Issa Amro, a Palestinian activist in the occupied West Bank, on Thursday received the Right Livelihood Award for his organization’s work. The Youth Against Settlements (YAS) group was awarded the prize for its “steadfast non-violent resistance to Israel’s illegal occupation, promoting Palestinian civic action through peaceful means.” Founded by Amro, YAS campaigns against the proliferation…
Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas called on Thursday on the international community to stop sending weapons to Israel in order to halt bloodshed in the West Bank and Gaza, singling out the United States. Abbas said that Washington continued to provide diplomatic cover and weapons to Israel for its conflict in Gaza despite the mounting death…
The family of a Turkish-American activist shot and killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank urged the United States to launch an independent inquiry into her killing, saying an Israeli probe was not “adequate”. Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, 26, was shot by an Israeli soldier while taking part in a demonstration against illegal Israeli…
