Israel admits, then deletes, responsibility for Gaza killings
The Israeli army posted a statement on Twitter on Saturday apparently accepting full responsibility for the killings a day earlier of 15 Palestinians as thousands took part in the Great….
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Israelis disguised as journalists shoot, abduct Palestinian students
Undercover agents from Israel’s Border Police stormed the Birzeit University campus in the occupied West Bank disguised as journalists on Wednesday. They beat and arrested Omar Kiswani, the head of….
EU lawmaker demands investigation of Israel lobby smears
A prominent member of the European Parliament is demanding an official investigation into the role of a high-level European Union civil servant in an Israel lobby smear campaign targeting her…..
Israel’s systematic violence against Palestinian women
Crucial to Israeli colonialism is an attempt at the destruction of Palestinian society. This is part of a bid to secure demographic majority over non-Jewish people across all of historic….
Honda event in Israel with Joe Roberts is canceled
Palestinians are welcoming the cancellation of a racing event sponsored by Honda in Israel. The event, due to feature rising US motorcycle racing star Joe Roberts, had been condemned by….
Israel propaganda festival canceled at French university
Activists are celebrating a victory for Palestinian rights after a festival to promote Israel was canceled at the University of Lille in northern France last week. Meanwhile, the French government….
New York bookseller bowed to Israel supporters after violent threats
A New York City bookseller faced threats of violence from Israel supporters before it caved in to demands to sign a statement repudiating the nonviolent BDS – boycott, divestment and….
Gaza hospitals shut down as deadly siege tightens
Emergency generators have run out of fuel in at least 19 health facilities in the Gaza Strip as Israel’s deadly decade-old siege on the territory tightens. The health ministry in….
Trump cut causes “worst financial crisis” in UNRWA history
“This is the worst financial crisis in UNRWA’s history,” Chris Gunness, the spokesperson for the United Nations agency for Palestine refugees, told The Electronic Intifada on Wednesday. Gunness’ dire warning….
How Israel hopes to make Palestinian refugees disappear
Israel has confirmed that it aims to destroy UNRWA, the UN agency that provides basic health, education and other humanitarian services to more than five million Palestinian refugees in the….