Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs has revealed details of a railway project that will connect the port of Haifa to Saudi Arabia and the UAE. The plan had been…
Month: July 2019
Israel releases Palestinian journalist Lama Khater
Palestinian writer and journalist Lama Khater was released after having served a sentence of 13 months in Israeli prison. Turkish news agency Anadolu Agency reported Khater’s husband Hazem Al-Fakhouri said…
US House of Representatives condemns BDS movement
On Tuesday, 23 July, the United States House of Representatives passed a resolution on formally condemning BDS, a movement which advocates for the non-violent boycott of Israel. An overwhelming majority…
Abbas announces the suspension of all agreements with Israel
President of the Palestinian Authority (PA), Mahmoud Abbas, announced on Thursday, 25 July, that he would stop implementing bilateral agreements between Israel and Palestine. Abbas said during an emergency meeting…
Israel beating its own records: largest demolition of Palestinian homes since 1967
Wadi Hummus, located in the Palestinian Sur Baher neighbourhood southeast of Jerusalem lies only 20 kilometres south of Ramallah. However, without a car, getting there takes nearly three hours and…
Waste from illegal Israeli settlements flowing to Salfit
Walking next to the water springs in the outskirts of the Palestinian town of Salfit is enough to realise how serious the matter of water pollution and waste management…
Qatar distributes grants in the Gaza Strip and announces future projects
On Sunday 21 July, postal banks in the Gaza Strip began to distribute payments of $100 to impoverished Palestinian families from a $10 million grant from Qatar. 100,000 families were…
Palestinian prisoner dies in solitary confinement in an Israeli prison
Palestinian man Nassar Taqatqa, 31, died on 16 June in solitary confinement in an Israeli prison – one month after his detention. After his arrest on 19 June, Al Jazeera…
Palestinians protest in Lebanon against discriminatory policies
Thousands of Palestinian refugees protested last week in the streets of Beirut against the decision from the Lebanon’s Labour Ministry to enforce the requirement of work permits to obtain employment.…
Acclimating to the inevitable – Climate change in Palestine
Palestine and Israel have the same environmental destiny, and will, therefore, face the same effects of climate change. The geographical proximity would make cooperation indispensable to provide an effective common…