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Archives: Israel/ Palestine

Poll: Majority of Jewish Israelis oppose ending 50-year military occupation

Ma'an News Agency | - - BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) -- A new poll was released by the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs on Tuesday, revealing that the majority of Israelis oppose any Israeli…

Would removing illegal Israel Squatters from Palestine really be “Ethnic Cleansing?”

By Dina Matar | Al-Shabaka | via Ma'an News Agency | - - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently claimed in a video posted on his Facebook page that the Palestinian demand…

Progressive Young Jews Protest AIPAC, Occupation of Palestine

TeleSur | - - Protesters gathered under the banner, “Jews won’t be free until Palestinians are, reject AIPAC, reject occupation.” Jewish protesters marched Sunday outside the American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference…

Palestine slams Israeli Database Targeting Israelis Who Support Boycott

IMEMC | - - On March 21st, Israel’s Minister of Strategic Affairs, Gilad Erdan, announced that his ministry seeks to create a new database of Israeli citizens who support the grassroots Boycott,…

Ex-Mossad Chief: Occupation of Palestinians Is Israel’s Only Existential Threat

IMEMC | - - Former Mossad chief Tamir Pardo asserted, on Tuesday, that the Israeli occupation and the conflict with the Palestinians are the only existential threat facing Israel. Pardo stated, according…

Failed Plan to Reconstruct Gaza Fuels Water, Sanitation Crisis

TeleSur | - - Under the plan, Israel continues to tightly control the materials that are being used to build vital infrastructure in Gaza. The United Nations-backed strategy for the reconstruction of…

Palestinians shocked at craven UN climbdown from report on Israeli Apartheid

Ma'an News Agency | - - BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) -- After the head of a United Nations agency resigned from her post, citing pressure from the UN Secretary-General to censor a new report…

Why the UN branded Israel an Apartheid state

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Note: Apparently the Trump administration at Israeli urging threatened to defund the UN if this report was not withdrawn. The UN Secretary-General caved,…

Israeli Pol threatens Crimes against Humanity in Lebanon

TeleSur | - - A far-right Israeli minister said Lebanese civilians must be direct targets in a future war over Hezbollah’s rising political sway in Lebanon. The next war Israel will launch…

Israel’s Natural Gas war on Palestinians

Ma'an News Agency | - - Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory does not only exist above ground. Since 1967, Israel has systematically colonized Palestinian natural resources and, in the field of hydrocarbons,…

Banksy hotel opens in Bethlehem, eliciting heated reactions by Palestinians

By Jaclynn Ashly and Reem Alqam | (Ma'an News Agency) | - - BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) -- Israel’s infamous separation wall in the occupied West Bank, while cutting off Palestinians from their lands…

Israeli forces detain Palestinian writer over new novel

Ma'an News Agency | - - JERUSALEM (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces detained Palestinian writer Khalida Ghusheh on Saturday morning after raiding her home in the neighborhood of Beit Hanina in occupied East…

Only the Israeli dead matter: Israel’s failure at investigating its bloody wars

By: Ramzy Baroud | (Ma'an News Agency) | - - At a glance, Israel appears a true democracy. Take a closer look, and that facade of democracy will soon dissipate, turning into…

As Civil War heats up in S. Syria, Palestinian Refugees displaced Again

Ma'an News Agency | - - BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) -- The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the UN agency responsible for providing services to some five million Palestinian refugees, released a…

Cornel West: Israel Anti-BDS Law Would Ban Einstein from Entry

TeleSur | - - The African-American intellectual is one of the BDS movement's most prominent figures and therefore could be denied entry into Israel under the new law. The new Israeli law…

Israel Bans Entry to Anyone Calling for Country’s Boycott

TeleSur | - - BDS [Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions] has grown into an effective international movement as many companies and celebrities join efforts to hold Israel accountable for illegal actions against Palestinians.…

From Bernie Sanders to Harel: Why is Acknowledging Israeli Apartheid a Shock?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - On Monday, Bernie Sanders gave a historic speech at J Street, the liberal pro-Israel lobby that still believes in a two state solution.…

Joining N. Korea, Israel denies Human Rights Watch Work Permit

IMEMC | - - Israeli authorities have denied Human Rights Watch’s application for a work permit for its Israel and Palestine director, on the grounds that it is not a real human…

With Trump, has the Israeli Right Wing caught the Car?

By: Ramzy Baroud | (Ma'an News Agency) | - - The president of the United States can hardly be taken seriously, saying much but doing little. His words, often offensive, carry no…

Film about Israeli imprisonment of Palestinians wins top award in Berlin

IMEMC | - - A film depicting the torture, humiliation and violence experienced by Palestinians imprisoned by Israel won the first ever “Silver Bear” award at the Berlinale international film festival. The…