[‘fuck bin Khalifa’] Far-right Israeli football fans rebel over Beitar Jerusalem’s new Arab owner
Oliver Holmes
The Observer / December 27, 2020
Hardcore group threaten boycott and hold protest at training session after Abu Dhabi sheikh buys 50% stake in top team.
An Israeli premier league football team whose most hardcore fans chant “Death to Arabs” faces a crisis of introspection following a landmark...
Israel shuts Ramon prison over virus infections
Middle East Monitor / December 27, 2020
Israeli prison authorities closed completely the Ramon prison in northern Israel following the detection of several coronavirus infections, according to a Palestinian NGO on Sunday.
In a statement quoted by Anadolu Agency, the Palestinian Prisoner Society said the closure was "a serious indication...
[creeping annexation] Israel set to approve thousands of illegal settlement units
Middle East Monitor / December 27, 2020
Israel intends to approve thousands of settlement units in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem before the inauguration of US President-elect Joe Biden in January, reports Anadolu Agency, quoting local media outlets.
The Israeli KAN channel said the Israeli High Council of Planning and Building...
Israeli minister orders jails not to vaccinate Palestinian security prisoners
Middle East Eye / December 27, 2020
Order defies health ministry guidelines that prisoners should be part of second group of Israelis to be vaccinated.
Israel's Public Security Minister Amir Ohana told the country's prison service late last week not to inoculate Palestinian security prisoners, an Israeli newspaper has...
Israel and the UAE working together to eliminate UNRWA: Report
Middle East Eye / December 27, 2020
Report in French newspaper Le Monde says Abu Dhabi would be 'rallying to a long-standing demand from Israel', which has long insisted the Palestinian refugee agency perpetuates conflict.
Israel and the United Arab Emirates have been working together to eliminate the United Nations...
[no free entry/exit] Gaza Airport: The legacy of a Palestinian dream
Hind Khoudary
Al-Jazeera / December 27, 2020
The Yasser Arafat International Airport, now in ruins, was more than a project – it was a symbol of Palestinian freedom.
It was 7am on June 2, 1996, in Cairo when Captain Zeyad al-Bada received a surprising phone call from Palestine Liberation Organization...
The Nation-State Law had its day in court, as did the farce of Israeli...
Orly Noy
+972 Magazine / December 24, 2020
During the hearing, the High Court justices saw no problem with demoting the status of Arabic and claimed that 'equality' is something best left for the future.
Two-and-a-half years after the Knesset passed the Jewish Nation-State Law, which constitutionally enshrined second-class status for...
YouTube’s violation of Palestinian digital rights: what needs to be done
Amal Nazzal
Al-Shabaka / December 27, 2020
Palestinians have been reporting increasing digital rights violations by social media platforms. In 2019, Sada Social, a Palestinian digital rights organization, documented as many as 1,000 violations including the removal of public pages, accounts, posts, publications, and restriction of access. This policy brief examines...
PA calls on UN Security Council to stop Israel settler attacks
Middle East Monitor / December 26, 2020
The Palestinian Authority (PA) called on Friday for the United Nations (UN) Security Council to stop Israeli settler attacks against Palestinians, implementing Resolution 2334.
In a statement, the PA's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates conveyed that a spike in Israeli settler...
Israel’s plan to dismantle Turkish influence in Jerusalem for the benefit of Gulf states
Adnan Abu Amer
Middle East Monitor / December 26, 2020
In light of the ongoing wave of normalisation agreements between Arab states and the occupation, Israel is trying to lure Gulf countries, especially the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia, with a potential role in supervising the holy...
