Majority of Democrats say US should focus political pressure on Israel
Sheren Khalel
Middle East Eye / March 19, 2021
For the first time, the majority of Democrats surveyed by Gallup say US pressure should be focused on Israel, not the Palestinians
This year's annual Gallup poll has revealed a shift in sentiment among Americans regarding Israel and the Palestinians, with...
Palestinians protest Israeli police inaction amid crime wave
Linah Alsaafin
Al-Jazeera / March 19, 2021
Palestinian citizens of Israel blame Israeli police for high level of intra-communal violence within their community.
For the 10th consecutive week, thousands of Palestinians protested in front of the Israeli municipality building in Umm al-Fahm against the police and discriminatory Israeli policies against...
The Israeli and Palestinian elections offend democracy – each in their own way
Salem Barahmeh
The Guardian / March 17, 2021
Polls taking place months apart simply highlight the two-tier system that denies Palestinians any real voice or freedom.
For the first time in decades, the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Israel will hold legislative elections a few months apart. Many in the international community and media will...
Ireland approves funding of $21m to UNRWA
Middle East Monitor / March 19, 2021
The Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs has announced a three-year contribution towards the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
Ireland will be donating €6 million ($7 million) per year to the agency between 2021...
Israel hears from ICC about war crimes probe
Middle East Monitor / March 19, 2021
Israel has received a letter from the International Criminal Court (ICC) giving details of the scope of its war crimes investigation against the occupation state and Hamas, Channel 13 reported on Wednesday. The letter apparently arrived last weekend.
According to the news channel,...
PA rejects Israel’s garden scheme on roofs of historic Jerusalem markets
Middle East Monitor / March 19, 2021
The Palestinian Authority rejected a proposed scheme on Thursday to establish a large botanical garden on the roofs of historic markets in the Muslim quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. A statement from the Foreign Ministry condemned the proposal, describing...
Israel’s siege of Gaza continues to leave Palestinians limbless
Mohammed Asad
Middle East Monitor / March 18, 2021
There are currently 3,000 people in Gaza who have suffered an amputation and require a prosthetic limb and aftercare.
When Muhammad al-Khalidi decided to set up a factory to manufacture prosthetic limbs in the Gaza Strip in 2015 he had no...
Israel election: Why Netanyahu’s makeover made him an improbable ‘Arab lover’
Jonathan Cook
Middle East Eye / March 19, 2021
After years of inciting against Israel’s Palestinian citizens, Netanyahu is running as ‘Abu Yair’ and keen to be seen sipping coffee with Bedouin elders.
It is another closely contested Israeli election, the fourth in two years, and that has meant a...
Covid-19: West Bank receives first Covax vaccine doses
MEE Staff
Middle East Eye / March 17, 2021
World Health Organisation's vaccine-sharing initiative adds 62,000 doses to the occupied West Bank's struggling inoculation programme.
The Palestinian Authority received its first batch of vaccines from the World Health Organisation's sharing initiative, adding 62,000 doses to the occupied West Bank's lagging...
Jewish settler attacks surge against Palestinians
Mohammed Najib
Al-Jazeera / March 18, 2021
Unprecedented settler violence during the past few months in the occupied West Bank is raising fears the situation may escalate out of control.
Ramallah, Occupied West Bank – Palestinian Saeed Alyan Awad was on the way to his land with his wife when 10...
