President Biden, Go Visit Hajar Ka’abneh and See Israel’s ‘Democracy’ / Aida Touma-Sliman

President Biden is visiting Israel this week, before continuing to Saudi Arabia on Friday. Biden will likely praise Israel’s technological might and military prowess. He’ll probably make a public statement about the inviolable bond between the United States and Israel, and celebrate Israel as a thriving liberal democracy. But Biden has probably never heard Ahmed…

World Zionist Organization to Invest 30m Shekels to Ready Settlements for Legalization

The World Zionist Organization Settlement Division is set to invest 29.5 million shekels ($8.5 million) to connect “unauthorized” occupied West Bank settlements (called “outposts” by officials) to the electricity grid and prepare master plans ahead of authorizing them as proper settlements. Peace Now led on May 30, 2022 a landmark protest which called upon Israel…

Nixed Musical About Occupation Soldiers Sparks Protests

Dozens of figures from Israel’s cultural scene signed a letter released Wednesday calling on far-right Culture Minister Chili Tropper to intervene following the cancellation last month at the Fringe Theater in Beersheba of a performance of a musical featuring the testimonies of female occupation soldiers serving in the West Bank that were collected by Breaking…

US, Israel Criticized by Hadash Over Abu Akleh Killing

Hadash is criticizing the US for saying that the alleged shooting of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh by Israeli occupation troops was “the result of tragic circumstances,” calling the State Department’s conclusion a form of whitewashing. US State Department spokesman Ned Price issued a statement on Monday stating that the “U.S. Security Coordinator (USSC), could…