Israeli forces storm Al-Aqsa Mosque, 10 Palestinians injured, 3 detained
Middle East Monitor / January 31, 2020
Israeli police injured 10 worshippers and detained three others after storming Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque Friday morning, an official said, Anadolu reports.
The Israeli police forced their way into the mosque and shot rubber-coated metal bullets at the worshipers, the official with Jerusalem Islamic Waqf, an...
Dutch court grants immunity for Israeli war crimes
Adri Nieuwhof
The Electronic Intifada / January 29, 2020
A court in the Netherlands has denied Ismail Ziada the chance to pursue justice for Israel’s killing of his mother and other members of his family.
The Palestinian-Dutch citizen has been suing Benny Gantz, Israeli army chief at the time, and Amir Eshel, then air force chief,...
Right-wing Israeli lawmakers attempt to remove Palestinians from Knesset
Megan Giovannetti
Middle East Monitor / January 30, 2020
On 29 January, the Central Election Committee (CEC) within the Israeli Knesset moved to disqualify Palestinian member of the Knesset (MK), Heba Yazbak of the Balad party, from running in the upcoming March election. The motion will now be moved to the Supreme Court, who...
Palestine cancels 1995 Oslo Accords signed with Israel
Middle East Monitor / January 31, 2020
Palestine on Thursday cancelled the 1995 Oslo Accords signed with Israel, Anadolu reports.
“Israel has been informed that the Palestinian administration will not adhere to the agreements between them,” the Palestinian Authority’s Minister of Civil Affairs Hussein al-Sheikh said in a televised interview with Al-Jazeera.
Sheikh also...
‘There is no occupation’: US compares its military in Germany to Israel in Palestine
Middle East Monitor / January 30, 2020
Israeli soldiers patrolling a future Palestinian state should not be considered occupying powers, according to David Friedman.
The US ambassador to Israel, who is closely aligned to the Israeli settlement enterprise, suggested that US troops patrolling cities is various parts of the world were...
