Trump plays Jerusalem card for Jewish vote
Text Trump pledged to Netanyahu that he would "recognize Jerusalem as the undivided capital" of Israel. Will American Jews take this bait—despite his open blocking with neo-Nazis?jeru3.jpgRepublican...
View ArticleWest Bank, Gaza divded on municipal elections
Text The Palestinian high court in Ramallah amended a previous ruling, holding that municipal elections can take place, but only in West Bank and not in the Gaza Strip.The Palestinian high court in...
View ArticleIsraeli army shells Gaza —again
Text The Israeli army shelled a site allegedly used by Palestinian militant groups in the central Gaza Strip after a rocket fired from the Strip hit an open area in southern Israel.gazabomb3.jpgThe...
View ArticleUNESCO nomenclature wars in Jerusalem
Text The UNESCO resolution against Israel's political archaeology at the Temple Mount counter-productively refered to the site only by its Islamic name, the Ḥaram al-Sharif.temple-mount.jpgUNESCO...
View ArticleIsraeli court upholds evacuation of 'illegal' outpost
Text Israel's Supreme Court dismissed a petition by the government to postpone evacuating the illegal Amona outpost, built on privately-owned Palestinian land in the West Bank.westbank.jpgThe Israeli...
View ArticleIsraeli high court justices face war crimes suit
Text Three justices on the Israeli Supreme Court have been sued for authorizing construction of Israel's wall around the West Bank, found illegal by the International Court of...
View ArticleUN resolution against Israeli settlements
Text The UN Security Council voted to adopt Resolution 2334, that calls on Israel to cease all settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem.settlement.jpgThe...
View ArticleIsrael: protest vigil for detained Palestinian MK
Text Dozens demonstrated outside an Israeli courthouse in support of a Palestinian member of the Knesset, Basal Ghattas, after the court extended his detention another day.ghattas.jpgDozens of...
View ArticleIsraeli soldier guilty of killing wounded Palestinian
Text An Israeli soldier who killed a wounded Palestinian in the West Bank city of Hebron last March was found guilty of manslaughter after a contentious trial.israeli defense forces.jpgAn Israeli...
View ArticleNetanyahu lifts restrictions on Jerusalem settlements
Text Benjamin Netanyahu said he will be lifting restrictions on Israeli settlement building in East Jerusalem, explicitly portraying the move as green-lighted by President Trump.abudis8.jpgIsraeli...
View ArticleTrump renounces two-state solution, equivocates on anti-Semitism
Text Speaking alongside Netanyahu, Trump became the first president to renounce commitment to a two-state solution—while fumbling a question about anti-Semites in his administration.whitehouse.jpgThis...
View ArticleIsraeli high court urged to overturn citizenship law
Text Amnesty International urged Israel's high court to repeal a law that bans many Palestinians from entering the country, including those seeking reunification with family.israel_sm_2016.gifAmnesty...
View ArticleEast Jerusalem demolitions jump since Trump
Text Home demolitions in East Jerusalem have risen dramatically since the election of US President Donald Trump, with plans for "legal" housing development for Palestinians...
View ArticleIsrael detains Palestinian writer over new novel
Text Israeli forces detained Palestinian writer Khalida Ghusheh after raiding her home in East Jerusalem, citing the content of her newly published novel on life under occupation.ghusheh.jpgIsraeli...
View ArticleUN agency decries Israeli 'apartheid regime'
Text A UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) report concludes that Israel is guilty "beyond a reasonable doubt" of apartheid policies against Palestinians.Israel.jpg.gifA damning...
View ArticleRestrictions on Palestinians at al-Aqsa after sit-in
Text Israel imposed movement restrictions at al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem after a sit-in was held at the site to demand release of the bodies of slain...
View ArticleUN censures Israel on illegal settlements —again
Text The UN again protested that Israel has not taken any steps toward stopping illegal settlement in Palestinian territory, but has instead authorized "a high rate" of new...
View ArticleHundreds of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike
Text More than 1,600 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli custody launched an open-ended mass hunger strike on Palestinian Prisoners' Day, led by imprisoned leader Marwan...
View ArticleNo, Guterres. Anti-Zionism is not anti-Semitism
Text UN chief Antonio Guterres' assertion that "denial of the right of the State of Israel to exist" is "the modern form of anti-Semitism" is an insult to anti-Zionist Jews...
View ArticleHamas unveils new charter, accepts 1967 borders
Text The Hamas movement announced a new charter, with language rejecting any legitimacy of "the Zionist entity," yet accepting a Palestinian state along the 1967 "Green Line."hamas.jpgThe Hamas...
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