Tag: Israel
Palestinian activists occupy E1 Corridor
Palestinian activists have established a protest encampment in the E1 Corridor, where Israel plans to build new settlements linking Jerusalem with the Ma’ale Adumim settlement bloc.
Settler pogrom at West Bank village
Some 20 settlers rioted in the West Bank village of Jallud, shattering windows, assaulting three residents and vandalizing cars before fleeing the scene.
Israel orders Jordan Valley evacuation for training
Israeli forces delivered evacuation orders to around 100 Palestinian families in the northern Jordan Valley ahead of a training exercise, declaring the area a “closed military zone.”
General strike on West Bank
Palestinian Authority employees, who held a general strike last week, will shut down the West Bank again this week to protest non-payment of their salaries due to Israeli sanctions.
Syria chemical weapons threat: how real?
Is a "false flag" attack in preparation to faciliate military intervention that would install the rebels in power? Or is Washington more afraid of WMD falling into jihadist hands?
Israel announces 3,000 more settlement units
Israeli government officials announced plans to build 3,000 settlement units in the critical E-1 area of the occupied West Bank—a day after Palestine was admitted to the UN.
UN welcomes State of Palestine
The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a resolution to upgrade Palestine to a “non-member state” at the United Nations, implicitly recognizing a Palestinian state.
Gaza truce announced; bombing continues
Israel launched new air-strikes across the Gaza Strip, even as Egypt’s foreign minister Mohamed Kamel Amr announced a ceasefire to end eight days of violence.
More West Bank clashes as Gaza assault goes on
Mourners clashed with Israeli troops at funerals in Hebron and Ramallah as Palestinians across the West Bank continue to protest the Israeli assault on Gaza.
Israel launches new assault on Gaza
Israel’s armed forces launched multiple air-strikes across the Gaza Strip, after killing Ahmad al-Jaabari, the head of Hamas’ military wing the Qassam Brigades.
Chomsky sloppy on Gaza —and timid on Palestine’s future
Noam Chomsky, writing on his visit to the Gaza Strip, gets numerous facts wrong. But worse is his acceptance of the "two-state solution," a betrayal of secular-democratic principles.


