2009 was bloodiest in 20 years for Palestinians

The Israeli human rights group B’Tselem says the Palestinian conflict has left almost 8,900 people dead over the last 20 years—with 2009 the bloodiest.

Pro-settler IDF troops mutiny on West Bank

A group of Israeli soldiers disobeyed orders to assist in the dismantling of two wooden structures that Jewish settlers had built without Israeli government authorization near Hebron.

Palestinians protest Jerusalem demolitions

Violent clashes erupted between Palestinian residents and Israeli troops as military forces razed two houses in al-Bustan neighborhood of East Jerusalem’s Silwan district.

Clinton betrays Palestinians on settlements —surprise!

Arab leaders reacted angrily after Hillary Clinton departed from her administration’s insistence that Israel halt settlement growth, instead applauding Tel Aviv’s “restraint on the policy of settlements.”

Israel rations Palestinians to trickle of water: Amnesty International

Amnesty International accused Israel of denying Palestinians the right to access adequate water by maintaining total control over shared water resources and pursuing discriminatory policies.

Plot to “divide al-Aqsa Mosque” seen in latest Temple Mount violence

Hamas leaders are charging an Israeli plot to divide the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the wake of the latest violence at the Temple Mount, that left several injured and 20 detained.

HRW dismisses allegations of bias against Israel

Human Rights Watch responded to a New York Times op-ed by the organization’s ex-chairman Robert Bernstein that accused the group of bias against Israel and other “open societies.”

Anti-Zionist legacy of Warsaw Ghetto resistance fighter Marek Edelman

Commentaries on the passing of Marek Edelman, last surviving leader of the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, have downplayed—or ignored—his anti-Zionism and support of the Palestinian cause.

UN rights chief backs Goldstone report on Gaza

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay endorsed the Goldstone report on alleged war crimes in Gaza during a meeting of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.

More clashes at al-Aqsa Mosque as Abbas takes hit on Goldstone report

Palestinians again clashed with Israeli security forces at the al-Aqsa Mosque—as protests mounted against Mahmoud Abbas’s capitulation on the Gaza war crimes probe.

West Bank: IDF suppress anti-wall protests again

Israeli soldiers used tear gas against Friday anti-wall protests in the West Bank villages of Bilin and Nilin.

Israeli forces invade Gaza Strip again

Several Israeli military vehicles entered the Gaza Strip near al-Bureij refugee camp, according to local Palestinian sources.