OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– A group of extremist settlers stormed on Thursday al-Aqsa Mosque from Magariba gate under heavy Israeli police protection. Eyewitnesses told SAFA News Agency that 37 Israeli settlers stormed al-Aqsa Mosque in two groups and conducted provocative tours. Israeli authorities closed al-Aqsa Mosque gates and prevented women from having access to its … Continue reading
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Do you feel more Arab or more American?’: Two women’s story of being detained and interrogated at Ben Gurion
Do you feel more Arab or more American?’: Two women’s story of being detained and interrogated at Ben Gurion |
I am an American citizen. I went to American schools my entire life, graduated from an American university and work as an architect in New York City. Why was this happening to me? Continue reading
Israel apologists attempted to discredit Mandela with false Israel apartheid quote
Israel apologists attempted to discredit Mandela with false Israel apartheid quote | Did Nelson Mandela label Israel an ‘apartheid’ regime? Israel’s apologists claimed he did in 1990, apparently misquoting Mandela for their own political objectives. Continue reading
Israel West Bank settlement construction at 7-yr high
Israel West Bank settlement construction at 7-yr high Israeli settlement construction on the West Bank has accelerated to a seven-year high as Israel and the Palestinians face lingering diplomatic obstacles to peace negotiations. Israeli NGO Peace Now released a report detailing the construction activities in the first quarter of 2013 on Sunday, saying that “between … Continue reading
Israel prepares to build 1,000 new homes in occupied East Jerusalem
Israel prepares to build 1,000 new homes in occupied East Jerusalem Israel will reportedly build more than 1,000 new homes in East Jerusalem as part of its ongoing ethnic cleansing program in the occupied territories. It comes amid the latest complaints by Palestinians that their homes have been illegally bulldozed. Construction contracts for 300 homes … Continue reading
Israeli court rules to allow mosque demolition in Jerusalem
An Israeli court in Jerusalem has decided to allow the Israeli government to demolish part of a mosque, despite appeals from the mosque’s imam and several Palestinian members of the Israeli Knesset (Parliament). Palestinians trying to get access to Al Aqsa mosque (image from facebook.com) The Muhammad Al-Fatih Mosque, located in the Ras al-Amoud neighborhood … Continue reading
Israeli occupation forces bulldoze cultivated land in Salfit to build watchtower
SALFIT, (PIC)– Israeli occupation forces (IOF) bulldozed cultivated land lots in Hares village near Salfit city to prepare for building a military watchtower. Omar Samara, the head of the village’s municipal council, told Quds Press that the IOF bulldozers started working on Wednesday in the fields to the east of the village. He said that … Continue reading
VIDEO | US will block trial of Israelis at ICC
Published on Feb 13, 2013 A political analyst says that the US and some of the European countries are still standing along side the Israelis and supporting them and they will not make it easy for anyone to bring any of the Israeli leaders to justice. The comments came after Human Rights Watch (HRW) condemned … Continue reading
Israeli troops demolish Palestinian structures near Jericho
Israeli troops have attacked a small village near the Palestinian city of Jericho, destroying several Palestinian buildings using bulldozers, Press TV reports. According to witnesses, Israeli soldiers raided the village in al-Zour and al-Helgela areas of Jericho at 11 p.m. local time and destroyed at least six outhouses, which the villagers depend on for their livestock. … Continue reading
Israel demolishes house in Beit Hanina, Jerusalem
Israel demolishes house in Beit Hanina, Jerusalem Israeli forces demolished a two-story Palestinian home in East Jerusalem on Tuesday, making 30 people homeless, official news agency Wafa reported. Four families lived in the Beit Hanina home, which was constructed six years ago. The families had hired a lawyer to prevent the demolition. Ibrahim al- Kiswani … Continue reading