Monthly Archives: April 2017

Syria blamed Israel for bombings on an airport in Damascus. Israel has not confirmed nor denied its responsibility for the bombings, however Israeli media has previously stated that Hezbollah-bound weapons were being housed at the airport. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/27/world/middleeast/syria-damascus-airport-israel-hezbollah.html

After the Gaza powerplant recently ran out of fuel, and Egyptian lines running into Gaza on the fritz, Israeli supplied electricity, payed for by the PA, was the only remaining source. However, they have now cut it off, explicitly in … Continue reading →

This past Monday, 90 public figures in Ireland called for the government to review its position on whether or not they should recognize Palestine as a state, like what Sweden did back in 2014. The foreign minister of Sweden, Margot Wallström, … Continue reading →

Last night, Israeli forces arrested 12 Palestinians in connection with violent attacks against Israelis.  Six of the arrests were made in connection with the citizens who threw rocks at an Israeli border jeep at the end of March.  Six of the … Continue reading →

Last Monday, April 17, more than 1,000 Palestinians in Israeli prisons joined a hunger strike to demand better conditions. This unusually large protest was led by Marwan Barghouti, a prominent prison and a figure often seen as the future Palestinian … Continue reading →

Today in Gaza, they are at the end of the energy reserves they have left after the last Hamas- Governed power plant shut down Tuesday. The people living in Gaza have been limited to 6 hours of electricity a day; … Continue reading →

Ever year there is a “March of Return” by Palestinians to remember the events of the Nakba.  This year, the event is supposed to take place in a village in Galilee and over 25,000 people are expected to attend.  However, … Continue reading →

National Infrastructure, Energy and Water Minister Steinetz admitted that if Israel takes in Syrian refugees from the Idlib province that came under the chemical attack, the leader of Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas might demand that they also take in Palestinian … Continue reading →

This article tells the history of the acquisitions that have come against the 3 Israeli soldiers for beating an already detained Palestinian. They were ordered by their commander to stop, but continued to beat and humiliate the detainee by shouting. … Continue reading →