Gaza 2021: An apartheid déjà vu
Today’s assault on Gaza may be Palestine’s Sharpeville massacre. It may well trigger the beginning of the end of Israeli apartheid. Haidar Eid Haidar Eid is an associate Professor at […]
The real problem is the absence of hope among Palestinians
SIR JOHN JENKINS May 14, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/nhjsj It is a disturbing film clip, taken on a mobile phone, young protesters running down a darkened street, illuminated by the […]
Israel’s deadly deception: IDF ‘TRICKED Hamas into believing a ground invasion was underway… then obliterated tunnel network knowing militants would be hiding underground waiting to ambush tanks’
There was confusion when the IDF suggested troops were on the ground in Gaza, before retracting the statement and saying that forces attacked Hamas tunnels along the border but did […]
Jerusalem conflict stokes fears of civil war in Israel
A ball of fire engulfs Al-Walid building in Gaza city following an Israeli airstrike early on Thursday. (AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/nmyqz Discriminatory system based on a supremacist ideology ‘will not […]
Israel should look to South Africa and do the right thing
DR. DANIA KOLEILAT KHATIBMay 13, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/4zmr7 Earlier this week, I watched a video recorded by Roger Waters, the legendary English recording artist. He was addressing US President […]
Israel-Palestinian conflict escalates as rockets fly, riots flare
13 May 2021 TEL AVIV: Israel faced an escalating conflict on two fronts on Thursday (May 13), scrambling to quell riots between Arabs and Jews on its own streets after […]
What Israelis say:
Can J Street stoop any lower in backing anti-Israel views? – opinion NGO is lobbying to restrict US military aid to Israel and moving towards a ‘confederated state’ to replace Israel. By DAVID M. WEINBERG APRIL 22, 2021 A J Street panel meeting(photo credit: First in sorrow, then in anger, for […]
Haifa Republic: A Democratic Future for Israel
Book Review by Omri Boehm (Author) A provocative argument for a new way of seeing Israel, Zionism, and the two-state solution. Haifa Republic: A Democratic Future for Israel is a wake-up call to […]
‘Not $1’: US lawmaker urges end to complicity in Israeli abuses
Congresswoman Betty McCollum tells Al Jazeera about effort to ensure Israel doesn’t use US aid to violate Palestinian rights. By Jillian Kestler-D’Amours 8 May 2021 Over the past several years, US […]
‘Ethnic Cleansing’: Ilhan Omar Responds to Jerusalem Official’s Remarks Amid Conflict Over Evictions
BY JASON LEMON ON 5/9/21 What Is Annexation? Term Explained Amid Israel’s Halted Plans For West Bank Representative Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat said the remarks of deputy mayors of Jerusalem are a […]
Biden must pressure Israel to end its apartheid
Short Url https://arab.news/bu8wd In a well-documented report published last month, Human Rights Watch (HRW) asserts that the Israeli government is enforcing a systemic policy to maintain the “domination by Jewish […]
International recognition of Palestine would not be mere symbolism
YOSSI MEKELBERG May 04, 2021 23:19280 Short Url https://arab.news/yn2ev Since the collapse of John Kerry’s peace initiative in 2014, the peace process between the Israelis and Palestinians has entered a prolonged […]
Israel committing ‘apartheid’ against Palestinians — HRW
By AFP – Apr 28,2021 – JORDAN TIMES Palestinian protesters wave the national flag outside the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City on Monday (AFP photo) OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Human Rights Watch […]
‘NY Times’ and ‘Washington Post’ have still said nothing about B’Tselem’s finding a month ago that Israel is an ‘apartheid regime’
BY JAMES NORTH FEBRUARY 12, 2021 B’TSELEM’S COVER IMAGE FOR ITS JAN. 12, 2021 REPORT FINDING THAT ISRAEL IS AN APARTHEID REGIME. One month after one of Israel’s leading human […]
OPINION | In controversial move, Israeli NGO critiques Israel as “apartheid”
Ori Tsameret, Intersections Editor January 27, 2021 On Monday, Jan. 18, Israeli nongovernmental organization B’Tselem issued a tweet publicizing their report describing the material reality of Jewish Israelis and Palestinians […]
Israel no role model for COVID-19 vaccination rollout
Author RAY HANANIA January 27, 2021 A man receives a vaccination at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv, Israel, on New Year’s Eve. (Reuters) Short Url https://arab.news/z7zjh Israel is being celebrated […]
Israel refuses to take responsibility for West Bankers, Gazans suffering COVID infections, deaths
Jan 20,2021 – JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN Despite appeals from the UN and human rights organisations, Israel continues to dismiss calls to vaccinate against COVID or provide vaccines to Palestinians living in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip. Israel has so far inoculated 2 million Israelis, including members […]
Jordan condemns new Israeli settlement activities
By JT – Jan 17,2021 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Jordan on Sunday condemned Israeli authorities’ approval of constructing 780 new settlement units in the occupied Palestinian territories, according to a Foreign Ministry statement. Israeli authorities’ approval for the construction of 780 new settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, coupled […]
How Israel manipulates suffering of Palestinians
Jan 12,2021 – JORAN TIMES – RAMZY BAROUD Israel’s decision to exclude Palestinians from its COVID-19 vaccination campaign may have surprised many. Even by Israel’s poor humanitarian standards, denying Palestinians access to life-saving medication seems extremely callous. Amnesty International, among many organisations, condemned the Israeli government’s decision to bar Palestinians […]
Israel’s self-defeating manipulation of Palestinian suffering
Author RAMZY BAROUD January 11, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/c3kb4 A man receives a vaccine at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv (Reuters) Israel’s decision to exclude Palestinians from its coronavirus disease […]