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…
Year: 2019
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…
US congresswomen are planning to visit Israel and Palestine
Democratic US-Congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Talib are organising a visit to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories in the upcoming weeks. However, their entrance could be prohibited by Israeli…
Hamas delegations meet officials in Teheran
Ismail Haniyeh, one of the so-called top-five leaders of Hamas, announced that a delegation of high-ranking Hamas officials had reached Teheran on Saturday, 20 July. Haniyeh said “The visit…
Birzeit Heritage Week: A celebration of Palestinian heritage and national identity
For four days during last week, the echoes of ancient instruments, traditional songs, dancing feet and celebration chants were heard through the streets and alleys of Birzeit’s Old City. …
Israeli forces demolish Palestinian homes, attack activists
Hundreds of Israeli forces have begun demolishing homes in the Palestinian village of Sur Baher amid Palestinian and international outcry on 22 July. In an interview with Palestinian News Agency…