A blow to the Palestinians in Iraq
Rafed al-Jabouri
Middle East Monitor / March 6, 2020
There have been numerous blows dealt to the Palestinians living in Iraq since 2003, the most recent of which is the deprivation of a group of them from housing allowances, on which they relied to pay their rent. The decision stipulated the...
Israel demolishes Palestinian Bedouin village for 176th time
Middle East Monitor / March 6, 2020
Israeli occupation authorities yesterday demolished all Palestinian homes in the Palestinian Bedouin village of Al-Araqeeb in the Negev for the 176th time.
The village was first levelled in July 2010, and every time the residents of Al-Araqeeb rebuild their tents and small homes, occupation...
Report: US to back Israel annexation of West Bank land in months if Palestinians...
Middle East Monitor / March 6, 2020
Senior White House officials were yesterday quoted by Israel’s Channel 13 as saying the US will back Israeli annexation of swathes of West Bank territory within months, if the Palestinians do not resume negotiations, reported the Times of Israel.
According to Channel 13, “the sources said they...
Stop Israeli killer drones from intensifying the EU’s border militarisation
ECCP & Stop the Wall / March 6, 2020
Since the end of February 2020 at Europe’s borders with Turkey, the EU is facing refugees and migrants with increased militarised violence carried out by Greek forces using tear gas on land and live ammunition on sea. European agencies FRONTEX and...
The significance of the veiled Knesset member
Suhail Kewan
Middle East Monitor / March 5, 2020
We have to address the fact that four Arab women have been elected to the new Israeli parliament, the Knesset, amongst them the first Arab woman MK to be wearing hijab, Iman Al-Khatib. We often see veiled women in positions of...
Israeli expert: ‘Increased security coordination with Egypt in Sinai’
Middle East Monitor / March 6, 2020
5 March 2020 “Israel and Egypt are increasing security coordination in Sinai,” said Yoni Ben Menachem, former Israeli officer in the Military Intelligence Service, Aman.
The Israeli expert in Arab affairs explained that “(Israel) and Egypt expressed their mutual concern over the expected evacuation...
Bethlehem in lockdown following suspected cases of coronavirus
Middle East Monitor / March 5, 2020
All schools, mosques, and churches in the city of Bethlehem have been closed for 14 days after four suspected cases of coronavirus, Wafa news agency reported.
Dr Tarif Ashur, the Palestinian Authority health ministry spokesperson, called for local churches, mosques and other institutions to close their...
Israel demolishes homes of detained Palestinians
Middle East Monitor / March 5, 2020
In the early hours of this morning, Israeli forces destroyed the family homes of two Palestinians on trial for the murder of 17-year-old Israeli, Rina Shnerb, in the Ramallah area.
The home of Walid Hanatasheh located in occupied Ramallah, and that of Yasan Mjames...
