Month: January 2025

Checkpoints, illegal housing, stolen lands, unlawful arrests – the terrible list of Israeli crimes gets longer and longer every day – Mark Father Bashar Basiel moved freely in and out of his parish in the occupied West Bank until Israeli troops installed gates at the entrance of his village Taybeh overnight, just hours after a… Continue reading ‘Living in a cage’: West Bank checkpoints proliferate after Gaza truce

by Jonathan Kuttab   It was truly amazing to see the joy and celebration surrounding the release of three Israeli hostages, who were released this week as part of a prisoner exchange/ceasefire agreement. They appeared to be well-fed and in good condition, though I am sure the psychological scars of their captivity will be with… Continue reading The Other Hostages

My decision is an acknowledgement that this status never held any legitimacy to begin with. *********************************** I recently entered an Israeli consulate and submitted papers to formally renounce my citizenship. It was an unseasonably warm fall day and office workers on break were lounging by the pond in Boston Common. The night before had seen… Continue reading Don Binder’s post·Israeli Citizenship Has Always Been a Tool of Genocide — So I’m Renouncing MineTruthout || December 26, 2024Avi Steinberg

Well that’s no surprise – Mark Freed Palestinian leader, politician and activist, Khalida Jarrar, said Israeli authorities do not treat Palestinian prisoners as human beings, describing the conditions in prisons as “the worst and most difficult since the Occupation of the West Bank in 1967”, Anadolu Agency reports. In the early hours of Monday, Israel released 90… Continue reading Israel does not treat Palestinian prisoners as human beings: Freed senior leader, Khalida Jarrar

Ten killed, more than 35 wounded says Palestinian Ministry of Health, as violence rises in the occupied West Bank. It may be a ceasefire in Gaza but that wont stop the Israeli’s from continuing the Genocide in the West Bank – Mark At least 10 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks across Jenin governorate… Continue reading At least 10 killed, dozens wounded in Israeli attacks across Jenin

What a surprise – Israel murders children despite ceasefire – this is pure evil – Mark An Israeli sniper shot and killed a Palestinian child in central Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip despite a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The child, Zakaria Hamid Yahya Barbakh, was… Continue reading Israeli Sniper Kills Palestinian Child in Rafah – Ceasefire Violations Ongoing 

(The Age, 20/1/2025) Why don’t the media ask how come there are tens of thousands of Palestinian prisoners to release against 100 Israeli’s – Mark A small crowd came together in Melbourne’s north – sharing plates of food and dancing to Palestinian music – to celebrate the moment the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was… Continue reading Tears of hope as crowd gathers to celebrate ceasefire

(The Age, 20/1/2025) Please God all sides stick to it – Mark Three Israeli hostages released from Gaza have been handed over to Israeli forces in the first test of a fragile ceasefire deal that has halted fighting between Israel and Hamas. Live television pictures showed three female hostages leaving a vehicle surrounded by armed Hamas… Continue reading Israeli hostages released as Gaza ceasefire takes hold

ABC / Reuters | Matthew Doran | 15 January 2025 Please God – Mark Israel wants 33 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza to be released in the first phase of a ceasefire and hostage deal, and is prepared to release hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails in the process. Final talks have been… Continue reading Hostage swap on the cards for Gaza ceasefire deal as talks progress