Three members of the Palestinian community in Saudi Arabia were reported dead yesterday after contracting coronavirus disease, which raises the number of corona-related deaths among diaspora Palestinians to 178, said the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates. It said a total of 50 Palestinians have died from the disease …
Read More »Erekat calls for immediate release of sick prisoner
Saeb Erekat, Secretary-General of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), called on Israeli authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Palestinian prisoner and cancer patient Kamal Abu Wa’ar, who today tested positive for coronavirus. The PLO secretary general warned that an outbreak of coronavirus inside prisons would bring …
Read More »Israel demolishes wedding hall in Arab town of Tira
Israeli occupation authorities demolished a wedding hall today in the Arab town of Tira, in central Israel, under the pretext of construction without a permit. Heavily armed Israeli police forces accompanied by bulldozers broke into the town in the early morning hours, cordoned off the area where the wedding hall …
Read More »Israeli police tear down anti-Netanyahu protest camp
PM battles corruption claims amid mass rallies over his handling of Covid-19 crisis Israeli police have clashed with protesters outside Benjamin Netanyahu’s house, as the embattled prime minister faces heightened criticism for alleged corruption and his government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis. Jerusalem municipal officials, accompanied by police, arrived outside …
Read More »Tayseer Khaled: Beautifying the ugly face of the US- administration is hopeless
Tayseer Khaled, member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, member of the Political Bureau of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, was surprised by the attempts to beautify the ugly face of the policy of the American administration in the media . in the time …
Read More »Foreign Ministry ready to bring home hundreds of Palestinians stuck in Europe
The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates is getting ready to bring home several hundred Palestinians who have been stuck in Europe following the closure of airports and borders due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Ministry said in a statement that the Palestinians, mainly students, whose trip has been …
Read More »Celebrations in Palestine as general certificate exam results are announced; success rate 71%
Fireworks celebrations rocked Palestine this morning once the results of the general certificate exam for high schools, known as tawjihi, were announced by the Palestinian Ministry of Education, which said that overall success rate was 71.32 percent. It said out of 77,539 students who sat for the exam this year …
Read More »Israel lobby clashes with US Democrats over Netanyahu’s annexation plan
AIPAC is spearheading efforts against legislation by Senator Chris Van Hollen that would prohibit US aid from contributing to Israel’s annexation of Palestinian land By Ali Harb As Israel moves to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, it is becoming increasingly difficult to find any Democrat in Washington who …
Read More »With annexation plan looming, Israel grapples with reality of apartheid
For decades, Israel was able to skirt around the issue of Palestinians’ rights under occupation. But as Netanyahu gears up for annexation, can these questions continue to be swept under the rug? By Meron Rapoport in Tel Aviv On 15 June 1967, five days after the end of the Middle …
Read More »Israel/OPT: 10 things you need to know about “annexation”
On 20 April, following Israel’s third election within 10 months, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his political rival Benny Gantz formed a governing coalition under a unity deal. Included in this deal is an agreement allowing Israel’s government to start the domestic process of “annexing” parts of the occupied …
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