Netanyahu’s vision for 2-state solution: No Palestinian sovereignty involved

BY NAJLA M. SHAHWAN   Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently announced that Israel must block the path to establishing an independent Palestinian state. During a closed-door meeting with the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Security Committee, Netanyahu stated, as the Israeli state-owned television Kan reported, “We are making preparations for the post-Abu Mazen (Palestinian President… Continue reading Netanyahu’s vision for 2-state solution: No Palestinian sovereignty involved

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Top Progressive Democrat: Israel Is Racist State, Two-state Solution Doesn’t Feel Possible

Rep. Pramila Jayapal said ‘we’ve been fighting to make it clear that… the Palestinian people deserve self-determination and autonomy, that the dream of a two-state solution is slipping away’ amid growing boycott of Israeli president’s Congress speech WASHINGTON — Rep. Pramila Jayapal, the head of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, on Saturday condemned Israel as a… Continue reading Top Progressive Democrat: Israel Is Racist State, Two-state Solution Doesn’t Feel Possible

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Jenin attack created 4,000 new refugees, part of the endless cycle

of Palestinian displacement since 1948 Anne Irfan July 7, 2023 The Israeli army’s recent attack on Jenin refugee camp resulted in 13 deaths (12 Palestinians, including four children, and one Israeli soldier killed by suspected friendly fire). An additional 143 Palestinians were injured, with 20 in critical condition, and up to 4,000 displaced. While this mass… Continue reading Jenin attack created 4,000 new refugees, part of the endless cycle

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The Destruction of This Palestinian Community Was Green-Lighted by Israel’s Supreme Court

The Nation / Basel Adra and Yuval Abraham The Israeli military wants the homes of Masafer Yatta for target practice. And the country’s Supreme Court says that’s totally kosher. So’ed Od, a 13-year-old girl, is one of around 1,000 Palestinian residents of the eight villages in Masafer Yatta—a small region of rugged hills at the… Continue reading The Destruction of This Palestinian Community Was Green-Lighted by Israel’s Supreme Court

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Why the Western media lied about Israel’s Jenin siege

The brutal assault was an ‘operation’ in their accounts, dripping with insincerity that George Orwell warned about. Many Western journalists are prepared and willing to lie to defend Israel, no matter what it does. They will never admit it, but they do – again and again. They lied often while the militant leaders of an… Continue reading Why the Western media lied about Israel’s Jenin siege

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Israeli occupation has turned Palestine into an ‘open-air prison,’ says UN expert

LONDON: The Israeli military occupation has turned Palestine into an “open-air prison” where Palestinians are “constantly confined, surveilled and disciplined,” according to a UN expert. In a new report for the Human Rights Council, Francesca Albanese, the UN’s special rapporteur on human rights in Palestine, said that Israel has crushed basic human rights and used mass incarcerations… Continue reading Israeli occupation has turned Palestine into an ‘open-air prison,’ says UN expert

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STRIPPED, BEATEN AND BLINDFOLDED: NEW RESEARCH REVEALS ONGOING VIOLENCE AND ABUSE OF PALESTINIAN CHILDREN DETAINED BY ISRAELI MILITARY

Ramallah, 10 July – Palestinian children in the Israel military detention system face physical and emotional abuse, with four out of five (86%) of them being beaten, and 69% strip-searched, according to new research by Save the Children. Nearly half (42%) are injured at the point of arrest, including gunshot wounds and broken bones. Some report… Continue reading STRIPPED, BEATEN AND BLINDFOLDED: NEW RESEARCH REVEALS ONGOING VIOLENCE AND ABUSE OF PALESTINIAN CHILDREN DETAINED BY ISRAELI MILITARY

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Israel aims to stop Palestinian Authority ‘collapse’: PM office

The Australian / AFP |July 10, 2023 Israel’s security cabinet on Sunday adopted a declaration to “prevent the collapse of the Palestinian Authority” while demanding an end to “its anti-Israel activity”, the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. The vote by Israeli ministers, which included no specific plans, came days after a major military… Continue reading Israel aims to stop Palestinian Authority ‘collapse’: PM office

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ISRAELI ARMY SNIPER KILLED UNARMED BOY

Catherine Philp Video has emerged of the ­moment an unarmed 16-year-old Palestinian boy was shot dead by a sniper during the Jenin military operation there last week, demolishing Israel’s claims that only combatants were killed. The video, which The Times has verified with witnesses, as well as with the parents of the dead teenager, appears to capture… Continue reading ISRAELI ARMY SNIPER KILLED UNARMED BOY

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The UN refuses to retract its condemnation of Israel over the Jenin military operation

News10 (Albany, NY) | Edith M. Lederer | Jul 8, 2023 UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Israel’s United Nations ambassador called on Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to retract his condemnation of the country for its excessive use of force in its largest military operation in two decades targeting a refugee camp in the West Bank. U.N. deputy… Continue reading The UN refuses to retract its condemnation of Israel over the Jenin military operation

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