By Justin Elliott | ( ProPublica) | – – While Jared Kushner is working on a peace deal between the Israelis and the Palestinians, the Kushner Companies Charitable Foundation is funding a controversial West Bank settlement. As Jared Kushner leads the U.S. government’s effort to develop an Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, the Kushner Companies Charitable Foundation […]
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Israel/ Palestine
Over 50 injured in Trump-caused in clashes across Palestinian territory
Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The number of injured Palestinians continues to climb on Thursday as clashes with Israeli forces continue to escalate across the occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza Strip, in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Palestinian and world […]
Another way Trump will get us Killed: to move US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The White House says that the US is preparing to move its embassy to Jerusalem and recognize that city as Israel’s capital instead of Tel Aviv. It is calling this move a “recognition of reality.” It is not, it is the creation of a deadly and […]
Bethlehem Olive Tree decorated to Reflect City’s Suffering under Israeli Occupation
IMEMC News | – – In a ceremony attended by a group of Palestinians and Internationals, under the initiative of the Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation (HCEF), as part of Bethlehem Heart of Christmas, Bethlehem Museum celebrated the lighting of its Christmas tree which was decorated with gas bombs and live bullets fired by the […]
Jared Kushner didn’t report Funding Illegal Israeli Squatter Settlements
TeleSur | – – The news organization, Haaretz, printed a report in 2016 stating Kushner’s parents invested thousand dollars in organizations nestled in the West Bank region. Researchers from American Bridge and Newsweek have revealed Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law and White House senior advisor failed to mention to the Office of Government Ethics, during his […]
Hamas Calls for ‘Intifada’ Should US Deem Jerusalem Israel’s Capital
TeleSur | – – The statement has come amid speculation that Trump will announce next week his recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas called for a new “intifada” Saturday should U.S. President Donald Trump go ahead with his decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. “We warn against […]
Trump ‘To Recognise Jerusalem as Israeli Capital’: Reports
TeleSur | – – White House officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, suggested an announcement would be made early next week. Critics immediately warned such a move could prompt widespread Palestinian protests. U.S. President Donald Trump is reportedly considering recognising Jerusalem as the capital of Israel in an official announcement next week, a move […]
A prison called Gaza: new book offers a startling insight into everyday life in the territory
By James Rodgers | (The Conversation) | – – A place of spacious dimensions, and large population, with fine bazaars. It contains numerous mosques, and there is no wall around it. To the modern reader, this is perhaps one of the more striking descriptions the medieval Moroccan traveller, Ibn Battutah, offered of the places he […]
Israelis to evict entire Bedouin Community from Jerusalem
IMEMC News | – – The Bedouin community in al-Baba Mountain, in the town of Al-Eizariya, occupied East Jerusalem, stands steadfast in face of Israeli plans which aim to evict them. According to Al Ray Palestinian Media Agency, not even the children are willing to wave their rights, repeating that al-Baba Mountain is “our land […]