Palestinian teams in rare Gaza face-off
Hundreds of spectators and football fans filled Al-Yarmouk Stadium in central Gaza City yesterday to watch the West Bank’s Al-Ahly club play Gaza’s Khan Younis…
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As Qatar solves Gaza’s wages crisis, could Hamas have Liberman to thank?
On Sunday, it was the turn of Ismail Haniyeh, the former Hamas prime minister, who is likely to ascend to the political leadership of the…
Israel presents plans for 770 more settlement units near East Jerusalem
The Israeli-controlled Municipal Planning and Construction Committee in Jerusalem has presented plans for another 770 new settlement units as part of a project for 1,200…
Who singles out Israel, its critics or its apologists?
Israel and its supporters often accuse supporters of Palestinian rights for unfairly singling Israel out for criticism. They suggest that with so many abusers of…
Jeremy R. Hammond: “Obstacle to Peace” is the most objective analysis of the situation they’ve read
An American author Jeremy R. Hammond recently published his book titled “Obstacle to Peace” – The US Role in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. It features Foreword…
Qatar says gives $30 mln to pay Gaza public sector workers
The donation was welcomed by Hamas, the Islamist group that dominates the enclave. They said it would help ease the wage shortages that have tested…
European delegation visits EU-funded facilities in Gaza
A European Parliament delegation visited EU-funded infrastructure projects in the water sector in the Gaza Strip on Thursday. The delegation was headed by Jean Arthuis,…
Egypt-Qatar face off in bid for UNESCO leadership
The ongoing feud between Qatar and Egypt took on global dimensions as Cairo announced July 19 that it had selected a candidate to challenge Doha’s…
Israel takes on Facebook in battle against incitement
Nine months ago, Dareen Tatour posted a poem to Facebook about her frustration over spiking violence between Israelis and Palestinians. Days later, Israeli police banged…
Al-Qassam pledges to free Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails
Al-Qassam Brigades has pledged to free all Palestinian prisoners who are being held in Israeli jails,Quds Press reported yesterday. In a report published on its…