Munther Amirah is the chairman of the Palestinian Popular Committees in the West Bank. The terms of his sentence will make it impossible for him to continue organizing non-violent protests against the occupation. By Yael Marom An Israeli military court sentenced Munther Amirah, one of the leading figures in the …
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Tell the State Department Dear US State Department, It is horrible that Israel has closed the courtroom for the military trial of 17-year-old Ahed Tamimi. They are trying to hide from the international community while they try a child in a military court with an over 99% conviction rate. Seventeen-year-old …
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Yousef Jabareen of the Arab Joint List requested to fly abroad for a series of lectures funded by Jewish Voice for Peace, but was refused Jonathan Lis For the first time, the Knesset Ethics Committee has decided to bar an MK from traveling abroad on a trip subsidized by an …
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“The Palestinian leadership and the Palestinian people mark with sorrow the passing of British legendary theoretical physicist, best-selling author of “A Brief History of Time,” and a uniquely courageous person, Dr. Stephen Hawking. We join the rest of the world in celebrating his exceptional achievements and legacy, not just in …
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On Monday, 12 March 2018, Israeli gunboats chased and opened fire at 3 Palestinian fishing boats sailing off Rafah shore in the southern Gaza Strip. The Israeli naval forces then arrested 11 fishermen, including a child, and confiscated the fishing boats manned by them. the Israeli ongoing attacks against Palestinian …
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Burin is a Palestinian village near the city of Nablus in the West Bank. Israeli troops have used tear gas to disperse dozens of Palestinian villagers, including several schoolchildren, near the West Bank city of Nablus on Monday, according to a local official. Israeli forces have also arrested 16 Palestinians …
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The latest count reveals that hundreds of bodies of Palestinians are still being held in Israeli possession, a violation of international law that goes back more than 30 years. The Israeli authorities continue to hold the bodies of some 250 Palestinians killed by forces, including 24 bodies of Palestinians who …
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At least eight Palestinians Monday were shot and injured with live ammunition, including one seriously, during clashes that broke out as Israeli forces attacked a students’ march at the northern entrance of al-Bireh city, adjacent to Ramallah. Clashes reportedly erupted after Israeli soldiers attacked a students’ march, which took off …
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Executive Committee Member Hanan Ashrawi Monday called on the government of Finland to recognize Palestine in the immediate future and described such a move as “a positive and necessary contribution towards a just peace.” She met with Head of the Representative Office of Finland, Ambassador Anna-Kaisa Heikkinen, at the PLO …
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The Israeli Supreme Court Monday dismissed an appeal filed on behalf of two minor prisoners aged 16 and 17 from Jerusalem to reduce their 11- year- sentence, according to Mufid al-Haj, attorney of the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS). In a statement issued on Monday al-Haj reported that the Israeli Court …
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