BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The Israeli authorities banned a Swedish activist from entering Palestine late Thursday when he arrived at the Allenby Bridge, the Jordanian-Palestinian borders, coming on foot from Sweden. Swedish activist Benjamin Ladraa walked from Sweden to Palestine for about 11 months “to raise awareness about the plight of the Palestinians under (Israeli) military […]
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Israel/ Palestine
Ireland Set to Pass Bill Banning Goods from Israeli Squatter Settlements in Palestine
A bill banning all goods from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank is set to be approved by the Irish Parliament on July 11. The Occupied Territories Bill was introduced by Frances Black, a well-known singer and member of the Seanad, the upper house in Ireland’s Parliament. Earlier this week the bill received […]
The Challenges and Strengths of Palestine’s ‘Orchestra’ of Civil Resistance
Portland, Or. (Waging Nonviolence) – Contrary to widespread stereotypes regarding the nature of Palestinian resistance, there has long been a tradition of unarmed civil resistance against Israeli occupation — a tradition renewed with Israel’s construction of the so-called “separation barrier” (a.k.a. “apartheid wall” [Palestinians] or “security fence” [Israelis]) that separates many West Bank Palestinian villages […]
Israel arrests 9 Bedouin Protesters as it Prepares to Bulldoze their Village
Khan al-Ahmar (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – Scuffles broke out on Wednesday between Israeli authorities and protesters who feared preparations were underway to raze a Bedouin village in a strategic part of the occupied West Bank, despite international calls for a reprieve. Protesters, including some waving Palestinian flags, tried to block a bulldozer and scuffled with […]
Agency: A Grassroots Nonviolent Palestinian Movement is Israel’s worst Nightmare
Donald Trump’s recent policy towards the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been unambiguous, to put it mildly. His administration is increasingly aligned with one of the most right-wing governments in Israel’s history. Most radically of all, it reversed a longstanding US policy by recognising Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, and relocating the US embassy there from […]
Israeli Lawmaker: Supremacy of ‘Jewish Race’ Explains Support for Netanyahu
A lawmaker from the ruling Likud party said Wednesday that the “Jewish race” is the smartest in the world and possessing of the “highest human capital,” which is why, he said, the Israeli public did not buy into the allegations of wrongdoing by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, reports The Time Of Israel. Member of the […]
In Quoting Bible on Tearing Children from Parents, Sessions Echoes Israeli Practices
The Trump administration decision to treat all undocumented immigrant families, including asylum seekers, as criminals has led its officials to rip large numbers of children away from their parents and place them in detention centers. Even the Bush administration had not routinely treated all undocumented immigrants in that way. Children in Federal detention centers at […]
Gaza’s Infant Mortality increased in past Decade; 6 Times Israel’s, Twice Jordan’s
London – In a new report published yesterday, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) “warned that infant mortality has not declined for the last decade in Gaza Strip”, reported Xinhua. According to UNRWA, “the infant mortality rate among Palestinian refugees in Gaza was 22.7 per 1,000 […]
120 Nations Condemn Israel for Gaza Shootings, including Russia, China, France & 11 other European States
In a blow to the Trump administration and the government of Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, the United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted, by 120 votes in favor, a resolution introduced by Algeria and Turkey condemning Israel for deploying excessive force against Palestinians at rallies near the border of Gaza. After a thorough investigation, Human […]
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