Human rights organisation B'Tselem has sent a letter to the legal adviser of the Israeli army's civil administration in the occupied West Bank asking for an end to the use of dogs against Palestinian civilians. The call was made after dogs attacked two Palestinians as they tried to enter Israel to look for work. The dogs were used by security forces to detain the men.
B'Tselem asks occupation forces to stop using dogs against Palestinian civilians
- 20 June 2013
- Middle East
PA has arrested 15,000 Palestinians in six years
- 20 June 2013
- Middle East
The head of International Relations in the Islamic Resistance Movement has said that political arrests made by the Palestinian Authority against Hamas members do not reflect any serious intention towards national reconciliation. Osama Hamdan pointed out that since 2007 the PA has arrested or summonsed around 15,000 fellow Palestinians, mostly affiliates of the groups opposed to Fatah, including Hamas. "Almost 120 people were arrested in the first two weeks of June alone," he noted.
Terrorism is fighting a losing battle in Tunisia
- 19 June 2013
- Interviews
My role as the movement's leader is to preserve its balance and unity, and ensure the maintenance of its moderate and centrist characteristics
Marking the 32nd anniversary of the establishment of Al-Nahda movement, Sheikh Rashid Al-Ghannouchi sat down with us for a comprehensive interview in which he addressed the meaning of this anniversary, Al-Nahda's internal affairs, the bloody events in Jebel Chaanbi, the most prominent matters linked to the democratic transition, and the prospects of the upcoming stage of Tunisia's transition to democracy. The following is the interview transcript.
PA cuts off aid to Palestinian activist in bid to boost peace efforts
- 19 June 2013
- Middle East
The Palestinian Authority in Ramallah has cut off aid to Palestinian activists in a bid to boost peace efforts being promoted by US Secretary of State John Kerry, a senior Israeli military commander has claimed. The cuts are aimed at activists carrying out protests against Israeli settlements and military aggression in the occupied West Bank. Such protests, the activists say, highlight the PA's security cooperation with the Israeli occupation.
UNIFIL commander blames Israel for breaching ceasefire with Lebanon
- 19 June 2013
- Middle East
The commander of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Hugo Delort-Laval, has blamed Israel for breaching the ceasefire between the two countries on more occasions than its northern neighbour, Israel Radio said on Wednesday. General Delort-Labal was speaking to students at Tel Aviv University when he made his remarks.
Jewish settlers damage cars, draw racist graffiti in Palestinian village
- 19 June 2013
- Middle East
Jewish settlers have damaged a number of cars in a Palestinian village to the west of Jerusalem and scrawled racist graffiti on houses. The tyres of 28 vehicles were slashed in the attack.
The residents of Abu-Gosh woke up to find the damaged cars and graffiti such as "Death to Arabs, Arabs Out" and "Price Tag". The village is surrounded by illegal Israeli settlements.
Israel is stealing Palestinian oil and gas
- 19 June 2013
- Middle East
Israel has amended the path of its "apartheid" Separation Wall near the West Bank village of Rantis in order to include an area where it is believed oil may be discovered. The exploration is taking place on land on the Palestinian side of the so-called "Green" 1949 armistice line.
Of course, geology does not follow man-made borders, so international conventions leave some no-man's land between neighbouring countries. "Based on this rule, Israel is definitely stealing oil and gas which, by right, belongs to the Palestinians," local sources said.
Film Review: Fidaï
- 19 June 2013
- Film Reviews
"It's better to die as a Fidaï than a man of the people," says Med El Hadi Benadouda on his life as one of the mujahideen soldiers whose goal it was to free Algeria from over a century of French imperialism and repression.
His family knew little about his life as a veteran before his great-nephew Damien Ounouri found a newspaper from 1962 revealing why he was in prison and wanted by police. At the age of 19 El Hadi moved to France and joined the armed wing of the National Liberation Front (FLN) to "weaken the military potential of the enemy and keep their armies out of Algeria." It was a clandestine group designed to "punish traitors" and "fight oppression."
Mother arrested visiting child in Israeli prison
- 19 June 2013
- Middle East

A Palestinian mother was arrested on Tuesday when she went to Israel's Hasharon Prison to visit her 16 year old son. Shadad Al-Awar's mother was detained in the waiting room of the prison on the pretext that she had forgotten to remove her mobile phone from her pocket, said the head of the Committee for Jerusalemite Detainees, Amjad Abu Asab.
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