With first light, fire and rescue teams continued extensive searches for a 16-year-old boy who was swept away yesterday by the current in Nahal Modi’in.
Overnight search efforts were joined this morning by rescue teams from the Judea and Samaria…
Category: 1. Israel
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Palestinian citizen of Israel wins UK asylum over ‘well-founded fear of persecution’ | Immigration and asylum
A Palestinian citizen of Israel has been granted asylum in the UK on the basis of a “well-founded fear of persecution” despite a former home secretary’s attempt to block the claim.
Hasan (not his real name) is believed to be the first…
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Iran protests death toll rises to at least 2,571, US-based rights group HRANA says
HRANA said it had verified the deaths of 2,403 protesters, 147 government-affiliated individuals, 12 people under 18 and nine non-protester civilians. Iranian officials acknowledged Tuesday that about 2,000 people had been killed, the first time…
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‘The settlers brought the violence’: the ethnic cleansing of a West Bank village | Middle East and north Africa
Five decades in the south Jordan valley were ending in a day, and Mahmoud Eshaq struggled to hold back his tears. The 55-year-old had not cried since he was a boy, but as he dismantled the family home and prepared to flee the village where his…
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Beirut’s Commodore Hotel, a haven for journalists during Lebanon’s civil war, shuts down
BEIRUT — During Lebanon’s civil war, the Commodore Hotel in western Beirut’s Hamra district became iconic among the foreign press corps.
For many, it served as an unofficial newsroom where they could file dispatches even when communications…
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East Jerusalem private schools strike over entry restrictions on teachers from West Bank
Dozens of private schools in East Jerusalem have suspended classes after an Israeli decision to limit the days on which work permits are granted for teachers from the West Bank, Palestinian officials said Tuesday.
The strike was called by…
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Hamas begins secret vote to replace Sinwar
Hamas begins its secret leadership vote to replace Yahya Sinwar, with Khalil Al‑Hayya and Khaled Meshaal leading the race, according to Reuters.
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Far-right group targeting pro-Palestinian voices to close New York operation, NY AG says – Reuters
- Far-right group targeting pro-Palestinian voices to close New York operation, NY AG says Reuters
- Far-right pro-Israel group Betar US to end activity in New York: NY AG says Al Jazeera
- Far-right Jewish group Betar to halt activities in NY, state…
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farewell to a brave voice from Iran
I usually see Iman at pro-Palestinian demonstrations in Berlin. That’s where we share the hatred directed at journalists. Our photos circulate on every website. He’s an exile from Iran, the son of a father who was murdered in prison after…
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Fierce government attacks on Supreme Court part of campaign of delegitimization
Recent weeks and months have seen senior cabinet ministers launch a series of vitriolic attacks on the Supreme Court and its judges over a string of decisions that have not gone the government’s way.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has…
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