Israeli forces kill, confiscate body of 14-year-old Palestinian boy near Jerusalem
Israeli forces shot and killed 14-year-old Wadea Shadi Sa’d Elayan on February 5. (Photo: Courtesy of the Elayan family)
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Almost 10% of Gaza’s under-fives now acutely malnourished, UN says
GENEVA, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Almost one in 10 of Gazan children under five are now acutely malnourished, overwhelmingly as a result of Israel’s war on the territory’s Hamas rulers, according to initial U.N. data from arm measurements that show physical wasting.
Spain suspends arms exports to Israel; reiterates need for Palestine statehood
Spain has suspended all arms sales and exports to Israel, amid Tel Aviv’s ongoing war on the Gaza Strip and the crimes against humanity that the Occupation is committing.
Bisan Lecture Series – The Palestine Lens: A Conversation with Annemarie Jacir
The upcoming Bisan Lecture webinar scheduled for Wednesday, February 14th, at 7 pm Palestine time (6 pm Central European Time, 12 noon US Eastern time). We are honored to host acclaimed Palestinian filmmaker Annemarie Jacir for an engaging conversation with George Smith, Nobel Prize Laureate in Chemistry and member of our Steering Committee, titled 'The Palestine Lens: A Conversation with Annemarie Jacir.' (English with simultaneous Arabic translation for those who wish) You can register for the webinar by clicking here!
CNN staff say network’s pro-Israel slant amounts to ‘journalistic malpractice’
Insiders say pressure from the top results in credulous reporting of Israeli claims and silencing of Palestinian perspectives
Belgium to summon Israel ambassador due to bombing of Gaza office building
Belgium’s Foreign Minister, Hadja Lahbib, has stated that the Israeli ambassador will be summoned following the destruction of the office building in Gaza which was housing the Belgian Agency for Development Cooperation (Enabel) due to Israeli airstrikes.
Banned then backtracked
We, as a community, need to celebrate that the administration finally backtracked from its blatant attempt to suppress academic freedom.
Israel Held 82-year-old Gaza Woman With Alzheimer’s for Two Months as an ‘Unlawful Combatant’
Israeli soldiers arrested Fahamiya Khalidi in early December at a school in Gaza after she fled her home due to IDF shelling. She was moved to Damon prison, where she was refused a meeting with an attorney and was only freed after an appeal
Israeli Army Occupies Gaza Homes – Then Burns Them Down
Israeli soldiers have begun in recent weeks to set fire to homes in the Gaza Strip, following direct orders from their commanders, without the necessary legal permission to do so, according to information obtained by Haaretz.
Ireland in discussion with some member states over review of EU-Israel agreement – Taoiseach
The Taoiseach has said that Ireland is in discussion with a number of EU member states who want a review of the EU-Israel Association Agreement on the basis that Israel may be breaching the agreement’s human rights clause.