About our live blog Thousands of people – residents of dozens of Palestinian communities located throughout Area C, the West Bank – face imminent expulsion by Israeli authorities on a variety of pretexts. The live…
No Country for Non-Jews? Initial Reaction of RHR’s President on what the Elections Tell Us about Israeli Society and Our Task as a Rabbinic Human Rights Organization There is still the possibility of surprises, but…
Dozens put name to statement criticising attempts to stop ‘lawful academic discussion’ SOURCE: ALAMY Over 200 academics have expressed their support to the University of Southampton for its decision to go ahead with a conference…
‘In Netanyahu’s narrative, the Palestinians pose an existential threat to Israel’s Jewish citizenry.’ Friday 13 March 2015 09.00 GMT Last modified on Friday 13 March 2015 19.53 GMT Israeli voters have to choose between two…
Ben White Last night, I participated in a debate at the Cambridge Union on ‘This House Believes Israel is a Rogue State.’ Speaking alongside Ghada Karmi and Norman Finkelstein for the proposition, the motion was…
Alastair Sloan A wine-spattered copy of the parliamentary guest list for the Conservative Friends of Israel’s “Annual Business Lunch”, which took place in December last year, has made it onto my desk. For those of…
Netanyahu’s False Narrative of Self-Defense By Marjorie Cohn, Counterpunch March 04, 2015 On March 3rd, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued an impassioned plea to Congress to protect Israel by opposing diplomacy with Iran. Referring…
BackMiddle East Jewish hate preacher issues ruling for prayers inside Al-Aqsa Jewish hate preacher issues ruling for prayers inside Al-Aqsa Thursday, 12 March 2015 09:3 Rabbi Dov Lior has urged Jews to hold prayers in…
The leadership of the Palestine Liberation Organisation has voted to suspend all security co-operation with Israel, insisting that Israel – as occupying power – should assume all responsibilities for the Palestinian territories under international law.…
Thursday March 05, 2015 01:21 by IMEMC News & Agencies A British advertising watchdog has banned an Israeli government tourism advertisement implying that the Old City of Jerusalem is part of Israel, a status unrecognized…
On 18 January 2014, barely five miles from the centre of Damascus – with President Bashar al‑Assad’s office complex visible in the distance – a small crowd of desperate people emerged from a seemingly uninhabited…
Controlling the water, electricity and taxes, Israel’s mob – IEC, Customs and the infrastructure ministry – shows the Palestinian Authority who’s the boss. By Zvi Bar’el | Feb. 25, 2015 | http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-1.644049 There is no closure on the West…
The sickest imagination of present-day anti-Semites cannot compete with the handiwork of Israel and its emissaries the settlers in Hebron for the past 20 years. By Amira Hass | Feb. 25, 2015 | http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-1.644080 The sickest imagination of present-day…
Jibril, left, lost two of his four grandchildren to hypothermia in the storms last month. The family now live in a tiny plastic-covered wooden structure in Beit Hanoun with a blanket for a door. Photograph:…
Site will lead to removal of 120 Bedouin from area; this is first time since 1991 that private Palestinian land in East Jerusalem has been expropriated. By Nir Hasson | Feb. 18, 2015 | 6:33…