Last month, a Palestinian sheikh and member of the Hamas movement launched an armed attack against Israeli settlers and soldiers in Jerusalem’s old city. The attack, hailed by local Palestinians as a heroic act of resistance, has encouraged an escalation in anti-occupation activities, such as protests, at a time when Israel is ethnically cleansing thousands Read More…
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Israel Plans To Ethnically Cleanse 7,000 Palestinians From One Town In East Jerusalem
Israel’s court system, government, and settler organisations are pushing for the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from the East Jerusalem town of Silwan and the International Community has yet to move a muscle to step in and help them. Many people may have heard of the case of Sheikh Jarrah, a neighborhood located in occupied East Read More…
Israeli Settler To Steal Homes Of 6 Palestinian Families In Jerusalem Drives Armed Resistance
An Israel court ordered that 6 Palestinian families in East Jerusalem were required to leave their homes on May 2, but in order to facilitate an Israeli settler takeover of those homes the order has been delayed until Thursday, driving a violent reaction in the occupied West Bank. Israeli settler organisations seek to drive 26 Read More…
Palestinian Elections Officially Postponed As Jerusalem Violence Continues
Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas has officially “postponed”, what was to be, the first Palestinian election in 15 years, blaming Israel for not allowing it to take place inside of Jerusalem, but it is clear that the real issue was his fear of losing. The first Palestinian legislative elections were scheduled to take place Read More…
Israeli Settler ‘Lynch Mob’ Chants ‘Death To Arabs’ And Starts Riots In Jerusalem
Following several nights of tension, hundreds of Israeli settler extremists stormed the Old City of Jerusalem chanting “death to Arabs.” Palestinians responded by defending their sites and clashing with Israeli occupation forces, turning the event into a city wide riot. Unsurprisingly, Western Media is nowhere to be found. Since the beginning of the Muslim Holy Read More…
Israel Loses UN Diplomatic Battle, Must Leave Golan Heights
The adopted resolutions declare Israel’s occupation of the Golan Heights “null and void” and urge states to maintain the status quo in occupied Jerusalem. The United Nations General Assembly approved six resolutions on Israel Friday, including a demand for Israel to withdraw from the Golan Heights, ratifying Syrian sovereignty over the territory, and a call Read More…