Palestinians have only one option left: Stay and fight
David Hearst 29 January 2020 A new wave of struggle has to start now for equal rights in one state on all of the land of historic Palestine An elephant […]
EU countries at UN criticise US’ shift on Israeli settlements
Washington’s U-turn on policy draws flak at UNSC; Vatican joins chorus of criticism By Agencies – Nov 20,2019 – JORDAN TIMES European members of the UN Security Council hit out […]
Palestine 2017 — time to bid farewell to Washington and embrace the globe
Dec 27,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Ramzy Baroud There is no doubt that the UN Security Council condemnation of Israel on December 23 was an important and noteworthy event. True, the United Nations’ main chambers (the Security Council and the General Assembly) and its various institutions, ranging from the International Court […]
Big day at the United Nations
Dec 26,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby There was considerable drama leading up to the passage of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 (UNSCR 2334) reaffirming the illegality of Israeli settlements. It began with all hell breaking loose on Thursday morning when it became clear that the Egyptians would […]
Palestinians’ houses demolished, settlers’ legalised
Nov 16,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Daoud Kuttab A totally different fate awaits two separate sets of homes built without licence in occupied Palestinian territories. Palestinians, especially in East Jerusalem where a city planning zone has not been approved in 49 years, face demolitions every time they dare build a dwelling for […]
Israel angry as EU blocks funding in settlements
AFP | Jul 17, 2013 | 00:24 Updated: Jul 17, 2013 | OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israeli officials on Tuesday lashed out at the EU over guidelines barring its 28 member […]
Israel signs off on 346 new West Bank settler housing units
AFP | Feb 10, 2013 | 22:50 JORDAN TIMES OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — The Israeli defence ministry on Sunday confirmed it had given the green light for the construction of 346 new settler housing units in two settlements in the southern West Bank, a statement said. “The defence ministry has approved […]
Israel must pull all settlers from Palestinian land — UN or: 60 years of useless talks
GENEVA — Israel must immediately start withdrawing its settlers from the Palestinian territories, the United Nations said on Thursday in a report that Tel Aviv immediately dismissed as “biased”. “Israel […]
Israel in final approval of 800 E. Jerusalem homes — NGO
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel granted final approval on Thursday to a plan to build 800 homes near Gilo in occupied East Jerusalem, with construction tenders likely to be published within […]
Israel to take over more lands in Palestinian city of Qalqilya
The Israeli regime has planned to take over more Palestinian land for a new settlement project in the city of Qalqilya in the occupied West Bank, Press TV reports. by Nel Burden, PRESS TV The project will entail more land grabs from Palestinians, the demolition of their properties and an […]
Canada’s largest Protestant Church to boycott products made in Israeli settlements
PNN Palestine News Network Canada’s largest Protestant church looks set to vote today, Friday 17th August, to approve a boycott of products made in Israeli settlements. On Wednesday, the United Church of Canada’s General Council supported a resolution to boycott Israeli goods produced in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, […]
Switzerland: Migros (chain of supermarkets) to label products from Jewish settlements
Switzerland’s largest supermarket chain, Migros, has announced it will tell its customers if products have come from Jewish settlement areas in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Migros says it […]
Israeli official larceny
Israel’s timing was predicable. With the world’s gaze focused on the horrors in Syria and the Obama administration increasingly diverted by November’s presidential election, it chose this week to declare “legal” three fortified West Bank settlements which had been originally been erected by fanatical Zionists in contravention of their country’s […]
Arab summit 2012: new leaders, new politics
AFP | Mar 27,2012 | JORDAN TIMES BAGHDAD — This week’s Arab summit in Baghdad will be very different from the one that met two years ago, with many long-time autocrats swept away by the political tsunami that has struck across the region. Instead, new Islamist leaders will sit alongside […]
Israel cuts all ties with UN human rights watchdog over settlement row
Israel is halting all cooperation with the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR) following the council’s decision to launch a fact-finding mission into the country’s settlements in the West Bank […]
UN rights council orders first probe of Israeli settlements
Resolution urges Israel to prevent settler violence AFP | Mar 22,2012 | JORDAN TIMES GENEVA — The UN Human Rights Council on Thursday passed a resolution ordering a first probe into how Israeli settlements may be infringing on the rights of the Palestinians. The resolution was adopted by the 47-member […]