By Ramzy Baroud | – “A historic mistake” is how Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu responded to calls for early elections last November. A few weeks later, he spoke, in exaggerated confidence of the “unanimous” agreement of his right-wing coalition that early elections must be held next April. So why the change of heart? Netanyahu […]
Palestinian Population grows to 13 mn Worldwide, 1/2 in Israel and Palestine
RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — The projected number of Palestinians in the world is 13.05 million, of whom 4.91 million are in the State of Palestine, 1.57 million in Israel, 5.85 million in Arab countries and around 717,000 in foreign countries, Ola Awad, President of the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) said, on Monday, in a […]
1,451 War Crimes: Ashrawi Condemns new Squatter Housing as Israeli Settler Colonialism
RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee Member Hanan Ashrawi strongly condemned the Israeli Civil Administration’s decision to approve for the establishment of 1,451 new settlement units in the occupied West Bank and to advance plans for the construction of 837 additional units. Ashrawi said, in a statement released on Thursday, that “Today’s […]
Israeli Army Snipers Kill Palestinian Teen, shoot 40 others in Gaza Protests
GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — A Palestinian teen was shot and killed by Israeli forces, while at least 40 others sustained injuries with Israeli live fire, and dozens suffered tear-gas inhalation as Israeli forces suppressed the 39th Friday of the return marches across the eastern borders of the besieged Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Ministry of Health […]
Mob of Israeli Squatters attack Ambulance, Palestinian Cars throughout Hebron
HEBRON (Ma’an) — Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) ambulance and several other Palestinian vehicles, on Thursday night, in across the southern occupied West Bank district of Hebron. PRCS sources confirmed that one of their ambulances, which was transporting a Palestinian patient to a hospital in Hebron City, was attacked by a […]
Lessons from ‘The Lobby’ Documentary for Palestine Solidarity Movement
By: Ali Abunimah | (Al-Shabakah/ Ma’an News Agency) – While Al Jazeera’s undercover investigation into Israeli influence in the United States, “The Lobby – USA,” was completed in October 2017, it never aired. Though the network’s director-general attributed the problem to outstanding legal issues, many, including journalists involved in the making of the documentary, suggested […]
US Evangelicals have Sent $65 mn. to Support Israeli Squatters in Palestinian West Bank
BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Evangelical Christian groups have invested up to $65 million in projects in the “Biblical Heartland” over the past decade, however, that doesn’t include services they provide free of charge, such as volunteer laborers, according to a Haaretz investigation. Haaretz news outlet reported that about 1,700 volunteers were sent by Christian Evangelical groups […]
Israeli Army Snipers Wound another 33 Palestinians on Friday March of Return
GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Thirty-three Palestinians were injured during the 37th Friday of “The Great March of Return” along the eastern borders of the besieged Gaza Strip. A Ma’an reporter said large crowds of Palestinians gathered by the return camps near the eastern Gaza border, in order to participate in the weekly protests to break […]
Tourism to Palestine Spikes to 2.8 mn despite Israeli Sabotage Attempts
BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The number of tourists and pilgrims who will visit Palestine by the end of 2018 will exceed the 2.8 million mark, according to the Palestinian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Rola Maayaa. Maayaa told the Palestinian Authority (PA)-owned news agency, Wafa, in an interview, “There is a significant increase in the number […]
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