#Occupation Palestinian Authority accuses Israel of a ‘blatant aggression and gross violation of all international laws’ as eight companies targeted Israeli security forces raided Palestinian media companies in the illegally occupied West Bank overnight, shutting down production facilities and closing offices in locations including Ramallah, Nablus, Hebron and Bethlehem. Companies …
Read More »Palestinian anti-Balfour posters banned from London transport network
#Balfour Palestinian campaign raising awareness about impact of 1917 declaration blocked by transport authorities for contravening advertising guidelines A proposed publicity campaign on London’s underground network by a group representing Palestinians in the UK to raise awareness about next month’s centenary of the Balfour declaration has been blocked by transport …
Read More »Right-wing Zionism, white supremacy and the BDS
Right-wing Pro-Israeli groups’ support for white supremacists in the US reveals their moral blind spot over the BDS. By: David A Love When right-wing Jewish organisations in the United States and Israel embrace white nationalists and neo-Nazis – and support an American president who makes open appeals to them – …
Read More »Forget Friedman. The State Dept doesn’t know how much of the West Bank is occupied either
Forget Friedman. The State Dept doesn’t know how much of the West Bank is occupied either While disavowing the American ambassador’s erroneous assertion that only 2% of the West Bank is occupied by Israel, the State Department spokesperson isn’t able to answer how much of the territory is actually occupied. …
Read More »Middle East Monitor: Israel to approve construction of thousands of new settlement units
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to approve the construction of 3,300 new settlement units during the next meeting of the Civil Administration’s High Planning Committee, which is set to be held on 16 October, Israel’s Channel 7 has reported. Netanyahu made his pledge during a closed meeting on …
Read More »Dr. Ashrawi meets with British Labour Party Parliamentarians: “The Balfour Declaration and its colonial legacy should not dictate the policies of the twenty-first century”
PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi met yesterday with a visiting delegation of British Labour Party Parliamentarians which was organized by The Council for Advancing Arab-British Understanding (Caabu) and Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) at the PLO Headquarters in Ramallah. The delegation consisted of Parliamentarians Graham Jones, Julie Elliott, …
Read More »PLO officials condemn blatant bias of US ambassador to Israel
Two members of the Palestine Liberation Organization’s Executive Committee Thursday condemned the blatant bias of US ambassador to Israel David Friedman. PLO Executive Committee member Hanan Ashrawi condemned Friedman’s statements suggesting that only 2 percent of the West Bank is occupied by Israel and describing as “alleged” the Israeli occupation …
Read More »PLO official: “We are encouraged by such strong support for justice in Palestine”
Member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization Hanan Ashrawi Thursday welcomed three recent developments signaling “strong support for justice in Palestine”. Ashrawi welcomed this developments as a “proof of the ongoing strong support for the Palestinian struggle for justice and freedom” and affirmed: “We are encouraged by …
Read More »Newspapers review: Statements regarding reconciliation efforts focus of dailies
Statements commending efforts to restore Palestinian national unity dominated the front page headlines in Palestinian Arabic dailies. Al-Quds reported two Palestinian delegations from the West Bank besides to an Egyptian delegation arrived at the besieged Gaza Strip as part of efforts to end the intra-Palestinian division. It also reported head …
Read More »Israeli forces detain Palestinian, threaten journalists at gunpoint in Hebron clashes
Clashes erupted between Palestinian youths and Israeli forces on Friday in the southern occupied West Bank city of Hebron, as journalists reported being threatened at gunpoint by Israeli forces. Locals told Ma’an that clashes erupted in the Bab al-Zawiya area in the center of the city, with Israeli forces firing …
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