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…
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…
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…
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…
Mubarak Will Not Stand In Next Elections
During a state address, on Tuesday at night, Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has stated that he will not stand at the coming elections.Mubarak claimed during his address that he had…
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…
Egyptian Protests Affect Efficiency of Underground Gaza Tunnels
As underground tunnel trade drops, Gazans report fuel shortagesMerchants and tunnel workers said the pace of smuggling fuel and other materials into the Gaza Strip had dropped in recent days,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
President Medvedev to Confirm Russian Recognition of Palestine
Prior to Russian president Dmitri Medvedev’s visit to the West Bank on Tuesday, Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas called the trip “historic” and a top negotiator said he expected Medvedev to…
Fayyad: “Blackwater Is Not Operating In The West Bank”
Palestinian Prime Minister, Dr. Salaam Faayyad, stated Sunday that the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank is not dealing with American security company, Blackwater, and that the United States hired…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
Israel To Issue Apology To Britain For Using Fake Passports To Assassinate Hamas Leader In Dubai
The Daily Telegraph reported that the Israeli Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations, Mosad, intends to issue an official apology to Britain as Israeli Mosad agents entered United Arabs Emirates…
Palestinian-American Meeting Held In Ramallah
Head of the Palestinian negotiations team, Dr. Saeb Erekat, stated Tuesday that Palestinian and American officials held a meeting in the central West Bank city of Ramallah, but added that…
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…
US Congress votes to oppose declaration of Palestinian state
The US House of Representatives voted Wednesday to condemn recent efforts by the Palestinian Authority to achieve unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state, a resolution that was cheered by the…
My Wish This Christmas
More than two-thousand years ago, a miracle happened in Bethlehem and the prophet of peace, love and forgiveness was born. Now Bethlehem, as well as every Palestinian city, town and…
France, First in Europe to Recognize Independent Palestine
France declared it will recognize a free and independent Palestinian state based on the 1967 borders, a Press TV report said. Bernard Valero, a spokesman for the French Foreign Ministry,…
Wikileaks documents: Israel’s ‘security concerns’ often clash with US interests
Among the revelations revealed by the US diplomatic cables released last week are a number of discussions between Israeli and US diplomats. In one such leaked conversation, an Israeli official…
Wikileaks: “Suleiman Recruited Agents in Syria and Iraq To Counter Iranian Influence”
According to released Wikileaks cables, Egypt’s Security Chief, Omar Suleiman, had his intelligence officers recruit agents in Syria and in Iraq in an attempt to counter the increasing Iranian influence…
Washington To PA; “Don’t Over React Over WikiLeaks Documents
After some documents regarding the U.S. Palestinian relations and alleged plans prepared by Washington to foil Palestinian reconciliation attempts, the White House told the Palestinian government of President Mahmoud Abbas…
Britain To Act Against Arrest Warrants Targeting Israeli Officials
The Jewish Chronicle reported that the United Kingdom will be taking measures meant to prevent British courts from issuing arrest warrants against Israeli military and political leaders accused of committing…
Israel Contributed to Hariri Tribunal
Israel’s Foreign Minister said Israel has contributed to U.S. backed tribunal probing the murder of ex-Lebanese Premier, Rafic Hariri, sources reported on Friday. Israeli Foreign Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, has acknowledged…
A Palestinian-American view of NATO strategy paper
The new NATO Strategy was adopted last week at a meeting in Portugal by heads of state of the 28-member NATO alliance while outside over 10,000 marchers shouted ‘no to…
Israel Harbors Fugitive, Wanted For War Crimes in Colombia
International fugitive, arms trader and death squad leader, Yair Klein, has arrived in Israel a free man, despite warrants for his arrest in Colombia for training the death squads of…
Zionists Attack Meeting of Jewish Peace Group in California; 2 Injured
A meeting of the left-wing advocacy group ‘Jewish Voice for Peace’ in San Francisco Sunday was attacked by right-wing Zionists from ‘SF Voice for Israel’ who, wrapped in an Israeli…
Maliki Holds Israel Responsible For Obstruction Of Talks
Palestinian Foreign Minister, Riyad al-Maliki, stated during his Monday meeting in Ramallah with his Slovenian counterpart, Samuel Zbogar, that Israel is responsible for the obstruction of peace talks, especially due…
‘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…
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…
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…
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…
Haniyeh: “It Is Important To Hold Direct Dialogue With Western Governments”
Ismail Haniyeh, Prime Minister of the dissolved government in Gaza, stated that it is important to hold talks and dialogue sessions with western governments so that the governments can know…
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…
The Changing Character Of East Jerusalem Is An Obstacle To Peace
The possibility of a viable two-state solution being eroded by settlement expansion, Palestinian home demolitions and deportationsMary Robinson, Ela Bhatt and Jimmy Carter are in the Middle East to encourage…
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…
Israeli Inquiry Calls on Flotilla Attack Witnesses to Testify
After promising, on multiple occasions, to arrest any participants in the humanitarian aid flotilla to Gaza, Israeli officials have now made an ‘open call’ to those same participants to testify…
Abbas: “We Believe In A Two-State Solution”
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas stated that the Palestinian Authority believes in a two-state solution that would ensure the establishment of an independent Palestinian State within the 1967 borders, and that…
OECD Considers Relocating Conference Planned For Jerusalem Due To Boycott Calls
After several nations announced that they will likely boycott this month’s planned bi-annual tourism conference of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the Secretary-General of the OECD wrote a…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Netanyahu Reveals Attitude Towards US, Oslo Accords in Video
A video recorded in 2001 of Israeli Prime Minister, Benyamin Netanyahu, shows him talking with settlers who lost family members in attacks made by Palestinians about Israeli military strategy, foreign…
Assad, Davutoglu Discuss Future of Palestine
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu met in Damascus to discuss the current situation in Palestine as well as their nations’ relations with Israel. On Monday,…
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…
U.S. To Jordan: Change Your Nuclear Program or We’ll Cut Aid
Reports from Arab media sources, on Monday, indicated that U.S. authorities are demanding that Jordan share its uranium enrichment with Israel.The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordon could lose its pecuniary aid…
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…
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…
European Foreign Ministers To Visit Gaza
Spanish Prime Minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, stated Monday, that the foreign ministers of Spain, France and Italy will be visiting the Gaza Strip this month to ensure that Israel…
Russia To Send 50 Armored Vehicles To The P.A.
Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, stated that the Palestinian Authority will soon receive 50 Russian armored vehicles that were donated by Russia several years ago but Israel opposed the delivery.…
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…
U.S. Warns Americans Against Traveling To Gaza
The U.S. State Department warned its citizens against going to the Gaza Strip, and against what it called “infiltrating” into Gaza by participating in solidarity ships or by any other…
Mitchell To Meet Barak Thursday
Israeli sources reported that the U.S Middle East Envoy, George Mitchell, will be holding a meeting on Thursday with Israeli Defense Minister, Ehud Barak, and a number of other Israeli…
Turkey Will Not Send New Ambassador To Israel
The Star newspaper in Turkey reported Wednesday that the Turkish government decided not to send a new ambassador to Israel unless it cooperates with the International Investigation Committee in charge…
Barak Cancels Trip to France after Threat of Lawsuit over Flotilla Raid
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak canceled a trip to an arms trading fair in France after French passengers of the Freedom Flotilla attacked two weeks ago said they plan to…
Report: Israeli Government Asked The US For More Weapons
During his most recent visit to the US, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu requested that the US provide him with Joint Direct Attack Munition bombs, rockets, aircraft ammunition and other…
American Journalist Slammed for Comments on Israel
Veteran White House journalist Helen Thomas was harshly criticized by American Jewish groups for comments she made last week regarding the Israeli occupation in Palestine.Thomas was asked if she has…
UN Security Council Holds Emergency Meeting; Calls for Investigation Of Israeli Raid
In an emergency session that began Monday afternoon and continued into Tuesday morning, the representatives of the UN Security Council discussed a response to Israel’s violent raid against the Freedom…
15 European Parliamentarians Enter Gaza
The Borders and Crossings Authority in the Gaza Strip reported Thursday that fifteen European parliamentarians entered the coastal region via the Rafah terminal, in the southern part of the Gaza…
Ewa Jasiewicz – Free Gaza convoy
The largest aid convoy to date is currently en route to Gaza to break the Israeli siege. The convoy includes nine ships, ten thousand tons of aid and eight hundred…
US Adviser to Palestinian Security Forces May Retire
The American Army general advising Palestinian security forces has requested retirement, according to sources in the Pentagon. The adviser, Lieutenant General Keith Dayton, has held his current post for five…
Abbas to Visit Washington Soon
The White House reported Wednesday that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will be visiting Washington soon to hold a meeting with President Barack Obama. The White House says that president Obama…
Suspected Mossad Agent Expelled From Australia
An Israeli diplomat in Australia who is believed to have been involved in forgery of passports used in the Israeli assassination of Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Madbouh in Dubai earlier this…
EU Could Cut P.A Funds Should Talks Fail
The European Union announced, Monday, that it may consider cutting funds allocated for the Palestinian Authority if talks with Israel continue to stall.The statement was made during an EU meeting…
Fundamentalists In Israel To Counter Freedom Flotilla
Israeli sources reported that two Israeli boats will be sailing Saturday from northern Israel in order to counter the Freedom Flotilla bringing 600 peace activists and humanitarian aid to the…
U.S Senate Approves 200M USD For Israel’s “Iron Dome”
The United States Senate approved the American President’s plan to grant Israel more than $200 Million meant for the development of Israel’s Iron Dome that intercepts short-range missiles.The plan was…
British musician Elvis Costello cancels Israel tour as ‘matter of conscience’
After a campaign to boycott Israel targeted singer Elvis Costello with calls, letters and faxes, he decided that he could not, in good conscience, continue with a planned tour in…
Russia, Turkey Call For Holding Talks With Hamas
Both Russia and Turkey stated, Wednesday, that that International Community must deal with Hamas due to the party’s support from the Palestinian people in the 2006 elections; deemed to be…
U.S Slams Israel’s Decision To Demolish Palestinian Homes in Jerusalem
The United States denounced a statement by Yitzhak Aharonovich, Israel’s Internal Security Minister, who said that the government intends to demolish Palestinian homes in occupied East Jerusalem in the coming…
FBI Director In Israel For Talks On Cooperation
Israeli sources reported Thursday that FBI director, Robert Mueller, arrived in Israel and held a meeting with Israel’s Police Chief, David Cohen, on cooperation against what was described as international…
Us Hegemony, Not ‘The Lobby,’ Behind Complicity With Israel
Many of Israel’s critics blame an ‘Israel lobby’ for the near-total complicity of the US in Israeli annexation, colonization and cleansing programs in the occupied West Bank. This complicity continues…
White House: “Obama Did Not Vow His Country Will Not Use Veto”
The White House denied reports that claimed that President Barack Obama vowed to Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, that the U.S will not use its Veto power to obstruct any decision…
Mitchell Back In Middle East This Week
Israeli sources reported that American Middle East Envoy, George Mitchell, will be back in the region for one week in order to hold talks with Israel and the Palestinian leadership…
Netanyahu To Mitchell: “No Settlement Freeze”
On Thursday evening, Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, told the visiting U.S. Middle East Envoy, George Mitchell, that Israel will not freeze its settlement activities in the occupied territories, including…
As Mitchell Delays Visit To Israel, Shapiro Arrives In The Country
U.S. Special Middle East Envoy, George Mitchell, decided to delay his visit to Israel this week and will instead visit the region next week to hold meetings with Israeli officials.…
Hariri: “Hezbollah Did Not Receive Scud Missiles From Syria”
Lebanese Prime Minister, Saad Al Hariri, stated Wednesday that Hezbollah did not receive any long-range Scud Middles from Syria, and added that reports about the issue are fabricated by Israel…
Falk Slams Israel’s Deportation Orders
UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories, Richard Falk, slammed the Israeli decision to deport thousands of Palestinians from the occupied territories the claim…
Iran Kicks-off Nuclear Summit
Iran has officially started, Saturday, its summit on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation of atomic weapons, the Iranian Press TV reported. The conference will last for two days while the participants…
Qatar, Algeria Donate More Than $36 Million To The P.A
Arab League assistant secretary-general for Financial and Administrative Affairs, Yousef Al Yazal, stated that the Arab League received $36 Million from Algeria and Qatar to be transferred to the Palestinian…
Obama Signs Waiver Allowing PLO Office To Remain In DC
United States President, Barack Obama, signed waiver allowing the Palestinian Liberation Office to keep its office opened in Washington DC for additional six months. The united States passed a law…
Erdogan: “Israel Is The Real Threat To Middle East Peace”
Turkish Prime Minister, Receb Tayyip Erdogan, stated that Israel is currently considered the real threat to peace in the Middle East. His statements came as he started his visit to…
U.S Wants Four Months Settlement Freeze In Exchange For Direct Talks
The United States is asking Israel to announce a four-month freeze of settlements activities in East Jerusalem in exchange for pressuring the Palestinian Authority of Mahmoud Abbas to hold direct…
British Lawmakers To Call For Reevaluating Arms Deals With Israel
The Guardian reported that several Lawmakers in the Britain will be asking the government to halts its weapons deals with Israel after a report published recently stated British weapons were…
Erdogan: “Double Standards In Dealing With Iran and Israel Should Be Stopped”
Turkish Prime Minister, Receb Tayyip Erdogan, slammed what he called the “double standards policy” in dealing with the Iranian Nuclear Program, and Israel’s Nuclear Agenda. His statements were made Monday…
Thousands March In Paris Against Israel’s Violations In Jerusalem
Thousands of Arabs and French Nationals held a protest in Paris on Monday at noon and marched in solidarity with Jerusalem chanting slogans against the Israeli violations against the city…
Mousa: “Arab Countries Need To Prepare For Peace Failure”
Amro Mousa, secretary-General of the Arab League, stated Saturday that the Arab countries should prepare for the possibility for a total collapse of the Palestinian-Israeli peace process, and should start…
British Organizations To Sue Israel Over Forged Passports Used By Assassins
Several British organizations, along with Palestinian and Islamic Institutions in Britain, are conducting preparations to file a lawsuit against the Israeli Mossad for forging British passports that were used by…
The US’ choreographed ‘outrage’ at Israel
The speeches at AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobby group, on Monday by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Netanyahu’s subsequent meeting with US President…