Netanyahu and Itamar Ben Gvir agree to legalize outposts. What does it mean for Palestinians?
Nearly 700,000 Israelis living in over 250 settlements and over 100 outposts in the occupied Palestinian territories. Both settlements and outposts are illegal under international law while Israel has until now termed outposts illegal
Israel lashes out against US decision to investigate killing of Shireen Abu Akleh
For months, the US had declined to conduct any investigation into the killing of the Palestinian journalist and accepted the Israeli version calling it an accident. This is despite repeated appeals by Akleh’s family and human rights groups for an inquiry
Why is Israel targeting Palestinian human rights groups?
Over the past week, Israel has continued and intensified attacks against Palestinian human rights organizations. Who are these organizations and why are they being targeted?
Israeli forces raid offices of Palestinian civil society organizations
On the morning of August 18, occupation forces raided the offices of seven leading Palestinian civil society groups, six of which had been declared “terrorist organizations” and banned by the Israeli government in 2021
Israeli defense minister in India: Deepening web of military ties with apartheid
The Indian government continues to deepen its ties with Israel despite the growing number of voices calling out the latter for its apartheid policies against Palestinians
Israel decides to not investigate killing of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
Israeli authorities reportedly fear that the investigation may demoralize the army which operates “under caution” and also create controversy in Israeli society
Bahrain becomes second Arab country to sign military pact with Israel
Going against their long-term commitment to the Palestinian cause formalized through the Arab Peace Initiative of 2002, Bahrain and the UAE signed normalization deals with Israel in 2020. Morocco also signed a similar deal
Palestinians condemn Israel’s billion dollar iron and steel apartheid wall around Gaza
The so-called security wall increases the physical isolation of over two million Gazans living under a comprehensive Israeli blockade since 2006
Moroccans protest normalization of ties with Israel
On November 29, the the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, protests were held in Rabat against the normalization of relations with Israel and an agreement that was signed between the countries a few days before
With attack on Palestinian rights groups, Israel’s impunity is on full display
Raja Shehadeh, Palestinian writer, and activist, and founder of the rights group Al-Haq, talks about the recent Israeli decision to designate six organizations as terrorists
While these were the first officially acknowledged Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon since 2014, Israel regularly violates Lebanese airspace to carry out illegal strikes inside Syria
Benjamin Netanyahu is out for now but how long will Bennett rule?
Ending weeks of speculation and uncertainty about the possibility of a transition, the Naftali Bennett-led government received Knesset’s support by the narrowest of margins of 60-59






