Senior Israeli army officials said Tuesday that the killing of 13-year-old Abed al-Rahman Obeidallah in Aida refugee camp was a “mistake,” although conflicting accounts have been reported about the circumstances of the shooting. Israeli news site Haaretz quoted a senior Israeli army officer as saying the killing of the Palestinian[…]
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Tuesday he did not want a spike in deadly violence in East Jerusalem and the Israeli-occupied West Bank to spiral into armed confrontation with Israel. Four Israelis have been killed since Thursday in a stabbing and a drive-by shooting blamed on Palestinian militants. Police[…]
Israel has announced that it will implement a series of punitive measures against Palestinians amid an escalation in clashes between Palestinians and Israeli security forces in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem. Israel will expedite the demolition of homes belonging to Palestinians allegedly involved in armed attacks, as well[…]
OPINION by Khaled Diab – It was meant to be the handshake to end all hostilities. When Yasser Arafat shook hands with Yitzhak Rabin on the back lawn of the White House on September 13, 1993, it seemed that the world had finally taken heed of Arafat’s call, two decades[…]
Israeli police have closed off access to the Old city of Jerusalem for Palestinians who are not residents of the area, after two attacks in less than 12 hours that saw the killing of two Israelis and two Palestinians. On Sunday morning, a Palestinian man was shot dead by police[…]
This is the second article in a series that will look at various BDS movements from around the world and the campaigns that these movements focus on. The English town of Brighton is a picturesque seaside resort town, far away from the chaos of London city’s life. It’s not a[…]
Hundreds of Israeli troops were searching for suspected Palestinian gunmen on Friday after the killing of a settler couple between the illegal Israeli settlements of Itamar and Elon Moreh near Nablus in the northern West Bank on Thursday evening. A Ma’an reporter said dozens of Israeli army vehicles were stationed[…]
This is the first part in a series of articles that will look at various BDS movements from around the world and the campaigns that these movements focus on. While the word “BDS” has become somewhat of a buzzword in South Africa since last year’s catastrophic war on Gaza, very[…]
President Mahmoud Abbas told the UN General Assembly on Wednesday that the Palestinian Authority will not remain committed to agreements with Israel, referring to the Oslo Accords of 1993, while violations take place on a daily basis. Abbas told the General Assembly that Israel’s refusal to commit to past agreements[…]
Israeli forces raided the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Monday and deployed heavily in the courtyard, leading to clashes with Palestinian worshipers ahead of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. Officials from the Palestinian Authority Ministry of Endowment told Ma’an that dozens of Israeli forces raided the holy site and fired stun[…]
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