The annexation of the West Bank is coming
Asa Winstanley
Middle East Monitor / January 25, 2020
We are about to witness the third Israeli election in the space of one year.
The elections for the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, which are coming in March, are being held after the failure of anyone to either score an overall majority or to...
The West Bank was and still is the primary battleground of Israel
Adnan Abu Amer
Middle East Monitor / January 24, 2020
Israeli circles have been accusing Hamas of continuing to aggravate the front in the West Bank, in order to destabilise the security situation within, against the army and the settlers. This translated into increased tensions on Israel’s part, especially as one of...
ICC delays, Israeli belligerence and PA complacency
Ramona Wadi
Middle East Monitor / January 23, 2020
As expected, the International Criminal Court has cranked its bureaucratic delays into motion over the proposed investigation into Israeli war crimes. The ICC’s Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda’s statement was deemed to be “too long and exceeded the amount of pages allowed for filing” such...
BDS needs a political vision for Palestinian statehood
Haidar Eid
Al-Jazeera / January 24, 2020
So far the BDS campaign has been avoiding this question, but at some point it will have to make a choice.
It has been almost 15 years since the Boycott, Divestment Sanctions (BDS) movement was launched by the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural...
PA to take measures against US ‘deal of the century’
Middle East Monitor / January 25, 2020
The Palestinian Authority (PA) announced on Thursday evening that it would take measures to protect the legal rights of Palestinians if the US announces the ‘deal of the century’ without changes, Quds Press reported.
Spokesman of the PA presidency, Nabil Abu Rudeineh, affirmed: “Our stance is firm. We call for...
Trump deal will fell peace process house of cards
Omar Karmi
The Electronic Intifada / January 24, 2020
Brace yourselves, here it comes.
After years of mounting excitement, the time is finally ripe. The US administration is going to show its hand and unveil the “closely-held” Ultimate Deal of the Century™ before the main contenders for Israel’s leadership go to Washington on...
Rights group details Israel’s recent torture of Palestinian detainees
Middle East Monitor / January 24, 2020
A Palestinian rights group has published details of what it describes as “the systematic use of torture and ill-treatment” against Palestinian detainees in Al-Mascobiyya interrogation centre.
Prisoners’ rights organisation Addameer yesterday revealed “hard evidence” of the “crime of torture and ill-treatment” committed against Palestinians in recent...
Using hyperrealism to bring Gaza back to life
Mohammed Asad
Middle East Monitor / January 24, 2020
Palestinian Adam Shehata works with pencils to make almost lifelike portraits in black and white.
Adam Shehata spends hundreds of hours working with pencils to make almost lifelike portraits in black and white because not only does he like the colours, it relaxes...
Palestinian mosque in Jerusalem set ablaze in arson attack
Middle East Monitor / January 24, 2020
Suspected Jewish right-wing extremists attacked a Palestinian mosque in the Beit Safafa neighbourhood of occupied East Jerusalem pre-dawn today, reported Haaretz.
A blaze broke out inside the mosque, which was quickly brought under control by the emergency services, causing damage but no casualties.
In addition, graffiti was left...
