Israel is currently holding 62 Palestinian women prisoners in its jails, including 6 minors, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) said on Wednesday. In a report on Palestinian women prisoners marking International Women’s Day, which coincides on Thursday, the PPS said the prisoners included nine who were shot and injured and …
Read More »Japan donates $40 million for projects in Palestine
Japan has provided $40 million to a number of sectors and projects in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, particularly Jerusalem, a statement by the prime minister’s office said on Wednesday. Khayria Rissas, an adviser to Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah, received a letter from the Japan International Cooperation Agency …
Read More »Study shows Facebook loaded with anti-Arab Israeli incitement
A new study by the Arab Center for Social Media, 7amleh, said that while Facebook has been censoring Palestinian accounts on claim of incitement, the social media giant is loaded with Israeli incitement accounts that go uncensored. It said 82% of the Israeli incitement during 2017 took place on Facebook. …
Read More »Two Palestinian families ordered out of their homes for Israeli military drill
Israeli forces ordered on Wednesday two Palestinian families out of their homes in Khirbit Ibziq, east of Tubas in the Jordan Valley, as the military conducts training in the area, according to residents. They said that members of the so-called Israeli civil administration, an arm of the military government, forced …
Read More »On eve of Women’s Day, about half of Palestinian women are unemployed
About half of Palestinian women participants in the labor force were unemployed by the end of 2016, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) said in a report on Wednesday, the eve of the International Women’s Day. It said unemployment rate among women participants in the labor force was 47.4% …
Read More »Ashrawi describes as racist an Israeli law allowing revoking residency of Palestinian Jerusalemites
A law that allows the Israeli government to withdraw residency rights from Palestinian Jerusalemites it considers to be involved in activities against Israel is racist and dangerous, Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee member Hanan Ashrawi said on Wednesday/ “Such a law represents an extremely racist piece of legislation and …
Read More »The PNC Calls on the Parliamentary Unions to Confront the Racism of the Israeli Knesset
The Palestine National Council (PNC) condemned the series of racist laws approved by the Israeli Knesset and its various committees, which comes in the context of legitimizing the occupation and perpetuating its racist regime. The Council confirmed that the Israeli Knesset has become a full partner in all crimes of …
Read More »Video and Full text of President Abbas’s address to the UN Security Council
President Mahmoud Abbas Tuesday, 20-2-2018 proposed a peace plan at the United Nations Security Council that tackles core issues, which have foiled peace efforts over the past few decades. Abbas said in his highly anticipated speech in front of the UN Security Council that the plan calls for holding an international …
Read More »In Light of Israeli Prosecution’s Decision, PCHR Calls upon Israeli Prosecution Decides to Return immediately Body of Fisherman Isma’il Saleh Abu Riyalah
PCHR, as the legal representative of the family of victim Ismail Abu Riyalah, who was killed on 25 February 2018 after the Israeli naval soldiers opened fire at him while fishing in Gaza Sea, continued to communicate with the competent Israeli authorities to guarantee the return of the fisherman’s body. …
Read More »Army Injures Many Palestinians Near Ramallah
Israeli soldiers injured, Wednesday, many Palestinians who were marching peacefully against the illegal Israeli occupation, and in celebration of International Women’s Day. The Palestinians started the peaceful procession in front of Qalandia refugee camp, north of Jerusalem, where dozens of women and men marched towards the Qalandia terminal. Almost instantly …
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