An e-campaign is expected to kick off Tuesday evening on social media networks under the “Hero’s Mother” hashtag to pay homage to Palestinian women on the International Mother’s Day. Activists announced the finalization of preparations for the campaign, slated to be launched at 8 p.m. (Palestine time) on Facebook and Twitter. The campaign aims to shed light on the vital role played by Palestinian women and mothers in the national liberation struggle. The hashtag was inspired by a quote from the mother of a Palestinian anti-occupation youth killed by the Israeli occupation forces. (Source / 21.03.2017) Continue reading “Hero’s Mother” e-campaign to kick off on social media

Cairo- Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shokry and his Jordanian counterpart Ayman al-Safadi met for three hours in Cairo on Thursday to discuss crises and recent challenges facing the Arab region. “It’s time to clear up the Arab atmosphere and provide a minimum of consensus on resolutions issued by the Amman summit, to deal with all crises, conflict, war and terrorism tearing the region apart,” said Safadi. He also pointed to the possibility of reaching Arab unanimity, despite existing differences in a desire “to spare the region further devastation threatening security and stability of Arab states.” The two FMs held a … Continue reading Egypt, Jordan Agree on Importance of Resuming Negotiations for a Palestinian State

JENIN, PALESTINOW.COM — Gunmen, believed to be from the Palestinian resistance, opened fire on Friday night at an Israeli military post located west of Jenin city in the occupied West Bank. Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that armed men showered the watchtower of the Salem military base west of Jenin with volleys of bullets at around two o’clock after midnight.The sources added that the gunmen were aboard a vehicle and withdrew from the area, where the Israeli army immediately dispatched a large number of troops. Citizens from the nearby towns of Rummanah and Zabuba also reported hearing gunshots … Continue reading Palestinian fighter attack Israeli post in Jenin

Women in Gaza are stepping up as family breadwinners, breaking cultural norms as they strive to make ends meet. Kullab sometimes goes for days without catching anything Gaza Strip – At 42 percent, Gaza has the world’s highest unemployment rate – and while the rate of women in the workforce is only 15 percent, compared to 71 percent of men, many of them are trying to close the gap. More and more women are breaking societal norms and working in jobs that have been traditionally reserved for men as they step up to serve as their family’s breadwinners. Al Jazeera spoke with … Continue reading Gaza’s women of steel

The electronic campaign which was launched by Palestinians Abroad Conference on Friday under the hashtag “Palestine brings us together” received a large scale interaction estimated at over half a billion posts. The number of tweets at both hashtags: “Palestine brings us together” and “Palestinians abroad” exceeded 50,000 tweets. The posts’ themes varied from calling for activating the role of Palestinians overseas and defending the Palestinian Question as well as the civil and political rights of the Palestinian people to sharing of Photos and videos representing the suffering of the Palestinian people in diaspora. The participants also stressed the importance to … Continue reading “Palestine brings us together” campaign gets half a billion posts

Fighting back against Israel’s incursions has become second nature for residents of the West Bank village. ‘The first thing all of us do when we wake up in the morning is check the community Facebook page’ Ramallah, occupied West Bank – When Israeli military jeeps approached the village of Budrus last month, every resident was notified within minutes. Through the speakers of the village’s mosque, a warning was issued: Israeli forces had entered the area and were preparing to demolish a house. Men, women and children rushed towards the site of the impending demolition. The village’s women were the first on … Continue reading Palestinian women lead resistance in Budrus

Dozens of Palestinian families live with the constant threat of eviction by Israeli settler groups in the occupied city. Nora Sub Laban and her family have spent years in court fighting to remain in their Old City home Occupied East Jerusalem – Ahmad Sub Laban gently peeled back the blinds covering a window in his home, revealing the golden Dome of the Rock in Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. “If you look outside this window, you will understand exactly why the Israelis are targeting us with eviction,” he told Al Jazeera. The Sub Labans are among at least 180 Palestinian families threatened … Continue reading Palestinians in East Jerusalem battle for their homes

Amin Abu Rashid, general coordinator of the Palestinians in Europe Conference, said on Saturday that the Palestinian diaspora is the main supporter of the Palestinian revolution, but its role was negatively affected after the Oslo Agreement. In an exclusive interview with the PIC, Abu Rashid affirmed that the Palestinian diaspora played a key role in launching the Palestinian revolution at first, and then ensuring its continuity for decades. However, after the Oslo Agreement, this role was limited to backing Palestinians inside the Palestinian territories. Abu Rashid pointed out that the decline in the role of the Palestinian diaspora has to … Continue reading Abu Rashid: Palestinians of Europe changed western stands on Palestine