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ABC | Lydia Feng |27.5.23 Rami Elhanan and Bassam Aramin share an unlikely friendship. They are from opposite sides of the deadly conflict that has engulfed their homeland for generations. Mr Elhanan, 73, is the son of a Holocaust survivor who once served in the Israeli army. While Mr Aramin, 55, is a former Palestinian… Continue reading Fathers from both sides of the Israel-Palestine conflict united by ‘unbearable pain’

by Rev. Chad Collins It was my great honor to be part of the Apartheid Free Campaign delegation to Palestine, May 5 – 14. One of our goals was to observe Israeli apartheid in its many forms, particularly in East Jerusalem and within the 1948 borders of the state. This trip was to sharpen our… Continue reading The Eyes of Silwan

The three were killed in the early hours of Monday amid a blockade of the Balata refugee camp in occupied West Bank. The Israeli army has killed three Palestinian men during a large-scale raid on the Balata refugee camp in the city of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank. The Palestinian health ministry identified… Continue reading Three Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in raid on Nablus

Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday closed the water holes that provide the Palestinian village of Bardala in the northern Jordan Valley with its daily water needs, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Human rights activist Aref Daraghmeh told WAFA that the occupation forces raided the village and closed the holes, noting that this is… Continue reading Israeli Forces Deprive Palestinian Village of Access to Water

Thousands of Israeli nationalists have marched into the Muslim quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City, with violence directed at media covering the event. The flag parade is part of Israel’s Jerusalem Day, marking its capture of the east of the city in the 1967 war. A group of marchers threw stones, sticks and bottles at Palestinian… Continue reading Jerusalem: Journalists attacked as Israeli nationalists march in Old City

Israel far-right minister visits Al-Aqsa compound Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visited the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound Sunday, a controversial move by the extreme-right politician amid heightened tensions in annexed east Jerusalem. The move came three days after Ben-Gvir and tens of thousands of Jewish nationalists marched through the Old City and just over… Continue reading Israel far-right minister visits Al-Aqsa compound

Israeli forces killed three Palestinians in Balata refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry says.  Key points: There was no immediate confirmation of the deaths by the Israeli military. Israeli forces raided Balata refugee camp on the outskirts of the city of Nablus accompanied with bulldozers, a Palestinian news agency reported on Monday. The news agency reported Israeli… Continue reading Three Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank, ministry says

Comments by Itamar Ben-Gvir draw condemnation from Palestinians amid escalating tensions Israel’s far-right security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, visited a site in Jerusalem holy to both Muslims and Jews and declared Israel was “in charge”, drawing condemnation from Palestinians after months of escalating tension and violence. The early morning visit to the site, revered by Jews as the… Continue reading Far-right minister says Israel ‘in charge’ on visit to Jerusalem holy site

Saudi crown prince stresses backing for Palestinian state amid intensified US effort to secure normalization; Egypt’s Sissi, who mediated Gaza ceasefire, slams Israeli ‘escalation’ The Times of Israel | Jacob Magid | 19 May 2023 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman stressed his commitment to Palestinian statehood at the Arab League summit on Friday, amid… Continue reading MBS says Palestinians ‘the central issue’ for Arabs, as US pushes Israel-Saudi peace

Tensions high as Israel nationalists march into east Jerusalem 3 min read May 19, 2023 – 2:00PMAFP Tens of thousands of Israeli nationalists marched to Jerusalem’s Old City on Thursday in an annual flag-waving march commemorating Israel’s capture of it, as tensions on the Gaza border remained high. Palestinians in annexed east Jerusalem closed their… Continue reading Tensions high as Israel nationalists march into east Jerusalem