An investigative report by Haaretz, published on Sunday 7 July, revealed that an Israeli Defence Ministry department called the “Director of security of the Defence establishment”, is responsible for removing…
Year: 2019
Culture: resisting oppression, connecting struggles
Globalisation entails a flow of information which travels from one place to the other most often ignoring physical borders between different points of the globe. This flow of information, however,…
Israeli right-wing organisation hangs hundreds of Palestinian flags along West Bank roads
On Sunday morning 6 July, hundreds of Palestinian flags were seen hanging along highways in the West Bank, sparking numerous complaints of Jewish residents. The flags were actually hung by…
Palestinian Cup final postponed after travel permits declined
The final of the Palestine Cup, the leading national football event of Palestine, was postponed because the majority of the Gaza football team did not obtain the necessary travel permits…
The second son of Hamas co-founder Sheikh Hassan Yousef defects the organisation
Suheib Yousef, the son of Hamas co-founder Hassan Yousef, turned his back on the organisation and gave an interview to an Israeli TV-journalist calling the Hamas a “racist terror organisation…
Nelson Mandela’s grandson condemns “Israeli apartheid” at Palestine Expo in London
Palestine Expo, the largest Palestine event in Europe was held in London on 6-7 July. Among those invited to talk was the grandson of Nelson Mandela and South…
SkatePal: Joy, freedom and development through skateboarding
SkatePal is a non-profit organisation that works with communities throughout Palestine to provide alternatives to sports and personal growth to the lives of young people through skateboarding. They are run…
US envoys lend a hand at controversial tunnel inauguration in occupied East Jerusalem
US ambassador to Israel, David Friedman and the White House Middle East envoy, Jason Greenblatt, attended the inauguration of a contested tunnel underneath the Palestinian neighbourhood of Silwan in occupied…
Jerusalem Square inaugurated in Paris amid pro-Palestine request
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion attended the inauguration of the “Place de Jérusalem” (Jerusalem Square) in Paris together with his Parisian counterpart Anna Hidalgo on 30 June. Paris mayor, addressed anti-semitism,…
Palestinian Minister arrested by Israeli forces in occupied East Jerusalem
Jerusalem Police briefly arrested Palestinian Authority Minister for Jerusalem Affairs, Fadi al-Hadami, at his home in occupied East Jerusalem on Sunday 30 June, for what his lawyer said was connected…