40 more Palestinian prisoners go on hunger strike
The inmates of Ashkelon jail went on hunger strike against the destruction of their property by prison authorities and the desecration of copies of the Quran
For Sami Abu Diak’s family, death does not mark an end to Israeli oppression
The family of Sami Abu Diak who died of cancer in an Israeli jail last month is running from pillar to post to receive his body for burial. The family home was also raided by Israeli security forces on December 2
Palestinians condemn Israel’s plan for illegal settlement in occupied Hebron
The construction will move ahead after the demolition of a Palestinian wholesale fruits and vegetables market in Hebron, which has been closed down by the Israeli army since 1994
Academics and activists condemn Indian diplomat’s call for replicating Israeli model in Kashmir
The remarks by the consul general of India in New York, Sandeep Chakravorty, come at a time when there is growing ideological and political convergence between the Hindutva regime in India and the Zionist regime in Israel
Israel begins expansion of Nof Tzion settlement in occupied East Jerusalem
The move by Israel comes just days after the US declared a shift in its policy, wherein it no longer considers the Jewish settlements in occupied Palestinian territories as illegal
Israel threatens fragile ceasefire with airstrikes on Gaza
A ceasefire was agreed upon between the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Israel on November 14, following two days of intense fighting in which at least 34 Palestinians were killed
Palestinians protest US recognition of illegal Israeli settlements on occupied land
77 Palestinians were injured by Israeli security forces in the protests held across the occupied Palestinian territories. The Palestinians burnt effigies of US president Donald Trump and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Cancer-struck Palestinian prisoner dies in Israeli hospital
Palestinian authorities and prisoners groups have alleged deliberate medical negligence by Israel as the cause of death of Sami Abu Diak, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2015
In violation of international law, US recognizes Jewish settlements in occupied Palestinian land
US secretary of state Mike Pompeo declared that the US would no longer consider Jewish settlements in occupied Palestinian land as illegal. This is in contravention of decades of international law
Israeli forces attack protests in solidarity with Palestinian journalist Moath Amarneh
A number of protests were held across Palestine in solidarity with photojournalist Moath Amarneh, who lost sight in one eye after he was shot by Israeli security forces while covering the confiscation of land
Hunger strikes continue against administrative detention in Israel
Three Palestinian detainees are on hunger strike against their arbitrary detention by Israeli authorities for the past several weeks, as per the Palestinian prisoners’ commission
Jordanian nationals Heba al-Labadi and Abdulrahman Mar’i released by Israel
Heba al-Labadi and Abdulrahman Mar’i were arrested in August and September and were held in administrative detention despite no charges being filed against them
- 40 more Palestinian prisoners go on hunger strike
- 1.5 million French workers take to the streets against Macron’s pension reforms
- Young healthcare professionals in Buenos Aires to stage massive demonstration today
- Berta Cáceres’ assassins are sentenced but true justice remains elusive
- Palestinians condemn Israel’s plan for illegal settlement in occupied Hebron
