killing “lots of …

President Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser said in an interview published Sunday that the administration will soon present its Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, with or without input from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. In an interview published in the Arabic language Al-Quds newspaper, Jared Kushner appealed directly to Palestinians and criticized Abbas, …

On Tuesday, two dozen far-right protesters celebrated the death of an 18-month-old Palestinian child murdered in July 2015 as the toddler’s remaining family members walked out of the Central District Court in Lod, Israel. In July 2015, 18-month year-old Ali Saad Dawabsha was killed in an arson attack by Jewish right-wing terrorists …

The forthcoming visit of Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, to the occupied Palestinian territories might help the two parties build a more comprehensive relationship and become a step toward resolving Palestine’s recognition issue, Palestinian Ambassador to the United Kingdom Manuel Hassassian told Sputnik on Wednesday. “It is hoped that …