Palestine

Anti-Semiticism And “The Israel Project”

Israel is off-limits. The criminalisation of anti-Semitism means nothing short of this. In fact, France’s President Macron says anti-Zionism is a form of anti-Semitism and both are now legally defined as “hate crimes”. Will this be a global precursor? Will the world uphold such a sweeping, broad legal definition that has the potential to embrace the inhumanity and egregious acts[Read More...]

Bolton blasts Turkey for maintaining ‘very bad’ relations with Israel

Press TV – March 18, 2019 US National Security Adviser John Bolton has not ruled out that Turkey is a “foe” of the United States, blasting Ankara for maintaining a “very bad” relationship with Washington’s close ally Israel. When asked by AM 970 radio host John Catsimatidis on Sunday whether Turkey was a “friend or […]

Israel military censor banned, partially redacted more than 3,000 news items in 2018

MEMO | March 18, 2019 Israel’s military censor “prohibited the publication of 363 news articles in 2018” in addition to “partially or fully redacting a total of 2,712 news items submitted to it for prior review”, reported +972 Magazine, a significant spike in “censor intervention”. According to the news site, “the censor barred more news […]

The Shame of It!

The UK failed to back a UN investigation into Israel’s shoot-to-kill-or-cripple policy against Gaza’s caged civilians. Will the Foreign Office also fail to adopt its findings? By Stuart Littlewood | American Herald Tribune | March 17, 2019 Open letter to Alister Jack, MP for Dumfries & Galloway cc Jeremy Hunt MP, Secretary of State for […]

Palestinian Resistance Groups in Gaza All Deny Firing Shells Toward Israel

By Celine Hagbard | IMEMC | March 15, 2019 After two nights of wide-scale bombardment of the Gaza Strip by Israeli forces in which dozens of bombs were dropped on the crowded coastal enclave, someone in Gaza apparently attempted to retaliate Thursday night by firing several shells toward Israel. But the Palestinian resistance groups in […]

Israel embassy to UK erases West Bank, Gaza in election video

Screenshot of a video released by the Israeli embassy to the UK has erased the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt), showing the whole of historic Palestine as Israel [Twitter] MEMO | March 15, 2019 A video released by the Israeli embassy to the UK has erased the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt), showing the whole of historic […]

In Israel normalising violence takes precedence over targeted assassinations

By Ramona Wadi | MEMO | March 14, 2019 One outcome is certain when it comes to the forthcoming Israeli elections – Gaza will remain a top target for the new government. Amid the sparring between contenders for the elections, former IDF chief Benny Gantz declared he would implement Israel’s policy of targeted assassinations against […]

Exxon Plans Foray Into Israel Gas Exploration

By Irina Slav | Oilprice.com | March 14, 2019 Exxon has plans to enter the Israeli natural gas exploration industry despite the country’s tense relations with its Arab neighbors where Exxon has an established presence, Reuters reports, citing a source with knowledge of the plans. According to the source, Exxon officials had talked with Israeli […]