Palestinian journalists near Ramallah (Photo: Al Ittihad)

IFJ: Israeli policy against Palestinian journalists must end

Israeli police raided the occupied east Jerusalem studios of Palestine YV on Friday and briefly detained three staff for questioning. “Police carried out searches at the headquarters of the television channel, as part of an investigation into the content of its programmes,” spokeswoman Luba Samri told foreign journalists. “Three employees were arrested, questioned and released,”…

Hundreds Protest Al Jazeera Journalist’s Killing Across Israel

Hundreds gathered in rallies organized by Hadash and the Communist Party of Israel (CPI) on Wednesday and Thursday to protest the death of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh, who was killed by Israeli occupation forces and in the West Bank. 200 people demonstrated in Haifa, waving Palestinian flags, holding pictures of Abu-Aqleh and carrying signs bearing texts…

Al-Jalaa Tower in Gaza, which housed international media offices, only seconds before it was entirely toppled by an Israeli air strike on May 15, 2021

Palestinian Journalists to Complain to ICC against Targeting by Israel

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate (PJS), and international rights groups are preparing to lodge a complaint with the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Israel over the latter’s “systematic targeting” of Palestinian journalists in Gaza, the IFJ has announced in a press release. Al-Jalaa Tower in Gaza, which housed international media…