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Woman’s Boat to Gaza: South African Leigh-Ann Naidoo
Former Olympic beach volleyball player Leigh-Ann Naidoo compared the apartheid era of her native South Africa to Israel’s occupation of Gaza as she returned home…
Oct 9 2016 / Read More » /
Jerusalem Shooting: Three Killed before Attacker is Shot
A 39-year-old Palestinian killed a pedestrian and a police officer in Jerusalem before being shot dead by police, medical and law enforcement officials said. Police…
Oct 9 2016 / Read More » /
Israel Confiscates Tent used as Classroom by Bedouin Community
Israeli forces reportedly confiscated a tent used as a classroom in the Bedouin community of Abu Nuwwar on Tuesday, the United Nations Office for the…
Oct 8 2016 / Read More » /
Israel Begins Deporting Activists from Women’s Boat to Gaza
Israeli official and media sources indicated that Israel has deported all but one of a group of women activists who tried to break the Israeli…
Oct 7 2016 / Read More » /
Textbook Withdrawn after Referencing Palestinian Resistance as ‘Terrorists’
The International School of Choueifat (ISC) in Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Jordan have been forced to withdraw textbooks which describe the Palestinian…
Oct 7 2016 / Read More » /
Abbas Admitted to Hospital for Cardiac Tests
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, aged 81, was admitted to the Istishari Arab Hospital in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah on Thursday, reportedly to…
Oct 7 2016 / Read More » /
Reporter on Board Zaytouna Describes How Israeli Navy Intercepted Them
The Israeli occupation authorities began deporting female activists on board the Zaytouna boat who were attempting to break the blockade of the Gaza Strip when…
Oct 6 2016 / Read More » /
Anger After Irish Bank Closes Palestine Solidarity Group’s Account
The Bank of Ireland has been criticized after shutting the account of the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC), the latest in a string of similar…
Oct 5 2016 / Read More » /
No Matter Who Wins US Presidential Election, Palestine Already Lost
By ISM, Al-Khalil Team – Hebron, Occupied Palestine One week ago, the United States and much of the world turned on their televisions to tune…
Oct 4 2016 / Read More » /
Shimon Peres, An Israeli Brand without Substance
By Ramzy Baroud Former Israeli Prime Minister and President, Shimon Peres, was a very successful brand. He was presented to the world as stately, wise,…
Oct 3 2016 / Read More » /
Australians Organize 300km March to Demand Recognition of Palestine
Palestinian activist Shamikh Badra said a group of Australia activists started a 300km march from Sydney to Canberra, which will last for 10 days, to…
Oct 3 2016 / Read More » /
HRW: ‘Give Israeli Clubs Red Card for Playing Fixtures on Settlement Land’
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called for football’s governing body, FIFA, to exclude Israeli settlement clubs from matches saying that the Israel Football Association (IFA)…
Oct 1 2016 / Read More » /
Ban Ki-moon’s Legacy in Palestine: Failure in Words and Deeds
By Ramzy Baroud Ban Ki-moon’s second term as UN secretary-general is ending this December, he was the most ideal man for the job as far…
Sep 29 2016 / Read More » /
Gaza Engineer Awarded Prestigious Award in Malaysia
Palestinian engineer, Fadi Albatsh, from the Gaza Strip won the prestigious Khazanah scholarship in Malaysia, awarded initially to Asian students, and which included Palestinian students…
Sep 29 2016 / Read More » /
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October 9, 2016
Israeli Energy Minister to Meet Turkish Counterpart to Discuss Gas Deal
The Israeli Minister of Energy Yuval Steinitz will head to Istanbul this Thursday to meet his Turkish counterpart Berat Albayrak to discuss the gas deal to be signed between the two countries. - The meeting is the first of its kind since the collapse of diplomatic relations following Israel’s attack on Mavi Marmara, the Turkish flotilla that was attempting to break the siege of Gaza in 2010. -... More → -
October 8, 2016
Dahlan Supporters March in Gaza: Burn Photos of Abbas
Scores of supporters of dismissed Fatah official, Muhammad Dahlan, marched in Gaza on Thursday to condemn Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ attendance of former Israeli President Shimon Peres’ funeral and to call for holding legislative and presidential elections. - Marchers expressed their anger at Abbas’ actions, which they described as “treacherous”. They also burned pictures of the... More → -
October 8, 2016
Israeli Authorities Deny Jordanian Artist Entry into West Bank
The Israeli authorities have denied Jordanian artist, Mitib Alsaqqar, entry into the West Bank due to his revolutionary songs, which oppose the Israeli occupation. - Alsaqqar was meant to perform and sing in the Palestinian city of Al-Khalil (Hebron). - Alsaqqar said he was informed about the Israeli refusal to grant him entry into the West Bank through the coordinators of his concert. Alsaqqar cited his revolutionary... More → -
October 8, 2016
Media Center Condemns Crackdown on Palestinian Press
I'lam, a media center based in Israel’s Palestinian town of Um Alfahim, has condemned Israel’s crackdown on three media outlets run by Palestinians, including Q Press, and Alamdina Newspaper, and confiscating their computers and documents. - The center said in a press statement that the Israeli campaign against Palestinian press and institutions has been ongoing since the Islamic Movement in Northern Israel was... More → -
October 8, 2016
Ready to 'Make Sacrifices': Israeli Minister Calls for West Bank Annexation
The Israeli Minister of Education, Naftali Bennett, has called for the annexation of the West Bank by Israel, sparking a new debate in Israeli politics. - Speaking at the 5th anniversary of the death of MK Hanan Porat, Israeli Minister of Education, Bennett said, “Israel should annex the West Bank, impose its sovereignty over it, and make sacrifices in order to do so.” - In response to Bennett’s remarks,... More →
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Woman’s Boat to Gaza: South African Leigh-Ann Naidoo
Jerusalem Shooting: Three Killed before Attacker is Shot
Israeli Energy Minister to Meet Turkish Counterpart to Discuss Gas Deal
US Consul General: US Will Study Any Proposed Palestinian Resolution at UNSC
Israel Confiscates Tent used as Classroom by Bedouin Community
Dahlan Supporters March in Gaza: Burn Photos of Abbas
Israeli Authorities Deny Jordanian Artist Entry into West Bank
Media Center Condemns Crackdown on Palestinian Press
Ready to ‘Make Sacrifices’: Israeli Minister Calls for West Bank Annexation
Israel Begins Deporting Activists from Women’s Boat to Gaza
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