Israeli minister plans for BDS activist database
Public Security and Strategic Affairs Minister Gilad Erdan wants to create a database of Israeli activists who support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. The database would gather publicly available information from social media to monitor “the main boycott activists working with the BDS movement” to
Hamas says Israel responsible for senior member assassination
YESTERDAY, MAZEN FAQHA, 38, WAS KILLED in the Tell al-Hama neighbourhood of Gaza. The Interior Ministry spokesman in Gaza said that an investigation had been launched into the incident. Police spokesman, Ayman Al-Batniji, said Faqha had “four bullets in his head” and that Israel and its
Palestine awards highest medal of honour to UN Under Secretary-General
Nabil Shaath, the Palestinian Presidential Advisor for Foreign Affairs and International relations, awarded Palestine’s Highest Medal of Honour to Rima Khalaf for UN ‘Israeli Apartheid’ report. In an interview with Palestine TV, Shaath said “President Abbas’s decision to honor Khalaf is a bold step and a
US pressure on Israel following activist ban
US state department criticises Israel after continued suppression of peaceful BDS campaigners. At a press meeting on March 21, Mark Toner, the State Department spokesperson, informed reporters that recent Israeli travel bans are against the principles of an open democracy. The US “values freedom of expression,
‘Nowhere to hide’ When a UN shelter is hit – Feature
With more than 2,139 Palestinians killed including 490 children and 20,000 homes damaged or rendered uninhabitable, 11,000 Palestinians injured and over 500,000 Gazans displaced. How far has Gaza come since the 2014 Israeli offensive? The Gaza Strip is only 12km across at its widest point with