OPINION by Dr Saeb Erekat The Palestinian people, the Nakba is a collective tragedy whose wounds have yet to heal 68 years later. What we call the ‘Catastrophe’ is not just the destruction of at least 436 villages or the forced displacement of 70 percent of our people, but of[…]
Last week, as Israelis celebrated their Independence Day, Palestinians in the country’s south held the annual March of Return, walking to the site of one of hundreds of Palestinian villages destroyed between 1947 and 1949. This mass displacement and dispossession, known as the Nakba (catastrophe), is commemorated internationally each May. But[…]
The human rights and Palestine solidarity organisation BDS South Africa has written a 1000-word letter to South African rap-rave band Die Antwoord urging them to respect the international boycott against Israel. Die Antwoord, whose trio of eccentric band members Ninja, Yolandi Visser (Vi$$er) and DJ Hi-Tek have become a global[…]
South African activist Itani Rasalanavho says while he is relieved to be home safe, his resolve to assist the Palestinian people is stronger than ever. The Soweto born activist was detained and then deported by Israeli authorities last week en route to the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Last Thursday, Rasalanavho was travelling[…]
Palestinian solidarity and human rights activists have welcomed the cancellation by international sportswear company Reebok of a planned special edition sneaker in support of Israel. Reebok Israel announced that a special edition sneaker in blue and white, engraved with “Israel 68” on the side of its heel, would be designed[…]
Israel has imposed an effective travel ban on Omar Barghouti, one of the founders of the Palestinian movement for boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS). This follows explicit threats made against him by Israeli government ministers. Israel has officially refused to renew Barghouti’s travel document, a move that the Palestinian BDS[…]
Israel’s Jerusalem District court has convicted a 14-year-old Palestinian boy on two charges of attempted murder after he allegedly carried out a stabbing attack on two Israelis. Ahmed Manasra was with his cousin, 15-year-old Hassan Manasra, who was shot dead by Israeli police after the incident on October 12 at[…]
Israeli forces launched several airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip on Wednesday evening, hours after Palestinian and Israeli shelling across the border of the besieged enclave. Witnesses told Ma’an that at least five airstrikes targeted an open area near the long-closed Rafah airport, causing material damage. No casualties were initially[…]
Israeli Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked has announced she will push for a controversial plan to extend Israeli civil law to West Bank settlements – a move that critics say would be tantamount to the annexation of territories beyond the Green Line. “Conditions need to be equal. There are basic laws[…]
Palestinians have slammed Israel’s rejection of a French-sponsored initiative to kick-start peace efforts, which have been moribund since April 2014, saying it was tantamount to “a refusal to any proposal that could lead to a resolution to the conflict”. “Israel is challenging the international community and its adherence to the[…]
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