Interview: Palestinian village resists Israel’s displacement push in Jordan Valley
By Akram al-Waara for Middle East Eye Aisha Abu Awwad was up at the crack of dawn on 7 July,…
Anadolu: Ex-Israeli soldiers call for halt to settler violence against Palestinians
RAMALLAH, July 14, 2021 (Anadolu Agency) – Around 100 former Israeli soldiers who were stationed in the occupied West Bank…
Interview: Israel Withholding the Body of Slain Palestinian Man
By Akram Al-Waara for the Middle East Eye Late on Saturday afternoon, not long before sunset, Mohammed Hassan, 21, and…
Euro-Med Monitor Report: One War Older
Nine out of ten children in the Gaza Strip suffer some form of conflict-related trauma after the Israeli military attack…
Euro-Med Monitor: Urgent investigation Needed into the Killing of Palestinian activist Nizar Banat
Jun 24,2021 – The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor expresses its deep shock at the death of the Palestinian opposition political…
Opinion: Israel-Palestine: Offering ‘concern’ solves nothing. It’s time for a new approach
By Crispin Blunt for the Middle East Monitor 19 June 2021 The situation for Palestinians seems more dire than ever.…
Analysis: A New Mental Health Crisis Is Raging in Gaza
By Yasser Abu Jamei for Scientific American “Have you ever seen a six-month old baby with exaggerated startle response?” One…
Facebook Employees Call for Investigation into Censorship of Pro-Palestine Content
June 1, 2021 (Financial Times) – Close to 200 Facebook employees have signed an open letter calling for the company’s…
“Enough is enough,” 1,000 Canadian artists demand economic sanctions on Israel
June 1, 2021 (QNN) – Over 1,000 Canadian artists and cultural workers have signed a statement calling on the Canadian…
Israeli Court Extends Detention of 2 Journalists
An Israeli court on Friday extended the detention of two Palestinian journalists detained by police in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood…
Euro-Med: “Inescapable Hell” – Report on Israel’s Recent Violations in Gaza
May 27,2021 (Geneva) – A new report documenting several violations of international humanitarian law committed by Israel during its recent…
UN High Commissioner: “To avoid next round violence, root causes must be addressed”
Special Session of the Human Rights Council on the deteriorating human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory Statement by…
Analysis: Has the Palestinian Resistance Won?
By Robert Inlakesh for Quds News Network When this Friday’s ceasefire was announced between Palestinian resistance groups and ‘Israel’, there…
UNRWA Urgently Calls on Israel to Enable Access to Gaza
In a press release, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)…
Resisting the Ongoing Nakba (What May 15th Means to Palestinians)
One of the most difficult things to grasp in the modern history of Palestine and the Palestinians is the meaning…
UNICEF: Situation in State of Palestine and Israel at dangerous tipping point
The UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore issued a statement on Wednesday that read as follows: “At least 14 children in…
EuroMed: Israel collectively punishes the population in Gaza by targeting homes and civilians
Israel’s escalation of violence and widespread bombardment, including civilian objects without respecting the principle of proportionality, in the Gaza Strip…
Euro-Med Condemns Israel’s Attacks on Al-Aqsa Mosque
The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor has issued a press release expressing great concern over the news that Israeli forces stormed…
Israeli Assault on Journalist Caught on Video
Another Anadolu Agency correspondent in Jerusalem, Esat Firat, was injured Monday after being attacked by the Israeli police at Al-Aqsa…
Analysis: Israel’s Celebration of Destruction, Dispossession and Desecration
By Jeremy Salt for Palestine Chronicle On May 10 this year the state of Israel … but wait a moment…
UN Special Coordinator, “I am deeply concerned by the surge in tensions and violence in the occupied West Bank…”
The United Nations (UN) Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, on Thursday, released the following…
Analysis: Jerusalemites really are the salt of the earth
By Adnan Hmidan for Middle East Monitor Jerusalemites really are the salt of the earth. Their resilience resembles the robust…
EuroMed: Israel demolished 58 Palestinian facilities, built 5,000 settlement units in Jerusalem in 2021
Israel has demolished 31 homes and 27 Palestinian facilities after plans to construct 4,982 new settlement units were approved, since…
Euro-Med: Israel’s Detention of Palestinian Journalist is an Attempt to Hide Violations
The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor, on Thursday, released a statement. They called on Israeli authorities to release Palestinian journalist Alaa…
UN experts warn of rising levels of Israeli settler violence in a climate of impunity
Violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank has risen markedly in recent months, with assaults…
Canadian New Democrats Vote in Support of Justice for Palestine
The New Democratic Party (NDP) of Canada has voted to support the rights of the Palestinian people, with an 80%…
Analysis: “If Israel has committed no war crimes, then why does it refuse the ICC probe?”
By Professor Kamel Hawwash for Middle East Monitor: On 5 February, Palestinians saw a long tunnel open and a light…
EuroMed Monitor: “Israel’s refusal to cooperate with ICC, indirect admission of war crimes”
The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor (Euro-Med Monitor) strongly condemns Israel’s decision to refuse cooperation with the International Criminal Court (ICC)…
Ailing Injured Palestinian Teen Serving 10 Years in Israeli Jail
By Zahran Maali for WAFA 9 bullets penetrated the body of the 17-year-old boy, Muhammad Khader Al-Sheikh Al-Naheil, from…
150 Canadian Academics Voice Opposition to IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
We write as Jewish faculty from across Canadian universities and colleges with deep concern regarding recent interventions on our campuses…
Euro-Med Monitor: “The Gaza Strip: Undocumented Citizens”
Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor (Euro-Med Monitor) – Thousands of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have been deprived of identity documents…
MEMO: “In sharp disagreement with IHRA, new definition insists BDS is not anti-Semitic”
(MEMO) – In the latest opposition to the controversial International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism, favoured by staunch…
Civil Society Organizations Submit to UN Expert on Long-term Detention of Human Rights Defenders
On 19 March 2021, Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, Al-Haq, Law in the Service of Man, Al Mezan…
Analysis: “Palestinians to pay the price of normalization in the Gulf”
By Hamdullah Baycar for Anadolu Agency As the relationship between the Persian Gulf riparian Arab countries and Israel grew closer…
QNN: “Kuwait urges mechanisms to hold Israel accountable for violations”
Geneva (QNN) – Kuwait appealed to the UN Human Rights Council, last week, to activate legal mechanisms to guarantee accountability…
Al-Haq: World Water Day: Israel’s Discriminatory Policies Constitute a Systemic Attack on the Palestinian People’s Right to Water and Sanitation
Since the initial observation of the United Nations World Water Day on 22 March 1993, Israel, as the Occupying Power…
Opinion: Gaza is still under siege, in case we’ve forgotten
By Maher Al-Tabba for Middle East Monitor The Palestinians in the Gaza Strip continue to suffer from the Israeli-led blockade…
Palestine Supporters Mark 18th Anniversary of Rachel Corrie’s Murder by Israeli Forces
March 16th, 2021 marks 18 years since American peace activist Rachel Corrie was killed by an Israeli armored bulldozer in…
Al-Haq: “Letters to the EU Urging the Implementation of Effective Steps to Ensure Justice to the Palestinian People at the ICC”
On 13 March 2021, Al-Haq sent letters to High Representative of the European Commission and European Union (EU) member states,…
Euro-Med Monitor: Three Israeli decisions threaten to evacuate, demolish dozens of homes in East Jerusalem”
The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor (Euro-Med Monitor) condemns the Israeli decisions to evacuate and demolish Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem,…
Anadolu: “Israel demolishes al-Araqib village for 184th time”
Anadolu – Israeli authorities once again demolished, on Thursday, a Palestinian Bedouin village in the southern Negev region of Israel.…
Justice for Palestine: Historic Day for Palestinian Victims of Israeli Crimes
Al-Haq, Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) and Addameer Association for Supporting Prisoners…
Euro-Med Monitor welcomes MEPs’ letter against Israel’s ‘de facto annexation’
Geneva – The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor (Euro Med Monitor) welcomed today a letter signed by some 450 European parliamentarians…
OPINION: “The only sure-fire way not to be accused of war crimes is simply not to commit them”
With every settlement and military operation, ‘Israel’ has been paving its own road to The Hague, Avner Gvaryahu, the executive…
OPINION: Could Israel invade the Hague?
By Asa Winstanley for the Middle East Monitor It has been a long time coming. Earlier this month, a panel…
French Activists Hold Event Urging Boycott of Israeli Apartheid
On Saturday, 20 February, a dozen activists and supporters of the Collectif Palestine Vaincra, a member organization of the Samidoun Network,…
Analysis: Israel’s Crimes, Legitimacy and Free Speech
By Ron Forthofer for the Palestine Chronicle Israel is waging an intense campaign against the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement,…
PNN: “UNRWA anticipates US resumption of financial support “
January 31, 2021 (PNN) – UNRWA spokesperson Sami Mushasha’a expected, within days, that the United States of America will announce…
Israeli Forces Invade Jayyours Village; Injure One Palestinian
A Palestinian youth was injured on Saturday night when Israeli forces invaded the village, known for its decade-long weekly non-violent…
Analysis: Why Israel is a Settler-Colony
By Asa Winstanley for Middle East Monitor When I first began my journey into the Palestine solidarity movement two decades…
Palestinian Teen Shot Dead by Israeli Soldiers Near Salfit
The Palestinian Health Ministry has confirmed, Tuesday, that a Palestinian teenager has died from Israeli fire, near Salfit, in the…
Major Victory for BDS Movement in Spanish Court Ruling
The Electronic Intifada Activists in Spain are celebrating a big legal win against Israel lobby efforts to punish support for…
Analysis: The US Money Tree – The Untold Story of American Aid to Israel
By Dr. Ramzy Baroud for Middle East Monitor On December 21, the United States Congress passed the COVID-19 Relief Package,…
OPINION: A resounding message from Bethlehem: End the occupation
by: Sami Abu Shehadeh Palestinians have the right to enjoy a future of peace based upon justice, tolerance and respect.…
Female Israeli Settler Killed In Northern West Bank
An Israeli settler woman was found dead, Monday, near Tel Menashe illegal colony, near Nablus, in the northern part of…
Occupation Forces Detain Several Palestinians from the West Bank
A number of Palestinian civilians, overnight Monday, were detained by Israeli forces in occupied East Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Hebron, Ramallah and…
Israeli Forces Dismantle Palestinian-owned Homes, Deliver Eviction Notices
Two Palestinian homes were dismantled by Israeli forces, on Monday, near az-Za’ayyem town, northeast of occupied East Jerusalem, while others…
Al-Haq Report – DEPRIVED A VOICE: An Investigation into Shrinking Space in Area C
Today, 14 December 2020, Al-Haq launches a new report “DEPRIVED A VOICE: An Investigation into Shrinking Space in Area C”…
Opinion: Is it Necessary for Israel to Investigate the Shootings of Palestinian Children?
By Motasem A Dalloul for Middle East Monitor Last Friday, Israeli occupation forces shot dead 13-year-old Palestinian boy Ali Abu…
Israeli Settlers Burn 400 Olive Trees South of Hebron
Illegal Israeli settlers, Sunday, burned hundreds of Palestinian-owned olive trees near Yatta town, south of Hebron in the southern occupied…
Two Palestinian Brothers Forced to Demolish Homes in Jerusalem
Two Palestinian brothers demolished, Saturday, the second floor of their house, as ordered by the Israeli authorities in occupied East…
HaKomed Report: Under Cover of Darkness
HaMoked, the Center for the Defence of the Individual, has released a report entitled; Under Cover of Darkness: Night Arrests…
Nickolay Mladenov Briefs UN Security Council on the Situation in Palestine
The following is a portion of the transcript of Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, briefing…
Nickolay Mladenov Briefs UN Security Council on the Situation in Palestine
The following is a portion of the transcript of Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Briefing…
Analysis: Israel is Racing to Destroy Palestinian Properties While Trump is in Office
By Yousef Alhelou for Middle East Monitor Last week, Israeli occupation forces carried out the largest demolition in years in…
Analysis: From Balfour to the Nakba: The Settler-Colonial Experience of Palestine
By Ilan Pappe for the Middle East Eye The late prominent scholar of settler-colonialism, Patrick Wolfe, reminded us repeatedly that…
Army Issues Orders Halting Construction Of Farm, Walls, Near Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers invaded, Monday, the al-Walaja Palestinian town, northwest of Bethlehem, south of occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank, and…
Israeli Military Issues Stop Work Orders for Palestinian-owned Homes, Barns in West Bank
Israeli military forces ordered, on Sunday morning, to halt the construction of Palestinian-owned homes, agricultural facilities, and a water well…
Israeli Military Expands A Settlers-only Bypass Road in Bethlehem City
Israeli military forces in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, commenced on Sunday, the expansion of an existing illegal bypass…
Israel has Forced 20 East Jerusalem Families to Demolish Their own Homes in 2020
New statistical figures, released by the East Jerusalem-based Center for Economic and Social Rights, show that since early 2020, Israeli occupation…
On World Refugee Day, Nearly Six Million Palestinians Remain Refugees
More than 5.6 million Palestinians are registered by United Nations (UN) as refugees, after seven decades of the Palestinian catastrophe…
Arab Leaders Express Criticism of Israeli Annexation Plans
Three key Arab countries, including Jordan, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), have expressed their opposition to the Israeli…
Israeli Navy Forces Palestinian Fisherman off the Coast of Gaza
The Israeli Navy, early on Friday, forced Palestinian fishermen to flee the coast fearing for their lives, blocking their ability…
Russia Denies that Putin Tried to Block UN Security Council Recognition of Palestine
Maria Zakharova, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson, denied that President Vladimir Putin had blocked a 2016 UN Security Council’s resolution…
Israeli Forces Abduct Several Palestinians in the West Bank
Israeli soldiers abducted, early on Thursday morning, several Palestinian residents from a number of West Bank cities, towns and villages.…
Al-Zahar: ‘Calm, in Return for Calm’ Can’t Last Forever
In a new statement to media outlets, influential Hamas leader in Gaza, Mahmoud Al-Zahar, warned that the continuation of the…
Israeli Forces Confiscate Palestinian-owned Bulldozers, Equipment
Israeli forces, on Wednesday, seized five Palestinian-owned bulldozers in addition to other excavation equipment, in the western Almazra’a village, northwest…
Israeli Forces Close an Archaeological Site in Nablus City
Israeli forces closed, early on Tuesday, an ancient archaeological site in the northern occupied West Bank city of Nablus. Mayor…
Israeli Forces Demolish Palestinian-owned Livestock Barn in Jordan Valley
In the agriculturally-rich northern West Bank area of Al-Aghwar, Israeli forces demolished a Palestinian-owned livestock tent, according to a local…
Dozens of Israeli Settlers Storm Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem
Several Israeli Settlers, on Monday, stormed the vicinity of the Al-Aqsa mosque of the internationally-recognized occupied East Jerusalem. The group…
Armed Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinian Home in Hebron
Several armed Israeli settlers attacked, late Friday evening, a Palestinian home in the West Bank city of Hebron, mainly between…
Palestinian Family Forced to Demolish Two Apartment Buildings in East Jerusalem
By means of harsh Israeli orders, in the internationally-recognized occupied East Jerusalem, a Palestinian family was forced to demolish its…
Illegal Israeli Colonists Invade Kifl Hares
Dozens of illegal colonial Israeli settlers stormed, late on Thursday night, the Palestinian West Bank village of Kifl Hares in…
Israeli Troops Abduct Two Palestinian Former Prisoners, Sentence Another
Israeli troops abducted early on Friday, two Palestinian ex-prisoners in the West Bank village of Burqa, north of Nablus city.…
Israeli Forces Demolish Several Palestinian Homes in Occupied East Jerusalem
Israeli troops reportedly knocked down, on Tuesday morning, a number of Palestinian-owned homes in the internationally-recognized occupied East Jerusalem. Head…
Organization of the Islamic Cooperation To Meet Over Israeli Annexation Plan
Palestinian Authority’s (PA) Minister of Foreign Affairs, Riyad Al-Malki, on Tuesday, said that the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), comprising…
PLO Official Condemns Israeli Violations in Occupied East Jerusalem
Senior Member of the Palestine Liberation Organization’s (PLO) Executive Committee, condemned on Sunday, what she described as Israeli violations across…
Israeli Troops Demolish Palestinian-owned Stands at Qalandia Checkpoint
Israeli Troops reportedly knocked down, on Sunday, several Palestinian-owned grocery stands near the Israeli-controlled Qalandia checkpoint, to the north of…
Arab Group to Convene at UN over Israeli Annexation Plan
Palestine’s mission at the United Nations (UN) reportedly announced on Saturday, that a meeting involving Arab countries’ representatives at the…
Israeli Troops Shoot, Wound Five Palestinians in Kufur Qaddoum
On Saturday afternoon, Israeli occupying soldiers in Kufur Qaddoum village, on the outskirts of the Palestinian West Bank city of…
Israeli Troops Shoot, Injure Four Palestinians at Kufur Qaddoum
Israeli military reportedly wounded, on Friday, at least four Palestinians, as a result of Israeli soldier’s shooting rubber-coated steel bullets…
Muslim Worshipers Perform Friday Prayers on Threatened Palestinian Land
Dozens of Muslim Palestinian worshipers reportedly performed Friday prayer, on the land of the village of Hares, in the Salfit…
Israel Bans Sheikh Sabri from Al-Aqsa for Four Months
Israeli occupation authorities in the internationally-recognized city of occupied East Jerusalem, reportedly imposed, on Thursday, a four-month-long entry ban on…
Israeli Troops Abduct Many Palestinians Across the West Bank
Israeli troops reportedly abducted, early on Thursday, a total of 19 Palestinian residents, across the Palestinian West Bank. Local media…
Dozens of Palestinian Prisoners Set to Go on Hunger Strike
Dozens of Palestinian prisoners, inside the Israeli Hadareem jail, are reportedly prepared to start a collective open hunger strike, in…