Occupation Forces Brutally Attack Sheikh Jarrah Protesters

Israeli occupation forces on Friday brutally attacked Palestinian protesters and Israeli peace activists in Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah, Zo Haderech and Al-Ittihad reported. Palestinians have been angry with the Israeli occupation over its unjust plans to evict Sheikh Jarrah’s residents from their homes to replace them with settlers, under the pretext that the Palestinian homes and lands were…

Occupation Forces Lock Down East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah Neighborhood

Israeli occupation forces imposed on Thursday evening a nearly full lockdown of occupied East Jerusalem’s highly-tense Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, shortly after dozens of local Palestinian citizens and Israeli peace activists supporting them in the neighborhood were assaulted by the forces. WAFA correspondent said Israeli Police physically assaulted Palestinians and solidarity activists outside the home of…

Israel Accused of Enforcing Apartheid on Palestinians

Amnesty International said Tuesday that Israel has maintained “a system of oppression and domination” over the Palestinians, one that meets the international definition of apartheid. “Our conclusions may shock and disturb — and they should,” Amnesty Secretary General Agnes Callamard said at a press conference in occupied East Jerusalem. Among the participants in the news…

Palestinian Detainee Ends Hunger Strike After 141 Days

An agreement was reached Tuesday night to end Palestinian prisoner Hisham Abu Hawash’s 141-day hunger strike, which threatened to renew hostilities between Israel and Gaza militant groups over his deteriorating condition and imminent danger to his life. According to Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), Abu Hawash weighed 86 kilograms (190 pounds) before his hunger strike. By December…