Woman and child at Erez Crossing at Gaza-Israel border (Photo: Activestills)

Implications of Israeli-Imposed Seclusion of Gaza Strip on Palestinians’ Right to Family Life

After the 1967 occupation, Israel enabled Palestinians to travel relatively freely between the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and Israel. Residents of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip who married Israeli citizens or Israeli residents (i.e., East Jerusalem Palestinians with Israeli ID cards) could receive permanent residential status in Israel through the family unification…

15 IMCWP: Contribution of the Communist Party of Israel

Contribution of the Communist Party of Israel, to the15th International Meeting of Communist and Workers Parties held in Lisbon, Portugal on 8-10 November 2013.   Dear Comrades and friends,   The CPI salutes you all – communist and workers’ parties of the world, and convey revolutionary greetings to all the delegates that participate in this…

Israel detains 25 Palestinian activists over Facebook posts

Israeli police detained 25 Palestinian social media activists in East Jerusalem on Thursday, a prisoners’ rights group said. Nasser Qous, head of the Jerusalem branch of the Palestinian Prisoners Society, told official Palestinian news agency Wafa that Israeli forces raided the homes of 25 Palestinian activists and detained them on charges of “incitement” due to…

The protest against the Israeli separation wall that runs through Bil'in, Friday, October 18, 2013 (Photo: Activestills)

Dozens of Palestinians injured at Bil’in protest

Dozens of Palestinians suffered from excessive tear gas inhalation and one was wounded after being shot by a tear gas canister as Israeli forces opened fire on demonstrators in the West Bank town of Bil’in on Friday afternoon. Dozens of Palestinians, Israeli peace activists and international activists were taking part in a protest against the…

A new settlement on A-Dik Palestinian village terrains (Photo: Activestills)

Peace Now: 70% rise in settlement construction starts

New settlement construction starts rose by 70% in the first half of 2013 compared with a year earlier, Peace Now said Thursday, describing the increase as “drastic”. According to figures released by the anti-settler group Peace Now, the construction of 1,708 new homes in the West Bank and East Jerusalem began between January and June…

Israeli puppeteers protest closing of Palestinian theater festival

Puppeteers from the Israeli version of Sesame Street protested Monday against Israel’s closure of a Palestinian children’s puppet festival, arguing that puppet theatre poses no threat to Israeli security.  Israel’s Ministry of Public Security last week ordered the temporary closure of the Hakawati Theater, the Palestinian national theater in occupied Arab-Palestinian East Jerusalem, canceling a…

Construction in settlements hits seven-year high

Official Israeli figures show new housing constructions in settlements rose significantly in the first three months of 2013 compared to the same period last year. A report on new housing constructions released by the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics showed that housing development in the occupied Palestinian territories of the West Bank jumped from 313…