Judge Rejects Application of Israeli Law in Landmark Defamation Case Against Palestinian Activist

“What this judge brilliantly uncovered is that Israeli law is inherently inconsistent with American values.” — Attorney Haytham Faraj

Alan Macleod
By Alan Macleod
Rumshiskaya v Nafal Feature photo

SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA -- A Palestinian-American activist has vowed to continue fighting Apartheid after winning a court case brought against her in the U.S. by a former Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) soldier. Suhair Nafal was facing a defamation suit over a 2018 Facebook post condemning the murder that summer of Palestinian nurse Razan al-Najjar

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“This is How Armed Gangs Operate” Israel Admits its Troops Planted IEDs in a Palestinian Town

The IDF admitted that they put the explosives on the commonly used road, doing it to “create a deterrence,” because “riots have regularly occurred” in the area.

Alan Macleod
By Alan Macleod
Israel Palestinians

A seven-year-old Palestinian boy was walking with his mother just outside the West Bank village of Kafr Qaddum a few miles to west of the city of Nablus. Seeing a strange orange and black package held down with some rocks, the boy approached, thinking it was a toy. His mother quickly stopped him, summoning a relative to investigate. Foolishly, the

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Never the Aggressor: Israel Is Convinced of Its Own Benevolence

The violence perpetrated by Israel is always glorious and the soldiers who are killed in the process are always symbols of patriotism and sacrifice.

Miko Peled
By Miko Peled
Israeli soldiers Feature photo

Israel glorifies its military and portrays those who are sent by the state to commit acts of violence as heroes.   Remembering a Terrorist “We are persecuted and murdered by the majority of ‘civilized’ peoples, or by savage and cruel peoples like the Arabs. Their intention toward us is not only to humiliate but also to destroy us

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IDF’s Apparent War Crime of “Perfidy” Breeds Suspicion of Aid Workers in Gaza

The IDF’s decision to disguise itself as members of humanitarian organizations has now placed all such workers within Gaza under suspicion.

Whitney Webb
By Whitney Webb
Israel Palestine

GAZA CITY -- Soldiers involved in a botched Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) raid on Hamas military leadership in Gaza earlier this month impersonated humanitarian aid workers in the Palestinian enclave, according to recent Israeli media reports. Impersonating humanitarian aid workers for the purposes of conducting a military operation is a violation

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IDF Videos Aimed Squarely at Spurring Arab-on-Arab Hate and Sectarianism

The head of the IDF’s Arabic language media division has been making a series of videos hoping to undermine Arab support for Palestine and foment hate against Iran.

Whitney Webb
By Whitney Webb
IDF Arabic media spokesman Avichay Adraee.

GAZA – A new video released by an Israeli Defense Force (IDF) spokesman has unnerved many in the global Muslim community for its use of sectarian rhetoric and slurs targeting Shia Muslims that are often used by leaders of extremist Wahhabi terror groups. The video, released on social media on Thursday and already with more than 20,000 views,

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Video Shows Israeli Troops Cheering After Shooting Unarmed Palestinian

The video, which emerges after 31 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza by sniper bullets shot from within Israel, have gained international condemnation.

teleSUR
By teleSUR
Israeli snipers prepare for massive protests by Palestinians in Gaza on March 30, 2018. (Israel Defense Forces)

While the world condemns Israel’s use of lethal force, Israeli politicians and policy makers defend soldiers’ cheering of shooting unarmed Palestinians. A video showing Israeli occupation soldiers shoot an unarmed Palestinian inside Gaza, near the border fence, and later cheering emerged through social media Monday. As the shot is fired and a

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