IOF kidnaps four Palestinians in W. Bank and J’lem
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Saturday evening kidnaped three Palestinian citizens in Jenin and another one in Jerusalem. Faraan: According to local sources, the IOF kidnaped three citizens at a makeshift checkpoint in the northeast of Jenin. The detainees are from the village of Deir Abu Da’if in eastern Jenin. They were identified as…
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Three Palestinians injured in settler attack on Burin Town
Three Palestinian citizens were injured on Saturday evening when a horde of extremist Jewish settlers attacked homes in Burin town, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. Faraan: Local official Ghassan Daghlas said that settlers escorted by soldiers hurled rocks at homes in the eastern area of Burin and assaulted local residents. Daghlas said…
Introduction of Professor Bettina Aptheker
Appearing at an April 2003 UCSC faculty teach-in against the Iraq War, Aptheker proclaimed, “This war in Iraq is an obscenity.” Aptheker also claimed to see similarities between the political strategies of the United States under George W. Bush and those of Nazi-era Germany. “We should make no mistake between the kinds of diplomacy Hitler’s regime engaged in during the 1930s and the kinds of diplomacy the Bush administration has engaged in.
Hezbollah: Saudi Should Apologize for Its Actions Concerning Lebanon
The Lebanese resistance movement of Hezbollah said Saudi Arabia should apologize for its actions concerning Lebanon, referring to the diplomatic war that Riyadh and its allies have initiated against Beirut. Faraan: “Saudi Arabia has initiated a war against Lebanon,” Sheikh Naim Qassem, the movement’s deputy secretary-general, told Lebanon’s Al-Manar television network on Thursday. “Riyadh should…
Pro-Prisoners protests turned violent in al-Khalil
Violent clashes broke out late Friday after Israeli occupation forces (IOF) opened fire at a Palestinian protest march in support of hunger striking prisoners in al-Khalil. Faraan: The protest was held by Hamas Movement and a number of national groups in solidarity with the 6 Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails in light…
Zionist forces martyr Palestinian teenager near Nablus
Zionist regime forces have martyred a Palestinian teenager near Nablus, which sees weekly protests against the illegal Zionist settlements. Faraan: The Palestinian news agency WAFA reported that the teen was shot during clashes that erupted between Israeli forces and Palestinians in the village of Deir al-Hatab, east of Nablus City, on Friday. In a statement,…
Echoing Lebanese minister, Bahraini protesters call for end to ‘futile’ war on Yemen
Bahraini people have staged a rally to express support for the Yemeni forces fighting back a Saudi-led war, and to voice their solidarity with the Lebanese minister who called for an end to the “futile” war. Faraan: Bahrainis rallied in the village of al-Qadam after Friday midday prayers, carrying banners that described the war on…
Yemeni army forces capture key military base in Ma’rib, inch closer to energy resources
Yemeni forces and allied fighters from Popular Committees have captured a key military base occupied by Saudi militants loyal to former president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi in the country’s strategic oil-rich province of Ma’rib, and moved closer to the heart of energy reserves in the area. Local military sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said…
Robert Fantina: Nov. 4 Marking Iran’s Independence from Super Powers
Robert Fantina, author and journalist, says the US embassy takeover in Tehran showed Iranians would get their own way, regardless of the demands made by Washington. Faraan: In an interview with FNA, Fantina said, “Like everyone else on the planet, [(Iranians)] they have the right to self-determination, and were not going to allow the US…
Israeli forces demolish Palestinian mosque, other structures in occupied West Bank
Israeli authorities have razed a Palestinian mosque and other structures in the occupied West Bank, as the regime’s land grab policy in the occupied Palestinian territories continues unabated. Faraan: Israeli bulldozers, escorted by troops, demolished the mosque early Thursday after raiding the town of Duma south of the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, Palestine’s…