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A poster of Palestinian FA chief Jibril Rajoub with Argentina's soccer player Lionel Messi, in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank June 6, 2018. | Photo: Reuters

Palestinian FA Condemns Fifa's 'Strange, Contradictory' Ban of Its President

Susan Shalabi, the vice-president to the Palestinian Football Association, condemned a move by FIFA to ban the head of the Palestinian FA Jibril Rajoub from all soccer-related activity for a year Saturday.

August 28, 2018
Published in Sports

Palestinian musicinas perform on the ruins of Gaza's Said al-Mishal Cultural Center. | Photo: Aaed Baker

Israel Destroys Cultural Center in Besieged Gaza Strip

Israeli warplanes targeted and destroyed the Said al-Mishal Cultural Center in the al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City Thursday, in a round of airstrikes that according to occupation forces hit 150 targets throughout the besieged Gaza Strip.

August 12, 2018
Published in World News

Thousands of Israelis challenge nationality bill. | Photo: Twitter/@TheIMEU

'Resist Apartheid:' Thousands Rally Against Israel's Nationality Bill

Thousands rallied in Tel Aviv, Israel's capital, to reject the controversial Nationality Bill, approved by the Israeli Parliament, the Knesset, in July. The march was led by Palestinian Israelis who make up around 20 percent of Israel's population.

August 11, 2018
Published in World News

Israelis from the Druze minority, together with others, take part in a rally to protest against Jewish nation-state law in Rabin square in Tel Aviv. | Photo: Reuters

Israel: Druze Protest 'Discriminatory' Jewish Nation-State Law

Tens of thousands of Israel's most integrated minority, the Druze, took to streets in Tel Aviv's Rabin Square Saturday to protest the controversial nation-state law, which declares Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people.

August 5, 2018
Published in World News

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators demand a boycott against Israel. | Photo: Reuters

Global Jewish Groups Issue Joint Statement in Support of BDS Movement

An unprecedented joint statement has been issued by dozens of Jewish groups in several countries offering their support to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. They affirmed that their condemnation of the Israeli state does not amount to antisemitism.

July 18, 2018
Published in Politics

Man holds up sign reading "Boycott Israel: Racist State." | Photo: Reuters

140 Socialist Political Parties Back BDS, Embargo on Israel

The Socialist International, or SI, has endorsed the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement in their call for the rights of Palestinian people. In doing so, the organization, which is a global alliance of 140 political parties, as well as 35 parties currently in national governments, urged for a military embargo to be imposed against Israel until it ceases its violations against the Palestinian people.

July 18, 2018
Published in Politics

Freedom Boat 2 tries to break Israeli maritime blockade on Gaza. | Photo: Reuters

Israeli Forces Seize Anti-Blockade Humanitarian Gaza Fleet

Freedom Boat 2 is a small fleet of vessels that were headed to Cyprus. The main boat with 11 Palestinian passengers, which includes university students and people injured during anti-Israel protests, was accompanied by about one dozen smaller boats, all sailing to break the Israeli maritime blockade on the Gaza Strip.

July 11, 2018
Published in Politics

Activists call for boycotting Israel. | Photo: BDSMovement

Irish Senate Approves Bill Boycotting Israeli Settlement Goods

The Ireland senate approved the Occupied Territories Bill, which bans all trade with illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, Wednesday. The Irish government opposed the legislation, but 25 independent and opposition lawmakers secured its approval.

July 11, 2018
Published in Business & Economy

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