By Caitlin Johnstone Source Well, now we all know what happens when a public official criticizes AIPAC. And of course, that was the whole idea Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has published an apology for making self-evident observations about the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), an immensely influential lobbying firm which, like all lobbying […] via […]
Oxfam, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) and Save the Children warned Thursday that “hundreds of civilians, including children, will see their safety put at risk by the withdrawal of international observers deployed in the city of Hebron”.In a joint statement, the international NGOs condemned the Israeli government’s decision last month to decline to renew the mandate… via […]
Qeitun On the morning of February 14, 2019, ISM activists were forced to leave the Shuhada Street area as it was declared a closed military zone. The activists were monitoring the Qurtuba checkpoint, which is passed every morning by teachers and children going to school. Palestinians are regularly targeted and harassed by settlers and the… via […]
UN Special Coordinator Nickolay Mladenov yesterday revealed that the UN is preparing work projects to create 10,000 job opportunities in the Gaza Strip.During his participation in the Palestine Youth Summit 2030 – which was held simultaneously in the besieged Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank – Mladenov said: “We are working on specific projects aiming… via […]
You might imagine that a report by a multinational observer force documenting a 20-year reign of terror by Israeli soldiers and Jewish settlers against Palestinians, in a city under occupation, would provoke condemnation from European and US politicians. But you would be wrong. The leaking in December of the report on conditions in the city… via […]
Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen yesterday criticised the relocation of US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, stressing his country would never follow suite, the Anadolu Agency reported.Der Bellen made the remarks during a press conference held with his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah.“Austria is sad about […]
Israeli occupation forced fired a sponge round at a 16-year-old Palestinian from less than 10 metres away, fracturing his skull, reported human rights organisation B’Tselem.The incident occurred on 6 January, after Israeli soldiers and Border Police forces deployed in Al-Bireh. At around 7am, local youth were throwing stones at around 15 Border Police officers combing… via […]
An Israeli human rights NGO has petitioned the Supreme Court to “halt the legalisation of the Adei Ad outpost in the West Bank”, following a recent deadly attack by settlers.On 26 January, settlers from Adei Ad shot a number of Palestinians in Al-Mughayir village, killing father-of-four Hamdi Taleb Na’asan.According to the Jerusalem Post, the petition… via […]
Israel has launched a smear campaign against activists affiliated with the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, labelling them “terrorists in suits”.Israel’s Strategic Affairs Ministry launched the campaign this weekend with a series of posters depicting prominent BDS activists as “terrorists”, using the hashtag #TerroristsInSuits to smear the individuals’ professional credibility and the BDS movement… via […]
A candidate of Palestinian origin, Nayib Bukele, won Sunday’s presidential election in El Salvador, clinching over 50 percent of the vote, according to the country’s official electoral board. 257 more words via Candidate of Palestine origin wins Salvador presidency —
By Gavin O’ Reilly Source Ask the question in left-wing circles of what affect partitioning a country along ethno-religious lines at the behest of an imperial power can have and the response will usually be straightforward. In Ireland, following the 1921 surrender agreement between former revolutionaries and the British government, a six-county statelet was formed […] […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday during a visit to illegal settlement outpost of Netiv Ha’avot in the so-called Gush Etzion settlement bloc that there will be no more removal of settlements, reported Haaretz.“There won’t be any more uprooting or halting settlements – just the opposite: The Land of Israel is ours, and will… via […]
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