A Palestinian family spanning three generations has been evicted from their East Jerusalem home of 53 years to allow Israeli settlers to move in. The Shamasne family of eight, including wheelchair-bound 84-year-old Ayyub and 75-year-old Fahamiya, were removed from their Sheikh Jarrah home early Tuesday morning after…
Israel Evicts Palestinian Family from Home of 53 Years to Make Way for Jewish Settlers…
Israel Celebrates 50 Years as Occupier by Jonathan Cook…
Nazareth. Israel is to hold lavish celebrations over the coming weeks to mark the 50th anniversary of what it calls the “liberation of Judea, Samaria and the Golan Heights” – or what the rest of us describe as the birth of the occupation. The centrepiece event will take place in Gush Etzion, south of Jerusalem. […]
Trump to Host Palestine’s Pres. Abbas on May 3…
President Donald Trump will welcome Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas next month. White House spokesman Sean Spicer announced Wednesday that the visit is scheduled for May 3. The two leaders are expected to address options for pursuing peace between Israelis and Palestinians. Trump broke with longtime U.S. policy in February when he withheld clear support for […]
Trump Invites Abbas to White House ‘Soon’ to Discuss Stalled Peace Process…
US President Donald Trump and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas held their first conversation on Friday since the controversial real estate mogul took office in January, with the president formally inviting the Palestinian leader to the White House for a meeting. During the conversation, the US president invited Abbas “to visit the White House soon […]
IDF Soldier Who Executed Wounded Palestinian Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison…
After being found guilty of manslaughter for the filmed, execution-style shooting of 21-year-old Abd al-Fattah al-Sharif, 20-year-old Israeli soldier Elor Azarya was sentenced to 18 months in prison, a year’s probation, and a demotion in his military rank on Tuesday. The prosecution had sought a three- to five-year prison sentence for the killing, with the […]
Israel Erased in Palestinian Text Books…
An Israeli investigation into school books used by United Nations-run schools in the West Bank were found to consistently delegitimize and demonize the State of Israel. These textbooks—written by the Palestinian Ministry of Education—are used in schools run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in both Gaza and the West Bank…
Israel Destroys Homes, Water Cisterns, Classroom and Restaurant as Demolitions Spike Across West Bank…
Two Palestinian families in the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Hanina were forced to demolish their own homes for being built without licenses on Wednesday…
‘I came here to die’: Israeli Guards Shoot Unarmed 13 Year Old Palestinian Girl…
During questioning, the girl said “I came here to die” to Israeli forces, the ministry said. She was then taken to a hospital. The Palestinian Health Ministry said she sustained moderate injuries…
Netanyahu Considering Offer of Talks with Palestinian President in Moscow…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering an offer by Russian President Vladimir Putin to host talks in Moscow between the Israeli leader and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas…