As Palestinian Muslims make the most of observing Ramadan under occupation, continued water restrictions imposed by Israeli authorities has worsened the already challenging situation. While Palestinians have reported large scale siphoning and control of the water supplies in the West Bank, Israel’s national water company, Mekorot, denied restricting water supplies,[…]
An Israeli pro-settlement group is campaigning for Britain to leave the European Union to punish the EU for what it says is its pro-Palestinian stance, one of the group’s officials said on Sunday. Regavim is a right-wing NGO that supports Jewish settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, though they are[…]
Palestine has decried Israel’s practice of siphoning off water supplies from large areas of the occupied West Bank. In a statement issued on Thursday, the office of Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah said that Israel was “waging a water war against the Palestinians. “Israel wants to prevent Palestinians from leading[…]
Israel’s national water company has cut crucial water supplies to large areas of the occupied West Bank, leaving tens of thousands of Palestinians without access to safe drinking water during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Mekorot, the main supplier of water to Palestinian towns and cities, siphoned off water[…]
The family of Muhammad Makhamera, one of the two Palestinians suspected of carrying out a gun attack in Tel Aviv last week, were informed Saturday night by Israeli authorities their house could be destroyed at any moment, and have since began moving their belongings. Abd al-Aziz Abu Fanar, the media[…]
Yesterday’s attack on a Tel Aviv restaurant has had far reaching consequences for Palestinians, who only two days ago began observing the holy month of Ramadan. The attack, in which four Israeli’s were allegedly killed by two Palestinians, resulted in the denial of access of Palestinians to Masjid Al-Aqsa, as[…]
OPINION by Suraya Dadoo In a seemingly noble gesture, the Israeli embassy in South Africa cancelled its annual Independence Day celebrations this year, claiming to use that money to help South Africa find solutions to our water crisis. The products associated with Israel’s water triumphs were offered to South Africa’s[…]
Israel said Thursday it had suspended entry permits for 83,000 Palestinians during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan following a shooting in Tel Aviv that killed four people. “All permits for Ramadan, especially permits for family visits from Judea and Samaria to Israel, are frozen,” said a statement from COGAT,[…]
Israel has deployed hundreds of additional troops to the occupied West Bank in response to an attack that killed four people at a popular Tel Aviv nightspot. The Israeli military announced on Thursday that it was deploying two additional battalions to the West Bank “in accordance with situation assessments”. The[…]
Palestinian political factions reacted on Wednesday night to a shooting attack in Tel Aviv which killed four Israelis and wounded six, as Israeli forces raided the hometown of the suspected assailants in the southern occupied West Bank. Two Palestinians disguised as Orthodox Jews reportedly shot at Israeli civilians in the[…]
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