It has been over 70 years since he was expelled as a boy, but Yacoub Ahmad Odeh is still determined to return to Lifta.
The Israeli military has finally released the results of its inquiry into the May 11 killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh and it is now admitting that there’s a “high possibility” that the bullet came from an IDF soldier, however Israel also said that they will not press criminal charges against the solider responsible. Abu Akleh’s family put out a statement condemning the Israeli report and reiterating their demand for the Biden administration to take meaningful action. “Our family is not surprised by this outcome since it’s obvious to anyone that Israeli war criminals cannot investigate their own crimes,” it reads. “However, we remain deeply hurt, frustrated, and disappointed.”
On September 1, almost ten days after launching a collective civil disobedience movement in Israeli Prisons, Palestinian political prisoners unite against inhumane prison conditions and snatch a victory from the Israeli Prison Service.
In the months following the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh, Palestinian journalists have faced intensified repression from both Israeli forces and the Palestinian Authority.
A few years ago it felt like Roger Waters might be blacklisted by Israel supporters over his support for Palestine. But this summer he is filling stadiums around the country talking about Palestinian liberation.
The Israeli government has revised a list of draconian restrictions on the entry of foreigners into the occupied West Bank amid pressure from US and EU authorities, though rights groups say the regulations still maintain the same goal: demographic engineering and isolation of Palestinian society.
It’s been almost one month since Israel’s last war in Gaza, euphemistically called “Operation Breaking Dawn,”ended. It bears repeating that 49 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes during that three-day assault. Seventeen of those killed by American-made and supplied weapons were children.
A new report from Emek Shaveh shows how Israeli settlers and the government use archeological projects to advance the annexation of Palestinian land.
Listen to “On Your Own (Lewahdak),” a song by Haidar Eid based on the poem by Egyptian-Canadian activist Ehab Lotayef.
Israel and its proxies in Washington are stepping up their efforts to promote war against Iran in response to the increasingly positive outlook for a renewed Iran Nuclear Deal. Their arguments, however, can be easily debunked.