Monthly Archives: October 2021

(CNN)Israel’s plan to greenlight thousands of new Israeli housing units in the West Bank is drawing outcry from the US, UK and a dozen European countries. The government of Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett earlier this week published immediate tenders for more … Continue reading →

Israel advances plans for 3,000 new homes in West Bank settlements Published5 hours ago Share IMAGE SOURCE,EPAImage caption,The settlements are seen as illegal under international law, although Israel disagrees Israel’s government has advanced plans for more than 3,100 new homes … Continue reading →

Netflix launches a ‘Palestinian Stories’ collection featuring award-winning films By Alaa Elassar, CNN Updated 1:01 AM ET, Sun October 24, 2021 “The Crossing,” one of the 32 films featured in Netflix’s newly launched “Palestinian Stories” collection. (CNN)Netflix has released a … Continue reading →

Settler attacks wreak havoc on Palestinians during olive harvest Israeli settlers are committing violent, daily attacks against Palestinians harvesting their olive trees for the season. Ramallah, Occupied West Bank – Israeli settlers have committed violent, daily attacks against Palestinian villages and … Continue reading →

Don’t Take Peace Between Egypt and Israel for Granted At the dawn of Israel’s 1948 recreation, Egypt was the Jewish state’s foremost opponent. by Sean Durns On Sept. 13, 2021, Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett met with Egyptian president Abdel Fattah … Continue reading →

Palestinians in the Gaza strip don’t have easy access to fresh drinking water. Drinking water that comes from municipal pipes is so salty that people say it tastes like it is coming from the sea. People cannot grow gardens or … Continue reading →

This is a trigger warning; this post does speak about sexual and domestic violence.  Image from: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/arab-israeli-men-speak-out-on-domestic-violence-and-masculinity-681537 In the wake of continuous sexual and domestic violence against women, Arab-Israeli men are taking the first major steps in speaking out against … Continue reading →

US, Israeli officials commemorate Babi Yar massacre’s 80th anniversary State Dept. spokesman says world must ‘counter the kind of hatred that led to the Holocaust’; Israeli envoy in Ukraine: ‘It is our responsibility to remember’ People light candles at Minora … Continue reading →

Five people, two minors among them, have been detained by Israeli police after an attack by Jewish settlers on a Palestinian village in the West Bank. The assault, the latest in what human rights groups say is a constant pattern … Continue reading →