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Israeli forces seize agricultural tractor north of Hebron

May 31, 2020 English 0

Israeli forces seized today an agricultural tractor belonging to a local Palestinian resident in the village of Az Zubeidat to the north of Jericho, the occupied West Bank. The owner, Mohammed Zubeidat, told WAFA correspondent Israeli forces seized his tractor and issued him a fine of 3500 Shekels (about $897). …

Three more deaths from corona among Palestinians in diaspora raises total to 109

May 31, 2020 English 0

Three Palestinians in the diaspora have died today of coronavirus, raising the total number of diaspora Palestinians who died of the virus to 109, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates. It said two new cases were confirmed in the United States and in Mauritania, raising the total …

New coronavirus case confirmed in West Bank

May 31, 2020 English 0

A new coronavirus case was confirmed today in the occupied West Bank, raising the total number of confirmed cases in Palestine to 627, said Minister of Health Mai Alkaila. A 30-year-old woman tested positive after being infected by her father in the village of Hajja in the northern West Bank …

Israel to demolish residential structures south of Hebron

May 31, 2020 English 0

Israeli occupation forces today informed residents of Birayn, a small village near the town of Yatta to the south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, about their intention to demolish five residential structures and the building of the village’s council, according to a local source. Foad Amour, a local …

Official among four Palestinians detained by Israeli police in Jerusalem

May 31, 2020 English 0

At least four Palestinians were detained today by Israeli occupation forces inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied Jerusalem. Police were escorting a provocative tour by illegal Israeli settlers, led by extremist Rabbi Yehuda Glick, when they detained Nasser Qous, head of the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS), in addition to …

Israel demolishes four houses in Arab town of Tira

May 31, 2020 English 0

Israeli authorities demolished today four houses under construction in the Arab town of Tira in Israel, under the pretext that they were being built without a permit, according to local witnesses. Israeli police forces accompanied by bulldozers raided the town and closed all roads leading the targeted houses, which belong …

Thousands of Muslim worshippers pray at al-Aqsa after 70 days of closure

May 31, 2020 English 0

Thousands of Muslims performed dawn prayer today in al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, Islam’s third holiest place, shortly after the Mosque was reopened to prayers following a 70-day shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Mosque opened its doors to thousands of worshippers, who went inside cheerfully chanting in celebration …

Ashrawi: Israel is on a killing spree against Palestinians

May 31, 2020 English 0

Member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Hanan Ashrawi, said yesterday that Israel has been on a killing spree, committing at least two acts of cold-blooded and unjustified murders against defenseless Palestinian civilians in less than 24 hours. Following is the full text of Ashrawi’s statement: …

Settlers attack civilians’ homes in Hebron

May 30, 2020 English 0

Illegal Israeli settlers protected by a military escort today attacked with stones and empty bottles Palestinian civilians’ homes in the Old City quarter, in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron, said WAFA correspondent. He said rampaging Jewish settlers accompanied by soldiers forced their way into the area, attacking homes …

Two brothers forced to demolish their homes in Jerusalem

May 30, 2020 English 0

Two Palestinian brothers from the occupied Jerusalem neighborhood of Jabal al-Mukaber embarked today on demolishing their two homes after they were asked to do so by Israeli municipality to avoid paying exorbitant costs if the municipality carries out the demolition on its own. Imad and Ahmad Mashahreh said the Israeli …

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Appeal from Palestine to the Peoples and States of the World

For many years, Israel has remained an occupying power, occupying the territory of another state and controlling its people. It is a colonial state enforcing settler colonialism, including confiscating land, transferring its population to the territory it is occupying, and enacting a separate living system therein. It is a State that commits grave violations of international law, including international humanitarian law and human rights law. It is a State that denies the Palestinian people their right to self-determination and national independence and denies the rights of Palestine refugees, including their right to return, ownership and compensation. It is a State that has ignored international will, rejected and violated all relevant United Nations resolutions and conventions.

Recently, the situation has worsened considerably. We have seen an increasing Israeli shift toward extremism, fundamentalism and even fascism. We have also seen a complete reversal of concluded agreements and attempts to take settler colonialism to another level. Israeli officials have publicly voiced positions that reject the Palestinian people’s existence and national rights and confirm the desire to seize all of the Palestinian territory.

As well, Trump’s recently issued so-called, “Vision for Peace, Prosperity and a Brighter Future for Israel and the Palestinian People” is in fact not a peace plan, but rather an adoption of the outrageous ideologies that advance greater Israel, deny Palestinian national existence, and
attempt to find possible solutions for the “Palestinian inhabitants” in a disconnected entity that they can call a state – if they meet many additional and impossible conditions. The plan paves the way for Israel to annex large swathes of the West Bank, including the areas of illegal settlements, the Jordan Valley and northern Dead Sea, and areas west of the Wall – which the International Court of Justice affirmed the illegality of and the need to dismantle and make reparations for the damage caused by its construction in 2004.

The Israeli Prime Minister has now and in many instances declared his intention to annex these areas, a position that was stated expressly in the partnership agreement of the current Israeli government – which makes it part of official government policy – along with the annexation of occupied East Jerusalem, which the international community has unanimously rejected and deemed to be null and void. Such Israeli policies and procedures constitute a grave violation of the principles and relevant provisions of international law – even annul international law and the conduct of States, upon which the international system as a whole is based – extinguish the possibility of a negotiated settlement between the two sides, and thus inevitably provoke a long confrontation with catastrophic results.

It is the duty of the international community, its States, people and civil society organizations to confront this, prevent it from happening and, if it does, to take punitive and deterrent measures. Reluctance to seriously confront all of this would be a shameful abrogation and would create repercussions in the region as well as the international system. Inaction would be a betrayal of values and principles, a retreat from a negotiated settlement and the establishment of peace in the region based on partition into two states.

As concerns the aforementioned, we, Palestinian leaders from all walks of life, including academics, former officials and civil society, appeal to the international community to take the necessary positions and measures to confront and stop this injustice, to preserve the goal of establishing peace and a secure and viable future for the people of the region, including the Palestinian and Israeli peoples, each in their independent state. We specifically ask that immediate action be taken to affirm:

1. By various means, the position against any annexation by Israel of the Occupied Palestinian Territory as a grave violation of the principles of international law and the Charter of the United Nations, as well as in flagrant violation of relevant UN Security Council resolutions.

2. The need for all States of the world to abide by relevant UN Security Council resolutions, including resolution 2334 (2016), specifically to not recognize any changes to the 1967 borders. Additionally, that all States with relations or cooperation agreements with Israel commit to the principle of distinction between Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and to reject any attempt by Israel to disparage this principle.

3. The need for all States to take specific measures against settlements, settlers and settlement products, including preventing such products from entering their markets, in implementation of the legal contractual obligations of States (third parties) in accordance with the Fourth Geneva Convention, 1949.

4. The need for political entities and civil society organizations to confront the attempt by a few governments to criminalize the above measures, as such criminalization would constitute a violation of international law, or to criminalize support for boycotting Israel on the basis of political and moral considerations, as such criminalization would constitute a violation of values of democracy and fundamental rights of citizens in the concerned States.

5. The need for all States that have relations or cooperation agreements with Israel to take punitive measures in regard to these agreements, in the event Israel takes any step to implement annexation.

6. The need for the States that have not yet recognized, to extend recognition to the State of Palestine, on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital, in compliance with the principle
of partition into two states, acknowledging the existence of two states, and upholding a politically negotiated two-state solution – a step that will guarantee the above.

7. Support the steps taken by the State of Palestine and other countries before the International Criminal Court, and national courts throughout the world that allow such legal challenges, against Israeli officials responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity, including annexation.

8. Support Palestinian, Arab and international efforts in the UN Security Council, General Assembly and other international institutions against any Israeli move toward annexation, in the event such step is taken. In addition, to condemn and declare this move illegal, null and void; to call on all States of the world to renounce and refuse recognition, and to deem Israel an outlaw state.

9. Reaffirm opposition to the so-called Trump Vision and reject all positions by right-wing extremists and settlers in Israel and extreme religious right in America – all of whom aim to achieve greater Israel, deny the national rights and even the national existence of the Palestinian people.

10. Support the Palestinian people, Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority in their continuing struggle to confront annexation in the face of Trump’s Vision and achieve their national goals, freedom and independence.

We, the undersigned, well aware of the great responsibilities placed upon us and the Palestinian people to strengthen our capacities, first and foremost the unity of the Palestinian people and its institutions in confronting the aforementioned, hereby address this appeal to all components of the international community to uphold their responsibilities and take the necessary positions and measures at this historic juncture.

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Israeli forces seize agricultural tractor north of Hebron

Three more deaths from corona among Palestinians in diaspora raises total to 109

New coronavirus case confirmed in West Bank

Israel to demolish residential structures south of Hebron

Official among four Palestinians detained by Israeli police in Jerusalem

Israel demolishes four houses in Arab town of Tira

Thousands of Muslim worshippers pray at al-Aqsa after 70 days of closure

Ashrawi: Israel is on a killing spree against Palestinians

Settlers attack civilians’ homes in Hebron

Two brothers forced to demolish their homes in Jerusalem