When the People Rose up: How the Intifada Changed the Political Discourse on Palestine
Ramzy Baroud
The Palestine Chronicle / December 19, 2020
December 8 came and went as if it was an ordinary day. For Palestinian political groups, it was another anniversary to be commemorated, however hastily. It was on this day, thirty-three years ago, that the First Palestinian Intifada (uprising) broke...
U.S. Senate passes bill elevating antisemitism monitor to ambassador
Ron Kampeas
Jewish Telegraphic Agency / December 17, 2020
With new status, the envoy will have easier access to the secretary of state and increased funding.
The U.S. Senate passed a bill that would elevate the position of the antisemitism monitor to ambassador, adding punch to the envoy’s mission of...
Poll: 66% of Palestinians want PA President Abbas to resign
Middle East Monitor / December 17, 2020
Two thirds of Palestinians want Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas to resign over his latest decision to resume security cooperation with Israel, a recent poll conducted in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip found.
Carried out by the Palestinian Centre for Policy and...
[preparation for a war crime] Report: Israel identifies 300 Hamas, resistance members to target...
Middle East Monitor / December 17, 2020
Chief of staff of the Israeli army, Aviv Kochavi, has identified 300 members of Hamas and other Palestinian armed factions, including Islamic Jihad, to target in any future war, Israel's Maariv reported yesterday.
"Israel has a plan that aims to disrupt the...
‘Intentional lethal force’: UN experts slam Israel for killing Palestinian child
MEE Staff
Middle East Eye / December 17, 2020
Fatal shooting of 15-year-old Ali Abu Aliya a 'grave violation of international law', says UN Human Rights Office.
United Nations experts condemned the Israeli military for killing a Palestinian child during a protest in the occupied West Bank earlier this month,...
