Every year, April 17 marks Palestinian Prisoner’s Day, a day dedicated to the thousands of Palestinian prisoners in Israel. Campaigners use the day to call for the human rights of such prisoners to be upheld and for those who have been detained without charge to be released. On Monday, Israel…
Dozens of settlers stormed villages, setting fire to homes in search for missing teenager. A Palestinian man has been killed in an attack by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, where tensions remain high amid fears of more violence. Dozens of settlers stormed the village of al-Mughayyir, northeast of Ramallah,…
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s announcement comes despite international pressure against Israel’s building of illegal settlements. Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has declared 800 hectares (1,977 acres) in the occupied West Bank as state land, in a move that will facilitate the use of the ground for settlement building. The announcement…
Under US pressure to reform the PA, Mahmoud Abbas has appointed a new prime minister. Amid mounting pressure from the United States, the Palestinian Authority is shaking up its leadership. President Mahmoud Abbas has named his financial adviser as the new prime minister. Sixty-nine-year-old Mohammed Mustafa has ample experience in…
The move comes as the Palestinian Authority faces pressure to reform from the US amid Israel’s war on Gaza. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed his longtime economic adviser Mohammed Mustafa to be the next prime minister in the face of US pressure to reform the Palestinian Authority as part…
Aida, Bethlehem, occupied West Bank – Among the children playing on the street in the Aida refugee camp near Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank is 10-year-old Ahmad Damaseh who dreams of becoming a doctor when he grows up. He belongs to the fourth generation of the Damaseh family to…
UN’s International Court of Justice holds public hearings on consequences of Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories. The International Court of Justice is hearing submissions on Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories. It will consider the legal consequences of Israel’s ongoing breach of Palestinians’ right to self-determination as well as how…
The International Court of Justice will begin hearings on Monday in a case against Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories, barely a month after it issued a series of directions to Tel Aviv in a separate case where it is accused of genocidal acts in the Gaza Strip. In a first-of-its-kind…
What’s your money worth? A series from the front lines of the cost of living crisis, where people who have been hit hard share their monthly expenses. Name: Mo Sarwa Age: 50 Occupation: Owner of Sarwa Street Kitchen in East Jerusalem Lives with: His wife, Ilona, and their three children…
EXPLAINER Israeli forces dressed as doctors and nurses kill three Palestinians inside a West Bank hospital amid war on Gaza. Here’s how things stand on Tuesday, January 30, 2024: Violence in the West Bank Israeli special forces dressed as doctors and nurses killed three Palestinians inside Ibn Sina Hospital in…
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