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Los Angeles TimesAlon Davidi, the mayor of Sderot, a city that repeatedly has been struck by rockets launched from Gaza, where a woman was gravely injured by a rocket this week and one house suffered a direct hit, said on Friday that the unconfirmed cease-fire was a … and more …read more Source:: Middle East … Read more

Aljazeera.comPalestinians in Gaza are expected to protest in large numbers on Friday following deadly Israeli air attacks and artillery shelling on the besieged strip. On Wednesday, Israel killed three people in Gaza, including a 23-year-old woman who was almost …More than 70 rockets were launched from the Gaza Strip overnight and Israel retaliated with deadly … Read more

Aljazeera.comHundreds of mourners in Gaza have attended the funeral of Inas Abu Khmash, a 23-year-old pregnant woman, and her 18-month daughter, Bayan, who were both killed during an overnight barrage of Israeli air attacks and artillery shelling. The Israeli …Israel-Hamas ceasefire goes into effect — reportThe Times of Israel (blog)Israel pounds Gaza, killing a pregnant … Read more

Aljazeera.comAt least three Palestinians, including a pregnant woman and her 18-month-old child, were killed by Israeli air attacks and artillery shelling on the besieged Gaza Strip. Israeli launched more than 140 attacks after about 150 rockets were fired from the …Israeli Airstrikes Hit Gaza After Hamas Launches Rocket AttacksNPRMore than 150 rockets were launched from … Read more

Aljazeera.com“This is a very happy moment for me,” Tamimi’s father, Bassem, told Al Jazeera prior to his daughter’s release. “We have missed … Tamimi and her mother were arrested by Israeli forces in December 2017 after a video went viral showing the young woman … and more …read more Source:: Middle East News Al Jazeera … Read more

The Star Online“However, the Israeli security forces accused some people of throwing rocks and fireworks and that was the reason that back-up was called and so many security forces opened fire with sound grenades and also tear gas at some point,” added Simmons.BREAKING: Israel storms Al-Aqsa compound during Friday prayers, shots firedMiddle East MonitorIsraeli Forces … Read more

CPJ Press Freedom Online… and detention without charge of Lama Khater, a Palestinian blogger and contributing opinion writer to several media outlets, including Qatar-based Al–Jazeera, the Hamas-affiliated Quds News Network, and the Arab online women’s publication Meem … and more …read more Source:: Middle East News Al Jazeera Israel, Israeli, Palestine, Palestinian – Google News … Read more

Middle East MonitorAl Jazeera Arabic tweeted a video showing intense firing inside the compound, as Palestinians sought shelter near buildings. Meanwhile, Lebanese newspaper the Daily … in Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound. Videos show Palestinians running from … and more …read more Source:: Middle East News Al Jazeera Israel, Israeli, Palestine, Palestinian – Google News Zennie … Read more

MondoweissDr. Ashraf al-Qedra, spokesperson of the Health Ministry in Gaza, said the soldiers also injured 120 Palestinians, including 50 who were rushed to hospitals in the coastal region. ….. Al Jazeera 24 July by Shatha Hammad — At least 63 Palestinian … and more …read more Source:: Middle East News Al Jazeera Israel, Israeli, Palestine, … Read more

Aljazeera.com“Global military spending rose last year,” according to a report by Al Jazeera in May 2018, “to its highest level since the Cold War, with the United States, China and Saudi Arabia topping the list, according to a Swedish-based research institute … and more …read more Source:: Middle East News Al Jazeera Israel, Israeli, Palestine, … Read more

Middle East MonitorOne Palestinian was killed and three injured yesterday in an Israeli air strike on Rafah, in the south of the Gaza Strip. The Gaza … One of Radwan’s family members told Al Jazeera that he was working as a border policeman in Gaza, while Ma’an reports … and more …read more Source:: Middle … Read more

Aljazeera.comSome Syrians are welcoming these strikes or the occasional humanitarian aid from Israel, but this doesn’t mean that they have suddenly forgotten that Israel is systematically bombing and shooting protesting Palestinians and trapping millions in the … and more …read more Source:: Middle East News Al Jazeera Israel, Israeli, Palestine, Palestinian – Google News Zennie … Read more

MondoweissJERUSALEM (Reuters) 17 July by Maayan Lubell — Israel’s parliament passed a law on Tuesday that could see groups critical of government policies toward the Palestinians banned from entering Israeli schools and speaking with pupils. Critics of the law … and more …read more Source:: Middle East News Al Jazeera Israel, Israeli, Palestine, Palestinian – … Read more

Aljazeera.comAn investigation conducted by Israeli human rights organisation B’Tselem has concluded that Israeli security forces deliberately shot and killed Palestinian paramedics Razan al-Najjar, contradicting the Israeli army’s claims that it was an accident … …read more Source:: Middle East News Al Jazeera Israel, Israeli, Palestine, Palestinian – Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham … Read more

TeenVogue.comThe U.S. and Israel’s mutual solidarity comes as both nations face accusations of committing human rights violations: the former for ripping young, asylum-seeking migrant children from their parents’ arms, the latter for its violent treatment of … and more …read more Source:: Middle East News Al Jazeera Israel, Israeli, Palestine, Palestinian – Google News Zennie … Read more

The Jewish Press – JewishPress.comOn May 14, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the newest star of the leftwing of the Democratic party, tweeted, in reaction to an Al Jazeera story on the growing Arab casualties at the Gaza border fence: “This is a massacre. I hope my peers … Ocasio-Cortez … and more …read more Source:: Middle East … Read more

Aljazeera.com“I heard an explosion, and instinctively knew that something had happened to my son,” Umm Luay, 33, told Al Jazeera on Sunday, surrounded by a group of women sitting inside her home in Gaza. The young mother had just arrived home when the air raid …WASHINGTON WATCH: Hamas’s very good weekCedarville News all 894 news … Read more

AxiosIsrael and Palestinian militants entered into a heated battle Saturday afternoon with tensions boiling over from Friday when Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian teenager on the Gaza border during protests, reports Reuters. The big … Israel … and more …read more Source:: Middle East News Al Jazeera Israel, Israeli, Palestine, Palestinian – Google News Zennie … Read more

MondoweissSome residents work in nearby factories owned by Israeli settlers. Others herd sheep and goats on the scorching rocky terrain. But Khan al-Ahmar’s modest appearance belies its significance to many Palestinians as the keystone of their struggle for … and more …read more Source:: Middle East News Al Jazeera Israel, Israeli, Palestine, Palestinian – Google … Read more

Mumbai MirrorThe ongoing demonstrations also demand an end to Israel’s blockade of Gaza and other policies that Palestinians believe are inimical to a peaceful settlement of the conflict between them and Israel. In this period, Israeli forces have killed at least … …read more Source:: Middle East News Al Jazeera Israel, Israeli, Palestine, Palestinian – … Read more

Aljazeera.comIt was a bit ironic to see a small group of Israeli settlers enter the large solidarity tent stationed at the entrance of Khan al-Ahmar last Wednesday. They had come, they said, to show “solidarity” with the Palestinian Bedouins protesting a demolition … and more …read more Source:: Middle East News Al Jazeera Israel, Israeli, … Read more

Aljazeera.comOn that Friday alone in mid-May, the Israeli army shot dead 60 Palestinians taking part in the March of Great Return demonstrations near the fence with Israel. More than 2,770 others were wounded. Abuelaish, who grew up in Gaza and lost three young … and more …read more Source:: Middle East News Al Jazeera Israel, … Read more

Psuvanguard.comJune 17 Jalalabad, Afghanistan: Only days after the Eid-al-Fitr, the Muslim holiday marking the close of Ramadan, an explosion outside the regional governor’s office killed 18 people and left 49 wounded. Only a day prior, the ISK—Afghanistan’s local … …read more Source:: Middle East News Al Jazeera Israel, Israeli, Palestine, Palestinian – Google News Zennie … Read more

Mondoweiss20 April 2018 Al Jazeera English — Palestinian women and girls have been in the forefront of Gaza’s protests, actively participating and challenging their male dominated society. … June 3 2018 Association of Academics for the Respect of … and more …read more Source:: Middle East News Al Jazeera Israel, Israeli, Palestine, Palestinian – Google … Read more

Aljazeera.comAt least 134 Palestinians have been wounded by Israeli gunfire as thousands of Palestinian women demonstrated along the heavily fortified fence with Israel in the besieged Gaza Strip. Ashraf al-Qudra, spokesperson for Gaza’s healthy ministry, said in a …Israel Has Turned Gaza Into A Concentration Camp.ChicagoNow (blog) all 641 news articles …read more Source:: Middle … Read more

MondoweissAs a member of the General Union of Palestinian Women, Debai used to attend every funeral and demonstration in Nablus, but today she devotes most of her time to Sufism, describing her devotion as “worth all the work she has done in the past.” Debai … and more …read more Source:: Middle East News Al … Read more

NewsmaxIn jumping to appear before cameras and rallies to condemn this week’s Supreme Court ruling on President Trump’s travel ban, several elected Democrats empowered and legitimized an Islamist group whose leaders continue to engage in radical, incendiary … …read more Source:: Middle East News Al Jazeera Israel, Israeli, Palestine, Palestinian – Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie … Read more

Aljazeera.comNearby, the face of the father, Amjad, was a frozen image of shock, despite telling Al Jazeera that his son was no different from the other Palestinian children who were targeted by Israeli forces. “The way he was shot … I can never forget his …Two Palestinians, one a teen, are killed at 14th Friday … Read more

MondoweissGAZA CITY (Ma’an) 29 June — Two Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces and hundreds of others were injured during the “Great March of Return” protest alongside the eastern borders of the Gaza Strip on Friday. The Gaza Ministry of Health confirmed … and more …read more Source:: Middle East News Al Jazeera Israel, Israeli, … Read more

The Electronic Intifada (blog)The movement has continued to rack up wins amid a global wave of solidarity with Palestinians spurred by revulsion at Israel’s massacres of unarmed civilians taking part in the Great March of Return rallies in Gaza. Yet Luntz is far from the only one … …read more Source:: Middle East News Al … Read more

The Real News NetworkA recent article about this with the title “Why is the Palestinian Authority attacking Palestinian protests?” was just published in Al–Jazeera, and the author Yara Hawari is here to discuss it with us today. Yara is the Palestine Policy Fellow of Al … and more …read more Source:: Middle East News Al … Read more