They Break You Down: Ex-Israeli Officer on Torture Tactics After Release from Jail
A former Israeli officer reflects on torture tactics employed by the occupying regime’s so-called internal security service, Shin Bet, which saw him get arrested, tormented, and imprisoned for years on end. Faraan: The security apparatus apprehended Ezzat Nafsous, a ranking official at the time, in 1980, and forced him to confess to “spying for Lebanon”,…
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Eviction of Arab Jews by Israel evokes memories of Nakba
A decades-long standoff between the Israeli government and Mizrahi Jews ended with the eviction of dozens of families from Tel Aviv’s Givat Amal Bet neighbourhood, sparking allegations of racism and contempt for the Arab Jewish community that migrated to the occupation state following its founding. The final 32 families were evicted after 60 years of…
‘Two-state solution’ the only path to guarantee Palestinian aspirations: Guterres
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the so-called two-state solution is the only way that can guarantee the aspirations of the Palestinian people and put an end to the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Faraan: “The two-State solution, as defined by UN resolutions, international law and bilateral agreements remains the only path to ensuring that Palestinians…
Israel launches two missiles at southern Damascus: SANA
Syrian state media say Israel has fired two missiles from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights to an area in the south of the capital Damascus, in a fresh act of aggression on the Syrian territory. Faraan: Syria’s official news agency SANA said the new Israeli attack targeted an empty building in southern Damascus in the early…
The Zionist Influence in the American Cinema
The very powerful official Zionist lobby in the United States, known as the American-Israeli Public Affairs Committee, abbreviated as AIPAC, is so influential in politics and Hollywood today that some have called it the King of Washington. Faraan Zionist Research Base; The Zionists are so influential in the “American” cinema that Moustapha Akkad, the director…
Palestinian Youth Shot Dead by Israeli Forces in West Bank
A young Palestinian was fatally shot by Israeli forces on Tuesday in the city of Tubas in the occupied West Bank, according to a Palestinian medic. Faraan: Saddam Bani Odeh, 26, was shot in the heart and succumbed to his wounds shortly after being admitted to hospital, the medic at the Turkish-built Tubas Hospital told…
Israeli minister wants oil transporting deal with UAE scrapped
Israeli Minister of Energy, Karen Al-Harrar, has called for cancelling a deal with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to transport Emirati crude oil via Israel to Europe, citing environmental risks, according to local media on Tuesday. Faraan: “This agreement must be canceled, it has no any advantage for the State of Israel,” Al-Harar told Israel’s…
Domestic violence cases in Israel’s society soar by 315 percent, study shows
Ahead of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, figures show 26 women were murdered by their partners in 2020 in wave of violence felt across all sectors of Israeli society. Faraan; The number of domestic violence complaints between spouses in Israel’s society jumped by 315 percent in 2020, the first year of…
Palestinians stage mass funeral for 26-year-old man martyred in West Bank
Palestinians have held a mass funeral procession in West Bank for a young Palestinian martyr, who was martyred by Zionists in West Bank. Faraan: According to reports, Hussein Bani-Odeh, a 26-year-old man from the town of Tammun, was gunned down in an armed confrontation in the West Bank city of Tubas on Tuesday morning. He…
Palestinians injured, cars vandalized in settlers’ attack near Nablus in occupied West Bank
Israeli settlers have attacked a group of Palestinian farmers in the occupied West Bank, leaving at least three people injured, as they press ahead with their acts of vandalism and violence against Palestinians and their property. Faraan: Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian official who monitors Israeli settlement activities in the northern West Bank, said Israeli settlers…