#FreeMahmoud: Israeli military court extends Palestinian BDS coordinator’s detention by 15 days
Israel is holding Palestinian human rights defender Mahmoud Nawajaa without charge and has denied his right to see his lawyer.
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Israeli occupation forces arrest BDS coordinator Mahmoud Nawajaa during night raid
Tens of Israeli occupation soldiers stormed the home of Mahmoud Nawajaa, the General Coordinator of the Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC), near Ramallah, handcuffing, blindfolding and taking him away from his wife and three young children
Israeli Police Raid Major East Jerusalem Palestinian Cultural Institutions in Justice Ministry Experiment
The directors of Yabous Cultural Center and the Jerusalem Society for Music Teaching were detained and later released. Officials allege that their centers are suspected of money laundering and tax evasion
The Military Court at Ofer Sentences Palestinian Author Ahmad Qatamesh and Keeps him Detained under Administrative Detention
Today 20 July 2020, the Military Court at Ofer sentenced the Palestinian Author and Academic, Ahmad Qatamesh, according to a listed of charges presented against him. Ahmad Qatamesh was charged….
Israel destroys COVID-19 testing clinic in Hebron as cases soar
“When we woke up in the morning to find the building destroyed, we were shocked,” landowner Raed Maswadeh tells Mondoweiss
Palestinian cultural figures arrested in occupied Jerusalem
Three prominent Palestinian cultural figures were arrested by Israeli authorities in occupied Palestine yesterday, July 22. Suhail Khoury, director of Palestine’s Edward Said National Conservatory of Music (ESNCM), and his….
Israel detains leading Palestinian astrophysicist
JERUSALEM, Friday, July 17, 2020 (WAFA) – Israeli forces Thursday evening detained a leading Palestinian astrophysicist at the entrance of Anata town, northeast of Jerusalem, said WAFA correspondent. He confirmed….
Pro-Israel racist group ADL moves to co-opt Black Lives Matter
For those who yearn for an end to systemic racism, these are exhilarating times as Black activists and organizations lead a global uprising against symbols and structures of white supremacy…..
‘Being Black in America Shouldn’t Be a Death Sentence.’ What About Being Palestinian?
Did you see the American police officers? Did you see how they choked George Floyd to death in Minneapolis? Did you see Officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on his neck, pinning….
Shots Fired at Palestinian Bank That Closed Accounts of Released Prisoners Under Israeli Pressure
Move follows new Israeli rule aiming to block the Palestinian Authority from giving stipends to Palestinian convicted in Israeli courts, and Palestinians are concerned more banks will follow