Palestinian NGOs to Biden: Condemn Israel’s criminalization of human rights defenders

Open Letter Mondoweiss  /  September 2, 2022 "We write to express our indignation concerning your administration’s subservient response to the outright and unabashed repression and criminalization...

Silwad: the small town Israel fears most

Shahd Abdulrahman        Mondowesiss  /  September 2, 2022 Under siege since early August, the West Bank town of Silwad is continuing its long history of resistance as...

Searching beneath the rubble of Rafah

Ola Mousa The Electronic Intifada  /  September 1, 2022 The night of 6 August was quiet in Al-Shaout, a neighborhood in the southern city of Rafah...

Khalil Awawdeh ends hunger strike after 182 days under promise of October release

Yumna Patel Mondoweiss  /  September 1, 2022 "This is a resounding victory,” Awawdeh said, after ending his 182-day hunger strike. Awawdeh, who lost more than half...

Extremist lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir surges ahead of elections in Israel

Tia Goldenberg AP  /  September 2, 2022 TEL AVIV, Israel –  Israeli lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir calls his Palestinian colleagues “terrorists.” He wants to deport his political...

The two-state compromise drives arguments for and against Palestine’s UN membership

Ramona Wadi Middle East Monitor  /  September 1, 2022 The Palestinian Authority is once again seeking full membership of the UN, and the US has already...

Israeli court refuses to release prisoner Ahmad Manasra

Al-Jazeera  /  September 1, 2022 Manasra’s lawyers asked for his release citing his mental health condition, but the appeal was rejected. Israeli authorities have refused to...

Palestinian prisoners halt mass hunger strike after Israel ‘ends punitive measures’

Shatha Hammad Middle East Eye  /  September 1, 2022 At least 1,000 prisoners suspended their strike hours after launching their action against harsh conditions in Israeli...

[aggression] Eye on Iran, Israel to buy four Boeing air force tankers for $927...

Dan Williams Reuters  /  September 1, 2022 JERUSALEM – Israel will buy four Boeing Co KC-46A refueling tankers for its air force, the Israeli government and the...

Jordan promotes King Hussein border crossing for Palestinian travel

Middle East Monitor  /  September 1, 2022 Jordan has revealed a plan to develop the King Hussein Border Crossing at the Allenby Bridge for Palestinian...