Israeli authorities on Monday demolished two houses belonging to Palestinian citizens of Israel in Lod near Tel Aviv for building without permits. Palestinians inside Israel, who make up 20 percent of the country's population, have long protested discriminatory laws,
Activists and human rights defenders have condemned the Palestinian Authority trials of 30 activists, political figures and national figures. RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian Authority (PA) has begun the trial of a group of activists and national figures at the Magistrate Court in the
Zubeidi, one of the six Palestinians who escaped Gilboa’s high-security Israeli prison last week and along with three others, was recaptured on Friday and Saturday. He was allegedly beaten and tortured by the Israeli security forces after being recaptured Hasan Abed Rabbo, spokesperson of
The Palestinian public observed keenly the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. For most Palestinians, it represented a window of hope and a major morale boost; if the greatest world power could be defeated then surely the Israeli occupation could be defeated as well. Yet, there was a stark contrast
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid has unveiled a new Israeli plan by his ministry to deal with the Gaza Strip called "Economy for Security." On Sunday evening, Lapid reviewed his plan linking economic improvement to the security of Israelis and formulated in his office on dealing
Today Monday, the Palestinian Society for the Welfare of the Families of the Disabled launched a project to empower women economically affected by the recent Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip, funded by the Kuwait Red Crescent Society. The President of the Assembly's Governing
Bahraini Ambassador to Tel Aviv Khalid Al-Jalahama is due to submit his credentials to Israeli President Yitzhak Herzog next Tuesday, as reported by the website of the Maarif newspaper this morning. The Jalahama is the first Bahraini Ambassador to Israel, presenting similar credentials to
This Friday afternoon, the Israeli occupying forces broke into the yards of the holy Al-Aqsa Mosque to suppress a march organized by Jerusalemites in support of prisoners against acts of violence against them. According to the Palestinian News Agency, dozens of occupation soldiers, and police
Israel has banned family visits for Palestinian prisoners until the end of the month, according to the Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS). Citing the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), PPS said that the Israeli occupation authorities have canceled family visits for
The Palestinian health ministry on Tuesday reported 14 new deaths associated with COVID-19 (coronavirus), 2,762 new positive tests and 1,410 recoveries in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip during the last 24 hours. According to the ministry’s daily report, six of the victims who died of the
The month of July recorded the second-highest number of Israeli demolition of Palestinian-owned structures so far this year after the Israeli authorities demolished, forced people to demolish, or seized 126 structures across the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, according to the United Nations
Farqat Sedikov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, affirmed his state's position on the Palestinian question. Sedikov underlined the historical relationship between the two Palestinian and Uzbek peoples and the bilateral plans.
In an open letter to the States parties to the arms trade treaty, 120 organizations from the United States of America, Europe, Palestine, and other States identified legal consequences that would affect those who export or import weapons to and from Israel as partners in the killing of Palestinian
Qatari Ambassador Mohamed Al-Emadi arrived early Friday to Gaza. Local sources reported that Amadi had arrived through the Beit Hanoun/Ayers barrier north of the Strip, in preparation for the disbursement of the country grant. The Qatari Committee for the Reconstruction of Gaza, represented
The President of the Arab Parliament, Adel Al Asoomi, confirmed that the Arab Parliament highly values the outcome of the tripartite summit, which brought together President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, the Jordanian King Abdullah II of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and President Mahmoud Abbas of
Palestinian Legislative Council: The Acting Speaker of the Legislative Council, Dr. Ahmed Bahr has denounced, appointment of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the new ambassador to the Zionist occupation, considering this to be a further continuation of the mistake of normalization with
Al-Mukhtar Walid Dahi, Minister of Culture and official spokesman for the Mauritanian government, said: There are two issues with Mauritanian diplomacy in this regard; One is absolute support for the rights and interests of the Palestinian people and the other is opposition to any confidential
The US is moving ahead with plans to reopen its de facto Palestine mission, the State Department announced Wednesday, despite very public opposition from Israel's top diplomat. Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said earlier Wednesday that reopening Washington's consulate general in
Egypt partially re-opened the Rafah crossing with the Israeli-occupied Gaza Strip, allowing one-way traffic into the Palestinian enclave, as Israel eased import restrictions for the territory it has blockaded since 2007. In a statement, the Israeli army said the easing of restrictions is
The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People approved its annual report today, as the State of Palestine made a powerful call for the General Assembly to take “responsible and serious” action to end Israel’s occupation, nearly 74 years
Palestinian foreign ministry described the settlers attempt to establish a new settlement outpost near “Barta’” military roadblock southwest of Jenin, as “gradual annexation of the West Bank”. In a press statement the foreign ministry condemned the
The United Nations Children's Organization (UNICEF) said that between 7 May and 31 July this year, Israel killed nine Palestinian children, injured 556 children, using live ammunition and rubber bullets, and arrested at least 170 Palestinian children during the same period in occupied
Today, the Appropriations Committee of the California State Senate votes to adopt a bill that will allow the state's educational districts to choose the racial studies curriculum and make it compulsory for public high school students. This law, if passed, allows the educational regions to
During the first half of this year (2021), a Palestinian media centre declared that it had monitored 384 violations of media freedoms in Palestine. The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms "Mada" (non-governmental) said in a report, the West Bank, including the
The representative of the State of Palestine to the United Nations, Ambassador Riad Mansour, stressed the need for the international community to provide international protection to the Palestinian people in accordance with international law, including the Fourth Geneva Convention, and stressed the
The head of the occupation government, Naftali Bennett, said he would work to expand settlements in the West Bank and would oppose U.S. - lead attempts to reinstate the nuclear agreement with Iran. This came in a Bennett interview with the New York Times of America, his first with an
Member of Fatah central committee, chairman of the general civil affairs authority, minister Hussein Al Shaikh, said that Jerusalem is the capital of Palestine regardless of who approves or objects. On his official Facebook page, today Wednesday, Sheikh added that occupation,
Tuesday, the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora said that the head of the Israeli Government, Naftali Bennett, is racing time to deepen settlement and annex the occupied West Bank. In a statement, the Ministry added: "The entire area (c),
Al-Dihani asserted that the Jordanian-Kuwaiti voice in all cases is unified, and coordination and full agreement with the positions. The question of Palestine is a question of existence and connection. Kuwait is confident in the Arab efforts that stand in the
Today morning Thursday, Dozens of settlers broke into Al Aqsa mosque in the occupied Jerusalem city. Eye witnesses said that the Israeli occupation police opened the Maghrebi gates for the incursion of 67 extremist settlers to the courtyards of the mosque, lead by
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