Israel: Rights groups call for UN to oppose IHRA antisemitism definition
MEE Staff
Middle East Eye / June 8, 2023
B'Tselem, Yesh Din, Breaking the Silence and others warn IHRA definition has been used to 'silence dissent'...
The PA has abandoned Palestine in order to stick to the international narrative
MEE Staff
Ramona Wadi
Middle East Monitor / June 8, 2023
If the UN excels at anything besides creating the conditions for human rights abuses, it is...
Palestinian journalist hit in head by bullet during raid on terror suspect’s home
MEE Staff
Bethan McKernan
The Guardian / June 8, 2023
News photographer Moamen Sumreen (22) had been covering the demolition of the apartment in Ramallah.
A Palestinian news...
[horse trading] Israel ‘should recognize’ Western Sahara as part of Morocco, says Knesset speaker
MEE Staff
Middle East Eye / June 8, 2023
Amir Ohana says discussions are underway between the two countries over the disputed region.
The speaker of...
Palestinians condemn Ben-Gvir plan to arm more Israeli Jews
Middle East Monitor / June 8, 2023
Palestinians in the occupied territories have condemned the proposal by Israel's extreme far-right Minister of National Security to...
Israel revives E1 Jewish settlement project ‘splitting West Bank in two’
Elis Gjevori
Middle East Eye / June 8, 2023
Plans to expand E1 settlement called a ‘war crime’ by human rights group as it will lead...
[ELSC report] How the IHRA definition of antisemitism is chilling Palestine advocacy in Europe
Mitchell Plitnick
Mondoweiss / June 9, 2023
A new report from the European Legal Support Center shows how the IHRA working definition of antisemitism is used...
UN-mandated report: Israel’s proposed judicial reforms pose threat to Palestinians
Reuters / June 8, 2023
GENEVA – The Israeli government's proposed judicial overhaul poses a threat to Palestinians, an independent body set up by the...
Israeli army raids Palestinian city of Ramallah, 35 wounded in clashes
Ali Sawafta
Reuters / June 8, 2023
RAMALLAH, West Bank – Clashes erupted after Israeli forces raided the city of Ramallah in the West Bank early...
Tensions in US-Saudi ties cloud Blinken visit to Riyadh [no normalization with Israel]
Aziz al-Yaakoubi & Humeyra Pamuk
Reuters / June 8, 2023
RIYADH – A visit by the U.S. Secretary of State to Saudi Arabia drew little Saudi...
