UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited Israel and Palestine. Following a meeting with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin in Jerusalem, Ki-moon noted that nearly 50 years of occupation of Palestinian land has not brought security for Israelis. Ban’s generalizing statements, void of specific criticism with regard to the illegal occupation, settlements, and war crimes prompt the question…
The Israeli Air Force carried out, on Saturday at dawn, a series of air strikes targeting a number of sites, believed to be run by armed resistance groups, in different parts of the besieged Gaza Strip. The army said a shell was fired from Gaza, on Friday at night. Media sources in Gaza have reported…
Interesting report from Qatari owned AlJazeera outlining the conflict within Hamas and the people of Gaza regarding the recent Israel-Turkey deal. Will the Turkish-Israeli reconciliation deal put an end to Israel’s siege on Gaza? Gaza Strip – Palestinians in Gaza are sharply divided over the reconciliatory deal signed between Israel and Turkey on Tuesday. While…
This 9-minute video, showing Israeli Jewish MPs’ reaction to a speech by Haneen Zoabi today, offers a very revealing insight into how Israel’s tribal democracy works. And it isn’t pretty. Even in the British parliament, which is imploding at the moment, it is impossible to imagine scenes like these. Zoabi made the speech after Israel agreed this week very belatedly to pay compensation…
Israeli violations of international law and international humanitarian law in the occupied Palestinian territories continued during the reporting period (23 – 29 June 2016). Shooting: Israeli forces have continued to commit crimes, inflicting civilian casualties. They have also continued to use excessive force against Palestinian civilians participating in peaceful protests in the West Bank…
Palestinian swimmer Mary al-Atrash can’t wait to make a splash at the Rio Olympics in August, but participation, rather than a podium finish, is probably the best she can hope for. Atrash competes in the 50 metres freestyle but her best time of 29.91 seconds is more than four seconds slower than the Olympic qualifying…
Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, late at night and earlier on Thursday, at least fourteen Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank, especially in the districts of Hebron and Jerusalem. The Hebron office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that the soldiers invaded many homes in the district, in the southern part…
Telesur About 40,000 residents of Jenin have had their water supply reduced by half, and some areas of the West Bank haven’t seen water for more than 40 days. Israel’s state-run water company shut off water to tens of thousands of Palestinians in the West Bank during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, according to…
New Matilda 5th June 2016: Today marks nearly 50 years since Al-Naksa, the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza by Israel. Amin Abbas issues an impassioned plea for Australians to take notice. “Why you taking him?” Antonio Maurecios asks Israeli soldiers arresting a Palestinian child. In the video, filmed in Hebron and circulating on social…
What do you do when there’s no electricity or access to advanced technology? Enterprise, innovation and ingenuity try to fill the void. Khaled al-‘Azayzeh, a B’Tselem field researcher in the Gaza Strip, brings us a portrait of Gaza as seen through his own eyes. Watch: ***