‘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…
Turkish Inquiry Finds Israel Violated International Law In Attack On Aid Ships
On Friday, the Turkish government released a summary of its investigation into the Israeli assault on an international humanitarian aid flotilla in international waters on May 31st, 2010 — an…
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resigns, Military council runs the country
In an official statement presented by Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman, the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak declared on Friday his resignation as President and handed over the leadership of the…
Critical Connections: Egypt, The Us, And Israel
Minimally explored in all the coverage of the momentous Egyptian uprising taking place over the last 10 days are the Israeli connections. A central and critical reality is that it…
Who’s afraid of the cultural boycott?
The day after the American pop star Macy Gray announced controversial plans to perform in Tel Aviv in March, we sat down for a drink at Pua, a bar nestled…
Ishmael Khaldi Lecture in Edinburgh Cancelled After Protests
Ishmael Khaldi’s lecture at the University of Edinburgh, hosted by the university’s Jewish Society, was cancelled after protest by students acting in support of Palestinian refugees.Khaldi, special advisor to Avigdor…
Yemen’s Saleh Will Not Seek Another Term
With protests looming in Yemen, President Ali Abdullah Saleh announced, during an emergency meeting of parliament on Tuesday, that he will not be running for president, and neither will his…
Jordanian Parliament Dismissed
Following protests this weekend, King Abdullah II of Jordon has dismissed his government, on Tuesday.News sources are conflicted to the nature of former Prime Minister Samir Rifai’s exit from office…
Little Town of Bethlehem
Little Town of Bethlehem is a documentary film featuring the perspectives of a Palestinian Christian, a Palestinian Muslim, and an Israeli Jew on the occupation in the West Bank, focusing…
Cyprus Recognizes Independent Palestinian State
Cyprus announced Sunday that it recognizes a Palestinian State in the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital. Cyprus is the first European Union member country that officially recognizes…
Egyptians, Supporters, Protest Mubarak In Front Of UN Headquarters in NY
Massive crowds of Egyptians and supporters held a protest on Saturday outside the UN Headquarters in New York to express support to the ongoing protests against the regime of Hosni…
Paraguay Recognizes Independent Palestinian State
Paraguayan Foreign Minister, Hector Lacognata, stated Friday that his country recognizes a Palestinian state, free and independent in the 1967 territories.’With the failure of negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian…
Sit-in at Palestinian Embassy in London
On Thursday, Palestinian academics and students living in London staged a sit-in at the Palestinian embassy.Press Release from the group: We are not affiliated to any Political faction, or group.…
Palestine Papers: ‘PA Delayed UN Vote On Goldstone Report’
In the latest revelation to come out of the 1,600 Palestine-Israel peace process documents leaked this week by news outlets al-Jazeera and The Guardian, a transcript from 2009 shows that…
Ireland Upgrades Palestinian Mission To Embassy
On Tuesday, the Irish government announced it’s decision to upgrade the status of the Palestinian mission to the country, the official Palestinian representative office, to the level of an official…
Peru Recognizes Palestinian State
Peru announced on Monday night it recognizes a Palestinian state, becoming the eighth South American country to do so amidst a growing momentum towards global recognition, media agencies reported.Peru recognized…
Gaza Flotilla Survivors Respond To Turkel Commission Report
After Israel released a report absolving its forces from wrongdoing in an attack on a humanitarian aid flotilla last year that left nine aid workers dead, survivors of the attack…
Ban Ki-moon Says Israeli Settlements Are An Obstacle To Peace
On Friday, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-Moon, told a UN Committee that Israel has put up barriers to peace with its continued construction of settlements on Palestinian…
Clinton: “Washington Opposes Security Council Move Against Israeli Settlement Activities”
U.S Secretary Of State, Hilary Clinton stated Thursday that the White House rejects the proposal that was submitted by the Palestinian Authority to the United Nations in an attempt to…
UK Labour Friends of Israel to Re-Launch
In an admission that Israel is losing the public relations battle in the UK with the Palestinians, Labour Friends of Israel (LFI), is to change tack and re-launch itself.Under the…
Finland shopping for ‘battle-tested’ Israeli weaponry
Finland’s Ministry of Defense has narrowed the field in its competition to provide the Finnish army with mini unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Of the five remaining bidders, four are Israeli…
Saed Bannoura Speaking To Stanford Journalism Students
This is a video of IMEMC Editor-in-Chief, Saed Bannoura, speaking to Middle East Journalism Students at Stanford University. This video was filmed and edited by two Middle East Journalism students,…
For The First Time, PLO Mission In DC Raises Flag Outside Office Building
In a symbolic move towards the recognition of an independent Palestinian State, the Palestinian mission in Washington raised the Palestinian flag outside its office building. Maan Erekat, the Palestinian envoy…
Interpal Replies to Report on Blacklisting of 163 Foreign Charities
Interpal has responded in writing to a report in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, published last week, regarding Israel’s ban on 163 foreign charities suspected of ‘supporting terrorism’, the Middle East…
Arab Nations Decide to Submit Draft Resolution on Settlements
Arab envoys resolved to present a formal draft resolution opposing Israel’s illegal settlement construction at the UN Security Council, AFP reported on Tuesday. Tunisia’s UN envoy Ghazi Jomaa told reporters…
Arrest Warrant Issued Against Israeli National Believed To Be Involved In Dubai Assassination
Nearly a year after a number of Israeli Mossad Agents assassinated a senior Hamas member, at a hotel in Dubai, the German Authorities issued an arrest warrant against an Israeli…
Livni May Face Arrest in South Africa
Two Pro-Palestinian South African groups are seeking an arrest warrant against Tzipi Livni for alleged war crimes, Israeli daily, Ha’aretz, reported Saturday. The Media Review Network (MRN) and the Palestine…
Israeli ambassadors call on government to end month-long foreign service strike
As a strike by Israeli foreign service workers enters its second month, a group of 20 Israeli ambassadors submitted a letter to the Israeli Prime Minister calling for his intervention…
UK Retailer Divests From Dead Sea Cosmetics
John Lewis, a leading British retailer announced withdrawing all Israeli Dead Sea cosmetics (Ahava products) from all stores as such products are manufactured in illegal Israeli settlements. The Palestine Solidarity…
Archbishop Desmond Tutu Severely Criticised by S. African Zionist Groups for Support of Palestinians
Because of his vocal support for the Palestinian cause, The South African Zionist Federation demands that Archbishop Tutu be removed or resign from his position as patron of the Cape…
Guyana Joins other South American Countries in Recognizing Independent Palestinian State
According to Al Jazeera, Guyana has become the seventh South American nation to recognize Palestinian independence. It follows in the footsteps of Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Chile.In a…
Freedom Flotilla 2 To Sail To Gaza By The End Of May
The Turkish Humanitarian Foundation (IHH) that led the Freedom Flotilla that was attacked by the Israeli army in international waters last year, announced that Freedom Flotilla 2 will be sailing…
US Hires Blackwater-affiliated Security Firm To Operate In The West Bank
The US State Department signed a deal with a company closely associated with the Blackwater security firm to provide ‘security services in the West Bank’, The Washington Post said on…
Iran Arrests Spies Reportedly Linked To The Assassination Of Scientist
The Iranian Authorities stated that spies working for Israel and involved in the assassination of Iranian scientist, Massoud Ali Mohammadi, were arrested in Tehran.The scientist, Mohammadi, was assassinated one year…
EU Proposes Help To Palestinians In East Jerusalem
In a new confidential report published by The Independent on Monday, the European Union proposed having EU officials observe at sites of imminent house demolitions or evictions in East Jerusalem,…
Netanyahu Wants Israeli Spy Released From U.S Jail
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, sent on Tuesday a letter to President Barack Obama asking that he releases Jonathan Pollard, who was spying on Israel’s best ally, the United States,…
EU Official: “Urgent Progress Is Needed” In Mideast Talks
Catherine Ashton, the Foreign Policy Chief of the European Union, is on her way to Israel and Palestine Wednesday, and told reporters as she headed to the region, “There is…
Extra E.U. Funds in Support to P.A.’s Institution Building
Prime Minister Fayyad and an E.U. Representative agreed today to support the P.A.’s institution building plan, a European information centre claimed on Friday. European Neighborhood Partnership Institute (ENPI) Information Center,…
The First In Six Years, U.S. Appoints Temporary Ambassador
U.S. President, Barack Obama, issued an order appointing a temporary ambassador in Damascus after near six years of a total diplomatic boycott. The new order, signed by Obama on Wednesday,…
UK to Upgrade PLO Diplomatic Mission
Britain plans to support an upgrade of the diplomatic status of PLO officials in the UK, media agencies reported on Monday. British Foreign Secretary Hague may raise the status of…
Ecuador Recognizes Palestinian State; Paraguay to follow in 2011
After the President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, officially recognized an independent Palestinian State on Friday, Paraguay announced that is planning to make the same decision next year. Palestinian President Mahmoud…
Mavi Marmara Returns To Istanbul
Dozens of thousands of Turkish and international activists welcomed on Sunday the Mavi Marmara ship at the Istanbul Port seven months after the deadly Israeli attack in international waters that…
‘Israeli War Crimes’ Ads to Appear in US
A group of peace activists based in Seattle, Washington has launched a series of ads on city buses reading ‘Israeli war crimes: Your tax dollars at work’. A poll by…
Wikileaks cable: Israeli intelligence chief encouraged Hamas takeover of Gaza Strip
In the latest revelation to come out of the hundreds of thousands of leaked diplomatic cables provided by the website ‘Wikileaks’, a diplomatic exchange between then Israeli Director of Military…
Palestinian Embassy in Brazil Ready to be Constructed
On Monday, Brazilian government authorized the construction of a Palestinian embassy in the capital of the country, Brasilia. Lula da Silva, coinciding with his farewell party in Rio, doubt about…
Bolivia recognizes Palestinian state; Ecuador may be next
The President of Bolivia, Evo Morales, announced on Friday that Bolivia recognizes a Palestinian state along the 1967 border with Israel. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has also started conversations with…
Israeli at center of Kosovo organ trafficking scandal
Wealthy Israeli citizens on ‘transplant tours’ were the main recipients of trafficked organs in the recently-exposed ‘Kosovo ring’, according to an investigative report by the British ‘Guardian’ newspaper.The Kosovo Liberation…
Heading To Gaza, Asia Convoy Arrives In Turkey
The Asia solidarity convoy heading to the Gaza Strip to deliver humanitarian supplies arrived in in Turkey on Friday after it left Iran on its way to deliver humanitarian supplies…