WATCH: Israel blocks Gaza boats taking patients and students abroad
Israeli war ships forcibly intercepted Palestinian boats hours after they sailed off the coast of the besieged Gaza Strip. The Palestinian boats, carrying students…
Category: Regional News
For more news from the region, please see IMEMC.org
Canadian doctor: Israeli soldiers shot me in both legs as I was treating injured protesters in Gaza
Dr. Loubani, a Canadian physician, was apparently targeted and shot in both legs by Israeli snipers. He is among at least 17 paramedics injured;…
Israel detains Palestinian teen with severe head injury, AGAIN
Israel has detained Mohammad Tamimi, a minor who Israeli forces shot in the face last December, for the 2nd time since the shooting.
Jerusalem: The Not-so-eternal Capital of the Jewish People
Ha'aretz reports: Jerusalem has existed for over 7,000 years. Jews have been unquestionably connected with the city for 3,000 or so - yet it…
Gaza Freedom Flotilla Boat Boarded & Searched by German Coast Guard
The 2018 Gaza Freedom Flotilla, with peace activists taking humanitarian aid to Gaza, was harassed today by the German Coast Guard. After two successful…
Israel Snipers Train Their Weapons On International Press
Reporters W/o Borders has asked Int'l Criminal Court to investigate Israeli sniper fire on journalists, which it regards as war crimes. 2 journalists killed,…
Palestinian journalists form committee to file legal case against Israel at ICC
Palestinian Journalists Syndicate plans to file a case against Israel in the ICC & other Euro courts for killing 2 Palestinian journalists in 2018…
Kairos Statement on Gaza and Jerusalem
Kairos Palestine, a Christian Palestinian movement, calls on Christians around the world "to be the conscience of humanity and hear the cry of the…
‘Sometimes dancing, sometimes furious’: a girl shot dead in Gaza
Poverty & injustice drove 14-year-old Wesal to protest at the Gaza border every Friday. Israeli snipers killed her, but her family has now joined…
Bill would spend Palestinian taxes on Israeli families
An Israeli bill would divert some of the revenue that Israel is obligated to hand over to the Palestinian Authority, to stay in Israel.…