Airbnb, Expedia, TripAdvisor and Motorola Remain in Blacklist of Firms Doing Business in Settlements

The UN Human Rights Office said Friday that it had removed 15 companies from its blacklist of firms that do business in Israeli settlements in the Palestinian occupied territories. However, 122 firms still remain, the UN office’s spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani said during a press briefing. The update followed a long-awaited review, which Shamdasani said had been only…

Hadash-Ta’al: Occupation Army Committed War Crimes in Jenin

The Hadash-Ta’al parliamentary faction, led by MK Ayman Odeh on Monday issued a joint statement condemning the deadly occupation army operation in Jenin, in which six Palestinian Arabs were killed, 91 others were wounded, including 23 in critical condition, and eight Israeli soldiers were wounded. Early Monday, sizable number of Israeli forces, comprising some 120…

Knesset Speaker Ohana: The Occupied Western Sahara is Moroccan

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana (Likud), currently visiting the Kingdom of Morocco, has clearly expressed his recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Western Sahara occupied territory. During a press conference following a meeting, Thursday in Rabat, with the president of the house of representatives, Rachid Talbi Alami, Ohana had these words: “The Sahara is Moroccan” According…

Thousands Rally Against Occupation in Tel-Aviv, Protests Against Govt Continued for the 22nd Week

Thousands of Israelis gathered Saturday evening against occupation of the Palestinian territories and to protest fascist plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government. The rally was held under the initiative of Hadash (The Democratic Front for Peace and Equality) and the Communist Party of Israel and sponsored by a large number of peace and…

Protests in Israel Oppose Deadly Gaza Escalation

Protests leaded by Hadash and the Communist Party were held in several locations across Israel on Wednesday evening against the Israel Defense Forces’ deadly operation ongoing in Gaza, launched a day earlier. Protests were held in Tel-Aviv, Jerusalem, Arrabah in the Galilee and other locations. Hundreds, among them Hadash and Communist Party activists, gathered opposite…

PA: Daily Israeli Killing of Palestinians is an All-out War

The daily killings carried out by the Israeli occupation forces against the Palestinian people, the latest of which was yesterday (Tuesday) in Jenin refugee camp, and the bombing of homes with rockets and explosive shells is an all-out war and destroys everything, said Palestinian President spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh. He stressed in a statement that…

Occupation Army Blocks Solidarity March to Huwara

Occupation soldiers clashed with hundreds of Israeli peace activists trying to enter the West Bank Palestinian town of Huwara on a solidarity visit following a deadly settlers’ pogrom there earlier in the week. Four protesters who tried to go around the army roadblock were detained. Footage from the scene on Friday morning, showed troops scuffling…