(MEE) — A Knesset member who resigned in protest over the Jewish nation-state law says the legislation “normalises and enshrines in law” the superiority of Israeli Jews over their Arab peers, and warned of a limit to what the Arab community in Israel will tolerate. Zouheir Bahloul, 67, a popular sports commentator turned politician who represented the Zionist Union, quit the […]
(MEE) — Israeli Druze and their supporters massed in Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square on Saturday night to protest against a new law they say makes them second-class citizens. The nation-state law, which passed last month and is part of Israel’s so-called basic laws, a de facto constitution, proclaims the country the nation state of the Jewish people. […]
(MEMO) — Founding trustee of Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) Dr Swee Ang was on board the Al-Awda boat sailing to break the illegal Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip when occupation forces commandeered the vessel. In a personal testimony Ang outlines the violent treatment the unarmed activists received at the hands of heavily armed Israeli soldiers in international […]
(ZHE) — Well, this is going to make the weekend’s political conversations a little more awkward around America. As the mainstream media (and even the leftist politicians) begin to back quietly away from the “collusion” narrative, they remain increasingly focused on Russia’s “evil” efforts at “meddling” in the US election and “interfering with our democracy,” or some […]
(ANTIWAR.COM) — In comments on Thursday, Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman declared that from the Israeli perspective, the war in Syria is over, and returning to a pre-war situation, with the Assad government remaining in power. This comes after the rebels in southern Syria had effectively lost all of their territory. It makes sense for Israel to view […]
(MPN Op-ed) — On Wednesday, during a speech at a naval parade in Haifa, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to deploy the Israeli military to Yemen if the country’s resistance movement blocks the Bab al-Mandab Strait on Yemen’s western coast. The strait, the geostrategic position of which was arguably the reason for the Saudi Arabian-led coalition war against Yemen in the first […]
For Palestinians and their supporters, a definition of anti-Semitism cannot be disconnected from the history and nature of Israel’s founding and ongoing policies. (MEE Op-ed) — The frenzied debate over the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)’s definition of anti-Semitism – or more precisely, definition and illustrative examples – has centred on whether the document restricts criticism of […]
Gaza aid worker Nidal Wishah was dismissed by UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). Here, he writes about why he tried to set himself on fire and why he feels like he has no future. (MEE) — I am Nidal Wishah and I am 37 years old. As far back as I can remember, I’ve held great […]
(MEE) — Israel sentenced Palestinian writer and poet Dareen Tatour to five months in prison on Tuesday after convicting her of “inciting violence” over a poem she posted on social media that prosecutors claimed urged violence against the occupation. Nazareth magistrates’ court in May found Tatour, a Palestinian citizen of Israel, guilty over the poem “Resist, My […]
(MEMO Op-ed) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban visited Israel on 19 July where he met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other officials. Orban’s visit would have not required much pause except that the Hungarian leader has been repeatedly branded for his often racist, anti-Semitic remarks. So why is Orban wining and dining with the leaders of the so-called ‘Jewish […]
