Israel headed towards ‘racist abyss’ warns son of IDF veteran
Middle East Monitor / March 1, 2021
In another example of the racism within the state of Israel that's driving Jews to question their identity and relationship to the occupation state, the son of a veteran Israeli soldier has said that he actually renounced Judaism after migrating to...
5 Palestine factions to run on united electoral list with Fatah
Middle East Monitor / March 1, 2021
Five Palestinian factions and PLO members have agreed to run for Palestinian parliamentary elections on a united list with Fatah, member of PLO Executive Committee and Fatah Central Council Azzam al-Ahmad said yesterday.
Speaking to Palestine Radio, Al-Ahmad said that his movement had...
[IHRA] Avi Shlaim slams UK government over ‘shameful legacy’ of support for Israel
David Hearst
Middle East Eye / March 1, 2021
Oxford historian says efforts to push IHRA antisemitism definition on universities are part of a long history of support for Zionism.
An "unbroken thread of moral myopia, hypocrisy, double standards and skulduggery" connects British policy on Palestine, from Lord Balfour to...
Israel annexation: European lawmakers denounce ‘de facto’ takeover of the West Bank
Nadda Osman
Middle East Eye / March 1, 2021
Over 400 parliamentarians have called on EU nations and the Biden administration to work together to halt annexation.
Hundreds of European lawmakers have sent a letter to foreign ministers in Europe, calling for the administration of US President Joe Biden to renew its efforts in...
Court in Israel sentences Palestinian politician Khalida Jarrar to two years in prison
MEE Staff
Middle East Eye / March 1, 2021
The decision comes as Palestinians gear up to vote in long-overdue legislative elections in May.
An Israeli military court sentenced Palestinian politician Khalida Jarrar to two years in prison on Monday for "inciting violence" and belonging to a “banned organisation”.
Jarrar, a prominent political...
Israel demolishes Palestinian family’s home in Jerusalem for fourth time
MEE Staff
Middle East Eye / March 1, 2021
Hatem Hussein Abu Rayaleh's house bulldozed on grounds of lacking building permits, as Israelis step up demolitions in occupied territories.
Israeli authorities on Monday demolished a two-storey house belonging to a Palestinian family in the occupied East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Issawiya, on the...
Covid-19: Israel to administer vaccines to Palestinian workers
Middle East Eye / February 28, 2021
Vaccination campaign could include around 130,000 Palestinians working inside Israel.
Israel will vaccinate Palestinians who work in Israel or in its settlements in the occupied West Bank against Covid-19, the Israeli military branch responsible for civil affairs in Palestinian territories said on...
Biden faces growing pressure to lift Trump’s sanctions on ICC prosecutors
Middle East Eye / February 28, 2021
International Criminal Court officials sanctioned starting probes on alleged war crimes in Afghanistan, Palestine.
US President Joe Biden faces mounting pressure to lifting sanctions on war crimes prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) as Israel lobbies to keep them in place.
Then-president Donald...
New symbolic role for the Israeli flag
Lawrence Davidson
CounterPunch / February 26, 2021
Flying the Israeli Flag
During the January 6 insurrection, hardly any of the U.S. media took note of the following fact: amongst the signs and banners of right-wing organizations—the “South will rise again” Confederate states enthusiasts, the fascist-like Rambo militias, and the disparate...
Under Israeli apartheid, there are two different pandemics
Alice Rothchild
Truthout / February 27, 2021
There is growing concern regarding the inequitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccine, nationally and internationally. As the rollout continues, some U.S. states are allocating more vaccines to health centers, local health providers and tribal programs, focusing on vulnerable and hard-to-reach populations, and paying...
