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February 28, 2014

ISRAEL CELEBERATES LAYING OF FOUNDATION STONE FOR LARGEST SETTLEMENT IN JERUSALEM

In clear defiance of international disapproval of its settlement activities in Occupied Jerusalem and in an attempt to heighten already existing tensions in the city, Israel yesterday celebrated the...

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February 28, 2014

The Palestinian Authority Betrayed Their People

The UN’s Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in the Palestinian territories Professor Richard Falk has yesterday described the decision of the Palestinian Authority (PA) to defer the vote on...

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February 28, 2014

Israel releases Palestinian leader

Israeli police have detained and released a leading member of the Islamic Movement, a Palestinian group, accusing him of inciting violence. Sheikh Raed Salah was arrested during clashes between...

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February 28, 2014

Tel Aviv Considers Inquiry into Gaza War Crimes to Absorb Shock of Goldstone Report

Quds Press: Hebrew sources revealed that the Israeli government is currently mulling the formation of a committee to investigate the war that Israel had launched on Gaza 9 months...

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February 28, 2014

UN agrees to 'Goldstone session'

The UN Human Rights Council will hold a special session in Geneva, as requested by the Palestinian Authority, in which the Goldstone report is expected to be addressed, Al...

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February 28, 2014

Al-Barghouthi: Goldstone report is the cornerstone for the imposition of sanctions on Israel.

The Secretary General of the Palestinian National Initiative, Mustafa Al-Barghouthi, stated that “A strenuous efforts are being exerted to reach a national agreement on the Egyptian paper for reconciliation...

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February 28, 2014

A Scheme for demolishing 150 Palestinian homes

The Jerusalem Centre for Social and Economic Rights has warned of a scheme by the Occupation’s Municipality of Jerusalem for the imminent demolition of about 150 homes in various...

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February 28, 2014

Swiss NGO Urge Abbas to Review Position on Goldstone Report

Quds Press: A Swiss rights association has considered the speech made by Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas Sunday, 11 October, to be “at attempt to escape responsibility” for postponing the...

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February 28, 2014

Report: Israel planning wave of Jerusalem house demolitions

Israeli authorities are planning to demolish 150 Palestinian houses, home to about 1,000 people in East Jerusalem, according to a new report from the Jerusalem Center for Social and...

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February 28, 2014

UN chief backs call to reopen HRC debate on Gaza report

UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon supports a new Palestinian proposal to reopen debate on the Golstone report on the Gaza war in the Human Rights Council. Ban’s spokesperson,...

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