Israel’s planned Jerusalem cable car irks Palestinians
Middle East Monitor / November 7, 2019
An Israeli plan to run a cable car over Jerusalem to the walls of the Old City has angered Palestinians who say it would erase their heritage in areas they seek for a future state, Reuters reports.
The proposed cable car would shuttle some 3,000 tourists...
Adelson-funded anti-BDS group sets sight on European campuses
Middle East Monitor / November 6, 2019
A pro-Israel advocacy group funded by notorious right-wing donors Sheldon and Miriam Adelson is expanding its operations to European university campuses, reported US-based news site JNS.
The Maccabee Task Force (MTF), launched in 2015, is focused on fighting the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement, and boosting...
Head of UN Palestinian refugee agency quits amid misconduct inquiry
Middle East Monitor / November 6, 2019
The head of a UN agency that aids Palestinian refugees resigned on Wednesday, the United Nations said, amid an investigation into misconduct allegations, Reuters reports.
Commissioner-General Pierre Krahenbuhl was replaced earlier on Wednesday until a review of “management-related matters” at the agency was completed, the UN...
Israel TV: ‘possible announcement about agreement between Israel and Gulf’
Middle East Monitor / November 7, 2019
An Israeli television report revealed that an agreement had been reached between the Israeli occupation and the Gulf States not to launch hostilities against each other, in preparation for full normalisation, despite the absence of a solution to the Palestinian issue.
The report, translated...
There is only one legitimate alternative to UNRWA: the Palestinian right of return
Ramona Wadi
Middle East Monitor / November 5, 2019
Since allegations about the misconduct and corruption of some staff members at the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) came to light, both defences and criticism of the agency have shielded the UN from its role in enabling the...
Israel bans Palestinian Amnesty worker from travelling
Middle East Monitor / November 5, 2019
A Palestinian employee of Amnesty International has been handed a travel ban by Israel as he was trying to enter Jordan to attend a relative’s funeral.
Israeli occupation authorities at the King Hussein/Allenby border crossing stopped Laith Abu Zeyad on 26 October and held...
Christian tourism to Israel: Buyer beware
Lawrence Davidson
Consortium News / November 4, 2019
Ignorance in general, and ignorance of the Palestinian situation in particular, can be easily be exploited to the benefit of racism and oppression.
In the October 4 issue of Rolling Stone magazine it was reported that the 27-year-old “pop, pop-rock, and R&B” singer-actress Demi Lovato had...
Why Palestinians are wary of joining Lebanon’s protests
Amena ElAshkar
The Electronic Intifada / November 5, 2019
In Elia Square in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon, Nashwa Hammad last week stood holding a Palestinian flag in one hand and a Lebanese in the other. The freelance journalist was chanting alongside her Lebanese friends.
“I am one of very few...
Jordanian-Israeli tensions continue to rise
Tamara Nassar
The Electronic Intifada / November 3, 2019
Tensions are growing between Israel and Jordan just days after the 25th anniversary of the Wadi Araba peace agreement between the two countries.
On Tuesday, Jordan recalled its ambassador from Tel Aviv “for consultation” in protest at Israel’s months-long detention of two Jordanians without charge or trial.
“We hold ...
Israel draft bill would annex major West Bank settlements
Middle East Monitor / November 4, 2019
Israel’s former justice minister Ayelet Shaked submitted a draft bill in the Knesset to annex a number of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, reported the Jerusalem Post.
The legislation would see Israeli “sovereignty” applied to settlements in the Jordan Valley region, as well...
