Benjamin Netanyahu to decide on allowing US Congresswomen entry for occupation tour
Democratic US Congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib have both been critical of Israeli policy
The National / July 18, 2019
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to make the final decision on whether to allow two US Congresswomen critical of the country entry for a tour of the occupied West...
Iran is not the aggressor – the U.S. is
If a war breaks out, it won’t be because the Trump administration “bumbled” into one.
Khury Petersen-Smith
Foreign Policy in Focus / July 15, 2019.
It’s easy to be confused about what’s happening between the U.S. and Iran.
On July 10, President Trump again accused Iran of violating the Obama-era nuclear deal, in a tweet...
Threat of demolitions in East Jerusalem
Houses to be demolished in Sur Bahir because of proximity to the Barrier
OCHA / July 9, 2019
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Sur Bahir (pop. 24,000) is a Palestinian neighbourhood in the south east of Jerusalem. Most of Sur Bahir is located within the unilaterally-annexed East Jerusalem...
Israel lobby groups hatch plan to divide the left
Ali Abunimah
The Electronic Intifada / July 15, 2019
Influential Israel lobby groups are offering “rules” for how Jewish communal organizations can divide the left and break up emerging intersectional coalitions.
They also advocate for “delegitimizing” Jews deemed too supportive of Palestinian rights.
Israel and its lobby see the strengthening solidarity between Palestinians...
US congresswomen targeted by Trump: ‘We will not be silenced’
Four Democratic congresswomen call Trump's racist tweets a 'distraction', instead focus attention on issues.
Al-Jazeera / July 16, 2019
Washington, DC - The four Democratic congresswomen who were attacked by US President Donald Trump in racist tweets over the weekend said on Monday they will "not be silenced", and instead turned their attention...
Palestine Youth Orchestra: Crossing borders, giving hope for peace
Zoals u in de agenda ziet, treedt The Palestine Youth Orchestra op vrijdagavond 16 augustus op in het Concertgebouw Amsterdam.
Op donderdagavond 15 augustus treedt het Orchestra samen met het Nationaal Jeugd Orkest op in Apeldoorn in theater Orpheus om 20:00 uur.
Op woensdagmiddag 14 augustus spelen zij op de binnenplaats...
Battle underway in Ireland over ban on settlement goods
Ciaran Tierney
The Electronic Intifada / July 11, 2019
A battle is underway in Ireland to ensure that a ban on imports from Israel’s settlements in the occupied West Bank will not be vetoed.
Legislation to introduce such a ban has received majority support in both houses of Ireland’s parliament, the Oireachtas. Yet the...
How long before Israeli embassies pop up in the Gulf ?
Tamara Nassar
The Electronic Intifada / July 9, 2019
More than ever before, Gulf states are moving their decades-old clandestine relations with Israel into the limelight.
Since the Saudi-led regional isolation and blockade of Qatar began in June 2017, there has been a big rise in overt displays of normalization with Israel, led by Saudi Arabia and followed...
Kamala Harris supports segregation by supporting Israel
Ali Abunimah
The Electronic Intifada / July 8, 2019
Senator Kamala Harris earned a big bump in the polls and gained credibility as a serious presidential contender after the first Democratic candidates’ debate last month.
Much attention focused on her admonishing Joe Biden over the former vice president’s praise for racists and history of opposition to busing –...
Israel’s separation wall endures, 15 years after ICJ ruling
The separation wall, deemed illegal by ICJ, cuts into occupied West Bank territory, and will be 712km upon completion.
Linah Alsaafin
Al-Jazeera / July 10, 2019
In the occupied West Bank, the long, concrete separation wall winds through the landscape, slicing through Palestinian communities, agricultural fields and farmlands in a steady manner.
The...
