Category: Israeli Politics

OSLO, Saturday, February 12, 2022 (WAFA) – Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt pledged yesterday to increase its funding to the UN Refugee and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees…

500 Palestinian Administrative Detainees, held in Israeli prisons without charge or trial, have refused to attend their court sessions for 44 days in protest of Israel’s policy of Administrative Detention.…

In the village of Kisan, east of Bethlehem, the Israeli government on Thursday approved the theft of 49,000 dunams (21,000 acres) of village land – stretching from the oustkirts of…

The Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs Commission released, on Sunday, a statement announcing that Palestinian political prisoners will be engaging in actions to show their objection to the failure of the…

The Israeli government intends to meet within the coming few days to “legalize” and provide infrastructure for illegal colonialist outposts built on stolen Palestinian lands in the occupied West Bank.…

The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs has launched an incitement campaign against Amnesty International after the latter released a report on Tuesday concluding that Israel’s discriminatory and exclusionary laws, policies…

Report By Amnesty International: Israeli authorities must be held accountable for committing the crime of apartheid against Palestinians, Amnesty International said today in a damning new report. The investigation details…

RAMALLAH, Tuesday, February 01, 2022 (WAFA) – The State of Palestine welcomes the report by Amnesty International on Israel’s apartheid regime and racist policies and practices against the Palestinian people,…

By Ramzy Baroud for Palestine Chronicle: Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, is leading his country’s anti-Palestinian propaganda, this time engaging in pre-emptive hasbara in anticipation of a Palestinian…

SHEFFIELD, Saturday, January 29, 2022 (WAFA) – Sheffield Hallam University has reinstated Palestinian Ph.D. student lecturer and activist Shahd Abu Salama, suspended from work after she was targeted by pro-Israel…

The Israeli-Palestinian peace group ‘Combatants for Peace’ has revealed, through a Freedom of Information petition, a massive Israeli government investment in ‘Jewish-only’ roads through the West Bank. The petition was…

Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday at dawn, two former political prisoners, interrogated and assaulted several young men in Beit Fajjar town, south of Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank. Media…

By Chris MacManus MEP: Sinn Féin MEP Chris MacManus has demanded the European Commission releases documents linked to the suspension of EU funds to Palestinian NGOs. The funds were suspended because…

On Sunday, the Israeli District Court in occupied Jerusalem denied an appeal filed by the Salhiyya Palestinian family to rebuild their historic home that was demolished by the army several…

Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday evening, five Palestinians and two solidarity activists, during a peaceful sit-in protest denouncing the demolition of two homes belonging to the Salhiyya family in Sheikh…

Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the Sheikh Jarrah Palestinian neighborhood in the occupied Palestinian capital, Jerusalem, and demolished two homes, in addition to abducting 27 Palestinians,…

The indigenous Palestinians in the occupied Negev desert continue to struggle for their very own existence and future and are facing seriously escalating Israeli police and military brutality, especially the…

JERUSALEM, Monday, January 10, 2022 (WAFA): Dozens of Israeli settlers stormed today evening the East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, according to WAFA correspondent. Dozens of setters, led by far-right Israeli Member…

Report By Adalah (The Legal Center For Arab Minority Rights In Israel):  06/01/2022: In response to the organizations’ demand, the Military Attorney replied that the “core of the designations” is based…

The condition of cancer-stricken Palestinian detainee, Nasser Abu Hmeid has deteriorated significantly, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said on Wednesday. The PPS stated that Nasser Abu Hmeid, 49, has been…

Ben Gvir, far-right Israeli parliament member and follower of Jewish supremacist Meir Kahane was caught on video waving a gun at two Palestinian parking lot attendants and yelling slurs. Both…

JERUSALEM, Monday, December 20, 2021 (WAFA) – The Israeli occupation authorities notified today a Palestinian family to evict their homes in Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, in occupied East Jerusalem, and to…

Ibrahim al-A’raj, a member of the Follow-Up Committee for homes threatened by Israel demolition orders, stated that half of the homes in the Ein Jweiza neighborhood in al-Walaja, northwest of…

By Motasem A Dalloul for Middle East Monitor Israel announced, last week, the completion of the highly technological security wall on its side of the occupied and besieged Gaza Strip.…

The Israeli “Custodian General’s Unit” of the “Justice Ministry” is planning to build hundreds of units in illegal Israel colonies in occupied Jerusalem, including in Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, a move…

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is presenting a plan to expand settlement in the occupied Syrian Golan, including two new settlements and the creation of a “Special Committee” aimed at…

Israeli media sources have reported that the Israeli Foreign Minister, Yair Lapid, will be heading to Cairo, Thursday, to meet with his Egyptian counterpart, Sameh Shokri, to discuss the efforts…

As Americans plan holiday meals and bake Christmas cookies, let’s be aware of the Palestinians who have been on hunger strikes – some for well over 100 days – just…

Adalah – The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel issued its legal expert opinion on Israel’s recent decisions to designate six Palestinian human rights and civil society groups…

The government of Belgium has decided to label all products from the illegal Israeli colonies in the occupied West Bank, an issue that prompted Israel’s Deputy Foreign Ministers, Idan Roll,…

By Ramzy Baroud for Palestine Chronicle: The revelation, a few years ago, that the US National Security Agency (NSA) has been conducting mass surveillance on millions of Americans has reignited the…

Sayid Marcos Tenório for Middle East Monitor Since its founding in 1948, the “State of Israel” has promoted an intense campaign to erase Palestinian history, culture and resistance on all…

Theodosius (Attallah) Hanna, the Archbishop of Sebastia from the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, stated that the Palestinians have the right to defend themselves and to act on protecting their…

Israeli attorney Eitan Mack issued an open letter Saturday stating that a criminal investigation should be opened against Israeli War Minister Benny Gantz and his decision last month to label…

JERUSALEM, Tuesday, November 9, 2021 (WAFA) – The decision on 7 November of the Military Commander in the West Bank to declare by Military Orders six Palestinian human right and…

November 9, 2021 – (Palestinian News Network) – Five European countries expressed “serious concern” at Israel’s designation of six Palestinian civil society organizations as terrorist groups after a Security Council…

Al-Haq welcomes Irish Minister of Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney’s strong and principled position regarding the Israeli designation of six Palestinian civil society organisations as “terror organisations”. On 19 October 2021, the Israeli…

The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that the Israeli military prosecution has decided to reactivate the arbitrary Administrative Detention order against Miqdad al-Qawasma who continues the hunger strike for…

In a move that demonstrates Israel’s contempt and disregard of International Law, Israeli Ambassador at the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, ripped a report by the Human Rights Council, denouncing ongoing…

WASHINGTON, Friday, October 29, 2021 (WAFA) – A total of 288 US-based social justice, civil rights, and human rights leaders and organizations have demanded the Biden administration to immediately and…

By Sayid Marcos Tenório for Middle East Monitor: Mahmoud Darwish is the most internationally-renowned Palestinian poet and writer, although still little-known in Brazil. He is the author of 30 poetry books…

October 29, 2021 (Quds News Network) – Families of six-hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails have sent a letter on Friday to US Congress members and human rights organizations, urging…

Israeli authorities authorized, on Wednesday, 3,144 additional colonial settlement units for construction in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian News and Information Agency (WAFA) reported. The US State Department condemned…

Brussels – October 26, 2021 (Palestinian News Network) – The European Union said it is following all Israeli accusations against Palestinian human rights organizations that they support terrorism according to…

LONDON, Wednesday, October 27, 2021 – The Palestinian News and Information Agency (WAFA) – Sixteen United Kingdom-based organizations yesterday decried the Israeli occupation authorities’ decision to designate six Palestinian human…

Press Release By Action Aid: On October 19, 2021, the Israeli Defence Ministry issued a military order declaring six Palestinian civil society organisations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory(oPt) to be…

TEL AVIV, Sunday, October 24, 2021 (WAFA) – Israeli human rights group Peace Now has denounced the ongoing construction of 31 housing units for illegal Israeli settlers in the heart…

October 23, 2021 (The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights) – Israeli Defense Minister, Benny Gantz, designated six pioneering Palestinian civil society organizations as terrorist organizations, allegedly for affiliations with the…

Statment By Al-Haq independent Palestinian non-governmental human rights organisation): Al-Haq strongly rejects the designation made by the Israeli Ministry of Defense, on 19 October 2021, of Al-Haq and five fellow…

Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network: Since the beginning of the year, Israeli war criminal and “Minister of Defense” Benny Gantz has repeatedly designated Palestinian and international organizations working to defend…

Statement By Amnesty International: The Israeli Defense Ministry on 19 October 2021 issued a military order declaring six Palestinian civil society organizations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory to be “terrorist…

An ultra-nationalist Israeli lawmaker’s behavior on Tuesday is a microcosm of the conduct and attitude of Israel as a whole: bullying, self-absorbed, faux-victimized, evasive. By Kathryn Shihadah  On Tuesday, an…

An Israeli court released details, Wednesday, of a highly sensitive and unpublished court case involving an Israeli Civil Administration officer who was charged and convicted with the rape of a…

Press Release: Al-Mezan Center For Human Rights: Earlier this morning, the Israeli Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked officially notified 36-year-old Palestinian-French human rights defender Salah Hammouri of the revocation of his…

The Israeli government, its “Justice Ministry” and “Interior Ministry” have approved the revocation of the Jerusalem residency and ID card of a native Jerusalemite Palestinian lawyer, who is also a…

Report By Human Rights Watch (HRW)  (Washington, DC) – Facebook has wrongfully removed and suppressed content by Palestinians and their supporters, including about human rights abuses carried out in Israel and…

Israeli soldiers forced, Sunday, a Palestinian to demolish his home in Beit Hanina, north of the occupied Palestinian capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank. Local sources said the Palestinian, Arafat…

The Israeli government issued an order for the illegal annexation of 45.700 Dunams of Palestinian lands in Kisan village, east of Bethlehem, south of the occupied Palestinian capital Jerusalem, in…

Israeli soldiers injured, Tuesday, dozens of Palestinians, including schoolchildren, and abducted one child, in Hebron city and the nearby Sa’ir town, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.…

Palestinians protesting the construction of illegal Israeli colonies on their land in the village of Ya’bad, southwest of Jenin, were attacked by Israeli soldiers Friday evening with tear gas canisters…

Built in the 16th century, at the western entrance to Jerusalem lies Lifta, the well-preserved remains of a Palestinian village. Archeological and architectural remains attest to a continuity of thousands…

The Israeli government held a meeting to assess the security situation in the besieged and impoverished Gaza Strip and decided to ease some restrictions, including expanding the fishing zone. The…

By: Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association 13-07-2021: On 12 July 2021, following several communications submitted to the Israeli Prison Service (IPS) for the temporary humanitarian release of Palestinian political prisoner Khalida…

The Israeli army has decided to evacuate the illegal Evyatar illegal colonialist outpost which was installed by fanatic colonists on private Palestinian lands. The decision came after weeks of ongoing…

The Israeli government has approved, Wednesday, plans for expanding illegal colonies on Palestinian lands in the occupied West Bank. Israeli Ynet News said Israel approved new construction in Jewish settlements,…

By Crispin Blunt for the Middle East Monitor 19 June 2021 The situation for Palestinians seems more dire than ever. Parliamentarians around the world have spoken up on this issue…

American journalists have signed and are circulating an open letter calling on their peers and colleagues in the media community to start using consistent truth telling speech, rather than language…

After twelve years as Israeli Prime Minister, today may be Benjamin Netanyahu’s last day in office as the Knesset will be voting on a new leadership. Netanyahu is expected to…

The Israeli government decided to expand an illegal Israeli colony, built on Palestinian land, near Nablus, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, to increase its size by…

In opposition to their Administrative Detention, two Palestinians held in Israeli prisons, have declared hunger strike, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) stated Thursday. The first prisoner, Omar Shami, 18, from…

The Israeli government on Tuesday demolished the Bedouin village of Al-Arakib, Tuesday, for the 188th consecutive time. Israeli police forces and the “Yoav” unit of the so-called “Negev Development Authority”…

Israel has started the digging and preparing for a new segregated road on lands owned by Palestinians from Iskaka and Yasuf village, east of Salfit in central West Bank. Fawzi…

Undercover Israeli soldiers infiltrated, on Tuesday at dawn, into Um ash-Sharayet neighborhood in the all-Biereh city, in the central West Bank governorate of Ramallah and al-Biereh, and killed a young…

Israeli soldiers attacked, on Saturday evening, dozens of nonviolent protesters during a procession at the entrance of the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, in the occupied Palestinian capital Jerusalem, demanding an end…

Four Palestinians were killed, on Thursday evening, and many others were injured, in a series of Israeli strikes and bombings in Gaza city, Beit Hanoun, and Beit Lahia. Media sources…

One of the most difficult things to grasp in the modern history of Palestine and the Palestinians is the meaning of the Nakba. Is the Nakba to be seen as…

On Saturday afternoon in East Jerusalem, Palestinians in Sheikh Jarrah were singing, painting murals, and flying balloons when Israeli forces attacked. Occupation forces attack women in Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood (video…

As the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip continued Thursday for the fourth straight day, thousands of Palestinians in the West Bank poured into the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem to…

The Israeli government is planning the construction of at least 392 units in illegal Israeli colonies, on more than 432.1 Dunams of Palestinian lands. The Maps Department of the Arab…

Updated: The Israeli High Court has postponed looking into appeals filed by four Palestinian families against rulings evicting them from their homes in Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, in occupied Jerusalem, for…

The Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA): Israeli occupation forces last night assaulted and dispersed dozens of Palestinian nonviolent protesters while holding a sit-in in the neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah,…

NEW YORK, Thursday, April 22, 2021 (WAFA) – Palestine’s Permanent Observer to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, urged today the world countries to press Israel, the occupying power, not to…

Adalah Press Release: Court authorizes Cyber Unit to continue operating in the shadows, conducting quasi-judicial censorship without allowing social media users to defend their rights or even to know that…

Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly nonviolent protest the escalating illegal colonialist activities in Sheikh Jarrah, in the occupied Palestinian capital, Jerusalem, wounding 9 Palestinians, including one journalist. The Palestinian…

The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor (Euro-Med Monitor) strongly condemns Israel’s decision to refuse cooperation with the International Criminal Court (ICC) after it announced opening an investigation into possible war crimes…

RAMALLAH, Monday, April 05, 2021 (WAFA) – Palestine today urged the Middle East International Quartet to pressure Israel into allowing elections for the legislative council planed on May 22 in…

GENEVA, Monday, March 22, 2021 (WAFA) – The United Nations should take action against Israel’s discriminatory policies and compel it to respect relevant international laws on equality and non-discrimination, the…

The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), and the Palestinian Water Authority (PWA) Issue a joint Press Release on the Occasion of World Water Day; on March 22nd, 2021 The…

Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday at dawn, five Palestinians, including a child, from Bethlehem, south of occupied Jerusalem, and two in Tulkarem, in the West Bank. The Bethlehem office of…

The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor (Euro-Med Monitor) condemns the Israeli decisions to evacuate and demolish Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem, paving the way for implementing Israeli plans for a massive…

With every settlement and military operation, ‘Israel’ has been paving its own road to The Hague, Avner Gvaryahu, the executive director of Breaking the Silence wrote. Avner Gvaryahu was born…

Dozens of Israeli soldiers and police officers, accompanied by bulldozers, invaded the al-‘Isawiya town, in occupied Jerusalem and demolished a Palestinian building, housing seventeen members of Oleyyan family. Resident Fadi…

Al-Mezan: the international community must intervene to end Israel’s exploitation of residents’ humanitarian needs The Israeli authorities continue to use Erez crossing as a means to entrap Palestinians residing in…

On Sunday afternoon, a Palestinian official identified as Sheikh Muhammad Abu Najem, was shot and killed in the city of Jaffa, in the western part of Israel. The Hamas party…

The Spokesperson of the Palestinian Presidency, Nabil Abu Rodeina, denounced the latest Israeli plan to build more than 2500 colonialist units in the occupied West Bank, and described them as…

RAMALLAH, Tuesday, January 19, 2021 (WAFA) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates today pledged to legally pursue the US ambassador to Israel, David Friedman after he recognized the…

Israeli sources have reported, Sunday, that the Israeli Prison Authority will administer coronavirus vaccines to the Palestinian detainees starting sometime this week, after the Israeli Public Security Minister Amir Ohana…

New position paper by the Israeli Information Center For Human Rights In The Occupied Territories (B’Tselem):   More than 14 million people, roughly half of them Jews and the other…

Tuesday, January 12, 2021 (WAFA) – The Palestinian Ministry of Culture condemned today a ban by an Israeli court on playing the film “Jenin Jenin” by the artist Mohammad Bakri and…

Mohammad El-Halabi’s experience as a Palestinian prisoner in Israel is unique only in its magnitude of injustice – its essence is common to thousands of Palestinians, including numerous practices that…