Israeli government

Reveals Israeli vision to divide Aqsa

Gaza - Muslimchronicle

Arab expert of Israeli affairs Omar Jaara revealed that Israel announced earlier that it intended to install surveillance cameras throughout the oasis of Al-Aqsa Mosque. He said that Israel exploited this latest operation, in which two Israeli soldiers were killed and three Palestinians were martyred in order to pass these cameras and impose electronic doors on the mosque courtyards. HeRead more

Israeli intelligence discovered IS plans for laptop bomb

Washington - Muslimchronicle

Israeli government spies hacked into the operations of Islamic State bombmakers to discover they were developing a laptop computer bomb to blow up a commercial aircraft, The New York Times reported Monday. The Times said the work by Israeli cyber operators was a rare success of Western intelligence against the constantly evolving, encryption-protected and social media-driven cyber operations of the extremistRead more

Israel trying to criminalize BDS movement, intimidate activists and stop free speech

Ramallah - Arab Today

A prominent Palestinian human rights defender and co-founder of the BDS movement, Omar Barghouti, has for years been subjected to intense threats, intimidation and repression by various arms of the far-right Israeli government, particularly after it considered the movement a “strategic threat” to its entire system of injustice against Palestinians. At a March 2016 conference in occupied Jerusalem, several IsraeliRead more

Israeli gov’t seeks US approval to apply settlement law on oPt

Bethlehem - Arab Today

In a provocative step contradicts with the international law and resolutions of international legitimacy, the Israeli government seeks US – Israeli understandings on settlement to be imposed later as a de facto on the Palestinians. The Israeli staff for building in the settlements, under the chairmanship of Tel Aviv Ambassador to Washington, Ron Dermir started contacts with Jason Greenblat, theRead more

Israel Approves Partial Marijuana Decriminalization

Jerusalem - Arab Today

The Israeli government on Sunday approved a plan to partially decriminalize marijuana use in public in favor of fines and treatment, officials said. First-time users who confess will be fined 1,000 shekels ($270, 255 euros). The fine will be doubled on the second offense, with the third time forcing a probation period on the user. Police will refer a userRead more

Human Rights Watch Denied Work Permit Under the pretext Promoting ‘Propaganda’

Jerusalem - Arab Today

Israeli authorities denied Human Rights Watch’s application for a work permit for its Israel and Palestine director on the grounds that it is not a real human rights group, the organization said today. In its February 20, 2017 letter denying a work permit for Omar Shakir, the Interior Ministry cited an opinion received from the Foreign Ministry that Human RightsRead more

Israel delivers demolition orders to 40 homes, school in Bedouin community

Ramallah - Arab Today

Israeli forces raided the Bedouin community of Khan al-Ahmar in the occupied West Bank northeast of Jerusalem on Sunday morning to deliver demolition orders to classrooms for the village’s primary school, locals told Ma’an News Agency, while 40 homes in the community were also reportedly delivered demolition orders. Locals told Ma’an that Israeli forces surrounded the school – which hasRead more

Britain scolds Kerry for comments on Israeli government

London - Arab Today

Britain scolded US Secretary of State John Kerry for describing the Israeli government as the “most right-wing in Israeli history,” a move that aligns Prime Minister Theresa May more closely with President-elect Donald Trump. In a 70-minute speech just weeks before the Obama administration hands over to President-elect Trump, Kerry warned on Wednesday that Israel’s building of settlements was endangeringRead more

AL condemns Israeli decision to legitimize outposts

Cairo - Arab Today

The Arab League (AL) on Sunday condemned a decision by the Israeli government to legitimize the settlement outposts. A statement by the AL Department of Palestine and Occupied Arab Territories said such decisions represent war crimes that shall be prosecuted. The fresh decision is part of an Israeli systematic plan to destroy any chance to achieve a just, lasting andRead more

Palestinian Presidency Warns of New Israeli Laws

Ramallah - Arab Today

Palestinian Presidency Official Spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeina warned of the danger of the latest Israeli procedures of legislation outposts and prevent prayers call through mosque loudspeakers, which will drag the region into a disaster. Abu Rudeina said on Sunday evening that these measures are completely unacceptable, adding that the Palestinian leadership will go to the UN Security Council and toRead more