Macron visited Egypt in January, and reportedly pressed Sisi on his rights record and urged him to respect freedoms Rights groups Thursday urged French President Emmanuel Macron to denounce the “worsening human rights crisis” under [ More … ]
Tensions were running high in occupied East Jerusalem on Friday as thousands of Palestinians were marching towards the Old City to denounce increased Israeli security measures in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, which Israeli authorities decided [ More … ]
As Monday marked 50 years of Israeli occupation of East Jerusalem, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials and rights groups denounced half a century of “oppression and subjugation” of the Palestinian people [ More … ]
In its 2016 annual report released on Wednesday, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) denounced Israeli policies for remaining “the key driver of humanitarian need” in the occupied Palestinian territory [ More … ]
PLO Executive Committee Member Hanan Ashrawi denounced Israel for deporting head of the Palestinian Federation of Chile Anwar Makhlouf, who is well known for his activism in the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. “The [ More … ]
Dozens of Palestinian and Jewish citizens of Israel protested in front of the municipality of Beersheba on Sunday against the mayor’s decision to close the city’s Bedouin market. Mayor Ruvik Danilovich decided to close Beersheba’s [ More … ]
Several hundred pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrated in Sydney on Thursday against the first visit to Australia by an Israeli prime minister, branding Benjamin Netanyahu a “war criminal.” A police helicopter hovered over the city as speakers [ More … ]
– Netanyahu’s vow to partake in excavation under Al-Aqsa Mosque draws criticism from Arab states – The Arab league on Monday denounced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent remarks on personally taking part in excavations under [ More … ]
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