RSS Feeds

The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil,    but because of the people who don't do anything about it

Related Issues
Title		Description	Date
Al-Araqeeb Village: Palestinian Bedouins Refuse to Surrender 116 Times		Ramzy Baroud - The Palestine Chronicle - On August 1, the Palestinian Bedouin village of Al-Araqeeb was destroyed for the 116th time. As soon as Israeli bulldozers finished their ugly deed and soldiers began evacuating the premises, the village resident immediately began rebuilding their homes. 22 families, or about 101 residents, are estimated to live here. By now, they are all familiar with the painful routine, considering the first round of destruction took place in July 2010. It means that the village has been destroyed nearly 17 times per year, since then. And every single time, it was rebuilt, only to be destroyed again.-rh	30/8/2017
...
Families of jailed Palestinians call on UN chief to hold Israel accountable for violations		Ma`an - They highlighted that Palestinians, including women and children, are subject to “dangerous Israeli violations of prisoners’ rights,” such as deliberate medical neglect and administrative detention. Mother of underage Palestinian prisoner Shadi Farah -- who was just 12-years-old when he was detained in 2015 -- stressed the debilitating psychological effects that detention has on the some 320 children being held in Israeli custody. PLO chief Saeb Erekat took part in the meeting with Guterres.[bz for id]	30/8/2017
...
Benjamin Netanyahu’s nightmare comes true as Putin crushes his plans		Aydin Mehdiyev - Pravda - "Iran is Russia`s strategic ally in the Middle East," Putin said. "But Israel is also an important partner for Russia in the region," he added. [bz]	29/8/2017
...
Belgium demands compensation from Israel for demolition of donated school equipment in occupied West Bank		Bethan McKernan - Independent - “These new demolitions and seizures of essential infrastructure are unacceptable. (...) By undermining such humanitarian projects, Israel contravenes its international obligations as an occupying power.” [bz]	27/8/2017
...
Sudanese-Palestinian group calls for minister to resign over Israel comments		BETHLEHEM/PNN/ - "The Sudanese Palestinian Brotherhood Society has condemned the comments made by Investment Minister Mubarak Fadel, in which he called for normalising relations between Sudan and Israel...In a media statement, the Sudanese-Palestinian group expressed its sadness that someone of Fadel’s age and experience would adopt the Zionist narrative regarding Palestine and its heroic resistance." ca	25/8/2017
...
Israel Revokes Citizenship of Hundreds of Negev Bedouin, Leaving Them Stateless		Jack Khoury- Haaretz "Some were citizens for 40 years, served in the army and paid their taxes, but had their status canceled with a single keystroke and no further explanation." ca	25/8/2017
...
Dr. Ashrawi on the 9th Anniversary of Mahmoud Darwish’s Passing		IMEMC News & Agencies - "Darwish was not just a national poet; he was a poet of humanity and creativity who forged a new language and awareness for Palestine and beyond. He humanized Palestinian reality during its darkest hours, and he generated an undeniable energy to legitimize hope and affirmation, as well as resistance. We will always remain grateful to Darwish who embodied the Palestinian people’s yearning for freedom, love and life." ca	25/8/2017
...
Journalist David Sheen faces lawsuit from Israeli general Israel Ziv		Charlotte Silver - Electronic Intifada "A retired Israeli general with a history of threatening reporters is suing an independent journalist for defamation, after the journalist included him on a list of leading racists in Israel.At the beginning of this year, David Sheen authored what has become his annual list published by The Electronic Intifada of “Israel’s racist ringleaders.” The list, published this year on 3 January, cites 10 Israelis in positions of power and influence who have expressed or acted on deep antipathy towards migrants and refugees from African states.Included this year is Israel Ziv, a man who was a member for more than three decades in the Israeli army, serving as a commander in the occupied Gaza Strip during the second intifada, before retiring and establishing the private “security” consulting firm Global CST, which works with governments in Latin America and Africa." ca	25/8/2017
...
Palestinians decry arrest of Islamic movement leader Raed Salah`s arrest is part of a wider political trend in Israel targeting Arab political life, Palestinians say.		Nigel Wilson - Aljazeera - Salah was arrested at his home in Umm Al Fahm, northern Israel, in the early hours of August 15 on charges of inciting violence and supporting a banned organisation. On Monday, an Israeli court extended his detention until August 24. "I am sure that this is a political arrest," said Mohammed Barakeh, chairman of the Higher Committee for the Arab citizens of Israel. "This is a kind of anti-democratic act to put the Arab population in Israel under pressure."-rh	23/8/2017
...
Charlottesville: O Bibi, Where Art Thou?		Richard Silverstein - Tikun Olam - "Bibi not only doesn’t care about American Jews (they’re far too liberal and Democratic for his taste), he’s joined at the hip to his soul brother, Donald Trump." - id	23/8/2017
...
Producers examining abuse of Blacks in Israel need funding		Ray Hanania - The Arab Daily News - "Existence is Resistance is raising funds for the filming of our new documentary Black in the Holy Land. This film will examine the lives and experiences of the various black communities throughout Palestine and the settler state of Israel." - id	23/8/2017
...
Abbas: I Met Trump`s Envoys 20 Times and Still Don`t Understand Their Peace Plan		Democratic Underground/Source: Haaretz - "I have met with Trump envoys about 20 times since the beginning of his term as president of the United States" Abbas said. "Every time they repeatedly stressed to me how much they believe and are committed to a two-state solution and a halt to construction in the settlements. I have pleaded with them to say the same thing to Netanyahu, but they refrained. They said they would consider it but then they didn`t get back to me." The Palestinian president said he doesn`t know to what extent this will be reflected in the results of the upcoming visit of an American delegation which is supposed to be involved in an effort to restart the peace process. [ak]	22/8/2017
...
Ex-Palestinian prisoner killed in Sweden		The Jerusalem Post - A Palestinian released from the Israeli prisoner, Muhammed al-Buzam, was killed in his apartment in Sweden. The circumstances are still investigated by the Swedish police. in question. The Fatah movement in Gaza, where he originated and where his family still lives, tweeted that the Israeli Mossad was responsible for the assassination. [The assassination carried out by Mossad agents at Lillehammer in neighboring Norway is still remembered, though it happened many years ago. ak]	22/8/2017
...
Abbas sends medical aid to Venezuela, sparking Gaza criticism		Middle East Eye - Riad al-Maliki, the PA`s minister of foreign affairs, described the aid shipment as the Palestinian government`s way to "repay" the Venezuelan government after it donated $15m to build an eye hospital in the village of Turmus Ayya near Ramallah. Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip, however, took to social media to criticise Abbas`s decision to send aid to Venezuela. Some dubbed the move "illogical" and "completely mad" as the besieged enclave continues to face major power cuts. Muneer Alboursh, who heads a hospital in Gaza, was frustrated at the decision made by Abbas to deliver medical aid to Venezuela as his patients languish in the besieged enclave. [bz]	22/8/2017
...
UN blacklist of companies doing business in settlements to be released by year`s end		Itamar Eichner - Ynet - The commissioner has already submitted a draft of the list to the countries these companies are based in, so they could give their responses by September 1. There are several American companies on the list—including Caterpillar, TripAdvisor, Priceline and Airbnb—and the Trump administration is reportedly putting pressure on the UN not to release it. [bz]	22/8/2017
...
Israeli police block anti-Netanyahu protest and arrest organisers		Samuel Osborne - Independent - Israeli Prime Minister is suspected of committing bribery, fraud and breach of trust [ry]	21/8/2017
...
Will South Africa push back Israel’s charm offensive in Africa?		Ali Abunimah - EI - "South Africa will boycott an Africa-Israel summit planned for the Togolese capital Lomé in October. Pretoria’s ambassador in Beirut reportedly said that the summit was aimed at normalizing relations between African countries and what he termed an `occupation state`” [ry]	21/8/2017
...
The Israel Anti-Boycott Act Is an Act of Political Persecution undermining American democracy		Lara Friedman - LobeLog - My endorsement of UN and EU policies calling for differentiation between Israel and settlements—as well as my related work tracking and reporting on economic activity in settlements, and advocating boycotts of settlements—would become “willful” violations of this new law (anyone “who willfully commits, willfully attempts to commit, or willfully conspires to commit, or aids or abets in the commission of” any act prohibited under the law would be in trouble). Were I to continue exercising my right to free speech in opposing settlements and occupation, I could face draconian penalties: punitive fines of between $250,000 and one million dollars, and up to 20 years in prison. [bz]	19/8/2017
...
IT disruption panics Gaza’s new Internet entrepreneurs		Mousa Tawfiq - Electronic Intifada "No Internet? Hussain Mahdi, 24, looked shocked. “Our lives would be paralyzed,” the young T-shirt designer said. He has cause for concern. On 11 July, the Palestine Telecommunications Company, Paltel, announced that its main generator had broken down because of high loads and long power cuts. Tens of thousands of landline customers and some 8,000 Internet subscribers lost service because, as the company explained on its Facebook page, it was not able to import parts for its backup generators or bring in new, better ones." ca	18/8/2017
...
ISIL claims responsibility for van attack in Barcelona		Al-Jazeera - "The executors of the Barcelona attack were soldiers of the Islamic State," ISIL`s Amaq outlet said on its Telegram messenger account, without naming those it claimed were behind the attack. Amaq said ISIL had launched the attack in response to calls to target states taking part in the United States-led coalition battling the group in Iraq and Syria." ca	18/8/2017
...
Tulkarm aims to renovate century-old Ottoman train tunnel		Ibrahim Abdelhadi - Al Monitor - "The Ottoman Empire’s Hejaz Railway, initially seen as Sultan Abdulhamid`s folly, played a key role in World War I and later in Palestine`s history." - id	16/8/2017
...
Israeli Arms Exporter Demonstrated Drone to Azeri Buyers by Attacking Armenian Army Positions		Richard Silverstein - Tikun Olam - "Though they attempted to attack the Armenians, the flight failed and no one was injured.  Though not for lack of trying." - id	16/8/2017
...
Trump to dispatch team to work on Israel-Palestinian peace		AP/CNBC - In a statement, the White House said Friday that Trump believes the return of calm to Jerusalem after a period of unrest over a contested holy site has created an opportunity to restart discussions. Leaving "soon" for the region is Trump`s adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner; his envoy for international negotiations Jason Greenblatt; and deputy national security adviser Dina Powell. The three are to meet leaders from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Jordan, Egypt, Israel and the Palestinian Authority "about how best to support the peace effort." [bz]	12/8/2017
...
Israel is razing a Bedouin village to build a Jewish-only town on its ruins		Edo Konrad - +972 - "In a sense, the saga of Umm al-Hiran brings the story of Israel’s discriminatory land regime full circle. Like dozens of other Arab villages, Umm al-Hiran’s residents were first expelled to make room for a kibbutz." - id	11/8/2017
...
Israel wipes out non-Jewish village, replaces with Jewish only plans		Ray Hanania - The Arab Daily News - "The establishment of a town for Jews only is forbidden by law, stands in opposition to statements made by the state’s representatives to the Supreme Court, and contradicts the court ruling regarding the displacement of Umm al-Hiran residents – which was based on the statement that this would not be the establishment of an ethnically-based town.”" - id	11/8/2017
...
What is it like being a journalist in Israel?		Al Jazeera - "I was stationed in Israel and Palestine starting from September 2014 as a full-time correspondent. In the first year, I never experienced any trouble with the authorities; I was doing my job like in any other regular democracy, I would say. But after the first year, when I wanted to renew my press card, I started experiencing problems." ca	9/8/2017
...
Soaring suicide and murder rates compound Middle East suffering		The Guardian - "Research shows deaths due to violence such as homicide and sexual assault are rising much more steeply in the eastern Mediterranean region than elsewhere." ca	9/8/2017
...
What steps does Israel have to take to ban Al Jazeera?		Al Jazeera - "Shutting down Al Jazeera`s offices in Jerusalem will be a lengthy process and involves multiple offices and official bodies, lawyers have said." ca	9/8/2017
...
After Israel tries to ban Al Jazeera, critics say the country is ‘taking its cues from Arab dictators		Allison Deger - Mondoweiss "Amnesty International today released a statement critical of the Israeli decision, dubbing it a “brazen attack on media freedom in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The move sends a chilling message that the Israeli authorities will not tolerate critical coverage.” ca	9/8/2017
...
Israel has stripped citizenship from an Arab Israeli for the first time ever		Greg Wilford - Independent - Judge says the move is a `suitable` response after Alaa Raed Ahmad Zayoud injured four people in an `act of terror` [ry]	7/8/2017
...
Police said to recommend charges against PM in two graft probes		The Times of Israel - With investigations bolstered by key Netanyahu aide turning state witness, authorities said to push for indictment [ry]	7/8/2017
...
Israeli Communications Minister Moves to Ban al-Jazeera, and Its Journalists		Jason Ditz - Al Jazeera - Legal Path to Outright Ban May Be Difficult [ry]	7/8/2017
...
The war on Israeli BDS supporters		Amnon Portugaly - Haokets/+972 - Erdan wants to expand the surveillance activities of his ministry to include Israeli citizens. In his view, many Israeli citizens are involved in encouraging boycotts of Israel while collaborating with foreign BDS activists. In fact, the Israeli government has been doing this for quite a while through shadow organizations such as Im Tirzu, Israel Academia Monitor, and the like. Now Erdan and the government are institutionalizing those organizations’ work. [bz]	5/8/2017
...
Surge in Israeli attacks on journalists		Charlotte Silver - Electronic Intifada "During the two weeks of sustained Palestinian protests in occupied East Jerusalem over Israel’s attempts to tighten control over the al-Aqsa mosque compound, press groups monitored a surge in violations against journalists.Israeli police barred journalists from entering the Old City of Jerusalem, while Israeli settlers and tourists entered freely." ca	4/8/2017
...
Residents of Israeli-Arab town anxious about proposed land swap		Shlomi Eldar - Al-Monitor - The funeral in Umm al-Fahm of the three terrorists who killed the policemen on the Temple Mount on July 14 was attended by masses of local Israeli-Arabs. Immediately afterward, Israel’s Channel 2 reported that Netanyahu had raised a proposal to the US emissaries to the region: The prime minister wants to annex the Etzion Bloc settlement localities in exchange for transferring the Wadi Ara territory — including Umm al-Fahm — to the Palestinians. Liberman had promoted a similar plan for many years, and he even made it the cornerstone of his campaign in the 2015 elections. As soon as he heard Netanyahu’s proposal, Liberman tweeted at him, “Welcome to the club.”-rh	3/8/2017
...
Israeli Soldiers Demolish Al-Arakib For The 116th Time		IMEMC - "Over 110,000 Bedouin live in so-called ‘unrecognized villages,’, many of which – like al-Arakib – significantly pre-date the state of Israel itself. Unrecognized villages are not entitled to services that the state provides to recognized settlements, notably water and sewage services, electricity, roads and educational provision." - id	2/8/2017
...
Austria Gives Palestinian Asylum-Seeker Life Sentence on Basis of Suspect Shabak Evidence		Richard Silverstein - Tikun Olam - "The prisoner’s name may not be reported in Austria and has not been reported in Israel either. He is Abdel Karim Abu Habel, who was freed as part of the Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange." - id	2/8/2017
...
Two initiatives revive hopes for Palestinian reconciliation		Ahmad Abu Amer - Al Monitor "Within the span of some 12 hours on Aug. 3, Hamas in Gaza and the Patriots to End the Split and Restore the National Unity in the West Bank independently launched two initiatives to end the political and administrative division between Gaza and the West Bank resulting from the Hamas-Fatah feud." ca	18/8/2017
...
Israel to strip Amnesty International of tax benefits over support for BDS		Ma`an - Israel`s Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon has reportedly taken steps to strip Amnesty International of its tax benefits in Israel, barring Israeli donors from receiving tax deductions from their donations to the international human rights organization owing to its calls to boycott Israel`s illegal settlements on occupied Palestinian territory. [bz]	1/8/2017
...
Indians unfazed by Israeli-made stink bomb		Sue Surkes - Times of Israel/Hindustan Times - Since 2008, the Israeli army has been regularly using the "Skunk" against Palestinian protesters in such villages as Bil`in. As part of Netanyahu`s blooming strategic partnership with Indian PM Mody, the Skunk was now exported to India, to be used in such places as Kashmir. However, the first tryout by Indian security forces proved disappointing. Instead of holding their noses and running away to retch, those targeted by the Skunk “managed to tolerate the smell without much difficulty.” One Indian official thought, maybe Indians are more used to terrible smells? [ak]	1/8/2017
...
China urges support for new Israel-Palestinian peace plan		AP - Ynet - 1.) Advancing the two-state solution based on 1967 borders with east Jerusalem as the capital of a new Palestinian state. 2.) Upholding "the concept of common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security," immediately ending Israeli settlement building (...) 4.) Promoting peace through development and cooperation between the Palestinians and Israel. China views both Israel and the Palestinians as "important partners" in its "One Belt, One Road" initiative - developing transport routes to expand trade in a vast arc of countries across Asia, Africa and Europe. [bz]	1/8/2017
...
Articles Archive
Current Articles
5/2025
4/2025
3/2025
2/2025
1/2025
12/2024
11/2024
10/2024
9/2024
8/2024
7/2024
6/2024
5/2024
4/2024
3/2024
2/2024
1/2024
12/2023
11/2023
10/2023
9/2023
8/2023
7/2023
6/2023
5/2023
4/2023
3/2023
2/2023
1/2023
12/2022
11/2022
10/2022
9/2022
8/2022
7/2022
6/2022
5/2022
4/2022
3/2022
2/2022
1/2022
12/2021
11/2021
10/2021
9/2021
8/2021
7/2021
6/2021
5/2021
4/2021
3/2021
2/2021
1/2021
12/2020
11/2020
10/2020
9/2020
8/2020
7/2020
6/2020
5/2020
4/2020
3/2020
2/2020
1/2020
12/2019
11/2019
10/2019
9/2019
8/2019
7/2019
6/2019
5/2019
4/2019
3/2019
2/2019
1/2019
12/2018
11/2018
10/2018
9/2018
8/2018
7/2018
6/2018
5/2018
4/2018
3/2018
2/2018
1/2018
12/2017
11/2017
10/2017
9/2017
8/2017
7/2017
6/2017
5/2017
4/2017
3/2017
2/2017
1/2017
12/2016
11/2016
10/2016
9/2016
8/2016
7/2016
6/2016
5/2016
4/2016
3/2016
2/2016
1/2016
12/2015
11/2015
10/2015
9/2015
8/2015
7/2015
6/2015
5/2015
4/2015
3/2015
2/2015
1/2015
12/2014
11/2014
10/2014
9/2014
8/2014
7/2014
6/2014
5/2014
4/2014
3/2014
2/2014
1/2014
12/2013
11/2013
10/2013
9/2013
8/2013
7/2013
6/2013
5/2013
4/2013
3/2013
2/2013
1/2013
12/2012
11/2012
10/2012
9/2012
8/2012
7/2012
6/2012
5/2012
4/2012
3/2012
2/2012
1/2012
12/2011
11/2011
10/2011
9/2011
8/2011
7/2011
6/2011
5/2011
4/2011
3/2011
2/2011
1/2011
12/2010
11/2010
10/2010
9/2010
8/2010
7/2010
6/2010
5/2010
4/2010
3/2010
2/2010
1/2010
12/2009
11/2009
10/2009
9/2009
8/2009
7/2009
6/2009
5/2009
4/2009
3/2009
2/2009
1/2009
12/2008
11/2008
10/2008
9/2008
8/2008
7/2008
6/2008
5/2008
4/2008
3/2008
2/2008
1/2008
12/2007
11/2007
10/2007
9/2007
8/2007
7/2007
6/2007
5/2007
4/2007
3/2007
2/2007
1/2007
12/2006
11/2006
10/2006
9/2006
8/2006
7/2006
6/2006
5/2006
4/2006
3/2006
2/2006
1/2006
12/2005
11/2005
10/2005
9/2005
8/2005
7/2005
6/2005
5/2005
4/2005
3/2005
2/2005
1/2005
12/2004
11/2004
10/2004
Home page  back