Why Israel has a strategic interest in escalating violence
Muhammad Shehada
The New Arab / February 21, 2023
Experts say that Israel's far-right government is deliberately pushing towards an escalation in violence as a pretext...
Another youth succumbs to wounds from an Israeli raid in the West Bank
Mariam Barghouti
Mondoweiss / February 21, 2023
Muntaser al-Shawa is the eleventh Palestinian youth to be killed by Israel this year, and the latest martyr in...
Biden administration takes its capitulation to Israel to an absurd new level
Marjorie Cohn
Truthout / February 22, 2023
An independent human rights expert was denied a post for accurately criticizing Israel.
As the new right-wing Israeli regime ramps up...
Israel’s Ben-Gvir took teenager to raid UN base, former confidant says
MEE Staff
Middle East Eye / February 21, 2023
The far-right minister used to pay minors to vandalize Palestinians' property, far-right activist-turned-journalist tells The New Yorker.
A...
Top US court refuses to review anti-BDS law – here’s what it means
Ali Harb
Al-Jazeera / February 21, 2023
The decision does not necessarily mean that the Supreme Court thinks anti-BDS laws are constitutional, experts say.
Washington, DC – The...
Snubbed Biden human rights nominee warns against censorship over Israel
Umar Farooq
Middle East Eye / February 21, 2023
Human rights lawyer James Cavallaro warns Biden administration's decision is contributing to pattern of censoring speech critical...
UN urges Israel to ‘pause’ controversial legislative overhaul
Al-Jazeera / February 21, 2023
World body’s human rights chief expresses concern that changes would risk the effectiveness of the judiciary to defend the rule...
Why Israel’s opposition won’t talk about the real goal of judicial overhaul
Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
+972 Magazine / February 21, 2023
Government officials have explicitly said their legal reforms are about annexation. Opponents won't admit it because they...
Hamas condemns PA’s withdrawal of anti-settlement bill at UN
Middle East Monitor / February 21, 2023
Hamas yesterday condemned the Palestinian Authority (PA)'s decision to withdraw a bill planned to be proposed to the UN Security...
Secret communication channel between Abbas and Netanyahu reported
Middle East Monitor / February 21, 2023
A secret communication channel that has been operating for more than a month between the offices of Israeli...
