West Bank
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Load those questions! By Harry Feldman
As part of a Middle Eastern peace agreement, should Israel be required to stop building new settlements in occupied Palestinian territory?’. At least on the face of it, as I read it, the question assumes that the agreement will countenance continued occupation of ‘Palestinian territory’ the West Bank and East Jerusalem, since the occupation of… Continue reading
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Palestinian teens killed as tensions rise
Four Palestinian youth were killed this weekend in the West Bank. Army denied live ammo despite evidence Continue reading
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Live Israeli fire suspected in Palestinian deaths
Israeli soldiers killed two Palestinian youths on Saturday during a demonstration in their village, Iraq Burin. The Israeli army then issued a statement alleging its soldiers only used rubber-coated steel bullets in the village. But doctors and human rights organisations say their evidence disproves this account. And Al Jazeera has obtained pictures with the clear… Continue reading
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Notes on Israel’s Triumph to Disaster By Bashir Abu-Manneh
Who will stop Israel in its relentless expropriation of Palestine and from triumphing to disaster? Isaac Deutscher, from whom I borrow my title, believed that the occupation of 1967 would have catastrophic consequences for Israel. It wouldn’t end well, he feared. Continue reading
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Join War on Want’s Supermarket Action on Tuesday 30 March!
High street supermarkets are profiting from Israel’s occupation of Palestine by selling produce from Israeli settlements. Under international law, Israel’s settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem are illegal. By selling settlement produce, supermarkets are complicit in their illegal activity and profiting from Palestinian suffering. Continue reading
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The Decline of Israel: Interview with Jonathan Cook
In a wide-ranging interview with the New Left Project, Nazareth-based journalist Jonathan Cook describes the increasingly repressive nature of Israeli society and the prospects for a solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict Continue reading
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Video: Settlers pouring cement into spring
A group of Israeli settlers destroy a spring by the village of Qarawat Bani Hassan in the Salfit district of the occupied West Bank. Palestinian villagers were forced to watch helplessly as settlers poured sand and cement into the spring, guarded by five armed members of the Israeli military. Continue reading
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Palestinian & International Campaign – End the Siege & Lift Blockade of Gaza
Two Corporate Watchers will be digging the corporate dirt in Palestine over the next few months. Corporate Watch has set up a new blog (corporateoccupation.wordpress.com) to track companies profiting from the Israeli occupation of and apartheid policies in Palestine. In addition to research blogs, the site also includes all Corporate Watch’s recent articles on Israel/Palestine. Continue reading
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Occupied Palestine: Stop the Wall offices hit in late night raid
Late last night Occupation forces raided the Stop the Wall offices in Ramallah. Some 10 military jeeps, hummers and an armoured bus surrounded the building as soldiers searched rooms, turning the office upside down and confiscating computer hard disks, laptops, and video cameras along with paper documents, CDs, and video cassettes. Continue reading
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PCHR Condemns IOF Pursuit of International Human Rights Defenders in the West Bank
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) condemns the continued persecution of international human rights defenders in the West Bank by Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) and the deportation of international activists from the country. PCHR is concerned about such measures, as they aim to expel international witnesses of human rights violations perpetrated by IOF against… Continue reading
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Israel: Remote control occupation?
This week, the chief Palestinian negotiator, Saeb Erakat, announced that because Israeli settlements continue to grow (with de facto US support) and annex the land planned for a future Palestine, the Palestinians may have to abandon hopes for an independent state. He therefore urged Palestinians to fight for one democratic state where all citizens will… Continue reading
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Khaled Islaih – Re-spacing Zayta: Exploring Transnational Geographies
During the last century, the creation of the state of Israel in 1948 and later the Israeli military occupation of the West Bank in 1967, uprooted Zayta villagers from their lands and homes. In 1948, the majority of the village’s agricultural land was seized by Israel. The Israeli towns of Maggal, Sde Yizhaq, and parts… Continue reading
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Israel’s Religious Right and the Peace Process’ By Nicolas Pelham
What is disturbing about the settlers in Amona is not how distant they are from other Israelis, whether geographically or politically, but how connected. They are national-religious; that is to say, they are devout in their Judaism, but unlike many other religious Jews they believe equally fervently in the secular Zionist project. The national-religious fly… Continue reading
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Video: Israelis restrict Palestinians’ water supply
Video: After World Bank issues report, commissioned by the Palestinian Authority on the condition of water accessibility in the West Bank, Israel claims the reports authors are biased. To understand the conditions on the ground, how they’ve been addressed, and whether the so-called peace process succeeded in addressing them, The Real News speaks to LifeSource… Continue reading
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GazaFriends: “Free Mohammed Khatib and the Non-Violent Activists from Bil’in”
At 3AM on Monday, August 3, the Israeli army raided Bil’in and arrested Mohammad Khatib, along with six other Palestinian community activists and one American human rights observer from the village. This move is an attempt by Israeli authorities to silence a popular resistance movement gaining international attention and inspiring other Palestinian communities. This West… Continue reading
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Football game or tear gas and bullets? Palestinians put racist ad to test
In the Cellcom advert, IOF soldiers on patrol along the Wall stop their army jeep when it is hit by a soccer ball from the Palestinian side of the Wall. A game ensues, back and forth with the unseen Palestinians after a soldier dials up “reinforcements,” including two smiling women in uniform, to come and… Continue reading
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Palestinians forced to seek work in Israel By Joseph Krauss
The covert commute, by Palestinians from the West Bank, testifies to the economic despair in the occupied West Bank and calls into question Israel’s claim that its controversial separation barrier keeps Palestinians from entering clandestinely. The vehicles are driven by Israelis, either Jews or Arabs, who are part of smuggling rings that straddle the boundaries… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 