Con un ataque con drones, Cisjordania ocupada podría convertirse en una Gaza devastada por la guerra

El ejército israelí realizó recientemente su primer ataque aéreo con drones en casi 20 años, marcando un cambio alarmante en la violencia estatal contra los palestinos en Cisjordania ocupada.

Jessica Buxbaum
Por Jessica Buxbaum
With Drone Strike, the Occupied West Bank Could Turn Into War-Ravaged Gaza Feature photo

Last week, the Israeli military killed three Palestinians in its first aerial drone strike in the occupied West Bank in nearly 20 years — marking a grave escalation in state violence against the territory. Using an Elbit Systems Hermes 450 drone, the military struck a vehicle in Jenin carrying Palestinians suspected of fatally shooting four

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Con un ojo puesto en la balcanización, Israel lanza apoyo detrás de los militantes separatistas en el sur de Yemen

Israel espera capitalizar las tensiones internas en Yemen, apoyando a un grupo militante respaldado por los Emiratos Árabes Unidos con los ojos puestos en la secesión y el control del codiciado estrecho de Bab al-Mandab.

Ahmed Abdulkareem
Por Ahmed Abdulkareem
Yemen STC Feature photo

ADEN, YEMEN -- As the war in Yemen nears its sixth year, the situation in the war-torn nation is escalating as Israel enters the fray, throwing its support behind the Emirati-backed separatist militant group, the Southern Transitional Council (STC). The STC has already effectively captured Aden and more recently seized Socotra Island. Israel’s

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Reclamando la narrativa: cómo combatir el mal uso de Israel del "antisemitismo"

Mientras que el racismo antijudío es un fenómeno real que debe ser confrontado, pero el "antisemitismo, como lo define Israel, es una cortina de humo con el objetivo final de distraerse de la conversación real: los crímenes de ocupación militar, racismo y apartheid en Palestina.

Ramzy Baroud
Por Ramzy Baroud

At a talk I delivered in Northern England in March 2018, I proposed that the best response to falsified accusations of antisemitism, which are often lobbed against pro-Palestinian communities and intellectuals everywhere, is to draw even closer to the Palestinian narrative. In fact, my proposal was not meant to be a sentimental response in any

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What It Means to be Israeli: Reflections on Identity From an Israeli Peace Activist

Israeli peace activist Miko Peled reflects on what it means to be Israeli and the country’s often tenuous relationship with faith, land and history.

Miko Peled
Por Miko Peled

SÃO PAULO -- (Opinion) To clarify the conditions of Israeli society and Israeli attitudes towards peace and justice, it is important to identify what it means to be “Israeli.” That was the premise of a recent speech I gave at a conference titled “Oslo at 25 - An Elusive Peace,” recently held at the University of São Paulo in Brazil. My role was

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UN Expresses Concern Over Israel’s Interaction With Syrian Militants

A new UN report found: “Relative to the previous reporting period, there has been a significant increase in interaction between Israel Defence Forces soldiers and individuals from the Bravo side [Syrian].”

Middle East Monitor
Por Middle East Monitor
Two men, not specified which group of rebels, ride a motorcycle towards an abandoned UN base at Syria's Quneitra border crossing between Syria and the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, Monday, Nov. 28, 2016. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

The increasing contact between Israeli armed forces and militants fighting in Syria has become a cause for concern for the United Nations, a recent report by the organization suggests. Issued by the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), which maintains the ceasefire between Syria and Israel in the occupied Golan, the report said

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Israel’s Raid On Syria, Russia Enters The Fray

Israel’s raid appears to have been intended to disrupt the ongoing offensive against ISIS but has provoked a powerful response.

Alexander Mercouris
Por Alexander Mercouris
An Israeli air force jet fighter plane takes off from Tel Nof air force base for a mission over Gaza Strip in central Israel, Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

The Russians have now formally confirmed earlier media reports that following the Israeli air raid on Syria on Friday the Israeli ambassador in Moscow was called in to the Russian Foreign Ministry to be handed a stern lecture and a stiff protest. Moscow’s confirmation of the Russian protest to Israel, and the fact that the Israeli ambassador was

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