Tag Archives: Palestine

Al-Aqsa Anger: ‘Judaization of Jerusalem targets Islamic relics’

Israel has a secret agenda of destroying the Arab-Islamic identity of Jerusalem, and forcing the Muslim population out of the city and their land, Dr. Sheikh Ikrima Sabri, former Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and Palestine told RT. Sabri accused Israeli authorities of the deliberate Judaization of Jerusalem, and of attempting to gradually take control of [...]

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Renegade Jewish Settlers – Israel/Palestine

For downloads and more information visit: www.journeyman.tv Ranging from plywood shacks to large suburban housing complexes, 300000 Israeli settlers now occupy outposts along Palestine’s West Bank, increasing tension and grinding the two-state solution to a halt. “Jewish people have been here for 5000 years. We were given the opportunity to come back,” one settler states. [...]

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Burning Wheels: Palestinian women racing towards freedom

All-female Palestinian motor racing team the Speed Sisters have overcome skeptical parents, public disapproval and the realities of the Israeli occupation to become local heroes. There are six drivers — both Muslims and Christians, from their 20s to mid-30s — in the first-ever women’s racing team in the Middle East. RT LIVE rt.com Subscribe to [...]

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Cindy Corrie speaks to Al Jazeera

An Israeli court has ruled in a civil case that the Israel army was not at fault in the bulldozer death of American pro-Palestinian activist Rachel Corrie nearly 10 years ago. Corrie was 23 years old when she went to the town of Rafah in the Gaza Strip as part of a group of activists [...]

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Israeli army cleared in Rachel Corrie death

An Israeli court has ruled in a civil case that the Israel army was not at fault in the bulldozer death of American pro-Palestinian activist Rachel Corrie nearly 10 years ago. Corrie was 23 years old when she went to the town of Rafah in the Gaza Strip as part of a group of activists [...]

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Al Jazeera World – The Last Shepherds of the Valley

Documenting the tribulations of Palestinian shepherds and farmers trying to cling to an age-old way of life in the Israeli-occupied Jordan Valley.

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Saeb Erekat welcomes inquiry into Arafat’s death

A French court has opened a murder inquiry into the 2004 death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, prosecutors said, following claims by his wife that he may have been poisoned. Tuesday’s announcement comes after Suha Arafat last month asked a court in the western Paris suburb of Nanterre to launch a murder investigation following revelations [...]

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Inside Story – Justice evades Rachel Corrie

Who will take responsibility for activist’s death after Israeli court rules its army was not at fault? Hazem Sika speaks to Jafar Farah, Rami Khouri & Efraim Inbar.

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‘Kid or adult – IDF makes no difference in Palestine’

Israel has blocked around a hundred international pro-Palestinian activists from crossing into the West Bank from Jordan. They were trying to bring school supplies to children in Bethlehem’s refugee camps. But the incident is not the only one involving Palestinian children. RT talks to Avihai Stollar, a former soldier in the Israeli army and now [...]

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Escobar: Tehran NAM summit unites real intl community

Iran has opened the doors to delegates of the 16th gathering of the self-described non-aligned states – the largest international summit to have ever been hosted by the Islamic Republic. 50 leaders from the countries which don’t consider themselves connected to any power bloc are expected to convene in Tehran within the week. RT LIVE [...]

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Exposed: IDF abuses kids, uses children as human shield

Around 100 pro-Palestinian activists have been stopped by Israeli authorities on their way to the West Bank from Jordan. The group aimed to deliver aid to schoolchildren in Bethlehem refugee camps but were reportedly turned away without any explanation. This latest incident follows another scandal involving Palestinian children… RT LIVE rt.com Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com [...]

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Palestinian refugees escape Syria violence

The UN Relief and Works Agency have said there are around half a million Palestinians in Syria – who over the decades fled wars involving Israel. It says 1000 left their homes in July, but that number has risen now to 3000 as fighting intensifies in the capital. As fighting continues in Syria many Palestinian [...]

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