Étiqueté : Palestinian

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Israel requires fee for jeep that killed Palestinian

Ramallah, occupied West Bank – Abdulla has never met his older brother and namesake, but the one-year-old doesn’t fail to point at the many pictures of his sibling that adorn the family’s living room and often blow it a kiss. « I didn’t want to name him Abdulla, » the boy’s mother, Zeinat Ghneimat, said. « For weeks, I…

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What is in store for the Palestinian Authority?

As the Palestinian Authority (PA) fights to save its role as a legitimate representative of the Palestinian people, experts say its days are numbered, now that the Oslo Accords have proved to be a « total failure ». Amid the latest political developments that saw the United States withdraw millions in aid to Palestinians and recognise Jerusalem…

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Ahed Tamimi is the Palestinian Rosa Parks

It is possible for a single person to engage in an act of resistance against oppression and change the world. A 16-year-old Palestinian girl named Ahed Tamimi is such an individual. On December 19, in a simple yet profound act of defiance against the occupation, she slapped Israeli soldiers who had entered the yard of…

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Funeral held for Palestinian killed in Gaza

Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have held a funeral for a 20-year-old killed by Israeli forces during a protest against US President Donald Trump’s decision to declare Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.  Jamal Mosleh was shot on Friday when the Israeli army opened fire at a rally on the Israel-Gaza border. He died of his wounds…

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Oren Hazan harasses households of Palestinian households

An Israeli member of parliament has verbally harassed Palestinian families hailing from the Gaza Strip on their journey to visit their imprisoned relatives in an Israeli prison, calling their sons « dogs » and « terrorists ». Oren Hazan, a member of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, boarded a bus carrying the families of prisoners on Monday about to…

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Three photos turn into new face of Palestinian resistance

Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki has hailed three recent images as iconic reminders of resistance in the Palestinian-Israeli struggle. In his remarks at the United Nations General Assembly emergency meeting addressing the US decision on Jerusalem on Thursday, Malki said: « The steadfastness of our people on their land is legendary. Their aspiration for freedom and integrity is…

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Trump’s Jerusalem journey reignites Palestinian instruct off

US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move the US embassy to the city from Tel Aviv has reignited the Palestinian cause, according to analysts. Breaking with years of US policy, Trump announced the move on December 6, drawing international condemnation and sparking a wave of heated protests around the world.…

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How Israel is digitally policing Palestinian minds

In recent years, Israeli authorities have been arresting and holding hundreds of Palestinians it accuses of fanning the flames of violence in the occupied West Bank and Israel. This incitement, they say, comes in various forms: Facebook posts, media articles, even songs and poetry – and in recent months, all have landed their authors in…

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Africa cohesion is a ‘pillar of Palestinian fight’

Senior Hamas leader Musa Abu Marzouk has praised African states for the solidarity they have shown Palestinians in their fight against Israeli occupation. In an opinion piece he wrote for South Africa’s Mail and Guardian newspaper, Abu Marzouk called on African states and political parties to reject attempts to normalise relations with Israel. The deputy…