JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel’s parliament has approved the preliminary reading of a bill that would prohibit the return of the bodies of Palestinians killed while allegedly carrying out attacks against Israelis to their families. The bill mandates their burial in Israel’s “Cemetery for the Enemy’s Victims” or the “Cemetery o...
JERUSALEM (AA) – A far-right Israeli Member of the Knesset (parliament) has called for part of the Gaza Strip to be seized and settled by Israeli citizens. “We must stay in Gaza, and what will keep the Israeli army there is settlement because the army follows settlement,” Avichai Boron told the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation. [&...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli government is advancing a bill that would prohibit displaying the Palestinian flag at universities and institutions funded by Israel, according to the local media. If passed, the law would apply to any institution funded by the state budget, including universities, and would impose fines of up to 10,000 shekels ($2...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Knesset (Israel’s parliament) passed a new controversial law that allows the deportation of family members of Palestinians involved in “attacks against Israelis.” The bill was approved in the second and third readings by 61-41 votes, making it an effective law. The legislation is widely seen to be targeting Ara...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli Knesset (parliament) has passed a law allowing the sacking of Arab teachers who “show support for attacks against Israelis.” The bill was approved in the second and third reading by 55-45 votes in the parliament dominated by Zionist hardliners. The law authorizes the Education Ministry to fire teachers ...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Residents of Palestinian refugee camps in the occupied West Bank say Israel’s move to terminate the activities of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) is intended to end their right to return to their lands. The Israeli Knesset passed a bill on Monday banning UNRWA from operating, which would eventual...
CAIRO (AA) – The Arab League has called for the passage of a UN resolution opposing Israel’s move to ban the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) from operating in the country. The initiative came during an extraordinary session of the Arab League Council at the level of permanent representatives in Cairo following a request [&hell...
WASHINGTON (AA) – UN Security Council members have issued a warning against efforts to dismantle the Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA), calling it the “backbone of the humanitarian response” in the Gaza Strip. “The Members of the Security Council strongly warned against any attempts to dismantle or diminish UNRWA’...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Knesset member and former Mossad deputy chief Ram Ben-Barak has said that the ongoing war in Gaza is “futile,” asserting that Israel is on the losing end and facing economic collapse. “This war lacks a clear objective, and it’s evident that we’re unequivocally losing it,” Ben-Barak told the Israeli pu...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Minister of Settlement and National Missions Orit Strook has denied the very existence of the Palestinian people. “There is no such thing as a Palestinian people,” Strook said in a video on her X account of her speech during a Knesset session. “There will never be a Palestinian state in the […]
