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EU diplomats dance on Palestinian graves

Ali Abunimah The Electronic Intifada  /  May 9, 2019 Al-Manshiyya, a once thriving neighbourhood of Jaffa, before its destruction by Zionist militias. Zochrot Update, 11 May: On Saturday, Finnish musician Jaakko Eino Kalevi announced he was withdrawing from the EU-sponsored party on the ruins of the Palestinian community of al-Manshiyya. Kalevi wrote on Twitter that...

Open Letter – To her Excellency Ms. Federica Mogherini

High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Subject: In response to the European Union's position on the recent aggression on Gaza. At the time when Gaza was under attack and lost 29 Palestinian lives, martyrs, including children ,women and pregnant woman as a result of the latest...

‘Palestina bestaat niet’, een documentaire over vier Nederlandse Palestijnen

Zie hier de documentaire via NPO 2doc van 15 mei 2019 Vier Nederlandse Palestijnen vertellen in deze documentaire over hun vaderland dat ze in 1948 ontvluchtten. Na veel omzwervingen kwamen ze in Nederland terecht. Drie van hen wonen al meer dan vijftig jaar hier. Nog altijd streven ze naar de erkenning...

May 15 – Al-Nakba (The Catastrophe) – 1948-2019

Today I will be joining Palestinians across the world as we commemorate Al-Nakba; the catastrophe that began in 1947 which saw Zionist militias destroying over 500 Palestinian villages and towns and driving 750,000 Palestinians into exile, including members of my family. You can read PSC’s account of this history...

The return of Palestinian refugees is quite possible

...despite what Israel may claim. Ahmed Abu Artema Al Jazeera / May 14, 2019 Еvery year, a day after Israel marks its independence day on May 14, we commemorate with sadness and nostalgia the Nakba of 1948. The events of that year changed the Palestinian lot for generations to come, transforming them from a...

Humanitarian bulletin Occupied Palestinian territory – April 2019

OCHA – United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs OVERVIEW Early May witnessed the most serious outbreak of hostilities in the Gaza Strip and southern Israel since the 2014 conflict, and the fifth recorded in the past year. This followed the wounding of two Israeli soldiers by a sniper...

Israeli home demolitions skyrocket in Jerusalem

Tamara Nassar The Electronic Intifada  /  May 11, 2019 Israeli occupation forces have sharply escalated their demolitions of Palestinian properties in East Jerusalem. As a result, more Palestinians have been made homeless this year than in all of 2018. United Nations humanitarian coordinator Jamie McGoldrick decried the alarming trend, calling on Israel to immediately halt all...

Has Israel already annexed the West Bank?

While official annexation would be seen as a dramatic escalation, many Palestinians feel the area is already annexed. Jaclynn Ashly Al-Jazeera  /  May 7, 2019 While the international community and media created an uproar when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced his intent to annex the West Bank in a bid to garner votes during last...

Three Israeli hospitals admit to segregating Jewish and Arab women at maternity wards

The Palestine Chronicle  /  April 27, 2019 Three Israeli hospitals have admitted for the first time that they segregate Jewish and Arab women giving birth, at the women’s request. In response to a lawsuit filed against four hospitals, three of them – Hadassah University Hospital on Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, Haemek Hospital in Afula...

One way to silence Israel boycotts? Get lawmakers to pass anti-BDS bills

Liz Essley Whyte USA Today  /  May 1, 2019 The front lines in a bitter debate between Israel’s defenders and critics lie in an unexpected place: state capitals across America. Palestinian rights activists calling for people to boycott, divest from and sanction Israel have racked up policy victories over the past 14 years across the globe and in the USA, particularly on university campuses. In response, pro-Israel...