MIDDLE EAST18 MAY 2016 Museum aims to preserve Palestinian history
After years of delay, new museum in the West Bank opens with a goal to ‘speak on an international level’. Perched on top of a…
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PA accuses Israel of ‘destroying internal cohesion’
Israel is “destroying Palestinian domestic safety, security and internal social cohesion” by supporting gangs, the Anadolu reported the spokesman of the Palestinian Authority (PA) security…
47 years on, Palestinians recall Aqsa mosque fire
Forty-seven years ago, extremist Australian tourist Denis Michael Rohan set fire to the flashpoint al-Aqsa Mosque in Israel-occupied East Jerusalem. “I still remember the fire…
Celtic fans defy UEFA ban to fly sea of Palestine flags in match against Israelis
“…we Celtic fans invoke our democratic rights to display our opposition to Israeli Apartheid, settler-colonialism and countless massacres of the Palestinian people…” As Celtic fans…
Celtic fans defy UEFA ban to fly sea of Palestine flags in match against Israelis
During an international football match between Glasgow Celtic and Israel’s Hapoel Beer Sheva, entire sections of fans in the Scottish stadium displayed the Palestinian flag,…
Day of mourning declared in Hebron after teen killed by Israeli forces, former prisoner dies
The Fatah movement in southern Hebron declared today a day of mourning after a 17-year-old Palestinian was killed by Israeli forces in Al-Fawwar refugee camp…
The way Google Maps refocused attention on Palestinian border
Google found itself at the centre of a social media firestorm last week, accused of erasing Palestine from its maps. The company said it had…
Israel destroys home of Palestinian who stabbed girl in bed: Army
The Israeli army on Monday destroyed the home of a Palestinian near Hebron in the occupied West Bank, after he stabbed to death a 13-year-old…
Turkish hospital in Gaza to open in 2017
A Turkish hospital currently under construction in Palestine will open its doors in 2017, an official working on the project said Friday. Funded by the…
17 killed, 100 injured in Gaza by unexploded ordnance since 2014
Two years on from the devastating Israeli offensive, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip remain at risk from unexploded ordnance – or Explosive Remnants of War…