NABLUS, Saturday, While Palestinians planted trees in Urif village land in the north of the West Bank on Saturday, Israeli soldiers attacked them with live and rubber bullets and with tear gas, according to a local official.
Fatah movement, the …
Group says hate crimes against Arab Americans have risen by 100% since 2016
WASHINGTON, Saturday, The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) said on Friday that anti-Arab hate crimes in the United States have more than doubled between the years 2016-2017.
Earlier this week, the FBI released its annual hate crimes statistics report for 2017, …
International Federation of Journalists demands answers after Israeli attack on leaders
BRUSSELS, Saturday, In an open letter to the Israeli Prime Minister, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) – whose Executive Committee is meeting in Ramallah – has demanded an urgent response to the unprovoked attack that took place on Saturday …
Head of Palestinian journalists among others injured by Israeli army attack
RAMALLAH, Saturday, The head of the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate Nasser Abu Baker was hit by a teargas canister on Saturday when Israeli forces fired teargas at a nonviolent march organized by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) at Qalandia checkpoint, …
Israeli settlers attack Palestinian family picking olives east of Hebron city
HEBRON, Saturday, Israeli settlers attacked on Saturday a Palestinian farmer, along with his family, while they were picking olives in Jabal Jales area to the east of Hebron city, in the occupied West Bank, according to the farmer.
Local resident …
Former Mideast envoy: “Military defeat of Hamas now is bad for Israel”
RAMALLAH, Friday, Former US Middle East envoy Dennis Ross Thursday came out in opposition to a devastating military defeat of Hamas in the besieged Gaza Strip.
He reportedly said that Israel has the military might to defeat Gaza, but the …
Foreign minister says all Palestinian prisoners in Thailand were released
RAMALLAH, Friday, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Riyad al-Malki, said on Friday that thanks to the recent diplomatic efforts of the Palestinian foreign ministry and the Palestinian embassy in Malaysia, all Palestinian refugees who have been incarcerated by Thai authorities for …