Palestine

By IMEMC News & Agencies | – A recent poll by the Arab World For Research And Development (AWRAD) gathered 1200 Palestinian respondents, in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, to reach a national opinion regarding the performance of governments, living conditions, rebuilding Gaza, popularity of political factions, elections, negotiations, third Intifada uprising, “ISIS” phenomenon […]

Israel

UN Denounces Israel for imprisoning Palestinians without Charge, Trial Policy

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By IMEMC | – Israeli practices of detaining Palestinians without charge or trial is a violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention, which defines humanitarian protection for civilians, the United Nations has said. The comments made by a spokeswoman for the United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) came just days after Khalida Jarrar, a Palestinian lawmaker, […]

Apartheid

Child Labor On Israeli Farms Exposed

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AJ+ | – Human Rights Watch has exposed Palestinian child labor on farms in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Children – many of whom drop out of school to provide for their families – are subject to long hours and hazardous work environments while earning an average of $19 USD a day. […]

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Israelis Illegally Remove Solar Panels from Palestinian Bedouin Village

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By IMEMC | – Solar panels finally brought electricity to the Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar in the West Bank, but the residents’ joy was short lived. A few weeks after the panels were installed, Israeli authorities confiscated them, indicating the latest chapter in Israel’s long battle to quash the strategically located village. PNN reports […]

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Israeli Forces Target Journalists in West Bank

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By Mel Frykberg | – KAFR QADDOUM, West Bank (IPS) – It is becoming increasingly risky to cover clashes and protests between Israeli security forces and Palestinian protesters in the West Bank as the number of journalists injured, in what appears to be deliberate targeting by Israeli security forces, continues to rise. Israeli commander who […]

Apartheid

Homeless in Gaza: UN only has funds to rebuild 200 of 9K homes Destroyed by Israelis

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By IMEMC | – UN agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA has only received funding to reconstruct 200 of the 9,061 houses destroyed in Gaza, said a report released on Thursday. While some 60,000 Palestine refugee families have been able to complete the repair of their damaged homes with assistance provided through UNRWA, the majority of […]

Apartheid

Has the World’s Rush to Recognize Palestine come too Late?

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By Joseph Chamie UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – The large majority of countries, and most of the people in the world, already recognise Palestine as an independent state. Among the member states of the United Nations, for example, 135 countries – representing about 82 percent of world population – officially recognise Palestine as an independent state […]

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After Israel elected 78 MPs opposed to 2 States, what can Palestinians Do?

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By Alaa Tartir | (Ma’an News Agency) – With Benjamin Netanyahu’s victory, the Israeli electorate made it very clear that they don’t seek a just peace or equality. They voted in 78 Knesset members opposed to the two-state solution, a clear majority, endorsing further colonial expansion in the occupied Palestinian territories and a culture of […]

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Situation in Besieged Yarmouk Camp ‘One of the Most Severe Ever’

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By Josh Butler | UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – The head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees has described the situation inside the Syrian refugee camp of Yarmouk, under attack by Islamic State (IS) militants, as “one of the most severe ever” for the already spartan camp. Fighters allegedly from the IS, and al-Qaeda […]