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There Is No Place for the Palestinians of Gaza to Go

On February 9, 2024, Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that his army would advance into Rafah, the last remaining city in Gaza not occupied by the Israelis. Most of the 2.3 million Palestinians who live in Gaza had fled…

New protests in Israel against Netanyahu government’s judicial reforms

Thousands of demonstrators staged a new “Day of Resistance” in opposition to the judicial reform promoted by Benjamin Netanyahu’s extreme right-wing government. The street protests, which blocked several roads and spread throughout the country’s nerve centres, were backed by the…

Interview with Sharon Dolev on the Israeli elections

As Pressenza readers will know, wlections have recently taken place in Israel.  Pressenza is delighted to publish here a podcast interview done for the Middle East Treaty Organization (METO).  Sharon Dolev is the Israeli executive director of METO. Paul Ingram…

Hindu nationalists are transforming India into an Israel-style ethnostate

Inspired by Zionism, Narendra Modi’s party makes religion a condition of Indian citizenship while excluding indigenous groups and Muslims. By Abdulla Moaswes In recent weeks, police in India have been cracking down on thousands of protesters across the country. In…

Israel: Tens of Thousands March Against Prime Minister Netanyahu

In Israel, tens of thousands of people marched through Tel Aviv Saturday, calling for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to step down and for an end to government corruption. A bill expected to be approved by the Israeli Knesset next week…

AIPAC & U.S. Congress Anti-Boycott Bill Against BDS Movement

By Irwin Jerome A truly shocking and disturbing action is currently afoot in the United States Congress. AIPAC & the U.S. Congress have now introduced the draconian Israel Anti-Boycott Act that already has 300 co-sponsers in the House (HR1697) &…

Iran on Notice?

On February 15 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with President Trump in Washington DC. Iran will be among the issues the two will discuss. The Iran nuclear deal, signed in 2015, lifted sanctions in exchange for limiting Iran’s…

Campaigners call on Netanyahu to follow Syria and ratify Chemical Weapons Treaty

Disarmament campaigners in Israel have launched a campaign to pressure Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to ratify the Chemical Weapons Convention that they have already signed up to in the run up to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty conference scheduled for…