Israeli govt’s new policy: From occupation to annexation
BY NAJLA M. SHAHWAN JAN 28, 2023 – DAILY SABAH Birds fly near the Dome of the Rock Mosque in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the Old City as worshippers […]
Israel steps up demolitions of Palestinian homes in Jerusalem, West Bank
Previous 1 / 2 A Palestinian family is rendered homeless following the demolition of their home by Israeli authorities at Khirbet Ma’in, south of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank. (AP) […]
Dangerous times ahead for Palestinians as Israel aims to break their will
OSAMA AL-SHARIF January 31, 2023 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s tour of Egypt, Israel and the Occupied Territories this week was turned into a salvaging mission, coming just days […]
Palestine will always be central to Arabs’ beliefs
RAMZY BAROUD January 30, 2023 The newly released Arab Opinion Index 2022 is yet more proof that Arab societies are diverse in every possible way, from their assessment of their economic situation […]
Israel’s rejection of Palestinian nationalism behind escalating violence
DAOUD KUTTAB January 29, 2023 The killing by Israeli soldiers of nine Palestinians in the West Bank city of Jenin on Thursday and the continuation of the cycle of violence […]
New spate of violence in occupied Palestinian territories draws outrage
By Maria Weldali – Jan 29,2023 – JORDAN TIMES A Palestinian man photographs a charred car after it was allegedly set on fire by Israeli settlers in the village of Aqraba, east […]
Latest Israeli violence is a sign of much worse to come
RAY HANANIA January 28, 2023 The increase in violence against Palestinians by Israel’s militant army and the armed Jewish settler movement is part of an intentional strategy by extremists in […]
‘Coming storm’ as expanded Israeli settler plan revealed
This picture taken on January 25, 2023 from the Shuafat camp for Palestinian refugees shows a view of the settlement of Pisgat Zeev and the Palestinian village of Hizma in […]
Hebron and Jerusalem: The impact of loss of control
Jan 23,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / James J. Zogby The struggle over the future of Jerusalem is not only about religion, historical claims to holy sites or who gets to […]
Israelis are not demonstrating for democracy
OPINIONOPINION, Opinions Democracy in Israel would mean an end to apartheid. That is not what the Israeli protesters want. Published On 16 Jan 2023 Over the weekend, tens of thousands of […]
It has always been a ‘religious war’: On Ben Gvir and adaptability of Zionism
Jan 17,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Ramzy Baroud In a self-congratulatory article published in the Atlantic in 2017, Yossi Klein Halevi describes Israeli behaviour at the just-conquered holy Muslim shrines […]
Israel’s retiring army chief fires broadside at Netanyahu’s far-right regime
Kochavi warned against plans by Benjamin Netanyahu’s new coalition to grant more control to pro-settler lawmakers and make other changes to the Israeli security establishment, joining a loud chorus of […]
International community’s silence perpetuates Israeli violence toward Palestinians, experts say
Two Palestinian gunmen take part in the funeral of Ahmed Abu Junaid, 21 in the West Bank refugee camp of Balata, Nablus, on Jan. 12, 2023. (AP) MOHAMMED NAJIB January […]
Far-right Israeli minister Ben-Gvir bans Palestine flag in public
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS TEL AVIV JAN 09, 2023 – DAILY SABAH Israeli far-right lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir visits at Hatikva Market, Tel Aviv, Israel, Oct. 21, 2022. (AP Photo) RECOMMENDED US opposes […]
What will happen after ICJ delegitimises Israel’s ccupation of Palestine
Jan 10,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Ramzy Baroud Once more, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will offer a legal opinion on the consequences of the Israeli occupation of Palestine. […]
International community must confront Israel’s ‘permanent occupation’
RAMZY BAROUD January 09, 2023 Once more, the International Court of Justice will offer a legal opinion on the consequences of the Israeli occupation of Palestine.A historic UN vote on […]
West’s Hypocrisy About Netanyahu Government
January 6, 2023 It is only a matter of time before this extremist Israeli government is also whitewashed, writes Ramzy Baroud. Parliamentary office set by Knesset member Itamar Ben Gvir […]
Jerusalem churches concerned over escalation of Israeli attacks
BY ANADOLU AGENCY JERUSALEM JAN 06, 2023 An aerial view shows vandalized tombstones at the Protestant Mount Zion Cemetery where acts of vandalism took place in East Jerusalem, occupied Palestine, Jan. […]
Political observers deplore Israeli minister’s break-in into Al Aqsa Mosque
By Mays Ibrahim Mustafa – Jan 04,2023 – JORDAN TIMES A man walks near the Dome of the Rock shrine at the Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem on Tuesday (AFP photo) AMMAN […]
New divisions in Israeli society may benefit the Palestinians
OSAMA AL-SHARIF January 03, 2023 Two days after the swearing-in of Israel’s most extreme, ultranationalist and ultrareligious government, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians celebrated the 58th anniversary of the birth […]