(MEE) — A friendly football match between Argentina and Israel in Jerusalem has been cancelled, according to Argentine media, a PLO spokesperson and an Argentinian striker. “They’ve finally done the right thing,” striker Gonzalo Higuain said in an interview with ESPN on Tuesday, confirming reports the game had been cancelled following political pressure. The match in Jerusalem’s […]
(ANTIWAR.COM) — Massive death tolls from months of Israeli crackdowns in the Gaza Strip have been sparsely covered by the media, particularly in the US. But even where US media outlets have found fault with the killings, US Ambassador David Friedman is expressing anger, saying it’s “not reporting” to cover the killings critically. Friedman says media coverage that […]
(FAIR) — The one-state solution is the idea of bringing justice and peace to Palestine/Israel by having all inhabitants of historic Palestine—the land that includes Israel, the West Bank, Jerusalem and Gaza—living in one, binational country, where everyone has equal rights and political matters are settled on the basis of one person, one vote. This arrangement differs […]
(MEMO) — Concerns over Israel’s democracy and its diplomatic standing were cited amongst the reasons why a majority of Israeli students would consider leaving the country. The findings were made in a recent survey by the National Union of Israeli Students, which concluded that 59 per cent of Israeli students are considering leaving Israel. Details of the […]
(ANTIWAR.COM) — Russian Ambassador Vasily Nebenzya announced to journalists Friday that an agreement was reached that would involve removing all Iranian forces from the Syria-Israel border in the Golan Heights. Israel has been pushing Russia on this issue for awhile, and had conditioned not interfering in Syria’s offensive against rebels in southern Syria on getting Iran, along with Shi’ite […]
(MEE) — A Palestinian female paramedic was shot dead on Friday by Israeli forces inside the Gaza Strip. The killing took place during Friday protests as Palestinians continued to march with the Great March of Return initiative. The initiative calls on the right of return for Palestinian refugees displaced in 1948 from their towns and villages in what is […]
(MEMO) — One of the biggest weapons manufacture in the world is setting up shop in Jerusalem to deliver education programmes to children as young as five. Lockheed Martin is famous for manufacturing the F-35 fighter jet, famed for pummeling Palestinians in Gaza. The American aerospace and weapons firm is now partnering with the Israeli education ministry […]
(ANTIWAR.COM) — Most Americans would oppose any Trump Administration support for an International Criminal Court investigation into Israel’s use of lethal force against Palestinian protesters on May 14. This is because they either never heard about the massacre or received slanted coverage. Thousands of Palestinian protesters in Gaza gathered in May near a “no-go” zone along an Israeli-built separation […]
(ANTIWAR.COM Op-ed) — On my most recent reporting trip to Gaza, I stayed with a family living just a short walk from the Israeli border. At dusk we watched a beautiful sunset over the Mediterranean and could forget the ongoing conflict for just a few minutes. Living conditions for the family have gotten much worse since my […]
(MEMO) — The Israeli Ministerial Committee for Legislation will discuss, Sunday, a bill that would prohibit the documentation of Israeli soldiers’ human rights violations against Palestinian citizens. On Thursday, Israel Hayom explained that the chairman of Yisrael Beiteinu bloc in the Knesset, Robert Ilatov, proposed the bill with the support of his party’s leader, Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor […]
