Activists Disrupt Netanyahu’s Speech In New Orleans
As Israeli Prime Minister was addressing the General Assembly of the Jewish Federations in North America, in New Orleans, on Tuesday, several activists disrupted his talk at least four times…
‘Lonely Planet’ guidebook rates Tel Aviv among world’s ‘top ten cities’ despite boycott calls
In the midst of a worldwide boycott campaign urging tourists to refuse to visit Israel until Israeli authorities adhere to international law and signed agreements, the ‘Lonely Planet’ travel guide…
Palestinian Negotiator to Give US More Time for Resumption of Peace Talk
Chief Palestinian negotiator, Saeb Erekat, said that the Palestinian side would be willing to give the US a few more weeks to convince Israel to stop settlement expansion. The statement…
Britain Caves To Israeli Pressure; Agrees To Revoke ‘universal Jurisdiction’ Law
In his visit to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories this week, British Foreign Secretary William Hague reported being ‘ambushed’ by Israeli officials who cancelled a high-level security briefing with…
US Midterm Elections and the Middle East Peace Process
The outcome of Tuesday’s midterm elections in the United States marked the Republican party’s victory in the House of Representatives with a majority of at least 62 seats gained. No…
Progressive Canadians must challenge JNF’s charitable status
Last month, Greg Selinger, the New Democratic Party (NDP) Premier of the Province of Manitoba, and two of his ministers visited Israel. Among other things, the official delegation strengthened the…
Israeli Official Cancels Trip To England After Threatened With Arrest
After being notified by the British Foreign Ministry that he could face arrest upon his arrival in England, Israeli Cabinet Minister Dan Meridor decided to cancel his trip. The charges…
The Ongoing Case of Dr. Sami Al-Arian
The case of the US government versus Sami Al-Arian seems endless. On the eve of yet another hearing, Judge Leonie Brinkema issued an order to cancel the hearing scheduled for…
Caterpillar Corporation stops shipment of armored bulldozers to Israeli military
Peace activists around the world are celebrating Friday’s announcement that the Illinois-based company, Caterpillar, has decided to hold off shipment of dozens of armored bulldozers to the Israeli military while…
Nigeria Intercepts Weapons Shipment Reportedly En-route To Gaza
Nigeria announced, Tuesday, that its secret service managed to intercept 13 containers reportedly loaded with weapons that are believed to be sent from Iran to the Hamas movement in Gaza.The…
Falk: “Settlement Construction Makes Peace Seem Like A Mirage”
United Nations Human Rights Rapporteur, Professor Richard Falk, stated that Israel’s ongoing settlement activities in the occupied West Bank and in occupied East Jerusalem makes the ultimate goal of an…
Moratinos: ‘I Regret Leaving Without Seeing Peace in Palestine’
The former Foreign Minister of Spain, Miguel Angel Moratinos, who was replaced on Wednesday by Trinidad Jimenez, told the media that, despite the efforts, he has been unable to achieve…
Erdogan Says He Will Not Participate In Athens Conference If Netanyahu Attends
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated that he will not participate in the Climate Conference in Athens if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, attends it. In an interview with…
Remembering Furkan Dogan
Furkan Dogan. I’m going to say Furkan Dogan so often that it will sound, as it rightly should, just as ‘American’ as John Smith or Bill Jones. Furkan Dogan was…
Crowley: “U.S Committed To Recognizing Israel As A Jewish State”
Philip Crowley, a spokesperson for the US State Department, said that the United States is committed to the recognition of Israel as a Jewish state and that President Obama’s administration…
Israeli Veteran’s Group Breaking The Silence Nominated For EU Human Rights Award
Israeli human rights group, Breaking the Silence, best known for publishing testimonials by current and former Israeli soldiers has been nominated by two European Green parties for the European Union’s…
Ireland Voids Weapons Deal With Israel
The Irish Ministry of Defense had voided a weapons deal with Israel in which Israel was to provide Ireland with 20 Million rounds of live ammunition. The decision was attributed…
Netanyahu Demands Obama To Abide by Bush Guaranties To Sharon
Israeli daily Yedioth Aharonoth, reported Thursday, that Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is demanding that U.S. President, Barak Obama, reinstate the guaranties granted by former president, George Bush to the…
U.S Angered As Netanyahu Rejects Guarantees
The United States was angered by the response of Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, rejecting an American proposal offering Israel unprecedented security and political assistance in return for extending settlement…
Viva Palestina 5 Arrives In Turkey
The Viva Palestina 5 solidarity convoy arrived in the Turkish capital Ankara and was received by thousands of supporters who carried Palestinian flags, Turkish flags and pictures of the al-Aqsa…
Foreign Secretary Of The European Union To Meet Palestinian And Israeli Officials
High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton, said she would travel to the Middle East from 30 September to 2 October, to meet…
Human Rights Council Endorses Flotilla Probe Report
The United National Human Rights Council endorsed on Wednesday the conclusions of the report that was released earlier this month stating that Israel violated the international law when its army…
Netanyahu: “Lieberman’s UN Speech Does Not Represent Israel’s Official Stance”
Following a controversial speech at the UN General Assembly by Israeli Foreign, Avigdor Lieberman, in which he said peace could take decades, Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, issued a statement…
Viva Palestina 5 Arrives in Istanbul
The Viva Palestina 5 solidarity flotilla heading to the Gaza Strip arrived on Tuesday in Istanbul and its activists held a press conference at a cultural center.Head of the Turkish…
Jewish Boat To Gaza Captured
The Irene, known as the Jewish Boat to Gaza, has been intercepted by the Israeli navy, on Tuesday, and is currently in transit to the Israeli port city of Ashdod.The…
US peace activists’ homes raided by FBI due to alleged support of PFLP
The US government conducted raids on the homes of at least three families in Chicago and Minneapolis on Friday, seizing property, papers and computers, and claiming that the activists had…
Netanyahu Instructs His Envoy To Remain In the U.S.
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, instructed his envoy to peace talks, Yitzhak Molcho, to remain in the United States in an attempt to find a solution to the issue of…
Abbas in New York; “No Settlement Freeze Means No Talks”
Speaking to dozens of Palestinians at the Egyptian embassy in New York, Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, stated that the Palestinian Authority will withdraw from peace talks should Israel refrain from…
Obama Urges Israel To Extend Settlement Freeze
American president, Barack Obama, urged Israel to extend the freeze on settlement activities in the occupied West Bank, and stated that Palestinian-Israeli peace talks must continue. Speaking at the UN…
Barak, Abbas Meet In New York
Israeli Defense Minister, Ehud Barak, held a meeting in New York, Tuesday, with Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, as the two discussed the efforts to ensure the resumption of peace talks.…
Abbas: ‘Settlement Resumption Doesn’t Necessarily Mean End Of Talks
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas signaled on Wednesday, that renewed settlement construction by Israel would not end the current round of peace talks. Abbas’ comments came during a dinner with Jewish…
Protestors In Berlin Demand Prosecuting “Israeli War Criminals”
Hundreds of German citizens, pro Palestine activists, and Palestinians rallied in the streets of the German Capital, Berlin, demanding the country to apprehend and prosecute Israeli officials who are responsible…
Artery Of Life 5 Arrives In Paris
The “Artery of Life 5” solidarity convoy heading to the Gaza Strip to deliver humanitarian supplies, arrived in Paris on Sunday, and was welcomed by hundreds of French peace activists…
Artery Of Life Starts Its Trip From London
The Artery Of Life 5 solidarity flotilla had officially kicked of its trip to the Gaza Strip to deliver humanitarian supplies and challenge Israel’s 4-year old illegal siege on the…
Viva Palestina; A Global Lifeline To Gaza To Launch September 18
A huge land convoy filled with humanitarian aid will be leaving London on Saturday September 18 in conjunction with other convoys from Doha – Qatar, and Casablanca and will be…
EU To Call On Israel To Halt Its Settlement Activities
During their Thursday meeting in Brussels, leaders of the European Union intend to call on the Israeli government to extend the temporary settlement freeze order so that the newly resumed…
Britain’s biggest Trade Union reaffirm calls for Israel boycott
Britain’s trade union federation voted on Tuesday to continue its boycott of Israeli goods and services from West Bank settlements.The vote came in the union’s 14th annual congress held in…
US Reaffirms Call For Continuance of Settlement Freeze
Speaking following trilateral talks between the US, Israel and the PLO delegation, Tuesday morning, US Special Envoy George Mitchell has reaffirmed the US government’s desire for Israel to continue their…
Folk Music Legend Pete Seeger Urged to Abandon Israel Event
Folk music icon Pete Seeger has been urged by over 40 organizations, along with musicians close to him, to cancel his participation in a November internet event organized by the…
Palestinian – British Political Artist Detained And Stripped Searched At Ben Gurion Airport
On Saturday September 4th British-born Palestinian Political Hip Hop artist, Shadia Mansour, was held at gunpoint airport security and intelligence officers.Ms. Mansour was told to return to her luggage after…
Solidarity Ships To Sail To Gaza
Deeb Hijazi, coordinator of the National Initiative Committee Against the Siege, based on Lebanon, stated that four flotillas will be sailing to Gaza on September 18.Hijazi said that the “Artery…
Free Gaza Plans To Send Aid Plane To Gaza
The Free Gaza Movement reported that its supporters in the United States have decided to organize sending an aide plane to the Gaza Strip in order to deliver humanitarian supplies…
Peace Talks Resume in Washington
Yesterday, September 2nd, marked the beginning of a new round of peace talks between the Palestinian Liberation Organization and the Israeli government in Washington. The talks are the first in…
Protester Arrested In Chicago While Challenging Israeli Segregation
In a demonstration organized by the Palestine Solidarity Group-Chicago on 23 August, more than two dozen activists converged on downtown Millennium Park to call on city leaders to sever ties…
4 British Activists Acquitted In Anti-Ahava Action
A British court has found 4 activists not guity of ‘aggravated trespass’ for an action in which they shut down a store selling Israeli dead sea beauty products. The court…
El-Khoudary: “External Pressures Forced Mariam Ship To Delay Its Sail To Gaza”
Independent Palestinian Legislator and head of the Popular Committee Against the Siege, Jamal El-Khoudary, stated Saturday that enormous external pressures on the Lebanese solidarity ship “Mariam” have forced the ship…
India Employing Israeli Oppression Tactics In Kashmir
The 2010 summer in the disputed area of Jammu and Kashmir, administered by India, has been marked by popular protests by Kashmiris and crackdowns by India’s military. The stream of…
Clinton: “Direct Talks September 2nd”
U.S. Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton, stated, Friday evening, that direct talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority will be launched on September 2nd. Clinton said that Israeli Prime Minister,…
Israeli settlers expand campaign to manipulate entries on Wikipedia
The internet’s open-source, user-edited encyclopedia called ‘Wikipedia’ has been targeted by Israeli governmental and non-governmental partisans since its inception, who have attempted to manipulate its contents to promote a Zionist…
Harvard University divests from Israel
In the latest declared victory for the Boycott-Divestment-Sanctions movement worldwide, Harvard University, one of the most prestigious and oldest universities in the United States, has sold off all of its…
Explaining Murder: Israeli Hasbara in Full Swing
The hasbara industry is in full swing at the moment as Benjamin Netanyahu’s government pulls out all the stops to create a smokescreen to cover its crimes. Leading from the…
US gimps Saudi deal over Israeli concerns
The US has agreed to sell Saudi Arabia fighter jets but without critical equipment over Israeli concerns of long-term Saudi intentions.As the US was set to sell Saudi Arabia many…
US Congress Allocates Record Amount For Joint US-Israel Military Effort
A committee of the US Congress designated $217.2 million of US tax money to a joint military venture between the US and Israel – this is in addition to the…
Lebanon Appears At Fault In Yesterday’s Confrontation
A Lebanese commander admits their soldiers initiated gunfire and UNIFIL says the tree was on the Israeli side of the border.Tuesday’s armed clash between the Lebanese and Israeli military left…
3 Lebanese Killed in Cross Border Fire
Three Lebanese have been killed in cross border fire with Israel. Hezbollah have claimed that one Israeli has been killed, also, but no conformation has come from the state of…
Israel agrees to UN probe of Flotilla attack
Israel’s cabinet agreed on being a part of the UN committee investigation into the May 31 attack on the Mavi Marmara.The top seven ministers in Israel’s cabinet decided that it…
Rockets hit Israel and Jordan
Five rockets hit the southern Israeli port of Eilat and its neighboring Jordanian city of Aqaba in the early morningEarly Monday morning around 08:00 five rockets were launched from the…
American Journalist Speaks About How American News Media ‘Works In Favor Of Israel’
Alison Weir, an American journalist, explains in a series of three videos about how the news media in the United States works in favor of Israel.Weir discusses in the videos…
Arab League Backs Direct Talks In Principle
The Arab League has agreed to direct talks, in principle, but would not endorse them over Abbas’s judgment and without clear guidelines for their progression.Thursday, the Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh…
U.S. To Abbas: Go to direct talks to stop home demolitions and freeze settlements
An Internal Palestinian memo issued by the Negotiation department of the Palestinian Liberation Organization warned the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of rescinding his preconditions to direct talks with the Israeli…
British PM Cameron criticizes Gaza Flotilla attack
While visiting Turkey, Cameron blasts the Gaza raid while maintaining Israel’s right to its internal inquiry.The UK’s Prime Minister was in Turkey expressing the importance of the country as an…
France ups ties with Palestinians
France has upgraded its diplomatic ties with the Palestinian AuthorityThe move to upgrade diplomatic relations with the Palestinian Authority is stated as a move to speed up the process of…
US Upgrades Diplomatic Ties With Palestinian Authority
Palestinian upgraded to ‘general delegation’ in Washington giving it quite a few new privileges.The US announced this week that it would upgrade the status of the Palestinian delegation, actually a…
Lebanon Allows Work Permits For Palestinians
The Lebanese government has amended one of its labor laws to allow Palestinians to work in areas previously forbidden to them.The Administration and Justice Parliamentary Committee amended Article 59 of…
Israel Says It Will Limit White Phosphorus, Not Outlaw It
A report given to the UN by Israel details how it will attempt to limit civilian casualties in the future.The report was presented in relation to the Israeli military’s actions…
Netanyahu Open To Political Risks For Talks To Begin
Though quiet on important issues, Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has said that he is willing to take political risks to return to direct talks with the Palestinian AuthorityIn a…
Israeli Soldier Who Killed British Activist Released Early from Prison
An Israeli Army committee cut the prison sentence for Taysir Heib, a former soldier, who was convicted of manslaughter and other charges in relation to the shooting of a British…
Mubarak Turns Netanyahu Down
The two leaders met, Sunday, and afterwards sources have said that he rejected Netanyahu’s plan for the peace process.Egyptian President Hussni Mubarak supposedly rejected Israel’s proposed plans for the borders…
Lieberman Fields Interest In Gaza Plan
The Israeli Foreign Minister has been fielding good press from his plan for a second disengagement of Gaza and plans to expand its infrastructure.Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman continued to push…
U.S. To Grant Israel 2.775 Billion In Security Aid
U.S.. Assistant Secretary of State, Andrew Shapiro, stated Friday that the US government intends to grant Israel the amount of 2.775 Billion U.S. Dollars in what was described as the…
U.S. Government Considers Listing Turkish Charity As ‘Terrorists’
The US State Department is considering whether to designate a Turkish charity as a ‘terrorist group’ after the organization sent a ship of medical and school supplies to the Gaza…
Protesters Block El Al Flight in Athens
The airport in Athens witnessed protestors blocking the ticket counters of the Israeli airline in solidarity with the Palestinian people.A flight on its way to Israel was prevented from taking…
Germany Bans Group Behind Gaza Freedom Flotilla
Germany’s interior minister says that any group not recognizing Israel will lose their right to exist politically in the country.The group, the International Humanitarian Relief Organization, or IHH, has been…
Obama Phones Abbas, Assures Him Peace Is Possible
United States President Barack Obama, phoned on Friday evening the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, in Ramallah and discussed with him the latest developments that took place during Obama’s meeting with…
Netanyahu thinks peace possible within a year
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed to a crowd in New York that he thought peace was attainable in the next year in spite of Israel’s recent actions.The idea that peace…
Netanyahu: “Settlement Activities To Resume By The End Of September”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, stated that he will not renew the so-called settlement freeze in the occupied West Bank after it expires at the end of September. He said…
Emirates ambassador wants Iranian nuclear sites destroyed
The U.S. ambassador of the United Arab Emirates said that the short-term costs of a strike would outweigh the long-term benefits.A reporter at the Washington Times quoted the ambassador, Yousef…
Israeli refuseniks paint ‘Free Gaza’ on Warsaw Ghetto
In a demonstration in Poland, Israeli activists who refuse to serve in the military (refuseniks) painted the words ‘Free Gaza’ and ‘Liberate all the ghettos’ on the wall of a…
White House: “Direct Talks To Resume Within Weeks”
Following the meeting between U.S. President, Barack Obama, and Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, the White House said that direct Palestinian-Israeli talks will resume in the coming weeks.The sources added…
Mossad Agent Sent To Court In Warsaw
A Mossad agent, involved in the assassination of Hamas official, Mahmoud al-Madbouh, in Dubai this past January, was sent to a court in Poland in preparation for his possible deportation…
White House: “Direct Talks Possible After Progress”
A senior White House official stated that although it is early to determine when will direct Israeli-Palestinian talks take place, some progress was made that would likely lead to this…
Netanyahu: “Israel Will Not Apologize To Turkey, Will Not Pay Compensations”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, held Turkey fully responsible for Israel’s attack against the Turkish ships trying to deliver humanitarian supplies to Gaza, and stated that Israel will not apologize…
UK Methodist Church looks for end to the Occupation
The Methodist Church in the United Kingdom has approved of a report in which it formally declares the occupation of the Palestinian territories by Israel as the primary hurdle to…
Obama To Give Netanyahu Warm Welcome In Washington
Israeli sources reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will receive a warm welcome from U.S. President Barack Obama during his visit to Washington next week. The sources added that Obama…
Israeli Spy on Hamas Granted Asylum in the U.S.
Mos’ab, the son of senior Hamas political leader, Hasan Yousef, was granted asylum by a U.S. Immigration Judge when the U.S. Department of Homeland Security dropped its objections against allowing…
Turkey Closes Airspace to Israeli Military
Turkey’s Prime Minister announces that Turkey’s airspace was closed to Israeli military flights after the attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla this past May.The Prime Minister of Turkey, Recep Tayyip…
Israeli Official During Informal Talks: “Jerusalem was promised by God to the Jews”
Deputy Israeli Prime Minister Dan Meridor held an ‘informal meeting’ with Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat on Friday, during which he quoted the late Pope John Paul II as saying,…
G8 leaders: Gaza situation unsustainable
At a meeting of the world’s top sovereign economic powers in Toronto, Canada on Saturday, the ‘G8’ countries issued a statement saying the “ current arrangements are not sustainable and…
Iran Will Not Send Aid Ship To Gaza
Iran retracted its intention to send aid ships to the Gaza Strip and stated that Israel’s illegal siege on the coastal region and its illegal measures are the cause for…
Zionist Workshop Canceled At Us Social Forum
As progressives from across the US gather this week in Detroit, Michigan for the 2nd U.S. Social Forum, a coalition of groups calling for the cancellation of a workshop sponsored…
Swedish dockworkers block Israeli goods in boycott action
After similar boycott actions in Oakland, California, Norway and South Africa, dockworkers in Sweden have decided to block the import of Israeli goods during the next week.The boycott action was…
FGM Collecting Evidence, Testimonies To Sue Israeli Over Flotilla Attack
Members of the Free Gaza Movement are collecting testimonies and evidence by contacting activists who were onboard the Turkish ship that was attacked by the Israeli military while heading to…
Exclusive: Leaked documents show PA undermined Turkey’s push for UN flotilla probe
A document sent to Ibrahim Khraishi, Palestinian Authority representative at the UN in Geneva, proves that the PA attempted to undermine Turkey’s push for a UN Human Rights Council investigation…
Lawsuit Filed in Belgium Against Barak, Livni
A Palestinian-Belgian national, and 13 Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, filed on Wednesday a lawsuit against 14 Israeli military and politically officials including Israeli Defense Minister, Ehud Barak, former Foreign…
Turkish Military Delegation In Israel For Drone Deal
Turkish Military officials are currently in Israel to receive training and test four Israeli drones, Heron, manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries which is owned by the Israeli government. The visit…
Russia Demands Israel To Lift The Siege On Gaza
The Russian Foreign Ministry demanded Israel to lift the siege on the Gaza Strip, and also demanded actual measures to end the humanitarian crisis in the coastal region. The siege…
U.N. Human Rights Council Approves International Committee To Probe Flotilla Attack
The United Nations Human Rights Council voted for forming an international committee to probe the deadly Israeli attack against the Freedom Flotilla on May 31, leading to dozens of casualties…
Hezbollah Member Killed in Pakistan
A Senior member of the Lebanon-based Hezbollah party was killed Monday by a missile fired by an American drone in Pakistan. Sixteen people were killed in the attack, and dozens…
Dock Workers In California Refuse To Off-load Israeli Ship
In the first such action in the US, the Longshoreman’s Union in Oakland upheld a picket and refused to offload goods imported from Israel into California on Sunday. The picket…
Israel Officially Informs UN It Will Intercept Lebanese Solidarity Ship
Tel Aviv sent an official letter to the United Nations stating that it will, and “has the right” to intercept the Lebanese solidarity ship, Mariam, carrying humanitarian supplies to Gaza.Israeli…