United Nations: Gaza Could Be Uninhabitable Within 5 Years
Living conditions in Gaza are so bad that they’ve been described as ‘less than human’ and potentially uninhabitable by 2020, the United Nations said on Tuesday.The warning comes from the…
Luxembourg Chain Suspends Marketing of Israeli Produce
The largest grocery store chain in Luxembourg, Cactus, announced the suspension of marketing vegetables and fruits exported by Israel, until it is verified that their source is not located in…
2 Dead in Breach of Truce at Lebanon Camp
Two people were killed when gunmen briefly opened fire in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp, breaching a tense ceasefire, Palestinian sources said on Thursday.A source from the Fateh faction said,…
Vatican and Palestine May Raise UN Flags Before Francis’ Visit
In a move likely to upset Israel’s government, Palestinians and the Vatican are seeking to raise their flags at UN headquarters — just in time for Pope Francis’ visit, next…
Vatican Not to Participate in UN Palestinian Flag Initiative
The Vatican, on Tuesday, asked the Palestinian UN mission to remove all references to it from a draft resolution the Palestinians have prepared for the General Assembly calling for the…
Petition: 80,000 Brits Want Israeli PM Arrested
More than 80,000 people in the UK, to this moment, have signed a petition calling for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for war crimes against Palestinians.The petition…
US Congresswoman Asks for Halt on Military Aid to Israel
US congresswoman Betty McCollum has asked the State Department to investigate whether the unlawful killing Palestinians should deprive Israel of US military aid.In a letter to the State Department officials…
US Court: Palestinians Must Pay $10m to Americans Killed in Israel
Palestinian authorities found liable in a high-profile lawsuit over Americans killed in terrorist attacks must pay $10m in cash – and an additional $1m monthly payment while the case is…
3 Killed During Lebanon Camp Clashes, Thousands Displaced
At least three people have been killed, and thousands displaced, in clashes between rival armed groups in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp, Ain Al-Hilweh, near the southern port city of…
UN Officials Call for End to West Bank Demolitions
Two UN officials have called for an immediate freeze of Israel’s continuing demolition operations on Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank.The coordinator of humanitarian and development activities of the…
VIDEO: 1,000 Black Activists, Artists and Scholars Demand Justice for Palestine
Over 1,000 Black activists, artists, scholars, students and organizations have launched a statement expressing their solidarity and commitment to ensuring justice for Palestinians.19th August 2015 | Black4Palestine | USA Signatories…
Egypt Re-closes Rafah, Over 100 Deported
Egyptian authorities have re-closed the Rafah border crossing, after opening it for four days, starting last Monday.The Borders and Crossings Authority said that 2,579 travelers left the Gaza Strip, while…
Israeli Airstrikes Kill Islamic Jihad Members in Golan Heights
Israel’s army targeted members of the Islamic Jihad group on Friday, in the Syrian Golan Heights, in attacks which killed at least five people.’Aircraft of the Israeli enemy targeted a…
Mashal Invited to London for Long-term Truce Talks
Azzam Tamimi, head of Hamas-affiliated institution said on Wednesday that former British prime minister and Middle East Quartet envoy Tony Blair invited Hamas leader Khaled Mashal to London, for discussing…
Nine Palestinians Dead as Vessel Capsizes Off Turkish Coast
At least nine Palestinian refugees died on Wednesday, after an overloaded boat carrying illegal migrants fleeing the Syrian conflict capsized off the coast of Turkey, according to media sources.The boat…
Huckabee: West Bank ‘Not Occupied’
US presidential contender Mike Huckabee said during a visit to Jerusalem, on Wednesday, that he did not consider the West Bank occupied by Israel.The Republican and Baptist minister, a regular…
Israeli Intelligence Monitoring BDS Activism Worldwide
Haaretz Israeli newspaper, on Wednesday, said that the Israeli military intelligence monitors all BDS groups and activities all over the world.According to report by the newspaper, the Israeli military intelligence…
Noam Chomsky: Israeli Apartheid ‘Much Worse’ Than South Africa
Famous American linguist Noam Chomsky has described the actions of the Israeli occupation in Palestine as “worse than South African apartheid”.“In the Occupied Territories, what Israel is doing is much…
Mashal: Gaza-Israel Talks to be Mediated by Tony Blair
On Sunday, a senior adviser to Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Yasin Aktay, said that there will be a truce between the Gaza-based Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and the Israeli…
Brushing Your Teeth with White Phosphorus?
One year ago, on 15 August – 40 days into Israel’s 51 day monstrous assault on Gaza that was clocking up 1800 innocent Palestinian deaths – Adrian Orr, the CEO…
Hollywood Blacklists Penelope Cruz over Gaza Sympathies
Actress Penelope Cruz and her husband Javier Bardem have roused the fury of Hollywood producers, with pledges made to snub the Spanish couple.Oscar-winner Bardem and Cruz signed an open letter…
BDS Pressure Cancels Matisyahu Concert
The rapper Matisyahu was taken off the schedule of a Spanish Reggae festival due to his refusal to publicly support creation of a Palestinian state, Spanish media reports.16 August 2015…
Rafah Border Crossing to be Opened August 17 – 20
Egypt will be opening the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Palestinian Gaza Strip on August 17 – 22 in both ,directions. The border crossing was closed to regular…
Carter says Israel Killed Two-state Solution
Former US president Jimmy Carter said, recently, that the two-state solution has “zero chance” of being realized in the present day, pointing to Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu for the plan’s…
$26 million to East Jerusalem Hospitals via EU
The European Union, with the government of Denmark, has announced a donation of $26 million in aid to be transferred to hospitals in occupied East Jerusalem.The latest contribution is being…
Petition Calling For the Netanyahu’s Arrest Goes Viral
A British petition demanding the arrest of the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, upon his arrival in the UK next month, went viral in just a few days. A petition…
$35 million to UNRWA from Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has announced that it will provide $35 million to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees in a bid to avert a financial crisis within the organization, a statement…
Normalization: What It Is and Why it Matters
What is normalization in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and why does it matter?The concept of normalization emerged at the Camp David agreements signed by Egypt and Israel in 1979. The agreements…
Obama Says Netanyahu’s Interference in American Politics “Unprecedented”
US President Barack Obama, in an interview with CNN, said that Israeli prime minister Benyamin Netanyahu’s interference in American politics is ‘unprecedented’, especially following the Iran deal.In the interview, which…
Infant Mortality Rate Rises in Gaza for First Time in Fifty Years
Press Release for Immediate Publication United Nations Relief and Works Agency, UNRWA via UNRWA spokesman Chris GunnessJerusalem, 8 August 2015: The infant mortality rate in Gaza has risen for the…
Zvi Ben Dor Benite: Arab Jews
Saying you are an Arab Jew is the most subversive statement possible against Zionism. Professor Zvi Ben Dor Benite speaks with the Alternative Information Center (AIC) about the history and…
UNRWA to Possibly Suspend Education Program Due to Financial Burdens
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency, UNRWA, has warned in a report addressed to the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, that “unless funding for the full amount of the…
PA Report on Settler Violence Submitted to ICC
The Palestinian Authority filed a report on settler violence with the International Criminal Court on Monday, following an arson attack in the West Bank last week that killed an 18-month-old…
Pondering Jonathan Pollard’s Release
It is illuminating to contrast Israel’s belated solidarity with Pollard to its determined hostility to Mordechai Vanunu.No more confusing mind games are played by sovereign states than in the context…
UN Sec. General Denounces Palestinian Baby’s Murder
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon issued a statement, Friday, strongly denouncing the murder of a Palestinian baby, who was killed after Israeli extremists firebombed his home as he and…
(VIDEO) Capitol Hill Briefing: Investigate Israel’s Use of US Weapons
Defense for Children International – Palestine (DCIP) participated in a congressional briefing in Washington on Wednesday, urging lawmakers to investigate and hold Israeli forces accountable for using American-supplied weapons in…
US & Egypt Denounce Approval of New Units in West Bank Settlements
The United States Department of State as well as the Egyptian Foreign Ministry condemned Thursday the Israeli government’s approval of plans to construct 300 housing units in the illegal settlement…
UN: Settlement Plan ‘Impediment to Peace’
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says Israel’s decision for the construction of more illegal settler units in the occupied West Bank obstructs efforts for peace in the region.“Settlements are…
Black Friday in Gaza
Amnesty International: ‘Strong evidence’ that Israel committed war crimes and possible crimes against humanity. ‘Nobody can claim that they don’t know what happened on Friday the 1st of August. We…
Israeli Spy to be Paroled by US November 21st
Jonathan Pollard, a former US Navy analyst convicted of spying for Israel, will be released on parole November 21, after serving 30 years in prison, his lawyers said Tuesday.’The decision…
ICC Postpones Visit to Palestine
A Palestinian diplomat on Monday announced that a planned visit to Palestine later this month by a delegation from The Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) would be postponed.“The ICC has…
NGO Calls for Immediate End to Gaza Electricity Crisis
The Independent Commission for Human Rights warned, this Saturday, of the aggravated humanitarian situation in Gaza, due to continued electricity outage, calling on defacto Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas for immediate…
PRESS RELEASE: SUSIYA – New Standards for US Foreign Policy on Israel?
The U.S. State Department Urges Israel to refrain from demolishing Palestinian village, Susiya in the West Bank… fears a deterioration in standard of policy of indigenous displacement.22nd July, 2015 |…
MEPs: Pressure Israel on Susiya
A group of 21 Members of the European Parliament sent an urgent letter to the EU diplomacy chief Federica Mogherini concerning Israel’s plan to demolish the Palestinian village of Khirbet…
UN Security Council Calls for Lifting of Israeli Siege and Occupation
The Security Council met yesterday to discuss the humanitarian situation in Gaza. It was agreed that the current state of the Strip could not continue, and that the illegal Israeli…
UN Overturns Israeli Resolution, Recognizes Palestinian Center
The United Nations, on Monday, approved UN accreditation for the London-based Palestinian Return Center in a defeat for Israel, which claimed the organization “openly promotes terrorism”.The center, which researches and…
US Indicates Further Aid to Israel following Iran Deal
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter, on Monday, signaled that Washington was ready to boost military cooperation with Israel, during a visit aimed at easing Israeli concerns over the nuclear deal…
ICC Prosecutor Ordered to Reconsider Israeli Flotilla Raid
The International Criminal Court on Thursday ordered its chief prosecutor to review a decision not to probe Israel’s deadly raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla in 2010, saying ‘errors were made.’Fatou…
UNRWA Affirms Full Cooperation with PLO
Spokesperson for the UN agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) Sami Mushasha, Thursday affirmed in a press release that UNRWA and PLO’s Department of Refugee Affairs continue to work hand in…
Jews Protest Israeli Policy in Washington
Members of Jewish Voice for Peace and Code Pink, Monday, organized a sit-in in Washington, to protest Israeli policy against Palestinians and its aggression against Gaza.The members of the two…
Israel to EU: Only Non-Political Talks with Palestinians
Haaretz newspaper, on Monday, said that Israel finally responded to the European Union’s urge to revive the negotiations, by saying that there will not be any political talks with Palestinians.…
PalFest: Ireland and Palestine Bond through Art
Marking the first anniversary of the 50-day devastating Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, hundreds of international and Palestinian activists organized a four-day long arts festival to demonstrate firm solidarity…
Israel Barred from Viewing Treaty between Vatican and Palestine
Appeals submitted by Israeli officials to view the treaty signed between Palestine and the Vatican have been refused by the Holy See, the representation of the Roman Catholic Church abroad.According…
UN: 2014 Israeli Offensive Deadliest since 1967
Israeli 51-day offensive on Gaza last year was the “deadliest” and “most destructive escalation” since 1967, according to UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).Spokesman for the office…
British, Australian activists shut down Israeli weapons factories on anniversary of Gaza invasion
On Monday July 6th, Palestinians and their supporters around the world marked the one year invasion of the Israeli attack on Gaza that ended up lasting fifty one days and…
UNRWA to Close Hundreds of Schools
UNRWA might close 700 Palestinian refugee schools due to funding crisis faced by the organisation, a senior official has said.Director of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine…
Britain Still Arming Israel Despite Targeting of Gazans
The British government has been accused of ignoring evidence that its weaponry may have been used by Israel in its assault on Gaza, last year, after fresh arms deals worth…
Obama Signs Legislation Inhibiting Boycott of Israel
President Obama has signed legislation which would tackle anti-Israel boycotts all over the world and would raise specific US priorities in roughly 150 trade objectives in its negotiations. One of…
Israel Deports Former Tunisian President
Israeli occupation authorities deported to France, late on Monday, former Tunisian president Moncef al-Marzouqi, who took part in Freedom Flotilla III.After intercepting and towing the Gaza bound ship, the Israeli…
Moroccan Flotilla to Head for Gaza Soon
Tunisian ex-president Moncef Marzouki said, Tuesday, that a Moroccan flotilla will be heading to the Gaza Strip within a few day, according to Ma’an.Marzouki reached Charl Degol airport in Paris,…
United Church of Christ Divests from Israeli Occupation
The U.S.-based United Church of Christ voted 508 – 124 on Tuesday to divest from companies involved in the Israeli occupation of Palestine.The divestment resolution passed by the United Church…
EU Ambassador to Israel Rules Out Academic Boycott
Hebrew media reported, today, that the European Union’s ambassador to Israel, Lars Faaborg, has ruled out the imposition of any European academic boycott of Israel.PNN reports that, in addition to…
UNRWA Announces Reduction of International Personnel
Today UNRWA announced that 85 per cent of all 137 international personnel on short term contracts will be separated in a phased process which will last until the end of…
VIDEO: Pharell Williams BDS Spoof Goes Viral in South Africa
Woolworths was a top trending topic on social media this weekend as the South African BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) movement released a spoof video reworking the retailer’s launch video,…
‘Juliano’ Attacked On Its Way To Break The Siege On Gaza
Passengers of the Freedom Flotilla III bound for Gaza have announced that one of the boats, named Juliano after the co-founder and director of The Freedom Theatre, Juliano Mer Khamis…
Obama “Hamstrung” by Israeli Lobby on Palestinian ICC Bid
The US opposition to the bid by the Palestinian Authority to bring Israel to the International Criminal Court for war crimes in Gaza is the result of pressure from the…
Vatican Signs Historic Accord with Palestine
The State of Palestine signed an historic accord with the Vatican on Friday, two years after the Catholic body recognized it as a state.’For the first time, the agreement includes…
Activist Says Flotilla Ship Was Sabotaged
Dror Feiler, an Israeli-born Swedish activist who renounced his Israel Citizenship more than 30 years ago, stated that somebody with the needed knowledge, sabotaged the Marianne Ship, of the Freedom…
House Democrats Urge Kerry to Prioritize Detained Palestinian Children
19 House Democrats signed a letter urging the Obama administration to make Israel’s treatment of imprisoned Palestinian minors a priority in the US-Israeli relationship.The letter, initiated by Rep. Betty McCollum,…
New Flotilla Heading to Gaza Soon, Israel Renews Threats
One of the organizers of Freedom Flotilla III trip, Dror Feiler, said on Wednesday that Marianne of Gothenburg is about to set off to Gaza within hours. In response, the…
PA Presents Evidence Against Israel to ICC
The Palestinian Authority on Thursday delivered the first batch of evidence to the International Criminal Court in support of its campaign to have Israel investigated for alleged war crimes.’The state…
Israel Carries Out Arrest Sweep after Golan Attack
Israeli police said, on Wednesday, that they had carried out a ‘wave of arrests’ of suspects involved in two attacks by Druze on military vehicles transporting wounded Syrians to hospital.Israeli…
Judge Davis: Israel Must Stop the Use of Military Force
American judge Mary McGowan Davis, stated that the most important part of the UN Human Rights Council’s recent report about crimes committed by the Israeli occupation in the last offensive…
Mads Gilbert: ‘My camera is my Kalashnikov’
Amid a dense jumble of chaotic streets and overcrowded apartment buildings not far from the seafront, the Shifa hospital is in many ways the beating heart of Gaza. Like any…
Thurston Moore Cancels Israel Show in Support of BDS
Thurston Moore, founding member of the 90’s rock band Sonic Youth, has confirmed his support for the cultural boycott of Israel, following the cancellation of his performance in Tel Aviv…
UNRWA Launches Campaign to Fund Gaza Children Education
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) launched a global Ramadan campaign to raise funds to support the education of thousands of…
Egypt Surrounds Gaza with Tunnel
Egyptian military forces have started digging massive tunnel along borders with the Gaza Strip, according to Days of Palestine.Security sources confirmed on Monday that Egyptian authorities have begun digging a…
UK Celebrities Demand Sanctions on Israel
Actors, authors, academics and architects have today called on the UK government to push for immediate sanctions on Israel until it abides by international law and ends its occupation of…
PCHR: ‘Seek Out And Prosecute Visiting War Crimes Suspect Shaul Mofaz’
This is a press release by the Palestinian Centre For Human Rights (PCHR), based in Gaza, demanding the arrest of former Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz, for war crimes against…
Israel Extends Integration Ban on Palestinians Married to Israelis
Israel’s Knesset has extended a law that bans Palestinians married to Israelis from living with their spouses in Israel for another year, according to Al Ray.The law was first passed…
Hamas: Extension of Truce with Israel Possible
Hamas officials are expecting that it will soon be possible to extend the temporary truce with Israel to a period of 5 years, according to a proposal laid out by…
Orange Boss Receives Death Threats, Sues Amid ‘Israel Spat’
Orange boss Stephane Richard has taken legal action after receiving death threats against himself and family members amid a row over withdrawing his brand from Israel, legal sources said Tuesday,…
UNRWA Facing Worst Financial Crisis in 65 Years
According to an official source, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) is facing a financial crisis due to a widening gap between the needs of the agency and…
‘UN Watch’ Receiving Regular Funding from Israel
The so-called ‘UN Watch’, which pretends to be an independent organization, was revealed to be receiving frequent funds from the Israeli government.The NGO, which claims to be a briefing body…
Israel Blocks Passage of UN Human Rights Envoy
Israel has blocked a visit to the occupied Palestinian territories by a UN rights envoy, an official said Monday, just ahead of the publication of a United Nations report on…
Israel to Pre-empt UN Inquiry, Issue Own Gaza Report
Israel has prepared a report arguing its 2014 Gaza attack as lawful, a move aimed at pre-empting the release of findings of a U.N. war crimes investigation that Prime Minister…
KLP Divests from Two Companies in West Bank Settlements
The Norwegian insurance giant, KLP Kapitalforvaltning, has divested two international building material companies from its investment portfolio because of their operations in the West Bank settlements. Haaretz Israeli newspaper reported,…
Israel’s UN Mission Accused of Deceiving NY Member States
The permanent Israeli mission at the UN was accused, on Saturday, of misleading envoys of permanent missions of other member states in New York.An official at one of the permanent…
Israel and the Turkish Elections
Turkey will not accept normalization until Israel lifts its blockade of Gaza and ceases its use of massive force against the totally vulnerable Gazan civilian population.06/11/15 | Richard Falk |…
EU to Label Products Made in Illegal Settlements
The European Union (EU) will soon begin to mark the products of Israeli settlements, according to the Associated Press.According to Al Ray, the EU had frozen its decision to put…
US House of Reps: Europe Can’t Boycott Israel
The United States House of Representatives has fast-tracked a bill regarding a free trade agreement between the US and Europe which would include a section barring EU countries from any…
ICC to Begin Investigation on Israeli Crimes in Gaza
The Hague-based International Criminal Court will send inspectors to arrive in Israel on June 27, as part of probe into suspected “war crimes” during last summer’s war in Gaza, Haaretz…
Freedom Flotilla: ‘This time we will reach Gaza’
This summer, Swedish seaman Joel Opperdoes, 32, is not piloting cargo ships in the Baltic Sea.This summer, Swedish seaman Joel Opperdoes, 32, is not piloting cargo ships in the Baltic…
Palestinian Kids Bring Their Cause to Cambridge
Palestinian children and teenagers visiting Britain held a demonstration, yesterday, rallying against Palestinian child imprisonment by Israel in the West Bank and Israel.Cambridge news reported that the children were given…
DCI: “UN Shields Israel From Accountability For Atrocities Against Children”
Defense for Children International – Palestine Branch (DCIP), issued a statement expressing deep concern regarding the decision of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon to exclude the Israeli army from the UN…
Russia Offers to Host New Fateh/Hamas Reconciliation Meeting
Russia has offered to host a reconciliation meeting between Hamas and Fateh in Moscow, Lebanese newspaper as-Safir reported Monday.The offer was reportedly made by the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail…
Al-Maliki: “Files Of Settlements, Gaza, To Be Submitted To ICC On June 25”
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki, stated that the files of Israel’s illegal settlement activities in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem, and the repeated Israeli aggression on the besieged coastal…
White House Backs Israeli Airstrikes on Gaza
The White House, on Sunday, announced its support for Israel’s missiles on Gaza as the right to defend itself, after rockets were fired from the Strip into Israel by Salafist…
Supreme Court Ruling: President Sets US Stance on Jerusalem — Not Congress
The American president rather than Congress has authority to decide policy on matters of sovereignty such as the US stance on the status of Jerusalem, the Supreme Court ruled Monday.The…
Orange CEO: Company in Israel ‘To Stay’
The chairman of Orange told AFP on Saturday that he ‘sincerely’ regretted a ‘controversy’ over the French telecoms group’s relations with Israel, saying, the Orange Group ‘is in Israel to…