Iran accuses Israel of ‘terrorism’ over nuclear sabotage, says has identified suspect
Middle East Eye / April 11, 2021
An electrical problem at the Natanz nuclear facility took place a day after the launch of new advanced uranium enrichment centrifuges.
Iran on Monday said it had identified a person responsible for disrupting the flow of power to Natanz nuclear facility in a...
Israel to ‘work closely’ with US on new Iran deal, defence minister says
Rosie Scammell
The National / April 11, 2021
Benny Gantz was speaking after meeting with US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin.
Israel’s Defence Minister Benny Gantz pledged on Sunday to work closely with Washington on any new nuclear deal with Iran, following talks with his American counterpart Lloyd Austin as the...
COVID-19 Emergency Situation Report 29
OCHA / March 29, 2021
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance
Highlights
In March, active cases in the oPt rise by nearly half; active cases in Gaza more than triple.
Significant rise in patients in intensive care units and in those requiring mechanical ventilation.
The Palestinian authorities vaccinated over 70,000...
The US empire is extorting Sudan into an unpopular recognition of Israel
Asa Winstanley
Middle East Monitor / April 10, 2021
"No conciliation, no coexistence and no negotiations with Israel" – those were the famous "Three Nos" of the August 1967 Khartoum summit of the Arab League.
This was a defiant declaration of the refusal to accept Israeli violence, expansion and apartheid,...
Palestine: Tens of appeals against parliamentary election candidates
Middle East Monitor / April 10, 2021
The Central Elections Commission is examining tens of appeals against candidates for the parliamentary elections, including the head of the list registered by dismissed Fatah leader Mohammed Dahlan.
According to sources from the Central Elections Commission, some appeals relate to administration issues such...
US restores less than half of pre-Trump funding to UNRWA
Maureen Clare Murphy
The Electronic Intifada / April 10, 2021
The US will resume economic and humanitarian assistance to the Palestinians, providing a total of $235 million, the State Department announced on Wednesday.
The department said that $75 million would be allocated to “economic and development assistance in the West Bank and...
US Democratic Congress member panders to Israel lobby
Ali Abunimah
The Electronic Intifada / April 9, 2021
When Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won an upset primary victory in June 2018, it came as a breath of fresh air for supporters of Palestinian rights.
The month before she unseated a senior member of the Democratic Party, she had expressed her solidarity with unarmed Palestinians being...
If Israel has committed no war crimes, then why does it refuse the ICC...
Kamel Hawwash
Middle East Monitor / April 9, 2021
On 5 February, Palestinians saw a long tunnel open and a light flicker in the distance for justice. The International Criminal Court (ICC) Pre-Trial Chamber I "decided, by majority, that the Court's territorial jurisdiction in the Situation in Palestine, a...
Republicans delay $75m in US aid to Palestine
Midle East Monitor / April 9, 2021
US Congressional Republicans delayed $75 million in aid from being sent to Palestinians, reported The Jerusalem Post.
Last month, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) sent Congress a "programme narrative" of $75 million in Economic Support Funds (ESF) for programmes in...
Far-right Israeli ambassador in London causes Liberal Judaism split
Middle East Monitor / April 9, 2021
Liberal Jews in Britain demanded the cancellation of an event with controversial Israeli Ambassador Tzipi Hotovely this week. More than 30 "proud and committed Liberal Jews" backed an open letter critical of yesterday's online meeting, but the leadership of Liberal Judaism...
