Blue and White’s Ya’alon: under Gantz, Jordan Valley will be Israel’s forever
Middle East Monitor / January 21, 2020
A senior Blue and White politician has affirmed leader Benny Gantz’s commitment to the annexation of the Jordan Valley region of the occupied West Bank, reported The Jerusalem Post.
Speaking in an interview with the paper on Monday, Moshe Ya’alon, former defence minister and Blue...
EU reiterates rejection of Israel’s actions in Jerusalem
Middle East Monitor / January 21, 2020
Spokesman of the European Union (EU) in Palestine, Shadi Othman, on Monday reiterated the EU’s rejection of Israeli actions in the occupied Palestinian territories, mainly in Jerusalem, Quds Press reported.
Speaking to Palestine Voice radio, Othman called on the Israeli occupation to stop its violations and to respect...
PA to carry out projects worth $100m in Gaza
Middle East Monitor / January 21, 2020
Palestinian Authority (PA) announced on Monday that it will carry out projects worth $100 million in the occupied Gaza Strip, noting the funds pledged by the World Bank.
The PA prime minister, Mohammed Shtayyeh, announced on Facebook that his ministerial council has approved the package for 2020 development projects...
Israel issues 18 demolition orders for Palestine homes in Al-Khalil (Hebron)
Middle East Monitor / January 21, 2020
Israeli occupation authorities have issued 18 demolition orders for Palestinian homes and facilities in the Masafer Yatta neighbourhood of Umm Al-Khair, in the south of Hebron.
According to IMEMC News, coordinator of the Protection and Steadfastness Committee, Fuad Al-Amouri, stated that the targeted homes and facilities are...
War crimes advocate advises Israeli spy firm
Tamara Nassar
The Electronic Intifada / January 20, 2020
Amnesty International is calling on Israel to bar a cyber warfare company from selling its technology internationally.
A court in Tel Aviv heard the case against NSO Group on Thursday, which is being brought by dozens of members and supporters of Amnesty’s Israel branch.
Amnesty International...
Netanyahu calls to impose sanctions against International Criminal Court
Noa Landau
Haaretz / January 21, 2020
In interview with leading Christian television network, Israeli prime minister says ICC is launching 'full frontal attack' on democracies and the Jewish people's right to live in Israel.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview on a Christian television network that the International Criminal...
UN calls for strengthening of international support to the occupied Palestinian territory
Jerusalem – January 20, 2020
Following a six-day visit to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), the UN Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Ms. Ursula Mueller, called on the international community to ensure continued commitment and consistent and sustained funding to help alleviate the...
Israel bans imam of Al-Aqsa Mosque from entering
Middle East Monitor / January 20, 2020
Israeli occupation authorities handed over a deportation order on Sunday to Sheikh Ekrema Sabri, banning him from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque for one week, Palestinian media reported.
Speaking to journalists, Sabri announced that the Israeli occupation police detained him and investigated him at Al-Qashleh Police Station in...
Divide & Rule – Peretz: ‘We will ostracise Hamas and negotiate with PA’
Middle East Monitor / January 20, 2020
Amir Peretz, head of Israeli Labour-Gesher (now merged with the Meretz party), announced on Sunday that he will ostracise Hamas and only negotiate with the Palestinian Authority (PA), if his party wins the Knesset elections slated for 2 March, Quds Press reported.
During a cultural event held in the...
