I yearn for a day when Israel will appoint an ambassador to the UN who will use the international arena to advance Israel’s interests by promoting human rights. ‘WE AT Yesh Din believe that the…
A member of the Israeli security forces gestures towards Palestinian men while they wait to cross Qalandia checkpoint between Ramallah and Jerusalem, in the occupied West Bank, 2013. (Photo Issam Rimawi/APA Images) An Israeli investigation…
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/may/15/palestinians-nakba-uk-balfour-declaration-dispossession Today marks the 68th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba (catastrophe): the Palestinians’ dispossession and the loss of their homeland. Yet while the Palestinians’ plight remains without redress, in the UK over the last few…
MAY 16, 2016 1:25 P.M. (UPDATED: MAY 17, 2016 3:30 P.M.) Palestinian Bedouin homes destroyed by Israel on Jan. 21, 2016 (MaanImages, File) JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Some 90 Palestinian Bedouins, the majority of them children,…
What was going through that anti-Semite general’s head when he compared the Chosen People to 1930s Europe? A few pointers. B. Michael May 15, 2016 7:50 PM Israeli lawmaker: My wife wouldn’t want to give…
For true reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians, Israel must recognize what it has done to the Palestinian people over the last 68 years. Saeb Erekat May 15, 2016 10:41 AM Palestinian negotiator Erekat issues plea…
16-05-2016 17:03 By: Vyara Gylsen Short link : http://europalforum.org.uk/en/post/1207 Last week, the Israel lobby and the European Union report was launched, addressing the extent to which the Israel lobby is active at the EU level. The authors…
(Jerusalem) – Israeli security forces are abusing Palestinian children detained in the West Bank. The number of Palestinian children arrested by Israeli forces has more than doubled since October 2015. EXPAND Israeli border police arresting…
Shin Bet won’t extend Meir Ettinger’s administrative detention when it expires, state prosecutor says; Ettinger is thought to be the leader of terrorist activities against Palestinians. Chaim Levinson May 17, 2016 3:43 PM Meir Ettinger,…
Whether or not the proposal becomes law, the vote itself broadcasts to the world that this government opposes a negotiated two-state solution. The Israeli government voted to endorse legislation to extend Israeli law to settlements in…
Germany’s history makes it reluctant to put pressure on Israel. But if it has the country’s best interests at heart, it should exert its influence to bring about peace. Twenty-five years after the fall of…
On a hill lying near the Gaza Strip’s eastern border with Israel, Youssef Abu Shreitah hammered a stack of used wood slabs together with nails to build a small pyramid-shaped house. Abu Shreitah, a government…
It is astonishing that the reconstruction of Gaza, bombed into the Stone Age according to the explicit goals of an Israeli military doctrine known as “Dahiya”, has tentatively only just begun two months after the…
Israel and Egypt close border crossings as Gaza struggles to rebuild from Israeli onslaught. Despite widespread calls for increased humanitarian aid and economic activity, the approximately 1.8 million people living in the Gaza Strip have…
Guardian/ICM survey, which also found greater opposition to Israel than Palestinians, appears to find support for Lady Warsi who resigned over the issue. A majority of British voters believe Israel acted in a disproportionate manner…