Category: Topical and Current Affairs

A former Israeli soldier speaking out describing the IDF daily assault on Palestinians: “There is no Israeli soldier who served in the occupied territory has

source We are Jewish leaders who have a range of opinions, perspectives, and approaches to Israel-Palestine. We are deeply concerned by recent reports and outcries

By Ramzy Baroud via counterpunch.org Ramzy Baroud is a journalist and the Editor of The Palestine Chronicle. He is the author of five books. His

(above pic : Khan Yunis, Gaza, May 27 :  Hundreds of Palestinians attend an event held to commemorate the Palestinians who lost their lives in

(above pic : The front page of Haaretz Hebrew on Thursday) by Gideon Levy May. 29, 2021 11:58  via haaretz.com On Thursday, I felt great

Open Letter Signed by the Rabbis of London We were shocked to hear that the world media gave the impression that the traditionally Orthodox Jews

A 90-year-old Jewish-American activist Shatzi Weisberger explains why her long-held beliefs about Israel have changed  

May 25, 2021   By Diana Buttu via  nytimes.com Ms. Buttu is a lawyer, former adviser to the negotiating team of the Palestine Liberation Organization,

(above pic : Irish MPs wearing Palestine masks in the Irish Parliament, Wed 26 May)   May 26 2021  via PA News Ireland has become

via thearabweekly.com Monday 24/05/2021 Le Drian said the “risk of apartheid is high” if Israel continued to act “according to a single-state logic” but also

  An Israeli pilot has revealed that the destruction of residential towers in the Gaza Strip was “a way to vent the army’s frustration.” In

Senator Bernie Sanders gave a speech on the Senate floor on May 19, 2021 to address the conflict between Israel and Gaza. He introduced a

22 May 2021 Thousands of people have gathered in central London in solidarity with the people of Palestine. Organisers estimated that more than 180,000 joined

I felt alone as a Jew attending a Palestine solidarity rally in 2014. I don’t feel alone any more by Arielle Angel – the editor-in-chief

(above pic :  Northern Paris – demonstration against Israel’s use of force in the Gaza Strip) Israel should take note: the weight of opinion is

21 May 2021 Palestinians offering صلاة الفتح – Salatul-Fat’h or “Victory prayer” after Friday prayers in the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque, today.  

(above pic : Protesters march through neighborhoods near a Ford Motor Company plant in Dearborn, Michigan, where Joe Biden was touring on 18 May) ‘A

Israel broadcasts two very different messages about what’s happening in Gaza – an image of military might to Israelis and Palestinians, and an image of

‘Palestinians are resisting every day the erasure of our land, identity, and hope.’ Inspired by the South African anti-apartheid struggle, the nonviolent BDS movement needs

Continuing Nakba, continuing resistance It is not the role of supporters in the west to tell Palestinians how best to resist. They are sick of

(above pic : man wearing a kippah attends a rally themed “solidarity with Israel and against antisemitism” in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin

May 19, 2021 Labour MP for East Leeds, called on the Government to impose sanctions on Israel as part of the international pressure needed to

21 May 2021 Some 20 Palestinian worshipers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied Jerusalem were injured in an Israeli police attack following the weekly

May 19, 2021 by Maher Abu Tair via  Arabi21.com  The results of what is happening in occupied Palestine are dangerous for the occupation itself, and

This is Masjid-al-Aqsa right now (around 10 mins ago) 10-45am UK time (1-45pm Palestine time)  

After Palestinian content was restricted or removed from Instagram and Facebook, social media users developed a crafty method of altering Arabic script.   by Hakim

(above pic : Palestinian rescue a survivor from under the rubble of a destroyed residential building following deadly Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City, Sunday, May

Mark Stone, Sky News Middle East Correspondent, tweets : I saw a lot more instances of entirely unnecessary, provocative behavior by Israeli police/military today. At

Baroness Sayeeda Warsi’s impassioned speech at the House of Lords on 19 May 21.    The UK government’s policy on Israel and Palestine. What we

Ben Reiff of Naamod reflects on recent wave of demonstrations by Jewish activists against Israel’s response to civil unrest.  May 14, 2021, 2:25 pm  via