WAFA: “Remembering the Deir Yassin massacre 75 years on”

April 9, 2023 (WAFA) On this day in 1948… … a couple of hundred armed Zionist militias from the pre-1948 Irgun and Stern gangs stormed the village of Deir Yassin, a few kilometers to the west of Jerusalem, and committed one of the earliest massacres that became standard practice for the newly-founded state of Israel.

Analysis: Failed Experiment | Three Reasons Why Israel Fears a Major War on Gaza

Gaza is a perfect place for gathering information once new weapons have been deployed and used on the battlefield. The Strip is home to two million Palestinians who live squalid lives with virtually no clean water and little food, all of them confined within 365 km² (approx. 181 mi²).

ANALYSIS | New Shooting Instructions: Killing with Immunity

The Israeli Occupation Army Command recently issued what is called “instructions and clarifications” to its soldiers regarding shooting at Palestinian citizens, claiming that shooting only takes place in the event of a “sense of danger to life”, or if there is “no other way to stop the throwing of stones” at them, according to what was published by the Israeli newspaper “Maariv”.

Analysis: Why Resistance Matters – Palestinians are Challenging Israel’s Unilateralism, Dominance

By Ramzy Baroud for Palestine Chronicle Until recently, Israeli politics did not matter to Palestinians. Though the Palestinian people maintained their political agency under the most demoralizing conditions, their collective action rarely influenced outcomes in Israel, partly due to the massive discrepancy of power between the two sides. Now that Israelis are embarking on their fifth

PCHR: US Investigation Into Killing of Journalist Shireen Abu ‘Akleh Attempts to Mislead Justice and Its findings Not Binding

Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR): Press Release July 6, 2022 – Contrary to investigations conducted by human rights organizations, the Palestinian Public Prosecution and the United Nations (UN), last Monday, 04 July 2022, the U.S. State Department said that the US investigations on the killing of journalist Shiren Abu ‘Akleh have not identified the party

Analysis – Remember Shireen Abu Akleh: Apartheid Israel Leads The World For Killing Journalists

By Dr Gideon Polya for Countercurrents The world was shocked by the recent deliberate killing by an Israeli sniper of veteran Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. However over 50 journalists have been killed by Apartheid Israel in the last 2 decades. Careful analysis reveals that Apartheid Israel leads the world by far in terms of  “average number of journalists

Analysis: “Why is Israel So Afraid of the Palestinian Flag?”

By Ameer Makhoul for Middle East Eye Proposed legislation to prohibit Palestinian flags at state-funded institutions is part of Israel’s quest to deepen its control over the Arab population In a 63-16 vote, the Israeli Knesset this week gave initial approval to a bill that would prohibit Palestinian flags from being flown at state-funded institutions. Proposed by

AL HAQ: The Killing of Shireen Abu Aqleh Highlights Israel’s Impunity for Crimes and Increased Use of Arbitrary Lethal Force against the Palestinian People

Al Haq Press Release May 12, 2022 Al-Haq condemns in the strongest possible terms the direct killing of prominent Palestinian female journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh while on an assignment covering Israeli incursions in Jenin refugee camp on Wednesday 11 May 2022, as well as the injury of her colleague Ali Samoudi, shot in the shoulder

Dr. Ramzy Baroud: ‘Israel Targets Palestinian Journalists’

Ramzy Baroud speaks out in an interview with Palestine Deep Dive In an interview with Palestine Deep Dive (PDD), distinguished Palestinian journalist and author, Dr. Ramzy Baroud discusses the killing of the iconic Al Jazeera journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh. Baroud, who is also a former Al Jazeera employee (serving as Deputy Managing Editor of Al

Analysis: Forget Passover and Ramadan, Israel’s Violence is All About its Brutal Military Occupation

By Ibrahim Hewitt for Middle East Monitor Much is being made of the fact that the ongoing violence in occupied Palestine coincides with both the Jewish Passover and the Muslim month of Ramadan, emphasised by the horrific images of Israeli paramilitary police firing tear gas and rubber bullets inside Al-Aqsa Mosque, and Palestinian worshippers trussed