United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov Wednesday welcomed recent Palestinian efforts for reconciliation saying unity is essential for realization of Palestinian national aspirations. “I welcome the recent developments related to Palestinian unity in Cairo,” said Mladenov in a statement. “Reconciliation is critical to addressing …
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The Israeli West Jerusalem municipality Wednesday demolished a two-story apartment building in Ras el-Amoud, a neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem, under the pretext of construction without a permit. WAFA correspondent said a 200-strong Israeli police force cordoned off the area as bulldozers proceeded to knock down the building owned by …
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A new strongly-worded UN report has slammed the occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem, calling Israeli settlement activity a “major obstacle” to the economic development of the Palestinian territories and a huge stumbling block to a two-state solution. Israel fought the Six-Day War against Egypt, Jordan and Syria …
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Adding to his indictments of Trump, Carter singled out Benjamin Netanyahu for having ‘no intention at all’ to bring about a two-state solution Former President Jimmy Carter offered a damning indictment of U.S. foreign policy and domestic affairs Tuesday, saying money in politics makes the nation more like an “oligarchy …
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In Israel’s propaganda narrative, the apartheid state attempts to portray itself as upholding law and order in the “rough neighbourhood” that is the Middle East. In explicitly racist terminology, Israeli leaders talk about themselves as the “villa in the jungle,” as Ehud Barak once put it. But a simple look …
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The World Health Organisation’s latest report — “Health Access for referral patients from the Gaza Strip” — provides details of the hardships experienced by Palestinians living in Gaza and in need of medical treatment outside the enclave. With Israel creating labyrinthine exit procedures due to its alleged “security” concerns, Palestinians …
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The number of demolitions of Palestinian homes and other structures by Israeli authorities in occupied East Jerusalem is almost as high as 2016, which saw the highest number of demolitions since 2000, according to a new UN report. “Recent developments in East Jerusalem highlight the coercive environment affecting many Palestinian …
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The Israeli authorities are making it increasingly difficult for Palestinians’ foreign spouses to stay in the Occupied West Bank, according to a report by Amira Hass in Israeli newspaper Haaretz. According to the paper, in recent months “citizens of foreign countries who are married to Palestinian residents of the West …
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Despite their claims, Israel’s largest banks are not required by domestic law to provide many of the services and financing that help support, maintain, and expand unlawful settlements in the occupied West Bank, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. In doing so, these banks violate their international …
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Responding to reports circulating in Israeli media today suggesting that the Israeli Finance Ministry is planning to take action against the organization and its donors under Israel’s controversial 2011 anti-boycott law, over its campaign calling on governments to ban imports of Israeli settlement products, Magdalena Mughrabi, Deputy Director for the …
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