For the sake of the Temple: Israel’s messianic settlers

Published by Al-Araby Israeli flags, racist anti-Arab slogans, provocative group dances, and prayers marked ‘Jerusalem Day’ last Sunday. Thousands of Israeli religious settlers roamed the streets of the Old City in the so-called ‘flag march’, commemorating Israel’s occupation of East Jerusalem fifty-five years ago. Israel deployed over 3,000 border police troops in the city for the occasion, and arrested some 100 Palestinians days before the event, expecting confrontations with Palestinians.

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Israeli settlers burn 100 olive trees in occupied West Bank

Published by Al-Araby Israeli settlers destroyed over 100 olive trees on Monday and Tuesday, in the neighbouring Palestinian villages of Burin and Madama in the Nablus region, north of the West Bank. local residents told The New Arab. “Dozens of settlers set fire to the village’s agricultural lands on Monday and then again on Tuesday, burning around 150 dunams of land,” Ibrahim Omran, the mayor of Burin told The New

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Shireen Abu Akleh’s murder is a textbook case of media bias

Published by Al-Araby The portrayal in the Western media of the events surrounding the death of Shireen Abu Akleh is a textbook case of how the narrative surrounding Israel-Palestine is systematically obfuscated in the service of Israel. Mainstream reporting on her killing reflects the time-tested tactics that Western news agencies utilise to conceal Israeli apartheid, suppress Palestinian voices, and distort reality in order to exonerate the former of its atrocities

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In Canada, Palestinian journalists can’t be ‘objective’

Published by Al-Araby Ever since I was a child nestled on the couch, watchingAl Jazeera with my dad, I’ve always wanted to be a journalist. I was fascinated by the strength it took for reporters to ask the uncomfortable questions. Accountability and service journalism for the people. As the daughter of exiled and displaced Palestinian parents, I was exposed to a dichotomy of North America versus the world. I watched

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Rabat can ease Israel-Hamas tensions: Israeli official

Published by Al-Araby David Govrin, head of Israel’s liaison office in Morocco, says Rabat’s mediations with the Palestinian movement Hamas could ease tensions between the two parties, reported The Media Line. “We truly believe that Morocco can play a very significant role [as a mediator between Israel and Hamas], as it used to play during the 80s and the 90s. We believe Morocco can play this role once again, as

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Moroccans challenge ‘protest ban’ to condemn economic crisis

Published by Al-Araby Moroccans took to the streets on Sunday to protest high prices, the crackdown on the freedom of expression and normalisation with Israel, which also challenged the authorities’ written order banning protests. Dozens of activists gathered at the “Nassr square” in Casablanca, amid a large security presence, to protest the skyrocketing prices of goods and fuel, and also called for the right of free education and health care

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Palestinians urge Fatah and Hamas to unify against Israel

Published by Al-Araby Several Palestinians have called on Fatah and Hamas to work toward national unity in the Palestinian Territories as soon as possible in a bid to confront the ongoing Israeli threat to Palestinian existence. Speaking to The New Arab on Monday, many Palestinians pointed out that the internal division between the two movements has negatively affected the ability of Palestinians to confront the illegal Israeli occupation. On Sunday,

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‘Israeli official’ visits Saudi amid normalisation rumours

Published by Al-Araby An unnamed senior Israeli official has visited Saudi Arabia ‘very recently’, Israeli news outlet Channel 12 reported, inthe latest of a series of reported meetings that indicate ties between Riyadh and Tel Aviv are warming. The official was welcomed at an unspecified Saudi palace for talks on security cooperation and energy security, Channel 12 said. The meeting was reported widely across Israeli media, although no source was

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Outrage online as Tottenham to play friendly match in Israel

Published by Al-Araby Pro-Palestine football fans have called on Tottenham Hotspur to reconsider a match it is set to play in Israel this summer. Tottenham announced Friday that they would play Italian side AS Roma in a pre-season friendly at the Sammy Ofer Stadium in Haifa on 30 July. The North London team said it was “delighted” to announce the fixture, which is part of the I-Tech Cup. The cup

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Grief and Anger: The killing of Shireen Abu Akleh

Published by Al-Araby On this week’s episode of The New Arab Voice, we’re remembering the life of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. The renowned Al Jazeera journalist was shot dead as Israeli forces stormed the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. It quickly became apparent that Shireen had been killed by Israel, and her name was added to the long list of Palestinian journalists who have been killed

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Palestine: Abbas makes Hussein Al-Sheikh his number two

Published by Al-Araby Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas made key ally and possible successor Hussein Al-Sheikh Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) executive committee secretary-general on Thursday. The decision, reported by Palestinian Authority (PA) news agency Wafa, means Civil Affairs Minister Al-Sheikh, 61, is now the second most senior Palestinian official. There was no vote ahead of the move, and neither the central committee of 87-year-old Abbas’s Fatah party or the PLO’s executive

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Israel, Morocco reach scientific research deal in Rabat

Published by Al-Araby Israel and Morocco reached a scientific research cooperation agreement on Thursday in Rabat, a year and a half after the two countries agreed to normalise ties. The deal came as Israeli science minister Orit Farkash-Hacohen met with her Moroccan counterpart, Abdellatif Miraoui, her office said in a statement, with Farkash-Hacohen explaining that the memorandum of understanding follows on from the 2020 normalisation deal. She said Israel and

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