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Comment: An exciting new initiative leads the way on pressuring academic institutions into divesting from companies that are complicit in the continued colonisation of Palestine, writes Malia Bouattia.
A Palestinian teenager was left with neck injuries after a knife attack in East Jerusalem, as tensions continue to flare ahead of Israel's planned annexation of the West Bank.
Thousands of Palestinians stranded by coronavirus appeal for repatriation
Thousands of Palestinians, most of them students, have been left stranded and out of pocket around the world as Arab countries refuse them leave to cross through to enter Palestine
Erasing Palestinian refugees: Trump and the Nakba at 72
Comment: Seventy-two years after the Nakba, Israel and the United States continue to deny the right of Palestinian refugees to return to their ...
In Lebanon, pandemic provides no respite from anti-Palestinian racism
The decision to bar Palestinians from returning to Lebanon amid a repatriation drive highlights entrenched discrimination in the country.
The Middle East at war with coronavirus: Top stories
A UN agency launches an appeal for coronavirus aid to Palestine, and Iranians have been urged to take the outbreak 'seriously'. This is today's coronavirus news.
UN agency for Palestinian refugees launches coronavirus appeal
The UNRWA has appealed for $93.4 million for the next three months to provide food and cash assistance to vulnerable Palestinians.
Coronavirus heightens mental health crisis in Lebanon's Palestinian camps
Amid a rapidly deteriorating economy and Covid-19 restrictions, Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon are facing a mental health crisis.
The Middle East at war with coronavirus
Lebanon confirms its first case at a refugee camp, Turkish medics criticise government over health worker deaths and other stories in today's ...
First Covid-19 case in Lebanon Palestinian refugee camp: UN
A Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon has been put on lockdown after the first case of coronavirus was confirmed.
US to give Palestine $5 million in coronavirus aid
The US has announced that it will provide aid to the Palestinian Authority in an effort to stop the spread of Covid-19.
Palestinian and Syrian refugees in Lebanon brace for coronavirus
Palestinian and Syrian refugees in Lebanon, living in poor conditions and suffering from discrimination, are bracing for an outbreak of ...
US senators push to restore aid to Palestinians
A group of US senators called on the Trump administration to restore aid to the Palestinians, as the West Bank and Gaza Strip deal with mounting ...
What the coronavirus outbreak means for Palestinian refugees
Palestinian refugees are among some of the most vulnerable in the Middle East to the coronavirus pandemic.
Qatar announces $150 million aid to coronavirus-hit Gaza
Qatar has earmarked some of the funds to tackle the coronavirus outbreak, which the UN has warned could be disastrous in the besieged Gaza Strip.
Hamas confirms first two coronavirus cases in blockaded Gaza
Palestinian authorities in Gaza confirmed the first two coronavirus cases in the blockaded strip on Sunday.
UN chief names new head of Palestinian refugee agency
The UN has appointed a new chief for its crisis-stricken Palestinian refugees agency.
Coronavirus means Israel controls life and death in Gaza
Comment: Israel's blockade already compromises the functioning of Gaza's healthcare. A global pandemic could bring it to breaking point, writes ...
Palestinian Cinema in the Days of Revolution
Book Club: Nadia Yaqub's Palestinian Cinema in the Days of Revolution delves into the political dynamics of Palestinian film.
Lebanon mustn't use Trump's 'deal' to continue mistreating Palestinians
Comment: Lebanon must put solidarity with Palestinians, and their right of return at the heart of efforts to support refugees and resist Trump's ...
How Sudan is ingratiating itself with Trump through Israel
Comment: Despite fierce public opposition, leaders in Sudan, Morocco and Tunisia know their path to the US lies through Israel, writes Rose ...
UNRWA appeals for funding after Deal of the Century
Dispatch: The UN Palestine refugees agency has pled for funding after the unveiling of the controversial Deal of the Century, which calls for ...
Squandering the Palestinian right of return
Comment: The absence of demands that prioritise the Palestinian right of return as a political right will adversely affect the struggle of all ...
Palestinians declare 'Day of Rage' following Trump’s farcical deal
Demonstrations have erupted across the West Bank and Gaza against the deal presented by Trump which robs Palestinians of land and rights, ...
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