More than half a million people, mostly Syrians, had crossed into Syrian territory since Israel began heavily striking Lebanon late last month, according to figures by the Lebanese authorities on Friday. A statement from the country’s disaster management unit stated that since 23 September, Lebanon has “recorded the crossing of 348,237 Syrian citizens and 156,505 […]
Read MoreIsraeli strike kills journalists in southern Lebanon
An Israeli strike killed has three journalists in south Lebanon, the Lebanese health ministry says, and the UN refugee agency warns Israeli airstrikes on a border crossing with Syria were hindering refugees trying to flee the war. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said there was an urgency to get a diplomatic resolution to […]
Read MoreTwo-year-old Palestinian dies of Israeli gunshot wounds
A Palestinian toddler who was shot by Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank last week has died of his wounds, Israeli hospital officials say. Mohammed al-Tamimi was shot in the head last Thursday near his village of Nebi Saleh while riding in a car with his father. He was airlifted to Israel’s Sheba Hospital, […]
Read MoreThree Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank, ministry says
Israeli forces killed three Palestinians in Balata refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry says. Israeli forces raided Balata refugee camp on the outskirts of the city of Nablus accompanied with bulldozers, a Palestinian news agency reported on Monday. The news agency reported Israeli forces had blocked ambulances from entering the […]
Read MoreTwo Palestinian Militants Killed by IDF in West Bank Raid
Two Palestinians were killed by Israel Defense Forces gunfire on Saturday in the northern West Bank city of Tul Karm, the Palestinian Health Ministry and IDF reported. The military said it conducted a raid to apprehend individuals suspected of carrying out a shooting attack against Israelis earlier this week. “The two gunmen were shot and […]
Read MoreTwo Palestinians killed in Israeli West Bank raid
Two Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank. The Israeli military says it conducted a raid to apprehend individuals suspected of carrying out a shooting attack against Israelis earlier this week. “The two gunmen were shot and killed after attempting to flee the scene,” a statement from the Israeli […]
Read More21-year-old Palestinian Killed in Israeli Military Raid in Nablus
A Palestinian man was killed by Israeli military fire in Nablus in the early hours of Monday, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent. The Palestinian Health Ministry says the man who was killed is 21-year-old Amir Bastami and that this marks the 48th Palestinian to be killed by Israeli forces this year. According to the […]
Read MoreA Palestinian Teen Was Killed in a Protest. Israel Didn’t Let His Family Mourn in Peace
Aziza, a 15-year-old girl who is dressed in black, is standing in the yard of her home and using adhesive tape to attach photographs of her dead brother to the walls. Her face is expressionless. Mourning posters were hung up here a day earlier, but then Border Police showed up at the house and tore […]
Read MoreFears of full-blown Israeli-Palestinian conflict grow after bloodiest year since 2005
Surge in violence either side of the ‘green line’ has led people to wonder if a third intifada is on the cards Late on Sunday night, like almost every other night in Jenin, the fighting started. The Israeli army said it entered the occupied West Bank city to arrest three suspected Palestinian terrorists and militants […]
Read MorePalestinians ‘weren’t there at all’– Netanyahu tells credulous Jordan Peterson
Palestinians ‘weren’t there at all’– Netanyahu tells credulous Jordan Peterson BY PHILIP WEISS DECEMBER 14, 2022 ( https://mondoweiss.net/2022/12/palestinians-werent-there-at-all-netanyahu-tells-credulous-jordan-peterson/ ) Conservative scholar/media star Jordan Peterson turned over a new leaf this fall by touring Israel with the ideologue Ben Shapiro and dining with Benjamin Netanyahu. Now Peterson has published an interview with Netanyahu titled “Does Israel Have a Right […]
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