(MEMO) — Israel’s Ofer military court today extended the detention of the Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi and her mother until March 11th. The judge passed down the ruling in a closed session, in which only a few members of the family were allowed to attend. On 19 December 2017 Israeli forces arrested the then 16-year-old during a night raid on […]
(MEMO) — Sixty percent of Palestinian children who were arrested by Israeli occupation forces were verbally, physically or psychologically tortured, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club (PPC) revealed yesterday. In a statement, the PPC said that the Palestinian minors detained by the Israeli occupation were prevented from sleeping, beaten and threatened by interrogators in order to confess. The statement […]
(MEE) — US President Donald Trump said in an interview published on Sunday that he was “not necessarily sure” Israel was seeking to reach a peace agreement with the Palestinians. Trump has previously denounced the Palestinians for what he sees as their unwillingness to negotiate, but he has largely refrained from criticizing Israel. Speaking to freesheet daily […]
(MEE) — Israel’s police chiefs will recommend indicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli media reported. According to the Times of Israel and Ynet news, Police Commissioner Roni Alsheich and other police chiefs “are in unanimous agreement that there is sufficient evidence to indict Netanyahu for bribe taking in Case 1,000 or the so-called ‘gifts affair’.” Netanyahu is […]
(MEMO) — Japan is to recognize the State of Palestine and increase aid to UNRWA, Quds Press reported a senior Palestinian official saying yesterday. Speaking to media, senior aide to Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas, Nabil Shaath, said Japan had pledged to support the Palestinian right to create an independent state with Jerusalem as its capital during the […]
(MEMO) — The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement for Palestinian rights has been nominated for the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize. Formal nomination for the prestigious award was made last week by the Norwegian MP and leader of the Red Party, Bjørnar Moxness. In a statement announcing the nomination, the Parliamentary Group, which includes a number of […]
(MEE) — Israel began warning thousands of African migrants on Sunday that they must leave by the end of March, officials said, under a plan that could see them jailed if they refuse. On 3 January, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced implementation of a plan to deport about 38,000 migrants who had entered the country illegally, mainly […]
(ANTIMEDIA) — At a time of heightened tensions in the Middle East, U.S. forces have been deployed in Israel ahead of a large-scale joint Israel-U.S. military exercise set to start next week, the Times of Israel reports. According to the Times, the drill will simulate a major conflict in which Israel is attacked with thousands of missiles. Known as the biennial […]
(ANTIMEDIA) — A new book has detailed how Israel has taken part in over 2,700 assassination operations in its 70 years of existence as a state, the National Post reports. Based on 1,000 interviews and thousands of documents, Rise and Kill First alleges that Israel has used assassinations in place of war in situations another […]
Laith Abu Naim was shot in the head by Israeli soldiers in the village of Al-Mugheer.
(MEE) — Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian teenager on Tuesday in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health ministry said.
Laith Abu Naim, 16, was shot in the head as soldiers stormed the village of Al-Mugheer, north of Ramallah, according to a ministry statement.
