Palestine
Clashes across West Bank on war anniversary
Demonstrators in the West Bank joined mass protests to mark the Global March to Jerusalem, and dozens were lightly injured as Israeli forces tried to disperse them.
Tag: Israel
Palestine
Israel frees Palestinian ex-minister after two years
Israel released former Palestinian Minister of Prisoner Affairs Wasfi Qabaha at a Nablus checkpoint, ending his two-year detention without charge or trial.
Greater Middle East
‘Sunni cleansing’ in Syria?
Turkey sees in the battle for Qusayr a strategy to create an Alawite mini-state within Syria, purged of Sunni Muslims, to which the ruling elite can withdraw for a last stand.
Greater Middle East
Israeli air-strikes near Damascus
Israeli missiles struck a research center near Damascus, as massacres of Sunni families by pro-government militias are reported from Syria’s coastal Alawite stronghold.
Palestine
Monastery loses court battle over West Bank wall
A Catholic monastery and convent outside Bethlehem lost a seven-year legal battle against the construction of Israel's "separation barrier" across its land.
Palestine
Issawi signs pact with Israel, ends hunger strike
Palestinian hunger striker Samer Issawi ended his protest action after signing an agreement with Israel which guarantees his release. He had gone without food 266 days.
Greater Middle East
Has Syria crossed chemical ‘red line’?
Israel's claim that Syria has used chemical weapons comes as rebel militias have assumed positions near the line of control in the Golan Heights.
Palestine
Issawi calls for ‘rage and solidarity’ on Prisoners Day
Long-term hunger striker Samer Issawi called for “rage and solidarity” to mark Palestinian Prisoners Day. 3,000 detainees in Israel’s prisons refused food to mark the day.
Palestine
Clashes in Hebron over Palestinian prisoner death
For a fourth consecutive day, young Palestinians in Hebron clashed with Israeli troops in protests over the death of an eldery prisoner in Israeli custody.
The Andes
Peru: scandal over Israeli security contractor
Peru’s Congress has opened a high-profile investigation into a contract with Israeli security firm Global CST, entered into by the previous government of Álan García.
Palestine
Jews act like Romans in Holy Land
With Israel’s harsh restrictions on freedom of movement, Palestinian Christians’ attempt at a Good Friday procession in Jerusalem is converted into a protest for rights and dignity.
Palestine
Jerusalem: troops fire on Palestinian protesters
As Obama left Israel for Jordan, two Palestinian youths were critically wounded when Israeli forces fired rubber-coated steel bullets on protesters at Anata north of Jerusalem.