Security camera footage shows that this Palestinian boy was shot in the eye as he stood in a sheltered place with his cousin, doing nothing. Rights groups have long condemned Israel’s use of rubber-coated steel bullets, which have repeatedly killed and wounded Palestinians.
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Israel arrests Palestinian politicians ahead of PA elections
As Palestinian elections gear up, Israel has been arresting Palestinian politicians in an attempt to suppress Palestinians’ exercise of political sovereignty and self-determination.
Thanks to the US, the Israeli Military Shot My Cousin, Harun Abu Aram
Americans, if you think the Palestinian issue is unrelated to you, think again: Israeli violence is being perpetrated in your name, with money that should be spent to make your lives better.
Headlines from Israel-Palestine: new week, same old violence
Israel’s incessant human rights abuses against Palestinians included last week: abductions, violence, home demolition and invasion, and more. Mainstream media won’t tell these stories.
News headlines: Israel military’s ruthless To-Do list from Tuesday, Feb. 9
How much damage can an occupying army do in one day? This much.
Headlines from Palestine that Israel doesn’t want you to read
Israel and its military trample Palestinian human rights on a daily basis. Here are just a few headlines from the last week that U.S. media ignored.
Deaf Palestinian man shot by Israeli soldiers dies of his wounds
In August Nasser Halwa started walking through the wrong line at an Israeli checkpoint. Israeli soldiers shouted at him to stop, but Halawa is deaf, so he didn’t hear them. They then shot him. A few months later he died of his wounds…
Pro-Israel neocons abound in Washington, and they’re calling the shots
Longtime Middle East analyst Jeffrey Blankfort discusses the history of pro-Israel neoconservatives in Washington, and the influence of AIPAC and Sheldon Adelson in Middle East policy – and he’s naming names.
PBS adds pro-Israel headline to its own report on Israeli attacks in Gaza
PBS recently presented an excellent report on Israeli sniper violence at the Gaza border, but headlined it with a pro-Israel spin. The truth is simply too damning to be presented un-spun to an American audience. Philip Weiss discusses the report and how it was packaged.
Christmas headlines from the Occupied Palestinian territories
The International Middle East Media Center reports on the ongoing acts of Israeli injustice and violence that most other media don’t bother with. Not a day goes by – including holidays – without abductions, settler brutality, shootings, and often even deaths.