Israeli forces Thursday detained at least 18 Palestinians during predawn raids across several districts in the occupied West Bank, according to Israeli and Palestinian sources. In the West Bank district of Bethlehem, Israeli forces detained a Palestinian identified by locals as 33-year-old Murad Muhammad Jaddal from the eastern Jabal al-Furdeis area[…]
A controversial bill that would allow Israel’s parliament to vote to suspend members for inappropriate behaviour – and which is seen as targeting lawmakers who are Palestinian citizens of Israel – passed into law on Tuesday night. Under the law’s stipulations, the Knesset can now kick out a member for[…]
As the conflict between Palestine and Israel continues, it seem resistance is growing through targeted boycott campaigns spearheaded by movements such as Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS). Globally, BDS has been very vocal about their support for the Palestinian people through various initiatives. One specifically aims to mobilise the public[…]
Israeli forces continued to deploy heavily across the Hebron district in the southern occupied West Bank, detaining several Palestinians in predawn raids Monday, while clashes broke out in the town of Dura, and the villages of Bani Naim and Sair remained under strict siege. Locals told Ma’an Israeli forces ransacked[…]
Two Palestinian youths were shot and injured and several others suffered from tear-gas inhalation during clashes with Israeli forces Saturday afternoon in the Hanina area of the village of Dura in the southern occupied West Bank district of Hebron. Medical sources at the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said that two[…]
OPINION by Galip Dalay Turkey and Israel reached a deal to restore ties, bringing an end to a six-year-long bilateral feud on Monday. Hours after this announcement, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Russian President Vladimir Putin received a letter from Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressing his “deep[…]
OPINION by Iqbal Jassat International Quds Day which is commemorated globally on the last Friday of Ramadan, is being embraced with greater vigour than previous years. A substantial part of the enthusiasm generated this time is due to the conviction by Palestinians that notwithstanding the enormous challenges faced by them,[…]
OPINION by Ibrahim Hewitt The news that a majority of voters in Britain have opted to leave the European Union has produced a lot of surprise, shock and anger, and that’s just within the UK itself. The result has given a major boost to far-right extremists who see it as[…]
Israeli authorities blame Palestinians’ unwillingness to upgrade aging infrastructure as the primary reason for increased water shortages in the West Bank. Palestinians accuse their neighbors of blackmailing and holding water supplies hostage. Since the beginning of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Palestinian villages east of Nablus have been suffering[…]
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,[…]
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