[important figures] Hisham Abu Hawash draws attention to the plight of Palestinian prisoners

Mustafa Barghouti Middle East Monitor  /  January 12, 2022 The prisoner, Hisham Abu Hawash, drew the world's attention to the plight of Palestinian prisoners after he...

Report: 31 Israel soldiers killed in 2021

Middle East Monitor  /  January 12, 2022 Thirty-one Israeli soldiers were killed during 2021, local media reported yesterday. Kikar HaShabbat said that the 11 soldiers had...

[Gantz/Abbas] Israel grants 1,000 Palestinians identification cards

Middle East Monitor  /  January 12, 2022 Israel has granted 1,000 Palestinians, a majority of whom are based in the occupied West Bank, a Palestinian...

Israel advances bill censoring Palestinian content on social media

Middle East Monitor  /  January 12, 2022 The Israeli Ministerial Committee for Legislation yesterday approved a draft bill that gives Israeli authorities broad powers to...

Israel: cyberattacks against apartheid state increase

Middle East Monitor  /  January 12, 2022 Hackers targeted Israel in 2021 at twice the international rate of cyberattacks, The Jerusalem Post reported today. According to Israeli...

The Israeli occupation army is weaker than ever, despite state of the art weapons

Adnan Abu Amer Middle East Monitor  /  January 12, 2022 Three years after Aviv Kochavi took command of the Israeli occupation army, military correspondents and experts...

‘A journey through the past’: lost music of the Palestinian uprising is restored

Bethan McKernan The Guardian  /  January 12, 2022 Mo’min Swaitat uncovered 10,000 tapes in the West Bank during lockdown, and digitised Riad Awwad’s intifada album. As Covid-19...

Israel halts tree planting on disputed land after Bedouins protest

Rosie Scammell The National  /  January 12, 2022 Bedouin residents claim ownership of the area, but the Israeli state says it is public land Israel halted a tree-planting...

Abbas discusses Palestinian developments with Egyptian President

Middle East Monitor  /  January 11, 2022 Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, on Tuesday, discussed with his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the Palestinian political developments...

US Congress to promote more normalization with Israel

Middle East Monitor  /  January 11, 2022 A group of US lawmakers from both the Senate and the House of Representatives have launched the Abraham...