Israel/ Palestine

BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Amnesty International said, on Tuesday, that the demolition of the Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar, east of occupied Jerusalem, and the displacement of its residents by Israeli forces as part of an illegal Israeli settlement expansion plan is a “war crime.” Saleh Higazi, Amnesty International’s Middle East and North Africa Deputy Director, […]

BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The Israeli army continues killing unarmed Palestinian civilian protesters with snipers and live ammunition in the besieged Gaza Strip, with the approval of Israel’s Supreme Court, according to Adalah, the Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel. More than 18 years since October 2000, when the Israeli police killed 13 unarmed […]

GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Hundreds of Palestinians of the Gaza Strip marched, on Saturday afternoon, in the funerals of seven Palestinians killed by Israeli forces a day earlier during protests at the eastern borders of the besieged strip. The funerals of Iyad al-Shaer, 18, Muhammad Haniyeh, 23, Muhammad Shakhsa, 25, Muhammad Anshahi, 18, Muhammad al-Awawdeh, […]

Jerusalem (AFP) – Palestinian foreign minister Riyad al-Maliki said Saturday the Palestinians have petitioned the UN’s top court, alleging that the US inauguration of an embassy in Jerusalem was illegal. The Palestinians have filed a lawsuit at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) “for violating international law by moving its embassy in Israel to the […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid were criticised by Israeli officials on Saturday after Ahed Tamimi, a teenager associated with Palestinian resistance to the Israeli occupation, was pictured being presented with a club shirt. The 17-year-old is visiting Spain this week with her family to participate in various social and political events. According to top Spanish […]

BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — A fifth or 20% of medical applications submitted in August by patients in the besieged Gaza Strip were denied, by Israel, a permit to leave for medical treatment in East Jerusalem or Israeli hospitals were for cancer patients, according to a monthly report by the World Health Organization (WHO). On Thursday, WHO […]

United Nations (United States) (AFP) – Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas tore into the Trump administration Thursday, refusing to accept the United States as the sole mediator in the Middle East conflict, a day after Donald Trump promised a “very fair” peace plan. The 82-year-old Palestinian Authority president used his address to the UN General Assembly […]

Construction rates for Israel’s illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank more than doubled in the second quarter of 2018. According to data published by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Israel began constructing 794 new dwellings in the occupied West Bank in the second quarter of 2018. This figure is more than double that […]

“In order to help make the two-state settlement a reality, we will recognize a Palestinian state as soon as we take office,” Corbyn said. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn received a long standing ovation Wednesday after pledging to officially recognize a Palestinian state once he takes office as prime minister. “In order to help make the […]