A new bill that defines Israel as the homeland of the Jewish people has sparked criticism and seen as undermining the democratic character of the country, as well as fostering discrimination against Muslim and Christian minorities. If the Jewish homeland proposal becomes law, it would mean “the institutionalization of racism,[…]
In a landmark decision, the Human Rights Commission (HRC) has found that owners of private space used commercially for public purposes have no right of censorship or discrimination. The case arose out of a dispute between the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) and The Labia, the long-established and only remaining art-house[…]
Israel’s Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein on Sunday came out strongly against a cabinet-backed draft law to consider Israel as the homeland of the Jewish people. The cabinet on Sunday approved the controversial draft law, which combines two texts – one by MKs Ayelet Shaked and Yariv Levin, and the other[…]
Israeli security forces have fired tear gas at protesters in occupied East Jerusalem as tensions remain high over home demolitions ordered by the Israeli prime minister after a deadly attack by two Palestinians on a synagogue earlier this week. Palestinian youths on Friday threw stones at lorries and cars waiting[…]
Israel’s military say fighters in the Gaza Strip have test-fired rockets into the Mediterranean Sea, just hours after the government approved the construction of 78 new homes in two settlements in the occupied West Bank. Four rockets were fired in the past 24 hours, the military said, without elaborating on[…]
As Israel authorities increased security at the Kehilat Bnai Torah synagogue ahead of morning prayers, the Claremont Main Road Mosque (CMRM) has unequivocally denounced the violence at the place of worship on Tuesday. Two Palestinian men killed four rabbis and a police officer and maimed eight Jewish worshippers praying in[…]
Israel has demolished the East Jerusalem home of a Palestinian who carried out a deadly October attack, just hours after Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli prime minister, warned of strict security measures in response to Tuesday’s synagogue killings in Jerusalem. The house demolished on Wednesday in the Silwan neighbourhood near the Old[…]
Israeli security forces have destroyed the East Jerusalem home of a Palestinian who carried out a suicide car attack in October that left two people dead, the military said, as pitched street battles raged in the aftermath of an attack on a synagogue in West Jerusalem that killed five Israelis.[…]
OPINION by Zaakir Ahmed Mayet South African media has been ablaze with the most publicised South African athlete in recent history. Every news report, form of print media, family conversations and office discussions carried the name of Oscar Pistorius. The backlash from the public was palpable when the respected Judge[…]
Palestinians clashed with Israeli security forces in an East Jerusalem neighbourhood on Monday after the body of a Palestinian bus driver was found hanged inside his vehicle in a city parking lot. Police suspect that 32-year-old Youssef al-Ramouni committed suicide, adding that no signs of a violent struggle were found[…]
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