As the Palestinian Authority (PA) based in the West Bank has witnessed the collapse of its government, policy makers in Washington and Tel Aviv have been plotting the execution of a plan to impose a governing force on the people of the Gaza Strip. Instead of seeking a democratic and economic solution to the crisis Read More…
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Netanyahu’s New Middle East: How Does Israel’s Claim Line Up Against The Historical Record
On September 22, Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, delivered his first speech before the United Nations General Assembly since retaking office. In his address, he spoke of a “new Middle East” and held up a poster which incorrectly depicted “Israel” in 1948 and the territory it held, he went on to speak on how the Read More…
Israel’s Attack On Jenin Failed, So Tel Aviv Uses The Palestinian Authority To Do Its Dirty Work
This Monday, Palestinians across various cities inside the occupied West Bank took to the streets in protest of the Palestinian Authority’s arrest campaign of resistance fighters wanted by the Israeli military. In the wake of Israel’s failed invasion of Jenin, which fell short of dealing a blow to the newly formed armed groups in the Read More…
Israeli Forces Massacre 10 Palestinians In Nablus, Injure Over 100
Israeli occupation forces killed at least 10 Palestinians, injuring over 100 others, during a violent raid against the old city of Nablus in the West Bank. The attack brings the total death toll of Palestinians this year to at least 62, igniting protests across all of occupied Palestine and leading to threats from the armed Read More…
Israel Commits Biggest Jenin Massacre Since Early 2000’s, Followed By Gaza Strikes – PA Ends Security Coordination
Israeli occupation murdered at least 9 Palestinians in an invasion of the Jenin refugee camp, inside the occupied West Bank, on Thursday morning, leading to large scale protests throughout the territory and an escalation in violent tensions. In reaction to this, the United Nations decided not to punish Israel, but to urge the Palestinian Authority Read More…
Israel Sanctions The Palestinian Authority And Risks War In West Bank
After the Palestinian Authority (PA), which governs small pockets of the West Bank, decided to seek a legal opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Israel’s conduct in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), Tel Aviv has retaliated by sanctioning them. PA Prime Minister, Mohammad Shtayyeh, warns these sanctions could lead to the PA’s Read More…