‘Hacktivist’ Group To Target Israeli Knesset
The decentralised hacker group ‘Anonomous’ have declared the next target of their Distributed Denial of Service attacks (DDOS) to be the Israeli Knesset. The group, which are an anonymous collection…
Fayyed Quells Palestinian Expectations Given A Successful Statehood Bid In September
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Sallam Fayyed has said that a recognition of Palestinian statehood in September will not change facts on the ground in terms of Israeli occupation of the…
UK Authorities Arrest Sheikh Raed Salah
The British Authorities arrested late on Tuesday at night Sheikh Raed Salah, head of the Northern Branch of the Islamic Movement in “Israel” under the claim that he poses a…
One of ‘Freedom Flotilla’ ships found sabotaged in Greek port
A ship known as the ‘Juliano’ (after assassinated activist Juliano Mer-Khamis) was found sabotaged on Monday evening, as it was being prepared for departure on the ‘Freedom Flotilla II’ of…
Flotilla Organisers: Participants Have Signed Declarations Of Non Violence
Organisers of the Freedom Flotilla 2 have refuted claims made by the Israeli military on Monday that participants in the flotilla plan to use violence in resisting Israeli military plans…
German activists hold ‘solidarity flotilla’ in Berlin canals
As the ‘Freedom Flotilla II: Stay Human’ prepares to sail to Gaza with ten ships and 500 supporters from 20 countries on Tuesday, supporters from around the world have launched…
Israel: “Journalists Onboard Freedom Flotilla Will Not Be Allowed Into Israel”
In another escalation against the Freedom Flotilla, heading to deliver humanitarian supplies to the Gaza Strip, the Israeli government stated Sunday that journalists, who are onboard the Freedom Flotilla 2…
Us Boat To Gaza Delayed By Anonymous Complaint
Greek officials claim they received an ‘anonymous tip’ over the weekend that the US Boat to Gaza, part of the ten-boat Freedom Flotilla, was not seaworthy. The officials demanded that…
US government threatens to arrest US flotilla participants
As 38 US citizens prepare to join hundreds of others from around the world on a humanitarian aid mission to the Gaza Strip, the US State Department issued a statement…
Palestinian Envoy To UN Says Statehood Bid Will Go Ahead Regardless Of Talks
The Palestinian envoy to the United Nations said that they will go ahead with the application for statehood in the UN General Assembly in September even if talks with Israel…
Clinton: “Ships Heading To Gaza Defy Israeli Siege”
United States Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, stated Thursday that solidarity ships heading to Gaza come in defiance of the Israeli Blockade on the coastal region, and are considered “unnecessary…
“Third Palestinian Intifada” Apple App Removed
The technology firm, Apple have removed an application called “The Third Palestinian Intifada” for purchase for Mac, and iPhone users.The action was taken after Yuli-Yoel Edelstein, Israeli Minister for Public…
‘Freedom Flotilla 2’ prepares to sail to Gaza in next few days
While Israeli and US officials have worked to dissuade the Freedom Flotilla from setting sail to Gaza next week, the flotilla participants have vowed to go ahead with their plan…
US Jews comprise one-fourth of US Freedom Flotilla contingent
Jewish activists from the US, outraged at the siege of Gaza carried out by the Israeli government in their name, have been among the key organizers of the upcoming humanitarian…
Despite Israeli Pressure, Apple Approves “Third Intifada” App
The giant Apple Company decided to allow the publishing of a new App for the IPhone carrying the name “Third Intifada” despite Israeli pressures on the company to ban the…
Obama Reiterates US-Israel Bond ‘Unbreakable’
US President Barrack Obama has reaffirmed his US administration’s “unbreakable” bonds with Israel and described differences between him and the Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu as “purely tactical”. Obama made the…
Israeli Migdal Oz Plan Outlines Response To Palestinian Reactions To Declarations of Statehood
Israel is drawing up plans for a series of eventualities come September and a Palestinian declaration of statehood. The Migdal Oz plan, seen by YNet, is the Israeli document on…
Malaysian, French ships join ‘Freedom Flotilla’ to Gaza
The Prime Minister of Malaysia voiced his support for the upcoming ‘Freedom Flotilla’ of aid ships and 500 supporters from around the world who plan to enter Gaza by sea…
Former Israeli Military Chief Urges Netanyahu To Return To Talks
Former Israeli Army chief Gabi Ashkenazi has warned Israel that it should return to negotiations with the PA to ward off Palestinian attempts to declare statehood in September, according to…
Israel Claims Freedom Flotilla Aims At Confrontation With the Army
Head of the Israeli Navy, Eliezer Marom, voiced on Sunday a strict warning targeting the organizers of the Freedom Flotilla, dubbed in his speech as the “Hate Flotilla” that will…
IHH Pulls Out Of ‘Freedom Flotilla 2’ due to technical problems
The Turkish Organisation IHH has said that its ship, the Mavi Marmara, will not be taking part in the upcoming Freedom Flotilla 2 because of technical problems with its ship.…
Freedom Flotilla 2 To Sail Irrespective Of IHH Participation, Claims Organisers
The organizers of the “Freedom Flotilla 2” have said they intend to sail irrespective of Turkish organization IHH’s participation, according to Haaretz.Organizers of the upcoming “Freedom Flotilla 2” due to…
Jordan’s King Abdullah Pessimistic About Peace Talks. Netanyahu Claims Conflict Is Unsolvable.
Jordan’s King Abdullah has stated in an interview with the Washington Post that he is pessimistic that there will be progress on Israeli Palestinian peace talks in 2011. Speaking to…
Turkish Group Reconsiders Its Role In Freedom Flotilla 2
The Turkish organisation IHH has said it is reconsidering its participation in the planned “Freedom Flotilla 2” set to sail for Gaza on June 27th. The group has sighted recent…
Netanyahu Seeks To Form Block Of 30 To Counter To Palestinian UN Bid
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared his intent to create a block of 30 to 50 countries against the Palestinian move to declare statehood in the United Nations in…
Israel Plans International Response To Obstruct Palestinian Statehood
Instructions sent to Israeli embassies around the world have outlined the diplomatic and media strategy combating Palestinian attempts to declare statehood at the UN in September, according to Haaretz. Israeli…
Divisions Arise In PA Over Plans For September
According to a report by Haaretz, based on conversations with Palestinian and UN officials, divisions between the PA leadership have emerged over plans to seek statehood at the UN in…
US Seeks To Maintain Central Role In Peace Process
The US has signalled that it intends to maintain its leading position in facilitating Middle East peace talks with its announcement of discussions aimed at renewing the peace process. US…
Three Arrested In Majdal Shams As Security Remains Tight
Three men have been arrested in the Israeli Occupied Golan Heights town of Majdal Shams according to PNN. The three were protesting those killed during protests by Palestinian refugees during…
Report: Palestinian, Israeli Officials Hold Separate Talks With U.S Officials
Israeli paper, Haaretz, reported that Palestinian and Israeli officials are holding separate underground talks with U.S. officials in Washington as part of what was described as the American efforts to…
PA Seeks WTO Membership
The Palestinian Authority in the West Bank in conducting preparations to ask for official membership at the World Trade Organization (WTO), or at least an observer status in the current…
French Activist summoned to court over Israel Boycott Video
Olivia Zemor a French national has been summoned to appear before the Paris tribunal for publishing a video on the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against israel on the website…
Sammy Ofer Dies Age 89
One of Israel’s richest businessmen, Sammy Ofer, has died in his home at the age of 89. The shipping magnate spent the last months of his life embroiled in scandal…
Israeli Sources: “Peres Meets Abbas In Italy”
Visiting Italy Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, held a meeting, on Thursday, with Israeli President, Shimon Peres, and the two held talks on the efforts to resume the stalled Palestinian-Israeli peace…
Israel Says It Will Prevent ‘freedom Flotilla 2’ From Reaching Gaza
Israel has confirmed it will block the next “Freedom Flotilla” seeking to break the maritime siege of Gaza. The flotilla is due to sail in June. The Israeli Navy has…
Spain To Recognize Palestinian State Before September
Spanish Consul General in East Jerusalem, Alfonso Manuel Portales, has announced Spain will recognise a Palestinian state before September. The announcement came after a meeting between the Spanish official and…
Israeli Pressure Leads To Zionist Support Statement By G8 Ministers
After a call from Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Canadian Premier Stephen Harper agreed to draft a statement for all G8 ministers to sign that expressed support for Zionist aspirations…
European Campaign Slams Ki-moon Statements
The European Campaign to end the Siege on Gaza denounced recent statements made by UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, in which he called for preventing the Freedom Flotilla 2 from heading…
Ban Ki-moon Calls For Obstructing Freedom Flotilla Heading To Gaza
United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, called on Middle Eastern countries to prevent the new Freedom Flotilla from heading to the Gaza Strip to deliver humanitarian supplies next month.Ban Ki-moon…
Report: “200 Israeli Companies have Ties With Iranian Energy Sector
A report published by Israeli Haaretz indicated that there are 200 Israeli companies that have indirect investment with the Iranian Energy Sector that feeds the Iranian Nuclear Program, and that…
Boycott Movement Cheers British Prime Minister Decision To Cut Ties With JNF
The British Prime Minister, David Cameron, stated Friday that he has resigned his position as an Honorary Patron of the Jewish National Fund (JNF), the body which owns 90% of…
G8 Call For Renewed Peace Talks. Extend Aid To Democratizing States.
G8 leaders have called for renewed peace talks between Palestinians and Israeli’s on the basis of US President Obama’s vision for peace. Canada, however, successfully lobbies to have all mention…
Israeli Leftists Call On Europe To Recognise Palestine Come September
About twenty Israeli writers and intellectuals have signed a petition calling on the EU recognise a Palestinian state based on 1967 borders. Members of the Israeli left have signed a…
US To Fund Four More Iron Dome Defense Systems For Israel
US President Barrack Obama’s administration is to fund the purchase of four more anti rocket systems for the Israeli military. The US will help fund the short range anti rocket…
CCR Launches Lawsuit In Connection With Last Year’s Raid of Flotilla Bound to Gaza
New York – PNN – Nearly one year after Israeli commandos stormed an aide flotilla that was in international waters and bound for Gaza, The CCR, the Center for Constitutional…
Amnesty International Demands End To Destruction Of ‘Unrecognized’ Villages In Israel
Amnesty International has called on Israel to cease the demolition of the Bedouin village of al-‘Araqib in the Negev desert in southern Israel.International human rights organisation Amnesty International has called…
Abbas Says No Change Of Plan Regards September
The Palestinian Authority has reaffirmed its determination to go to the UN General Assembly in September in light of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to US Congress. The PA, following…
‘Move Over AIPAC’ Activist Injured By AIPAC Members
A “Move Over AIPAC” activist who interrupted Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu during his speech to US Congress has been hospitalised due to injuries received. The protester claims she was beaten…
Netanyahu Calls On The Palestinian Leadership to Shun Hamas
During his speech at the U.S. Congress on Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, called on the Palestinian Authority (P.A.) of Mahmoud Abbas to shun the Hamas movement, and to…
‘Move Over AIPAC’ Interrupts Netanyahu Speech To AIPAC
The group “Move over AIPAC” has interrupted Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s talk to the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), reports Haaretz. Netanyahu was speaking to AIPAC, a powerful Israeli…
Call For Further Marches On ‘Naksa’ Day
The International Solidarity Committee, the international activist organisation for Palestine, has called for solidarity marches around the world with upcoming “Naksa” events in the Middle East.The group, which maintains a…
Fayyad Suffers Heart Attack In USA
Sources report that Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has suffered heart problems whilst visiting the US. Fayyad was visiting the United States in order to attend his son’s graduation from…
Activists challenge annual meeting of Zionist lobbying group in Washington DC
Protesters held a number of events over the weekend to challenge the annual meeting of the largest Zionist lobby in the US, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). A…
Israel Under Criticism From British Leaders And Politicians
Israel has come under increasing criticism from British leaders and Parliamentarians both for its illegal settlement activity and its treatment of Palestinian children in Israeli military courts. Reacting to the…
Mixed Reaction To Obama’s Speeches
Regional and International leaders have laid out their positions in the aftermath of US President Barack Obama’s speech to both Congress and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee on Thursday…
Abbas Calls For Urgent Meeting To Discuss Obama’s Speech
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, called on Thursday evening for an urgent meeting between Palestinian political leaders, and for consultations with Arab leaders, to discuss the speech of U.S. President, Barack…
Abu Zuhri: “Obama’s Speech Shows Political Failure”
Dr. Sami Abu Zuhri, media spokesperson of the Hamas movement, stated that the speech of U.S. President Barack Obama, only shows failed U.S. policies that indicate political failure, and added…
Us President Obama: “Palestinians Have the Right to a Contiguous State”
During his long-anticipated speech to the State Department on Thursday, US President Barack Obama repeated a statement made by his predecessor, George W. Bush, that the Palestinian people have the…
Obama To Announce Us Aid Plan For Democratizing Arab States
Rumours continue to circulate regarding the content of US President Obama’s speech on his administration’s foreign policy in the Middle East, later today. Maan news agency has reported that Obama…
Obama Not Expected To Make Significant Announcement On Peace Process
White house officials have denied reports circulated by the Israeli media that Obama will call on Israel to recognise a Palestinian state based on 1967 borders in his policy speech…
Amnesty International Calls For Investigation Into Nakba Killings
Amnesty International has called on the Israeli state to undertake a full, impartial and independent investigation into the Israeli military actions during the Nakba day commemorations. At least 12 people…
Davutoglu: “Turkey Supports Palestinian Unity, Will Provide Financial Support To Rebuild Gaza”
Turkish Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, stated that Ankara supports Palestinian unity and the establishment of a Palestinian independent state, adding that Turkey will provide further support to the Palestinian Authority…
A Decade Later The Death Of Muhammad Al-durrah Refuses To Be Laid To Rest
Over a decade after his death, Muhammed al-Durrah continues to ignite passions on both sides of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.Al Durrah was 12 years old when he was fatally shot on…
France Extends Further Aid As Palestinian Government Wages Remain Unpaid
The Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has said his administration is unable to pay the wages of its some 150,000 employees due to Israel’s refusal to transfer Palestinian tax to…
EU Undermines Israeli Government Efforts To Drain Palestinian Finances
The EU has undermined efforts by Israel to stop the flow of money into the Palestinian Authority’s budget through an 85 million euro payment to the Palestinian administration. The payment…
Sarkozy Proposes A Peace Conference To End the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
Israeli paper, Maariv, reported that French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, presented during his last week meeting with Israeli prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, a proposal for a peace conference in France aiming…
Extremist Israelis Disrupt Talks for Palestinian Nonviolent Leader In Paris
A group of extremist Israeli youths, members of the outlawed Kach Movement, tried to prevent Palestinian nonviolent resistance leader, Abdullah Abu Rahma, from speaking at a forum in Paris, by…
Netanyahu Fails In Bid To Lobby Allies Into Rejecting Unity Deal
The US, Italy, Britain and France have refused to rule out negotiations with the unity Hamas-Fatah government despite intensive lobbying by Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. Representatives of the respective governments…
Russia Welcomes Palestinian Unity Deal
In a statement made by the Russian Foreign Ministry, the Russian government welcomed the Palestinian national unity and reconciliation agreement which includes forming a transitional government run by technocrats.The statement…
Both France and England may recognize Palestinian state
The French and British Prime Ministers both gave interviews Thursday morning that indicated their willingness to recognize a Palestinian state if peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians result in…
Turkey Warns Israel Against Attacking Upcoming Solidarity Flotilla
As peace activists and human rights groups prepare for sailing to Gaza next month, Turkish Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, warned Israel against a new attack against the flotilla, similar to…
Germany Will Not Support Palestinian Statehood Declaration
Despite ongoing diplomatic talks and efforts carried out by Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, and his teams, Germany announced it will not be supporting the Palestinian intentions to declare statehood this…
Abbas Warns Of Consequences Should US Reject State Declaration
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, warned on Thursday evening that dangerous and harsh consequences could take place should the United States obstruct Palestinian efforts to declare statehood at the United Nations…
White House Said To Be Preparing A New “Peace Plan”
Over the last four months, the U.S Administration, headed by President Barack Obama, has been preparing a new peace plan that consists of four main principles meant to “restart the…
Palestinian Priest, Muslim Officials, Arrive In Italy To Offer Condolences To Vittorio’s Family
On Behalf of President Mahmoud Abbas, Christian and Muslim Palestinian officials arrived in Italy on Wednesday to offer their condolences to the family of Italian peace activist, Vittorio Arrigoni, who…
Peace Begins with Justice
Speaking first was Pastor Jeanne Loveless, Interim Senior Pastor of the First Congregational Church of Oakland. Pastor Loveless introduces Emily Wheeler (pictured above) of Friends of Sabeel North America. Emily…
Palestinian Detainee Exiled To Malaysia
Detainee Maher Odah, 48, from Ein Yabroud village near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, was forced into exile on Wednesday evening after the Israeli government decided to deport…
Israel Considers Allowing Solidarity Ships To Reach Gaza After International Search
The Israeli government is weighing the possibility of allowing solidarity ships to reach the Gaza shores as long as they undergo a thorough search by an international authority, probably Greece,…
Obama: “Middle East Peace Initiative Needed”
U.S. President, Barack Obama, stated on Tuesday that “the wind of change is upon the Middle East”, and that the new changes require a much harder work in order to…
Major London Retailer For Ahava Dead Sea Salts Forced To Close; Boycott Campaign Claims Credit
After a 2-year long campaign that involved bi-weekly protests, consumer education and petitions challenging the Ahava company’s illegal theft of Palestinian land and resources, British activists are now claiming credit…
Israel Calls On UN To Prevent Planned Aid Flotilla To Gaza
The Israeli Prime Minister called the head of the United Nations, Ban Ki-Moon, on Friday to insist that the UN intervene to stop an international humanitarian aid mission that is…
Peres, Obama, To Meet In Washington
The White House announced that U.S. President, Barack Obama, will be holding a meeting with Israeli President, Shimon Peres, next Tuesday April 5th in Washington. The White House said that…
Peres’ London Visit Protested
Dozens of Protesters gathered Wednesday in front of the Chatham House research institute in London to protest allowing Israeli President, Shimon Peres, to visit the institute and giving him the…
Israeli Bank Which Profited From Holocaust Forced To Settle With Survivors
One of Israel’s largest banks, Bank Leumi, has agreed to an out-of-court settlement after being sued by the descendents of victims of the Holocaust. The Bank kept money deposited by…
IFJ Accuses Hamas Of Cracking Down On Journalists In Gaza
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) issued a press release accusing the Hamas-led government and Hamas’ security forces of cracking down on dozens of journalists in the Gaza Strip, adding…
Johannesburg University joins academic boycott of Israel
One of South Africa’s most prominent universities has announced that it will cut all financial and academic ties with Israel’s largest university, Ben Gurion University, due to Ben Gurion University’s…
UN Official Condemns Israel’s Killing Of Children In Gaza
After an Israeli airstrike killed eight civilians, including three children on Tuesday, the UN Envoy to the Middle East issued a statement condemning the attack, and calling on Israel to…
Israel To Launch A Campaign Against New Flotilla Heading To Gaza
As the Turkish Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) and a number of European solidarity groups declared intentions to send a relief flotilla to the besieged Gaza Strip this coming May, Israel…
US Journalist Helen Thomas: “I’m not anti-Jewish, I’m anti-Zionist”
Former White House correspondent Helen Thomas, 89, who was fired last year after making controversial comments about Israel, told Playboy magazine in a feature interview that her comments were misinterpreted…
Edinburgh University Votes To Boycott Israel
The student association of Edinburgh University in Scotland voted overwhelmingly Thursday night to support a boycott of Israeli goods and services. This comes after the student association, which represents all…
Jewish organizations endorse boycott of Israel
Around twenty Jewish organizations, and a number of prominent Jewish individuals, including several Holocaust survivors, have signed on to a letter published by the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network this week…
UN Believes Engineer Kidnapped In Ukraine, Held By Israel
The United Nations believes that a Palestinian Engineer, who lived in Gaza and worked as a senior engineer at the Gaza Power Plant, and went missing in Ukraine more than…
Denmark Upgrades Palestinian Representation to Mission
Denmark will upgrade the status of Palestinian delegation to the level of a mission, news agencies informed on Thursday. Danish Prime Minister, Lars Lakke Rasmussen, announced on Wednesday that the…
Britain To Upgrade Palestinian Delegation To A Mission Status
British Foreign Secretary, William Hague, stated Monday that his country has decided to upgrade the status of the official Palestinian delegation in London to the level of a Mission, similar…
Pink Floyd Singer Joins Cultural Boycott of Israel
The former lead singer of the rock band Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, is the latest artist to voice support for the boycott of Israel, in an effort to pressure the…
US Folksinger Decides to Support Boycott of Israel
The legendary 82-year old folk singer Pete Seeger, an icon of the folk movement of the 1950s and 60s, told an Israeli organization that he supports the movement for Boycott,…
‘Why I tried to arrest Avigdor Lieberman’
If apartheid is a crime, there is only one way to treat its practitioners: arrest them. That is precisely what I tried to do when I confronted Avigdor Lieberman, the…
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra to be Met with Protest in the U.S
According to Adalah-NY, performances by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) will be met with protests in six of the seven cities where it is scheduled to appear during its U.S…
US Vetoes UN Resolution Condemning Israeli Settlement Expansion
Despite claims by US President Barack Obama that his administration is opposed to Israel’s further takeover of land in the West Bank and East Jerusalem for colonial settlements, the US…
University Students Shut Down Pro-Israel Event
The Hampshire University chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine successfully demonstrated and shut down an event headlining Israeli soldiers. What follows is the description of the action from the…