Military Levels Private Lands for New Military Tower
Israeli forces have been leveling private Palestinian land south of the occupied West Bank town of Bethlehem, in preparation to build a military tower in the area, residents said.A resident…
Home of Slain Palestinian Demolished
Israeli forces demolished the home of a Palestinian suspected of having killed two Israelis in October, after large numbers of Israeli military vehicles stormed the village of Surda, north of…
Democracy: ‘Disastrous for the Jewish People’
On Wednesday, the Israeli parliament will discuss the ‘law of the Sabbath,’ a new law that aims to ban all trade on the Sabbath.The Sabbath is a holy day in…
Israeli-Palestinian Love Story Banned
The Israeli Ministry of Education has banned “Borderline” from use in high schools.The Ministry explained its decision to ban Dorit Rabinya’s “Borderline” from high schools as to maintain “the identity…
Netanyahu Draws Line Between ‘Arab’ and ‘Jewish’ Terror
Following the recent increase in Jewish extremism, Israel’s Prime Minister on Sunday said that comparing “Arab terror and Jewish terror” was impossible, Israeli media reported.During the weekly cabinet meeting, Benjamin…
Experts: Israel Eyeing ‘One-And-A-Half-State’ Solution
Many political observers saw U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry‘s recent visit to the Middle East — where he met both Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas…
Former Shin Bet Chief Backs ‘Breaking the Silence’
The former head of Israel’s Shin Bet intelligence agency has publicly backed a group of former soldiers under fire for whistle blowing on alleged abuses by the Israeli army. Former…
Leader of Right-Wing Israeli Group Calls Christians ‘Blood-Sucking Vampires’
The leader of the right-wing group Lehava, which calls for the expulsion of non-Jews from Israel, has issued a statement that Christians, like Muslims, should be violently removed from the…
Israel Plunders Palestine’s Gas and Oil
Al-Haq details how Israel seizes natural resources in the occupied West Bank, Jerusalem and Gaza. The Gaza Strip, West Bank and East Jerusalem are rich in oil, gas a shale…
Israeli Legislator: Firebombing of Dawabsha family ‘not an act of terror’
Israeli Knesset Member Bezalel Smotrich stated on Thursday that he did not consider the burning to death of a Palestinian family to be an act of terror. His statement came…
Netanyahu to Kerry: Israel Will Not Be A ‘Bi-national’ State
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on Sunday, rejected statements made by US Secretary of State, John Kerry, that Israel is shifting towards being a “bi-national state”.According to Jpost Israeli news…
Netanyahu: Not One Meter of Area C to be Conceded
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that there are no plans to deliver any lands from West Bank Area C to Palestinians.In a meeting for Likud ministers, on Sunday, Netanyahu…
Israel Closes Jerusalem Area Road, Isolates Palestinian Villages
Israeli forces, Saturday, closed a main road leading to Palestinian villages northwest of Jerusalem and prevented residents from entering or exiting the area, locals said.Locals told Ma’an News Agency that…
Kerry, Israel, Palestine and Terrorism
United States Secretary John Kerry has, once again, visited the Middle East, to exert his particular brand of useless influence on Palestinian President and Israeli puppet Mahmoud Abbas, and Israeli…
Israel To Coordinate With Google, YouTube, To Censor Palestinian Videos Of Conflict
The Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister, Member of Knesset Tzipi Hotovely, held meetings this week with representatives of YouTube and Google, to find ways of cooperating to censor Palestinian videos from…
Kerry Unwavering in Support of Tel Aviv
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday expressed support for Israel’s right to ‘defend’ itself from ‘terrorism’ and ‘senseless violence,’ in comments which will most likely be viewed in…
New Israeli Demand: ‘Close your Facebook or you can’t travel!’
Israeli occupation authorities have asked a number of Palestinians to close their Facebook accounts, in order to be allowed to travel via Erez crossing.Head of the studies and documentations unit…
Palestinian Faces 30 Days In Administrative Detention For Facebook Post
The Nazareth District Court issued, Wednesday, a 30-day Administrative Detention order against a young Palestinian citizen for a Facebook post that appeared to be suicidal, but explained by Israel as…
Bennett: ‘We should have killed more terrorists’ (VIDEO)
Israeli Minister of Education MK Naftali Bennett said, on Wednesday, that “[Israelis] should have killed more terrorists,” in response to the Arab MK (Member of Knesset), Hanin Zoabi’s condemnations of…
Islamic Movement Outlawed Throughout Pre-1948 Territories
The security cabinet of the Israeli occupation announced a decision to outlaw the northern branch of the Islamic Movement, in the pre-1948 occupied Palestinian territories’, Netanyahu’s office announced on Monday…
Health Minister Backs Red Crescent’s Account of Wounded Settlers
Palestinian Health Minister Jawad ‘Awad, on Monday, refuted Israeli allegations that Palestinian Red Crescent paramedics abandoned three days earlier wounded Israeli settlers, to the south of Hebron.Speaking during a press…
PRCS Denies Israeli Facebook Allegations
The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) categorically denies allegations made by Ofir Gendelman, Israeli Government spokesperson, on his Facebook account, in which he claims that PRCS’ teams refused to discharge…
Bill Banning BDS Supporters Passes First Stage
The Knesset plenum, on Wednesday, approved a preliminary reading of a bill that would deny entry to the country to anyone urging a boycott of Israel.According to the bill, which…
US State Department v Edward Said
Richard Falk is an American professor emeritus of international law at Princeton University. In 2008, the UN Human Rights Council appointed Falk to a six-year term as a United Nations…
Celebrities Raise $31 Million for Israeli Military in Just One Night
A sold-out Western Region Gala event at the Beverly Hilton Hotel was attended by American and Israeli guests, this last Friday night. Among the present guests were: actors Jason Alexander,…
Israel Requesting Over 5 Billion in US Military Aid
The Israeli government has made an initial request for its annual U.S. defense package to increase by as much as $5 billion when its current aid package, worth an average…
Israel Withheld NIS 1.5 Billion from Workers
Israel has withheld NIS 1.5 billion in Palestinian workers’ pension funds.Kav LaOved, an organisation protecting disempowered workers’ rights in Israel, filed an appeal against the Israeli government, the Population, Borders…
Why did Netanyahu dig up the mufti?
The storm unleashed by Netanyahu when he addressed the Zionist Congress garnered responses from beyond the borders of the state of Jews, responses ranging from the tagging of Bibi as…
98th Anniversary of the Balfour Declaration
On the second of November, Ninety-eight years ago, the destiny of our nation changed due to the action of a foreign colonial power. The Balfour Declaration should serve as a…
Knesset Approves 3-year Minimum Jail Sentence for Throwing Stones
The Israeli Knesset approved, by second and third reading, minimum prison terms for stone-throwing attacks against vehicles or pedestrians.In a vote of 51 to 17, lawmakers approved a series of…
Palestinian Residents of Hebron Required to Register in Preparation for Severe New Restrictions
Palestinians gather in the street to be registered in the Tel Rumeida neighbourhood in occupied Hebron. It is being reported that the area will be closed off completely for people…
Cameras at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque
Without attention to the fact that Israel is an occupying force, cameras at al Aqsa mosque will easily become a tool of the occupier.Israeli forces removed cameras Monday set up…
NGO Sues Facebook over Pro-Palestinian Posts
According to the Israeli media, 20.000 Israelis joined the Israeli NGO Shurat HaDin – The Israeli Law Center on a civil lawsuit against Facebook on accusations of ignoring widespread Palestinian…
Read Their Lips: Israeli Leaders’ Plans for the Palestinians
Samah Sabaw is a Policy Advisor to Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network, and member of the board of directors for the National Council on Canada Arab Relations (NCCAR).History in the…
Israeli Security Cabinet Approves ‘Drastic Measures’ Against Palestinians
The Israeli Security Cabinet has approved what is being called ‘drastic measures’, in order to quell the Palestinian revolt against Israeli actions at Al-Aqsa Mosque, including placing additional security for…
Police Demand Enclosure of West Bank, Government Denies
A proposal by Israeli occupation police suggesting to seal off the West Bank, in order to prevent Palestinians from crossing the Green Line, was rejected by the Israeli government last…
Israeli Lobby Exploits Interfaith Dialogue
For years Israel and its lobby around the world have been trying to normalise their relations with Arabs and Muslims without solving the Palestine question. One of the methods they…
Israel Vows Crackdown on Hamas Murder Suspects
On Monday night, Israeli forces arrested five alleged Hamas members over the shooting of a settler couple in the West Bank city of Nablus, as the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
Attackers’ Homes Demolished at Netanyahu’s Urging
Israeli forces, on Tuesday, demolished two homes belonging to the families of Palestinians who carried out attacks on Israelis last year, just hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called…
Israeli Forces Escalate Restrictions and Violence Against Palestinians During Sukkot
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, the 28th – 30th September 2015 is the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. In the occupied West Bank city of al-Khalil (Hebron), while Israeli settlers from the…
More West Bank Olive Trees to be Uprooted
Israeli authorities delivered notices, on Monday, to Palestinian farmers in Salfit, telling them of plans to uproot 140 olive trees.The Palestinian farms to be targeted by the Israeli occupation are…
PLO: New Israeli Live Fire Law ‘Dehumanizes a Whole Nation’
The PLO secretary-general said, Saturday, that new Israeli regulations authorizing forces to use live ammunition in occupied East Jerusalem served to ‘dehumanize’ Palestinians.Israel’s security cabinet on Thursday broadened the rules…
Complete Closure Imposed on West Bank and Gaza
Israel to impose a complete closure on the West Bank and close all Gaza crossing during Israeli Yom Kippur holiday, Israeli military minister announced.The closure is scheduled to last 36…
Hebraizing Street Names across Jerusalem Approved, Pro Al Aqsa Rallies Suppressed across West Bank
The Israeli municipality of West Jerusalem approved, last Sunday night, a decision to replace the original names of several streets and districts in and outside Jerusalem’s Old City with ‘Hebrew’…
Sniper Fire Authorized Against Stone-Throwers
Israel has approved the use of sniper rifles against stone throwers in Jerusalem, Channel 10 reports on Thursday morning. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked the Attorney General to authorize…
Netanyahu Approves Harsher Penalties for Stone Throwers
According to Israeli media reports, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced, at the start of an emergency meeting of ministers and security officials held earlier today, a toughening of the…
Legislation to be Set on Minimum Sentences for Throwing Stones
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu will head an urgent session, on Tuesday evening, to discuss punishment for stone-throwing.Israeli radio reported, according to Al Ray Palestinian Media Agency, that the session…
Ibrahimi Mosque Closed for Jewish New Year
Israeli authorities, on Tuesday, closed the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron to Palestinians for the second consecutive day during the Jewish new year, said Palestinian Waqf (Endowments) and Religious Affairs Ministry.According…
Netanyahu to Visit Britain
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to visit Britain, this week, for talks with his counterpart David Cameron, as the right-wing Israeli leader faces diplomatic pressure over illegal settlements in…
Ashrawi: ‘Israel is in the business of creating refugees, not providing them with a safe haven.’
In response to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyhu’s rejection of accepting any refugees in Israel, PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi said: “Israel is in the business of creating…
Israel Passes ‘Counterterrorism’ Bill in 1st Reading
The Israeli parliament of the Knesset passed a controversial counterterrorism bill in its first reading, on Thursday, when 45 members voted in favor of the bill, while 14 voted against.According…
Israeli Minister of Culture says Soldiers Should Have Shot Nabi Saleh Women
Israeli Minister of Culture, Miri Regev, has said that the army should have shot the Palestinian women who saved Mohammad al-Tamimi from abuse by an Israeli soldier.Israeli Minister of Culture,…
Ya’alon Instructs Soldiers to Shoot Dead Any Suspect
Israeli Minister of Defense Moshe Ya’alon, on Wednesday, reportedly gave clear instructions to his soldiers to shoot dead any Palestinian who tries to carry out an operation against Israelis.During a…
Huckabee: West Bank ‘Not Occupied’
US presidential contender Mike Huckabee said during a visit to Jerusalem, on Wednesday, that he did not consider the West Bank occupied by Israel.The Republican and Baptist minister, a regular…
Israel to Lengthen East Jerusalem School-day to Prevent Demonstrations
Haaretz Israeli newspaper, on Wednesday, unveiled a plan for the Israeli municipality to a finance “long educational day” at high schools in East Jerusalem, in order to prevent the student…
Noam Chomsky: Israeli Apartheid ‘Much Worse’ Than South Africa
Famous American linguist Noam Chomsky has described the actions of the Israeli occupation in Palestine as “worse than South African apartheid”.“In the Occupied Territories, what Israel is doing is much…
Brushing Your Teeth with White Phosphorus?
One year ago, on 15 August – 40 days into Israel’s 51 day monstrous assault on Gaza that was clocking up 1800 innocent Palestinian deaths – Adrian Orr, the CEO…
Normalization: What It Is and Why it Matters
What is normalization in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and why does it matter?The concept of normalization emerged at the Camp David agreements signed by Egypt and Israel in 1979. The agreements…
Obama Says Netanyahu’s Interference in American Politics “Unprecedented”
US President Barack Obama, in an interview with CNN, said that Israeli prime minister Benyamin Netanyahu’s interference in American politics is ‘unprecedented’, especially following the Iran deal.In the interview, which…
Ashrawi Says Israel Now ‘Completely Out of Control’
PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi has strongly condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s approval of 300 units in the illegal settlement of Beit El and plans to construct…
Israeli Spy to be Paroled by US November 21st
Jonathan Pollard, a former US Navy analyst convicted of spying for Israel, will be released on parole November 21, after serving 30 years in prison, his lawyers said Tuesday.’The decision…
“Anti-Terrorism” Bill Drafted by Israeli Ministerial Committee
On Monday morning, the Israeli Ministerial Committee drafted an “anti-terrorism” law. According to Israeli Channel 7, the committee is expected to approve the bill, which amends and expands the definition…
European Delegation Barred from Meeting with Joint Arab List
A delegation from the European parliament, including ambassadors to Israel from European Union countries, was not allowed to enter the Knesset, Tuesday morning, for a meeting with members of the…
UN Security Council Calls for Lifting of Israeli Siege and Occupation
The Security Council met yesterday to discuss the humanitarian situation in Gaza. It was agreed that the current state of the Strip could not continue, and that the illegal Israeli…
Stone Throwing Bill Passes in Knesset
Israeli Knesset passed, on Monday evening, a bill allowing Palestinian youth caught throwing stones to be held up to 20 years in prison.The bill stipulates that youth who throw stones…
US Indicates Further Aid to Israel following Iran Deal
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter, on Monday, signaled that Washington was ready to boost military cooperation with Israel, during a visit aimed at easing Israeli concerns over the nuclear deal…
Israel to EU: Only Non-Political Talks with Palestinians
Haaretz newspaper, on Monday, said that Israel finally responded to the European Union’s urge to revive the negotiations, by saying that there will not be any political talks with Palestinians.…
Committee Approves ‘Jewish State’ Bill
Israel’s Ministerial Committee for Legislation has passed a controversial “Jewish State’ bill that defines the country as Jewish national homeland, Israeli media reported Sunday.According to Al Ray, Likud Party deputy…
Foreign Ministry Denounces Israel’s Decision to Extend Apartheid Wall into Cremisan Valley
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement released on Wednesday, condemned the Israeli government’s decision to build a new section of the Apartheid Wall in the Cremisan valley near…
Secret Deal to Control Israeli Supreme Court Exposed
A secret deal between the Likud party and Yisrael Beiteinu party, in the Knesset, was exposed today. according to the PNN.The deal, agreed between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and…
Knesset Votes to Force Feed Hunger Strikers
Israeli politicians have voted to continue work on a bill to allow hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners to be force-fed. Those who oppose it have argued that this is meant to silence…
Netanyahu Coalition Loses Parliament Vote, First Time Ever
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling coalition lost a parliamentary vote Wednesday for the first time since taking office with a knife-edge majority in May.The vote, on a technical issue…
Obama “Hamstrung” by Israeli Lobby on Palestinian ICC Bid
The US opposition to the bid by the Palestinian Authority to bring Israel to the International Criminal Court for war crimes in Gaza is the result of pressure from the…
House Democrats Urge Kerry to Prioritize Detained Palestinian Children
19 House Democrats signed a letter urging the Obama administration to make Israel’s treatment of imprisoned Palestinian minors a priority in the US-Israeli relationship.The letter, initiated by Rep. Betty McCollum,…
Israel Extends Integration Ban on Palestinians Married to Israelis
Israel’s Knesset has extended a law that bans Palestinians married to Israelis from living with their spouses in Israel for another year, according to Al Ray.The law was first passed…
Orange Boss Receives Death Threats, Sues Amid ‘Israel Spat’
Orange boss Stephane Richard has taken legal action after receiving death threats against himself and family members amid a row over withdrawing his brand from Israel, legal sources said Tuesday,…
‘UN Watch’ Receiving Regular Funding from Israel
The so-called ‘UN Watch’, which pretends to be an independent organization, was revealed to be receiving frequent funds from the Israeli government.The NGO, which claims to be a briefing body…
Israel Blocks Passage of UN Human Rights Envoy
Israel has blocked a visit to the occupied Palestinian territories by a UN rights envoy, an official said Monday, just ahead of the publication of a United Nations report on…
Israel to Pre-empt UN Inquiry, Issue Own Gaza Report
Israel has prepared a report arguing its 2014 Gaza attack as lawful, a move aimed at pre-empting the release of findings of a U.N. war crimes investigation that Prime Minister…
Israel’s UN Mission Accused of Deceiving NY Member States
The permanent Israeli mission at the UN was accused, on Saturday, of misleading envoys of permanent missions of other member states in New York.An official at one of the permanent…
Israel and the Turkish Elections
Turkey will not accept normalization until Israel lifts its blockade of Gaza and ceases its use of massive force against the totally vulnerable Gazan civilian population.06/11/15 | Richard Falk |…
US House of Reps: Europe Can’t Boycott Israel
The United States House of Representatives has fast-tracked a bill regarding a free trade agreement between the US and Europe which would include a section barring EU countries from any…
MP Hazan to Sue Channel 2 over Drug Dealing, Pimping Allegations
Israel’s deputy parliament speaker, lawmaker Oren Hazan, has said he will sue privately owned Channel 2 over a report alleging his involvement in pimping and drugs.’I have ordered my lawyer…
Orange CEO: Company in Israel ‘To Stay’
The chairman of Orange told AFP on Saturday that he ‘sincerely’ regretted a ‘controversy’ over the French telecoms group’s relations with Israel, saying, the Orange Group ‘is in Israel to…
UN Special Rapporteur: Israel Must Abandon Plans to Relocate Bedouins
United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur Makarim Wibisono, today, repeated his call for the Israeli occupation to abandon its plans for the forced relocation of Palestinian Bedouins in the West Bank.PNN…
Livni: Worsening US Relations a Security Risk to Israel
Zionist Camp representative Tzibi Livni said, today, that the crisis in Israeli-United States relations was not a personal or diplomatic issue but rather an issue in terms of Israeli security.In…
German FM Calls for Lift on Gaza Blockade
The German foreign minister, on Monday, called on Israel to lift the blockade of Gaza in return for Palestinian security reassurances during a visit to the beleaguered coastal enclave.Frank-Walter Steinmeier,…
Portugal: Israel Increasing its Isolation through Apartheid Policies
The delegate of the Palestinian-Portuguese parliamentary friendship committee in the Legislative Council ended his visit to Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. According to the PNN, the committee was convened in…
Rivlin: BDS and FIFA a ‘Strategic Threat’ to Israel
Israeli president Reuven Rivlin , this week, warned that the Palestinian push towards Boycott, Divestment and sanctions against Israel, in international universities, and Footbal Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)…
Israeli Minister Aims to Impose 20-year Sentence for Throwing Stones
Israeli Minister Ayelet Shaked has proposed a sentence of 20 years in prison for Palestinian boys throwing stones at Israeli forces, reports Days of Palestine.Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported, Thursday,…
Hotovely: ‘The whole land of Israel belongs to the Jews”
‘The whole land of Israel belongs to the Jews”, said the new Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Tzipi Hotovely of the new coalition government led by Benjamin Netanyahu, during a…
New US-Israeli Weapons Deal Approved by Congress
Israeli media, on Wednesday, reported that US Congress has approved a new weapons deal with Israel. Hebrew Channel 7 said that the deal will include 50 model BLU-113 bombs and…
Euromid: Gaza Collapsing Amid Humanitarian Crisis, UN Warns of Larger Settlement Impact
The Euromid Observer held a media conference, on Wednesday, highlighting the consequences of economic siege on Gaza which has now lasted eight years. A United Nations (UN) envoy warned about…
Netanyahu Halts Palestinian Bus Ban
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Wednesday, ordered the suspension of a controversial measure banning Palestinians from riding the same buses as Jewish settlers when returning from Israel to the West…
Israel, Finland Tension Over Boycott of JNF
Tension is brewing between Israel and Finland over the Finnish World Village Festival’s decision to boycott the Jewish National Fund.The Jewish National Fund (JNF) in Finland registered to participate in…
Parodies of Parity: Israel & Palestine
The relation between oppressor and oppressed is a paramount precondition for sustainable peace. Unless the structural distortion and illegitimacy is acknowledged, no viable political arrangement will be forthcoming.As long ago…
Bennett Wants to See Palestinians Become ‘Water Carriers and Wood Hewers’ for Jews
If you think that the UN was wrong in labeling Zionism as a racist movement, think again.Of course, Zionist crimes, committed in the name of Judaism and the Jewish people,…
Jewish Home MK Tours Settlement in East Jerusalem’s Silwan Neighbourhood (VIDEO)
MK Moti Yogev touring a settlement in East Jerusalem’s Silwan/Photo: Moti Yogev Facebook Knesset Member Moti Yogev (Jewish Home) toured the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Silwan Thursday morning. The tour…
Netanyahu’s Wife Responds to Employee Abuse Allegations
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife Sara has hit back at what she says is a smear campaign over her alleged mistreatment of domestic employees, media reported on Monday.She railed…
Rabbinic Official: Palestinians are ‘Human Animals’
Israel’s new coalition government, under the direction of PM Benjamin Netanyahu, has taken on Rabbi Eli Ben-Dahan as its deputy defense minister, known for his previous assertion that Palestinian are…