SCOTUS rules in Jerusalem passport case
Text The US Supreme Court ruled in Zivotofsky v. Kerry, a case with implications for the quesiton of whether Israel has legal sovereignty over the city of Jerusalem.The US Supreme Court ruled (PDF)...
View ArticleIsrael frees Palestinian parliament speaker
Text Israeli authorities released Palestinian parliament speaker Aziz Duweik following a year in "administrative detention"—held without trial in contravention of international law.Israeli authorities...
View ArticleJewish extremists attack revered church in Galilee
Text An apparent arson attack by Jewish extremists damaged the revered Byzantine-era Church of the Multiplication at Tabgha on the shores of the Sea of Galilee.An apparent arson attack damaged the...
View ArticleUN Gaza report finds evidence of war crimes
Text A report by the UN Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict finds that both Israel and Hamas may have committed war crimes during the 51-day conflict.A report released June 22...
View ArticleIsrael razes Negev Bedouin village —for 86th time
Text Bulldozers backed by Israeli forces destroyed the "unrecognized" Bedouin village of al-Araqib in the Negev Desert for the 86th time in the last four years.Bulldozers backed by Israeli forces...
View ArticleWest Bank violence following 'price tag' slaying
Text Violence was reported across the West Bank and Jerusalem, as Palestinians protested the "price tag" killing of an 18-month-old infant in Duma, near Nablus.Violence was reported across the West...
View ArticlePalestine and Vatican in UN flag fracas
Text Two months after formally recognizing Palestine, the Vatican objected to a Palestinian request for the two observer states to be allowed to raise their flags at UN headquarters.The ongoing...
View ArticleIsraeli forces clash with Palestinian Christians
Text Palestinians at the Christian town of Beit Jala clashed with Israeli forces following Sunday mass when residents, including priests, marched to protest work on the "separation wall."...
View ArticleNablus: thousands mourn slain infant's mother
Text Thousands of Palestinians took part in the funeral of Riham Dawabsha, 27, who died after succumbing to wounds she sustained in a "price tag" arson attack in Nablus.Thousands of Palestinians took...
View ArticleIsraeli forces storm Aqsa Mosque amid new clashes
Text Israeli forces entered the al-Aqsa Mosque, using tear-gas and rubber bullets on worshippers in a third straight day of violent clashes at the third holiest site in Islam.Israeli forces entered...
View ArticleSettlers riot after West Bank shooting
Text Hundreds of Israeli settlers rioted across the West Bank, with multiple attacks reported on Palestinian homes and vehicles in the aftermath of a shooting that killed two settlers.Hundreds of...
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ISIS enters Israel-Palestine fray?
Text Israel carried out air-strikes on the Gaza Strip in response to a rocket attack from the territory—said to have been claimed by a faction that has pledged loyalty to ISIS.gazabomb2.jpgIsrael...
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Israel threatens to 'banish' Palestinians to Gaza
Text In another step towards a genocidal solution to the Palestinian question, an Israeli defense official threatened to "begin deporting the families of terrorists to the Gaza...
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Bibi's Holocaust revisionism: media complicit?
Text The New York Times, in its coverage of Bibi Netanyahu's fictional claims about the Holocaust originating with the Mufti of Jerusalem, gives undue weight to the theory's few...
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Hebron non-violent activist dies in tear-gas
Text Dr. Hashem al-Azzeh, who led peaceful protests against Israel's illegal closure of Hebron's Old City to Palestinians, died after suffering excessive tear-gas inhalation.azzeh.jpgDr. Hashem...
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Spain issues arrest warrant for Netanyahu
Text A Spanish judge ordered the Civil Guard to detain the Israeli prime minister if he sets foot in the country, in a case related to the 2010 Gaza flotilla raid.spain.jpg.gifJudge Jose de la Mata of...
View ArticleGoogle to suppress footage of Israeli war crimes?
Text Israeli cabinet member Tzipi Hotovely met with representatives of YouTube and Google to discuss cooperation in what she called the fight against "inciting violence and terrorism."Israel's Maariv...
View ArticleIsrael sprays crop-killing pesticides on Gaza
Text Israeli planes sprayed Palestinian agricultural lands along the Gaza Strip border with pesticides, killing off crops of vegetables and beans.Israeli planes reportedly sprayed agricultural lands...
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Israeli forces demolish more Bedouin dwellings
Text Israeli forces demolished five dwellings housing Bedouin families in a West Bank settlement "corridor"—and on the same day razed a Bedouin mosque in the Negev Desert.bedouinsinai.jpegIsraeli...
View ArticleIsrael to confiscate vast tract of land in Jericho
Text Israel is set to declare 1,500 dunams (370 acres) in the West Bank district of Jericho as "state land"—the largest such grab in two years, decried as a step towards annexation.Israel is set to...
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