At least three Palestinians have been killed in clashes with Israeli security forces near the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City. There have been daily confrontations since metal detectors were placed outside the compound last week. Muslim men under the age of 50 have also been barred from entering the holy site. The Palestinian…
Category: MIDDLE EAST
The Enduring Injustice of Palestine
John Pilger When I first went to Palestine as a young reporter in the 1960s, I stayed on a kibbutz. The people I met were hard-working, spirited and called themselves socialists. I liked them. One evening at dinner, I asked about the silhouettes of people in the far distance, beyond our perimeter. “Arabs,” they said,…
US Expands Military Footprint in Syria to Eight Bases, ‘Modifies’ Kobani Air Base
Vanessa Beeley 21st Century Wire “The US is setting up its military bases in the territories that were liberated from Daesh by our fighters during the fight against terrorism,” – Senior Representative of the US armed, proxy, SDF forces. With very little fanfare from the western media, the US is quietly creating a hostile military…
Israel ‘Collectively Punishes’ Palestinians Following “Jerusalem Operation”
Following Stabbing and Shooting Attack in Occupied Jerusalem, Israeli Forces Impose Collective Punishment Measures Against the City and Deir Abu Mash’al Village Ref: 48/2017 Following a stabbing and shooting attack in occupied East Jerusalem on Friday, 16 June 2017, that resulted in the killing of three Palestinian youngsters and an Israeli female soldier, the Israeli…
Saudis Kill Yemeni Civilians Amid World’s Silence
Catherine Shakdam, the director of Shafaqna Institute for Middle Eastern Studies, believes since the international community has been silent on “the many war crimes” that Saudi Arabia has so far committed in Yemen, the Saudis are increasing their atrocities against Yemeni civilians. The analyst’s remarks came after Saudi warplanes bombed a bustling marketplace in Yemen’s…
Tracking the Trends of the Palestinian Cause Since 1967
Nadia Hijab, Mouin Rabbani The Palestinian cause today has in some respects reverted to where it stood before the 1967 War. It is worth retracing this trajectory to understand how we reached the current situation, and derive insights on where to go from here. Looking Back On the eve of June 5, 1967, the Palestinians…
