This year over 200 Palestinians and nearly 30 Israelis have been killed, highest since...
Edith Lederer
AP / August 22, 2023
UNITED NATIONS – The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has killed over 200 Palestinians and nearly 30 Israelis so far this year – already surpassing last year’s annual figures and the highest number since 2005, the U.N. Mideast envoy said Monday.
Tor Wennesland told the UN...
Israel’s TikTok extremists
Sophia Goodfriend
Jewish Currents / August 22, 2023
Far-right content has taken Israeli TikTok by storm, rallying the country’s youth in support of Jewish supremacy.
In a fortified Jewish settlement nestled in the hills overlooking Hebron , the largest Palestinian city in the occupied West Bank, an Israeli politician explains to his son the...
Deep-buried bombs imperil Gaza
Ahmed al-Sammak
The Electronic Intifada / August 21, 2023
Hijazi Abu Jarad’s home in Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza is surrounded by olive and citrus trees. The orchard is normally a pleasant place to be, but it is currently cordoned off by red and white caution tape.
Near the center of...
Video: Soldier shoots Palestinian man in back of head
Maureen Clare Murphy
The Electronic Intifada / August 21, 2023
A short video clip that circulated on social media on Monday appears to show a Palestinian being shot in the back of the head by an Israeli soldier during a daytime raid in Beita village, south of the West...
Israel allocates $843m to impose greater control over East Jerusalem
Middle East Monitor / August 21, 2023
The Israeli government, yesterday, allocated a sum of 3.2 billion Israeli shekels ($843 million) as part of a five-year plan to impose greater control over Occupied East Jerusalem, reported Anadolu Agency.
The plan, for the years 2024-2028, will address areas such as economic...
New York City Mayor Eric Adams to meet Netanyahu during Israel visit
MEE Staff
Middle East Eye / August 21, 2023
The trip comes during a tumultuous time in Israel and has drawn criticism from rights groups in US.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams will be meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after travelling to Israel on Monday for a...
Armed groups take over all schools in Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp
Nada Homsi
The National / August 21, 2023
Occupation of education facilities in Ain al-Hilweh could delay start of new academic year for 5,900 children, UN agency warns.
All schools in the Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp in Lebanon have been occupied by armed fighters, a UN source confirmed on Monday.
There are eight...
Palestine President orders the retirement of several ambassadors
Middle East Monitor / August 21, 2023
The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates said, in a statement, that it has informed a number of ambassadors who have reached or exceeded the retirement age, that President Mahmoud Abbas has instructed that they retire.
The Ministry did not specify...
Targeting Palestinian children is necessary for Israeli settler colonialism (Part I)
Maren Mantovani
Mondoweiss / August 21, 2023
Israeli settler colonialism and apartheid is based on the extermination of the indigenous population and the elimination of their hope of living freely. Palestinian children represent that hope.
This week, children are back to school in Palestine. Some will find their school in...
Haaretz: Palestinian taps run dry as Jewish settlers fill their pools
Middle East Monitor / August 21, 2023
Palestinian villages and cities across the occupied West Bank are suffering from severe water shortages, while the illegal Jewish settlements that surround them are flourishing, Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported yesterday.
Describing the situation in the West Bank, Haaretz wrote: “Across the dusty villages of the occupied...
