PNN/Ramallah The BDS Committee on Thursday evening welcomed the news from the UN Human Rights Council after four resolutions were passed regarding Palestine, with emphasis to a resolution that will produce a …
Read More »UN passes 4 resolutions regarding Palestine
PNN/Ramallah The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Thursday has adopted a resolution to compile a ‘blacklist’ of Israeli and international companies who do business with illegal Israeli settlements. In addition, three …
Read More »Japan condemns Israeli expropriation of Palestinian land
The Government of Japan on Thursday has condemned the Israeli government announcing its expropriation of nearly 2.3 square kilometers of land south of Jericho in the West Bank. An official statement from …
Read More »Best teacher in the world: Palestine Won
PNN/ Bethlehem/ On Sunday night, the Palestinian teacher Hanan Al-Hroub won the one million dollar Global Teacher Prize amongst ten teachers nominated from all over the world.
Read More »IOF deploys heavily near Lebanese border
PNN/Jerusalem Israeli occupation forces (IOF) have heavily deployed troops and equipment along the Lebanese border and stepped up military activities there on Wednesday, according to Lebanese sources. For the second …
Read More »Freedom Flotilla Coalition to launch the Women’s Boat to Gaza
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) has chosen March 8th, which marks International Women’s Day (IWD), to announce the launch of their Women’s Boat to Gaza (WBG) project. The Women’s Boat …
Read More »EU Observer: Palestinians joining exodus to EU, says PLO’s Erekat
Andrew Rettman/ EU Observer/ Brussels Palestinians are joining the Middle East exodus to Europe in greater numbers because of the Syria war and Israeli occupation, a senior Palestinian official has …
Read More »Indonesian FM: Stop Israeli oppression of Palestine
PNN/ Bethlehem/ The Indonesian Foreign Minister, Retno Marsudi has called for halting Israeli oppression of Palestine and its people on Sunday before the fifth extraordinary session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation …
Read More »40 Columbia University professors sign petition in support of BDS
PNN/New York From the Columbia Spectator. Forty Columbia University faculty members have signed a petition urging the New York school to divest from companies that “supply, perpetuate, and profit from …
Read More »BDS win: UNICEF in Jordan ends G4S contract
PNN/Bethlehem The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Jordan has ended its contract with G4S following a campaign by BDS activists in the country and across the world over the …
Read More »Rasmea Odeh’s U.S. conviction vacated
PNN/Bethlehem A U.S. appellate court on Thursday vacated the conviction of Palestinian activist Rasmea Odeh, who was charged with immigration fraud for failing to tell U.S. authorities she had been …
Read More »PM: Israel must be held accountable for targeting Bedouins’ structures in C area
PNN/ Ramallah/ The Palestinian Prime Minister, Rami Hamdallah on Thursday called for an immediate intervention by the international community to put an end to the destruction of Palestinian-owned property in Area C …
Read More »Palestinian woman elected to head up Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Bethlehem/PNN/ Fatin al Tamimi, a Palestinian woman living in Ireland for almost 30 years, has been elected Chairperson of the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC), the first Palestinian in the position …
Read More »London underground trains posters show Palestinian reality
PNN/London Activists from the London Palestine Action group put up to 150 posters about Palestinian treatment at the hands of Israel on London underground trains across the British capital on …
Read More »Canada passes anti-BDS measure; MgGill passes pro-BDS motion
PNN/Jerusalem Canada’s Parliament on Monday passed a motion formally condemning the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel in Canada. Introduced last week by members of the opposition Conservative …
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