The Holocaust becomes a Palestinian issue

Lawrence Davidson  CounterPunch  /  October 2, 2023 A commotion (more like a tempest in a teapot) has broken out over a recent Holocaust-related statement by President...

Dispelling the hasbara fog

Steve France Mondoweiss  /  October 2, 2023 A new guide seeks to disarm and counter “Israelspeak,” the web of misleading clichés and tropes that have driven...

Israel: national security has never been in a worse state, claims general

Middle East Monitor  /  October 2, 2023 A former Deputy Chief of General Staff of the Israel Defence Forces, Major General Dan Harel, has said...

Germany to strip Palestinian refugee’s status over his activism

Hebh Jamal +972 Magazine  /  October 2, 2023 Echoing dubious Israeli claims against his advocacy group, Germany could force Zaid Abdulnasser into a legal limbo faced...

Most Israelis support peace with Saudi Arabia, but not letting it enrich uranium

Middle East Monitor  /  October 2, 2023 More than half of Israeli citizens support normalization of relations with Saudi Arabia but without letting it enrich...

For Palestinians, social media influence comes with the threat of prison

Sophia Goodfriend +972 Magazine  /  October 2, 2023 The persecution of activists like Ramzi Abbassi illustrates Israel’s escalating attempts to stifle Palestinian expression online since May...

Israel shuts Hebron Ibrahimi Mosque to Muslim worshippers for Jewish holiday

Middle East Monitor  /  October 2, 2023 Israel, on Monday, shut the flashpoint Ibrahimi Mosque in the West Bank city of Hebron/Al-Khalil and opened it...

[Second Intifada] 23 years since October 2000 killings

Adalah  /  October 2, 2023 23 years have passed since the October 2000 Israeli police killings of 13 unarmed Palestinian protesters (12 citizens of Israel...

Poll: 68% of Israelis against exempting ultra-Orthodox men from military service

Middle East Monitor  /  October 2, 2023 Most Israelis are opposed to ultra-Orthodox Jewish men being exempt from military service, a recent poll conducted by...

Second Israeli minister to visit Saudi Arabia within days

MEE Staff Middle East Eye  /  October 2, 2023 Planned trip comes amid warming ties between the two countries who are reportedly edging closer to establishing...