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UN Special Coordinator ‘Deeply Alarmed and Saddened’ by Israel’s Killing of Ten Palestinians in West Bank

January 26, 2023 by pgadmin

The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, expressed deep alarm on Thursday, following Israel’s assault on the northern West Bank city of Jenin, which resulted in the killing of nine Palestinians.“I am dee…

Netanyahu Closer to Far-Right Government with New Legislation

December 27, 2022 by pgadmin

Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu moved one step closer on Tuesday toward establishing a government after the Israeli parliament approved divisive legislation agreed with his far-right coalition partners, Reuters news agency reported….

Palestinian Students Suffocate after Israeli Forces Targeted School near Gaza

October 13, 2022 by pgadmin

Dozens of Palestinian students suffered from suffocation on Thursday after Israeli forces fired tear gas bombs toward a school in the refugee camp of al-Bureij, in the central Gaza Strip, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported.WAFA correspo…

US Civil Liberties Union Takes BDS Freedom to Court

June 24, 2022 by pgadmin

A civil liberties advocacy group announced plans to head to the US Supreme Court after a state appeals court ruled this week that boycotts – historically safeguarded under the First Amendment to the US Constitution’s guarantee of freedom of expression …

Foreign ministry condemns Israeli court decision against the detainee al-Halabi

June 19, 2022 by pgadmin

(WAFA) – Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemned today the decision of the Israeli occupation court against Palestinian detainee, Mohammad al-Halabi, affirming that the court adopted the charges fabricated by the occupation security servi…

Harvard newspaper throws support behind Palestinian BDS

April 29, 2022 by

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Al-Araby

The Harvard Crimson Editorial Board has “proudly” endorsed the Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, saying the “weight of this moment…demands this step”. The student-run newspaper published an editorial on Friday explaining how they shifted from a once “sceptical” stance to fully supporting the BDS campaign against Israeli aggression. BDS is a Palestinian-led movement involving individuals, institutions and companies who seek to hold Israel to account for its systematic prosecution and oppression of Palestinians. “The weight of this moment — of Israel’s human rights an…

Malawi Court Convicts 12 People in Albino Attack

April 29, 2022 by pgadmin

A high court in Malawi has convicted five people of murder for the 2018 killing of a 22-year-old albino man, including the victim’s brother. The court convicted seven other people of selling the victim’s body parts.Malawi officials say more than 170 al…

Thousands rally online for Palestinian child’s release

April 13, 2022 by

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Al-Araby

The plight of Palestinian child prisoner Ahmed Manasra resurfaced online as his court date nears, with thousands of social media users worldwide sharing his story and demanding his release. Manasra, now 20, was arrested by Israeli forces in 2015 when he was 13 years old on suspicion that he was involved in a stabbing attack carried out by his cousin Hassan Khalid Manasra in occupied East Jerusalem. At the time of his arrest, he was assaulted by Israeli security personnel, leaving him with a fractured skull. His cousin was killed by Israeli forces after the stabbing attack, but Manasra was sent…