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Israel Top Stories
- 4 die, including a 15-year-old boy, as clashes continue at border of Gaza Strip and IsraelFour people were killed, including a 15-year-old boy, in the fourth consecutive week of protests organized by the Islamist militant group Hamas along the border between the Gaza Strip, which it controls, and Israel. The Palestinian Health Ministry... Topics: Gaza Strip, Palestine, Protests, Hamas
- Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel Facing No-Confidence Vote From His Own DeputiesBroward County Sheriff Scott Israel is facing a no-confidence vote from his own deputies for his actions in the wake of the Parkland school shooting that have “crushed morale through the agency,” as the Broward Sheriff’s Office...
- Jordan's poorer areas can go weeks without water, while the wealthier have a 24/7 supplyWadi Rum, Jordan. Photo by: TreksJo. Used with permission. Jordan is the world’s second water-poorest country. One of its major surface water resources, the Jordan River, is shared with Israel, and another one, the Yarmouk River, is shared with... Topics: World Photos, Syria
- US City Historically Severs Ties Between Local Police and Israeli MilitaryThe decision made by the local authorities makes Durham the first US city to halt military exchanges with Israel. Topics: Police, Military
- Natalie Portman Sides With Palestine Over Israel, Rejects AwardAnother Hollywood celebrity just joined the dark side. Topics: Palestine
- The symbol of political prisoners resonates beyond bordersOn Tuesday across the occupied Palestinian territory demonstrators marked Prisoners Day, an annual call to free over 6,000 Palestinians imprisoned by Israel. The commemoration first began on April 17, 1979, five years to the day after the first...
- Israeli Fire in New Gaza Border Protest Kills 2 PalestiniansThousands of Palestinians joined the fourth weekly protest on Gaza's border with Israel on Friday, some burning tires or flying kites with flaming rags dangling from their tails. Two Palestinians were killed by Israeli troops firing from across the... Topics: Gaza Strip, Palestine, Protests
- Israeli Officials Slam Natalie Portman for Declining Million-Dollar Prize After Deadly Gaza ConflictIsraeli government officials are scolding Natalie Portman after the Jerusalem-born actress declined to accept a million-dollar award because of “recent events” in the country. According to the Guardian, Portman was selected as the... Topics: Gaza Strip, Palestine, Jerusalem
- Israel’s F-15 Fighter Jets Won’t Partake In U.S. Air Force Exercise Due To Border TensionsThe Israeli military has decided to cancel the participation of its F-15 fighter jets in next May’s Red Flag exercise in the U.S., Flight Global reports. However, Jerusalem won’t completely scrap its involvement in the exercise, instead... Topics: Military, Jerusalem
- One Palestinian Killed in Protests at Israel-Gaza BorderThe six-week-long protests in the border area between Israel and Gaza have entered the fourth week, with the Israeli Defense Forces preparing for violence which may erupt during demonstrations, dropping leaflets and urging to stay away from the... Topics: Protests, Gaza Strip, Palestine
Palestine Top Stories
- As International Outrage Grows, Israeli Soldiers Injure Hundreds in Fourth Week of Gaza ProtestsJessica Corbett, staff writerDespite mounting concerns from the international community—including Israeli-American actress Natalie Portman—Israeli soldiers reportedly killed at least four Palestinians and injured hundreds on... Topics: Gaza Strip, Protests
- Embattled Palestinian Knesset Member Fights for Her People’s RightsIn this interview with Haneen Zoabi, a Palestinian member of the Israeli Knesset, Dennis J. Bernstein discusses Zoabi’s feminism, the struggle in Gaza and life in the Israeli parliament. By Dennis J Bernstein Haneen Zoabi is a member... Topics: Feminism, Gaza Strip
- ‘Worthy’ and ‘Unworthy’ VictimsAs the Friday demonstrations inside the border fence in Gaza picked up again today for the fourth week, Israeli security forces have already killed four more Palestinians, who in the eyes of the U.S. are “unworthy” victims, argues David... Topics: Gaza Strip
- 4 die, including a 15-year-old boy, as clashes continue at border of Gaza Strip and IsraelFour people were killed, including a 15-year-old boy, in the fourth consecutive week of protests organized by the Islamist militant group Hamas along the border between the Gaza Strip, which it controls, and Israel. The Palestinian Health Ministry... Topics: Gaza Strip, Israel, Protests, Hamas
- 4 Palestinians Dead, 150 Hurt in Latest Gaza ProtestGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip—Israeli soldiers firing Friday from across a border fence killed four Palestinians, including a 15-year-old boy, and wounded more than 150 others, health officials said, as several thousand people in blockaded Gaza staged... Topics: Gaza Strip, Protests
- Natalie Portman Sides With Palestine Over Israel, Rejects AwardAnother Hollywood celebrity just joined the dark side. Topics: Israel
- One Palestinian Killed in Protests at Israel-Gaza BorderThe six-week-long protests in the border area between Israel and Gaza have entered the fourth week, with the Israeli Defense Forces preparing for violence which may erupt during demonstrations, dropping leaflets and urging to stay away from the... Topics: Protests, Israel, Gaza Strip
- Gaza Deserves Our SupportJames Zogby"Three punishing Israeli wars on Gaza (in 2008, 2012, and 2014) left over 3,800 Palestinians dead, 15,000 wounded, and an already dilapidated infrastructure even more devastated by deliberate Israeli targeting of civilian sites, like a... Topics: Gaza Strip
- Rashid Khalidi: The Israeli Security Establishment is Terrified of a Nonviolent Palestinian MovementPalestinian protests against the Israeli occupation are continuing this week as Israel begin to mark the country’s 70th anniversary of its founding in 1948. According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza, Israeli forces have killed 33... Topics: Protests, Israel, Anniversaries, Gaza Strip
- ‘Great March’ for Palestinian Refugees’ Right of Return Endures Bloody CrackdownBy Joey Ayoub and Marwa Fatafta | ( GlobalVoices.org) | – – After months of preparing, tens of thousands of Palestinian protesters launched the “Great Return March” along Gaza’s eastern borders with Israel on 30 March to... Topics: Protests, Gaza Strip, Israel