JERUSALEM – Staff from the Israeli municipality of West Jerusalem Monday demolished a building in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of al-Zaayem, northeast of Jerusalem, for lack of a building permit, according to local sources. Israeli police accompanied the staff as they proceeded to demolish the building. (WAFA)
Read More »Worshippers refusing to go through metal detector gates hold prayer outside Al Aqsa compound
JERUSALEM – Dozens of Palestinian worshippers Monday prayed in the alleys of the Old City of Jerusalem leading to Al Aqsa Mosque after they refused to enter the Muslim holy place going through metal detector gates recently placed at the mosque entrances by Israeli police. Meanwhile, Jewish groups were allowed …
Read More »Israel seizes large area of land near Bethlehem
BETHLEHEM – Israel seized at least 70 dunums (70,000 square meters) of Palestinian land in the village of Jab’a, northwest of the city of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, a local source said on Monday. Hasan Brijiyeh, a local anti-settlement, anti-wall activist, told WAFA that the Israeli authorities announced …
Read More »Rights group says police killing of three Palestinians raises questions about open-fire policy
HAIFA – Israeli police killing of three Palestinians in Jerusalem on Friday raises serious questions regarding police compliance with open-fire regulations, the Haifa-based rights group, Adalah, said on Monday. Adalah – The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel sent letters to the Justice Ministry’s Police Investigations Division (Mahash) …
Read More »Israeli soldiers Abduct Four Palestinians In Hebron And Jerusalem, Demolish A Home
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, two Palestinians in the as-Sammoa’ town, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and installed roadblocks in Hebron city, and nearby towns, before stopping and searching dozens of cars. The army also abducted two Palestinians, and demolished a home, in Jerusalem. …
Read More »Israeli Soldiers Abduct Two Palestinians In Ramallah And Qalqilia
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, Beit Rima town, northwest of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and abducted one Palestinian. The soldiers also abducted a teenager in Qalqilia city, and detained many young men at a military roadblock near Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied …
Read More »Israeli Navy Injures Two Fishermen In Khan Younis
Israeli navy ships opened fire, on Monday at dawn, at Palestinian fishing boats, close to the shore in Khan Younis, in the southern part of the besieged Gaza Strip, wounding two. Eyewitnesses said the navy fired dozens of live rounds at many fishing boats in the area, wounding the two …
Read More »BDS – Driving Global Justice for Palestine Conference
The Department of Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Sydney, Sydney University Staff for BDS, and a range of pro-Palestinian organisations including the Australia Palestine Advocacy network (APAN) are calling on supporters of Palestine justice, both activists and researchers, to participate in a two-day conference, ‘BDS – Driving …
Read More »Tourists In Israel Can Now Pretend To Kill Palestinians For Only $115
These part-propaganda, part-morbid fantasy “terror camps” provide tourists a chance to play the role of IDF soldiers in dramatic situations. Holidays are all about having fun, exploring new places and relaxing in the sun. However, the latest tourist attraction in Israel seems to be the complete opposite of that. Apparently, …
Read More »Dr Mail Alkaila on: progress towards a recognised Palestinian state, Hebron and the women of Palestine
Palestine Remembered speaks with Dr Mai Alkaila, the Palestinian Ambassador to Italy and representative to the United Nations, FAO, IFAD and WFP. Alkaila was asked about Palestinian efforts towards seeking recognition as a State, the importance of the recent UNESCO resolution on Hebron and of the unsung women of Palestine …
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