Category: Israel

EU, France, Ireland urge decisive action to block Israeli annexation of West Bank

April 26, 2020 rayhanania No Comments

EU, France, Ireland urge decisive action to block Israeli annexation of West Bank Al-Haq Welcomes EU, Irish and French Positions and Urges Third States to Take Decisive Action to Prevent Further Israeli Annexation On 20 April 2020, Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and former Chief of General Staff of the Israeli Occupying Forces, Benny Gantz,…

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Israelis and Palestinians to hold virtual Joint Memorial Day Ceremony

April 26, 2020April 26, 2020 rayhanania No Comments

Israelis and Palestinians to hold virtual Joint Memorial Day Ceremony The Israeli-Palestinian Joint Memorial Day Ceremony, led by Combatants for Peace and The Parents Circle Families Forum will take place, for the 15th consecutive year, on Memorial Day – tomorrow, Monday, April 27th, beginning at 8:30 PM Jerusalem time. The Ceremony this year will be…

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Response to COVID-19 in Wavel Palestinian Refugee Camp

April 22, 2020 rayhanania No Comments

Response to COVID-19 in Wavel Palestinian Refugee Camp Anera is beginning a multi-faceted response to COVID-19 in Wavel camp for Palestinian refugees in Baalbeck, Lebanon. A Palestinian refugee who fled the Syrian civil war, and who lives near the camp, tested positive for the virus today. She traveled in and out of the camp often,…

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Dr. Ashrawi: Hebron’s World Heritage Must be Protected from Israeli Aggression

April 21, 2020April 21, 2020 rayhanania No Comments

Dr. Ashrawi: Hebron’s World Heritage Must be Protected from Israeli Aggression “Israel’s approval of the confiscation of Islamic Waqf land belonging to the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron is an egregious assault on Palestinian land and a grave violation of international law as well as signed agreements. This is a provocative and irresponsible action that will…

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A Gaza-based startup is helping digitize e-commerce across the Arab world

April 19, 2020April 19, 2020 rayhanania 1 Comment

A Gaza-based startup is helping digitize e-commerce across the Arab world Palestinians in Israeli-besieged Gaza Strip launch online e-commerce site, Matjaree, to stimulate sales and economy during the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. A Gaza-based startup is helping the Arab world shop online during pandemic A Gaza-based team of internet and computers experts are helping the Arab…

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Palestinians all too familiar with oppression of lockdowns

March 28, 2020March 29, 2020 rayhanania 2 Comments

Palestinians all too familiar with oppression of lockdowns If the world wants to understand how to survive the coronavirus, and lockdowns, home confinement, lack of medical services and the restrictions on everyday life, they should just turn to the Palestinians who have been suffering through the brutal and oppressive Israeli occupation. Originally published in the…

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Update from Palestine in wake of Coronavirus Pandemic

March 25, 2020March 29, 2020 Maria Khoury No Comments

Update from Palestine in wake of Coronavirus Pandemic A look in photos and comment at the challenges facing Palestinians in the Occupied West Bank, this a look at the Christian Palestinian Community in Taybeh and also in Bethlehem, from correspondent Dr. Maria Khoury. Photos courtesy of Maria Khoury. By Maria Khoury May God protect you…

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Dr. Ashrawi: Israeli annexation pace is escalating and state-sanctioned settler terrorism on the rise

March 11, 2020March 11, 2020 rayhanania No Comments

Dr. Ashrawi: Israeli annexation pace is escalating and state-sanctioned settler terrorism on the rise Palestinian spokesperson Hanan Ashrawi accuses Israel’s rightwing government of escalating the annexation of civilian Palestinian, non-Jewish lands to build racist settlements in the Occupied West Bank and Occupied East Jerusalem and of enabling state-sanctions settler terrorism Dr. Hanan Ashrawi on Wednesday, March 11,…

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Lawsuit filed against Trump, Israeli settlements, peace plan and AIPAC

March 4, 2020March 4, 2020 rayhanania No Comments

Lawsuit filed against Trump, Israeli settlements, peace plan and AIPAC Washington D.C. Attorney Martin McMahon filed a lawsuit against Netanyahu and Trump and 17 other defendants in February 2020 accusing them of denying the civil and human rights of Palestinians in Israel and in the occupied territories of the West Bank and Jerusalem. McMahon held…

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Government Accountability Project and Mordechai Vanunu Google Alerts

March 3, 2020March 3, 2020 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

A Super Tuesday “Mordechai Vanunu Google Alert” led to the Government Accountability Project’s “Arab Daily News: Protecting The Legend of Israel’s Nuclear Whistle Blower Vanunu Mordechai, JC” By Eileen Fleming On Super Tuesday morning a Mordechai Vanunu Google Alert led to a long forgotten article of mine that was published at the Government Accountability Project…

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APN to US Jewish Groups: Tell Netanyahu to Reverse New Settlement Plans

February 26, 2020February 26, 2020 rayhanania No Comments

APN to US Jewish Groups: Tell Netanyahu to Reverse New Settlement Plans Americans for Peace Now (APN) provides an update on the expansion of Israeli settlements and urges the European Union to take action to block settlement expansion. Plus reports from Peace Now on expansion road plans in E1 Americans for Peace Now (APN) is…

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Anti-BDS laws undermine America’s claim of Freedom

February 26, 2020February 26, 2020 rayhanania No Comments

Anti-BDS laws undermine America’s claim of Freedom Pro-Israel and anti-Arab American government officials are bending to pressure from foreign lobbyists and PACs to approve laws that curtail the free speech rights of Americans when it comes to the interests of the foreign country, Israel. BDS laws which violate American Constitutional protections have been approved in…

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Chicago Activist Community mourns death of Richard (Dick) Reilly

February 15, 2020February 15, 2020 rayhanania No Comments

Chicago Activist Community mourns death of Richard (Dick) Reilly Longtime Palestine Solidarity Activist Richard Reilly died on February 11, 2020 following a long career of championing the rights of Palestinians. Reilly is being mourned by the Palestine community across the United State, in Palestine and among Chicago activists who knew him well Palestine solidarity activist…

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Responding to 4chan’s “Why do the Jews still bully Mordechai Vanunu”

February 4, 2020February 4, 2020 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

The 4chan post “Why do the Jews still bully Mordechai Vanunu” was published and archived on Sunday; but the thread continues to generate Vanunu Google Alerts on Tuesday. By Eileen Fleming 4chan is an anonymous English-language website dedicated to a wide variety of topics. Registration is not possible and posts are made anonymously. 4chan receives more…

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Christian Palestinians reject Trump “deal,” urge support for Palestinian rights

February 2, 2020February 2, 2020 rayhanania No Comments

Christian Palestinians reject Trump “deal,” urge support for Palestinian rights Kairos Palestine, the largest organization representing Christian Palestinians in the Middle East, issued a statement this week rejecting Trump’s “Deal of the Century” calling it a plan to further subjugate and erase Palestinian rights. The Christian Palestinian group urges recognition of Palestinian rights. “Peace, peace,…

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New Reddit Group to speak out against extremism

February 1, 2020February 1, 2020 rayhanania No Comments

New Reddit Group to speak out against extremism A new group has been created on Reddit to encourage moderates to be more vocal in supporting peace and rejecting extremism in Israel, Palestine and in the Arab, Israeli, Jewish, Christian and Muslim Worlds. We need to strengthen the moderate voices and push for compromise and mutual…

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Reaction to Trump Deal of the Century is swift and critical

January 29, 2020January 29, 2020 rayhanania No Comments

Reaction to Trump Deal of the Century is swift and critical In many cases, Palestinian leaders and activists denounced the plan unveiled Tuesday by President Donald Trump for Israeli-Palestinian peace even though it offers the basis for a Two-State Solution, a flawed Palestinian State divided by Israel’s illegal and racist settlements, but left the door…

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Details of the Deal of the Century for Palestine-Israel peace

January 29, 2020January 29, 2020 rayhanania No Comments

Details of the Deal of the Century for Palestine-Israel peace The following is the White House summary of the Deal of the Century, Israel-Palestine peace plan unveiled by President Donald Trump on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020: “We are not here to lecture—we are not here to tell other people how to live, what to do,…

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