Sheren Khalel
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Palestinian killed as Israeli settlers rampage through West Bank in 'revenge' attacks
Nearly 400 Palestinians are wounded while scores of homes, shops and cars are destroyed → Read More
Five thousand-year-old Great Pyramid relic found in cigar box at university in Scotland
One of only three objects ever recovered from inside the Great Pyramid, the wooden artefact could shed new light on the ancient structure, says University of Aberdeen → Read More
Saudi diplomat ridiculed for claiming Riyadh does not 'engage in assassinations'
Adel al-Jubeir under fire as critics point to murder and dismemberment of Jamal Khashoggi in 2018 → Read More
US election 2020: Voter suppression attempt against Arab Americans alleged
New York state has opened a probe into one town's June vote, when a politician filed objections to nearly 200 absentee ballots belonging to voters with overtly Muslim or Arab names → Read More
Iran, Israel, IS: Trump celebrates Middle East 'victories' during State of Union speech
Trump highlighted his plan for Israel and Palestine and applauded the US's strikes against IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and Iran top general Qassem Soleimani → Read More
US election 2020: Where does Pete Buttigieg stand on Middle East issues?
An eloquent military veteran, Mayor Pete wants voters to look past his lack of convention experience → Read More
'A blank check': Five times Trump defended the Saudi government in 2019
The Trump administration has gone to great lengths to protect its relationship with Saudi Arabia. MEE takes a look at those efforts in 2019 → Read More
In pictures: Rights groups assert MBS complicity in Khashoggi murder
Outside Washington DC's Saudi embassy, protesters demand accountability for murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi → Read More
One Palestinian killed, another critically wounded after stabbing in Jerusalem
Police open fire after Palestinian stabs officer, causing moderate injuries, police spokesman says → Read More
From war to watercolours: 'Art prodigy' Malak Mattar brings Gaza to Washington
Malak, 19, paints about occupation, feminism, strength and hope in besieged Gaza Strip → Read More
BDS under fire: Where in United States can you boycott Israel?
Israel's backers have pushed US states to adopt laws banning BDS. So far, Texas and Florida are taking lead → Read More
'Weaponising anti-Semitism': Florida Senate passes bill barring Israel criticism
Opponents of the law, which focuses on criticism of Israel in schools, say the legislation violates free speech → Read More
Pop star 'Lorde' honors BDS call, cancels Tel Aviv concert
The pop singer Lorde announced on Sunday that she would be canceling her June 5th performance in Tel Aviv after pressure from the Palestinian BDS movement. I had done a lot of reading and sought a lot of opinions before deciding to book a show in Tel Aviv, but I'm not too proud to admit I didn't make the right call on this one, the singer wrote on social media explaining her decision. → Read More
Israel to move checkpoint deeper into West Bank, cutting off Palestinian access to spring
Israel states that it will move military checkpoint between Bethlehem and Jerusalem deeper into West Bank, annexing 296 acres of al-Walajah village land, including a historic spring. Some say Israel intends to make the land part of a national park in Israel in an effort to fight local resistance to the landgrab. → Read More
Five Palestinians bodies recovered from tunnel bombing after Israeli court ignores emergency rescue petition –
Israeli authorities announced on Sunday evening that Israeli forces recovered the bodies of five missing Palestinians who had been trapped, without access to rescue crews, in a tunnel bombed by Israeli forces on Oct. 30. Adalah, the Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel and the Gaza-based Al Mezan Center for Human Rights had filed a petition with the Israeli Supreme Court demanding… → Read More
May, Netanyahu celebrate Balfour while Palestinian politicians call for UK to apologize, recognize Palestinian state –
As the hundred year anniversary of the Balfour Declaration takes way, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah, as well as various other Palestinian politicians are calling on the United Kingdom to not only apologize to the Palestinian people for the “suffering” caused by the declaration, but to also recognize Palestine as a state. Meanwhile, the UK is planning quite… → Read More
Israel denies entry to Amnesty International staffer due to alleged 'BDS activities'
Israeli border authorities on Monday denied entry to Raed Jarrar, an American citizen and the advocacy director for the Middle East and North Africa at Amnesty International USA. Jarrar was on his way his way to be with family and grieve the recent death of his father, but was instead turned back to Jordan, as Israeli authorities refused to allow him entry. In a statement released by Amnesty… → Read More
‘One step further into the annexation of the West Bank’: Israeli cabinet to vote on annexing West Bank settlements into Jerusalem
Israeli cabinet members on Sunday will vote on a bill seeking to annex large swaths of land into the Jerusalem municipality. The bill, coined the “Greater Jerusalem Bill,” will go to Knesset vote after what is expected to be an approval by the cabinet, however moving through the Knesset could prove difficult, as religious hardliners fear a change in the Jewish Israeli demographics of the city.… → Read More
New report details Israel’s ‘broad systemic abuse’ of East Jerusalem minors –
A new report released by Israeli human rights group reveal “broad, systemic abuse by Israeli authorities,” against hundreds of Palestinian teens detained in occupied East Jerusalem. “Palestinian teenagers from East Jerusalem are pulled out of bed in the middle of the night, unnecessarily handcuffed and interrogated without being given the opportunity to speak to a lawyer or their parents before… → Read More
Danish pension fund blacklists four Israeli companies linked to settlements –
Following a report released by Danwatch in January, Denmark’s third largest pension fund, Sampension, moved to exclude four publicly traded companies from their portfolio due to their investments in illegal Israeli settlement activities. Ana Sanchez, speaking on behalf of the Palestinian BDS National Committee, welcomed the move, telling Mondoweiss it represents, “the latest indicator of the… → Read More