Palestinians have no role to play in Israel’s film academy
Out of the 982 members of the Israeli Academy of Film and Television, there is not a single Palestinian.
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Amid mass hunger strike, UN deplores number of Palestinian detainees, now at an eight-year high
UN calls on Israel to release administrative detainees amid mass hunger strike BETHLEHEM (Ma‘an) 21 Aug — The UN Coordinator for Humanitarian Assistance and Development Aid in the occupied Palestinian territory Robert Piper said he…
Celtic fans raise more than £130,000 for Palestinian charities after flag protest
Football club facing fine by Uefa after fans displayed Palestinian flags during match against Israel’s Hapoel Be’er Sheva
Israeli Bill to Require Flag to Be Flown at Every Event With Lawmakers’ Participation
Bill stipulates a $1,300 fine for event organizers who won't comply. 'We'll soon reach the point that if people don't kiss the flag every morning, they'll be punished,' says MK Zouheir Bahloul.
For First Time in Decade, Israel Plans to Expand Jewish Settlement in Hebron
Sources familiar with the plan said the land envisioned for new housing only allowed for a handful of homes, Haaretz learns.
Study: At least 78% of humanitarian aid intended for Palestinians ends up in Israeli coffers
Diplomats may have a reputation for greyness, obfuscation, even hypocrisy, but few have found themselves compared to a serial killer, let alone one who devours human flesh. That honour befell Laars Faaborg-Andersen, the European Union’s…
Palestinian journalist ordered to spend three months in admin. detention
The Supreme Court upheld the army’s request to extend Omar Nazzal’s remand by three months only, instead of four. The judges did not specify why he posed a security threat, and how he would cease…
The media’s Palestinian disappearing act
Over the past 10 months, English-language news agencies have whitewashed details and context around Palestinian deaths
Lawsuit aims to block U.S. foreign aid to Israel as clandestine nuclear power
A lawsuit filed Monday in the D.C. federal district court challenges U.S. foreign aid to Israel. IRmep’s Center for Policy and Law is holding a conference call briefing about the lawsuit
Israel uses electric shock on Palestinian boy prisoner
Israeli interrogators used electric shock on minor Palestinian boy prisoner from the West Bank city of Al-Khalil, Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) said on Friday. The Palestinian lawyer from the PPS Jacqueline Farraj said that she had…
Lieberman Requests Delay in Presenting His Position on Palestinian Village Set for Demolition
Defense minister tells court negotiations with residents of Sussia only ran their course this week. Now he wants to wait until November, after the U.S. elections.
Recognising Palestinian statehood
There is a low intensity ground war between Israel and the Palestinians. Israel wins the battles, with its infinitely superior force. But both sides will lose the war if the result is one state, Greater…
Israeli buys Palestinian girl a new bike after border guards broke hers
Sami Jolles says he felt prompted to help because incident reminded him of anti-Semitic encounter his father suffered in 1920s
An Overwhelming One-man Theater Performance by Benjamin Netanyahu
During a four-hour closed door meeting with members of the Haaretz editorial staff, Netanyahu lectured, preached and demanded. At one point someone saw tears in his eyes.
A Palestinian view on the antisemitism row
Jonathan Freedland (My plea to the left, 30 April) asks us to imagine if a country far away was created for black people and asks if the left would treat it as it does Israel.…