Israeli border policemen arrest Palestinian activist Muhammad Khatib during a demonstration commemorating the death of Palestinian minister, Ziad Abu Ein, in the West Bank village of Turmus Aya, north of Ramallah, December 19, 2014. Ziad Abu Ein, died earlier this month in a confrontation with Israeli forces in Turmus Aya during a protest march against settlements.

Israel Demolishes Dairy Factory in Hebron and Irrigation Pools in the Jordan Valley

Last Thursday, December 25, Israeli occupation forces demolished EU-funded irrigation pools in the occupied northern Jordan Valley, Palestinian residents told the Ma’an news agency. Israeli military vehicles arrived in the area of al-Jiftlik accompanied by bulldozers and demolished six irrigation pools used by Palestinian farmers. The pretext for the demolition of the pools, whose construction…

A demolished home in the unrecognized Arab-Bedouin village of Wadi Al-Na'am.

New Report Reveals: Hundreds of Bedouin Houses Demolished this Year in the Negev

On Wednesday, December 10, International Human Rights Day, the Negev Coexistence Forum for Civil Equality (NCF) published its annual House Demolition Policy report. The report makes evident that Israel’s house demolition policy, primarily directed against the Bedouin community in the Negev, continued unabated during the past year and included 859 Arab Bedouin-owned structures. The report explains…

Palestinian-Israeli demonstration at the police cordon in the entrance to the neighborhood of al-'Esawiyah in occupied East Jerusalem, on Friday, November 7, 2014 (Photo: Guy Batavia)

Communists in Jerusalem: “Draconian Measures against Deprived Palestinian Population Not a Solution”

In response to recent events in East Jerusalem, various Israeli officials have recently made media statements about the measures they think should be taken to “ensure order in the city.” Some of these measures have been implemented: The Jerusalem Municipality has ramped up municipal law enforcement only in East Jerusalem, including for violations previously not…

The GUE/NGL European Parliament Group in solidarity with the Palestinian people (Photo: AKEL)

Regional Meeting of Communist and Workers parties of the Middle East: Statement in solidarity with Palestine

The undersigned parties and international organizations convened in Larnaka, Cyprus on the 24th and 25 of November 2014 under the slogan “Towards a Just and Lasting Peace & for Solidarity with the Palestinian People” and after thorough deliberations and discussions have agreed on the following statement: They call to:          -Recognize an independent viable state…

Palestinian youth has seen burning tires during demonstrations against occupation in the neighborhood of Issawia on October 24, 2014 in occupied East Jerusalem (Photo: Activestills)

MK Barakeh condemns plans to expand illegal settlements in East Jerusalem

Palestinian Liberation Organization Executive Committee Member Saeb Erekat, in a statement, strongly condemned the latest Israeli announcement to expand illegal settlements in and around the Occupied East Jerusalem. “This announcement amounts to evidence of an intent to further commit crimes defined by and punishable under international law,” stressed Erekat. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has…

Peace demonstrators arrived on November 2006 to a military camp, between the Carni and Erez crossings, near Gaza Strip, serving as a parking lot for some 100 armored personal carriers (APC), tanks and Caterpillar's D9 armored bulldozers. While some activists climbed on the D9 bulldozers to occupy them, others displayed dummies soaked in blood and photos of Palestinian victims on and around the armored vehicles (Photo: Al Ittihad)

New report: Heavy engineering machine and the Israeli occupation

Who Profits Research Center published a new report: “Facts on the Ground: Heavy Engineering Machinery and the Israeli Occupation,” which describes in depth how construction machinery became a vital component of the occupation mechanism Since the early days of the 1967 occupation, Israel has used heavy construction machinery in order to strengthen its hold over the Palestinian territories…