There is a pretence of opposition to only one form of Israel’s colonial violence
Ramona Wadi
Middle East Monitor / March 28, 2023
Last month, Israel's National Security Minister, the far-right extremist Itamar Ben-Gvir, sought to facilitate the process for Israeli civilians to obtain firearms, citing a rise in applications since 2022 and the recent rise in Palestinian anti-colonial resistance against state and settler terror....
The Guardian view on Israel’s political crisis: not over yet
The Guardian / March 28, 2023
Editorial
Benjamin Netanyahu hasn’t abandoned his attack on the supreme court. His opponents should not give up either.
There is no room for relief. Benjamin Netanyahu’s assault on Israel’s democratic institutions is not over; it is merely on pause. After nearly three months of...
West Bank: 953 Palestine structures demolished by Israel in 2022 – EU
Middle East Monitor / March 28, 2023
Israeli authorities demolished 953 Palestinian structures in the Occupied West Bank last year, according to the European Union on Tuesday, Anadolu News Agency reports.
"In 2022, a total of 953 structures were demolished or seized throughout the West Bank, including Jerusalem," the EU Representative...
What’s next for Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul ?
Alex Kane
Jewish Currents / March 28, 2023
After a protest surge and the delay of Netanyahu’s plan to gut the judiciary, +972 Magazine editor Edo Konrad discusses the prime minister’s likely next moves—and how the popular opposition relates to the fight for Palestinian freedom.
On Monday night, as hundreds of...
Israeli crisis: This is not about democracy, it’s about liberal Zionist supremacy
Sai Englert
Middle East Eye / March 28, 2023
Israel is an apartheid state based on Palestinian dispossession, with half the people living under its direct rule denied the vote. So much for the protesters' precious liberal democracy.
Following three months of mobilization across Israeli society, which has seen hundreds of thousands...
Israel-South Africa: No impunity for apartheid against the Palestinians
Zeenat Adam
Middle East Eye / March 28, 2023
South Africa's historic vote to downgrade diplomatic ties with Israel comes at a time when several countries in Africa and Middle East are normalizing relations with the settler-colonial state.
On 7 March, the South African Parliament passed a resolution to downgrade the country's...
Palestinians to pay the price as Netanyahu pauses judicial overhaul while further empowering far...
Democracy Now ! / March 28, 2023
GUESTS
Yousef Munayyer – Palestinian American analyst and senior non-resident fellow at Arab Center Washington DC.
Natasha Roth-Rowland – editor and writer at +972 Magazine.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to delay a push to overhaul and weaken Israel’s judiciary until the next...
West Bank confrontations as Israeli forces make arrests
Middle East Monitor / March 28, 2023
Confrontations have taken place between Israeli occupation forces and Palestinians as troops made a number of arrests in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem overnight. Fighting also took place in Jenin. Those arrested are accused of taking part in acts of...
Israel’s President calls for dialogue to ‘calm the waters’ after judicial reform crisis
Thomas Helm
The National / March 28, 2023
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu bowed to pressure on Monday and paused deeply controversial legislation.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has urged politicians to engage in dialogue to “calm the waters and lower the flames” over a controversial judicial overhaul.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday night...
Jewish settler attack Palestinians in Huwara amid Israeli army presence
Zena al-Tahhan
Al-Jazeera / March 28, 2023
At least six Palestinians injured in a Jewish settler attack on Palestinians in Nablus in the occupied West Bank.
At least six Palestinians have been injured after being attacked by Jewish settlers in the Palestinian town of Huwara, south of Nablus in the...
