Ramzy Baroud PA forces participate in a training session in the West Bank. (Photo: File) Merely two weeks after Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas, declared that the PA will suspend all ‘security coordination’ with Israel, Palestinian security forces in the West Bank killed unarmed teenager, Salah Zakareneh. Zakareneh is not the first and, sadly, will not be…
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National Army Command: A Ceasefire in Libya is Conditional on the Withdrawal of Turkish Forces
The Libyan National Army Commander confirmed that the Al-Wefaq government suspended participation in Geneva because Al-Sarraj receives orders from Ankara and Doha. Libyan National Army commander, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, confirmed on Friday that he is ready for a ceasefire in Libya if certain conditions are met. He explained in an interview to the Russian…
Israel Announces New Settlement Construction on Stolen Palestinian Land
shweta On February 19, Thursday, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the construction of thousands of new housing units for illegal Israeli settlers in the occupied Palestinian territory of East Jerusalem. The units are planned in an area which is allotted to Palestine even under Donald Trump’s pro-Israel ‘peace plan.’ Netanayhu, in a video message,…
‘The Donald Trump I Know’: Abbas’ UN Speech and the Breakdown of Palestinian Politics
Ramzy Baroud A precious moment has been squandered, as Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas, had the chance to right a historical wrong, by reinstating Palestinian national priorities at the United Nations Security Council on February 11, through a political discourse that is completely independent of Washington and its allies. For a long time, Abbas has…
Trump’s Plan for Heavily Sanctioned Gaza is Israel’s Victory
Pippa Bartolotti The announcement of US President Donald Trump’s plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is strongly rejected by Palestinians. After more than 70 years of torturous killings, loss of homes, of land and of life, of living under indiscriminate bombings, economic strangulation and crippling sanctions, the plan is offering little more than money to…
UN Publishes List of Companies with Ties to Illegal Israeli Settlements in West Bank
Peoples Dispatch Illegal Israeli settlement (Photo: Activestills) The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR) on February 12, Wednesday, published a list of 112 companies that have ties with the illegal Israeli Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank. Out of the listed companies, 94 are domiciled in Israel and 18 in other countries. The long…
Confronting the “Deal of the Century”: A New Culture of Resistance
Khaled Barakat The following piece, by the international coordinator of the Campaign to Free Ahmad Sa’adat, was originally published in Arabic at Al-Adab. Minor edits were made by the author to the English version. It is a responsibility and a primary task of the Palestinian armed resistance to bring down the liquidation project, the U.S.-Zionist-reactionary…
Aref Nayed: Libya’s Vast Wealth is Going to Erdogan and to the Transnational Muslim Brotherhood
The Chairman of the Libya Institute for Advanced Studies (LIAS), Dr Aref Ali Nayed, during his official visit to Athens was interviewed by the Hellenic Parliament TV channel. In the interview he attacked Erdogan’s neo-Ottoman dreams and Turkey’s support for Islamist terrorism and using it as a weapon against other countries such as Libya. Dr…
Human Rights Organisations Send Joint Written Submission on Israeli Apartheid to the UN Human Rights Council
On 3 February 2020, a group of 13 Palestinian, regional, and international civil society organisations sent a joint written submission on Israeli apartheid over the Palestinian people to the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council ahead of its 43rd regular session, which will begin on 24 February 2020. Submitting the report under item 9 of…
Bring Down the Path of Oslo for the Liberation of Palestine
Khaled Barakat There are no longer many roads or options available to the Palestinian people other than rejection and popular revolt against the historical stage that can be described as the “stage of the Authority.” This historical moment was developed on the basis of an agreement between the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Zionist entity…
Land is at the Centre of the Palestinian-Zionist Conflict!
Speech delivered by the representative of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine at the Conference: Bread, Peace and Land – From Chile to Palestine- What are the stakes in the face of globalized capitalism? organized in Tunis by Alba Granada North Africa My dear, dear comrades, At the beginning of my presentation, I…
Syrian Mercenaries Lured to Fight for Turkey in Libya
The Address | Benghazi – Libya Adnan, a military leader in a Syrian opposition faction, presented himself at the Turkish border at Kilis on Jan. 10, accompanied by 30 of his men. They were transferred overnight to Gaziantep airport, where they boarded a Turkish commercial aircraft. “There were even stewards and meal trays,” said Adnan,…
