The latest confrontation along the Gaza border appears to bolster the prevailing argument in Israel that the conflict with the Palestinians is not rooted in any way to Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory. Every Israeli is familiar with the following “facts”: Israel withdrew its settlements and forces from Gaza in 2005 and handed control to the Palestinian Authority,…
More than 7 million people, including 2.9 million married women, asked to prove citizenship as part of massive exercise. Assam, India – Bimala Begum is worried. She is among nearly three million married women in India’s northeastern state of Assam who have been asked to prove their citizenship. “Since I received the notice, I have gone to two neighbours and…
Lawmakers from India’s main opposition Congress party and the Janata Dal (Secular) protested against Karnataka governor Valubhai Vala and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Bangalore, India, this month. NEW DELHI — A fair and independent electoral process, an independent judiciary, a Parliament with a noisy opposition, a relatively free press and an army…
Recent elections in Tunisia and Lebanon have underscored the different realities affecting political ‘Islamist’ victories While the 2011 Arab Spring tremors in Tunisia and Lebanon are subsiding, two elections have given a sense of the current state of political forces in the region, in very different contexts. Both the municipal vote in Tunisia and the…
The Christian Zionists managed, through the positioning of Mike Pence and fellow believers in the White House, an incredible measure of influence over the most powerful nation on earth On 18 July, US Vice President Mike Pence delivered the keynote speech at the annual summit of Christians United for Israel (CUFI). Founded in 2006 by…
Israel has been exposed as an oppressive, ruthless state that violates international law by using lethal, high-velocity bullets against peaceful protesters Non-violent popular resistance is not new to the Palestinian people. It was practised in the famous six-month civil disobedience strike of 1936 and reached an impressive level during the First Intifada, forcing the Israeli…
Press release 25 April 2018 Carry out counter-espionage surveillance on Mossad and its allies Citizens International calls on the Minister of Home Affairs to direct the police to carry out a thorough and comprehensive investigation of the assassination of the Palestinian scientist Fadi al-Batsh by suspected Mossad agents. He was a member of Hamas who…
Press release 2 April 2018 End the Zionist Genocidal Siege of Gaza Citizens International strongly condemns the cowardly shooting and killing of peaceful Palestinian protesters demonstrating at the Gaza-Israel border. The Palestinians were protesting against the international community’s indifference to their right, under international law, of return to their homes and lands stolen…
Citizens International strongly condemns the riots and violence against Muslims by extremist Sri Lankan mobs in the last few days. They have carried out arson attacks on mosques, homes and shops belonging to Muslims. The Center for Human Rights Sri Lanka condemned the “unfathomable police inefficiency” that led to the violence. It has been reported…
Citizens International strongly protests and condemns the banning of the film Radiance of Resistance by the Singapore government. The documentary tells the story of 9 year-old Janna Ayyad and 14 year-old Ahed Tamimi who live under military occupation in Nabi Saleh, Palestine. The film has been screened around the world this year, winning Best Documentary award at…
Citizens International condemns in its strongest term on the deplorable decision made by the Zionist Regime Israel to detain Miss Ahed Tamimi a 16-year-old Palestinian activist last 19 December 2017. As at 28 December, we were made to know that her detention orders have been extended. Bassem who is Ahed’s father posted on Facebook…
At the annual Israel lobby conference at the National Press Club, sponsored by the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs and Institute for Research:…
A February 17, 2018, article, titled, “Russia Isn’t the Only One Meddling in Elections. We Do It, Too,” authored by…
From the historical report, a month before the declaration, on 9 April 1948, in Deir Yassin, 254 men, women and…
The martyr Fadi al-Batsh as I knew him My daughter Duaa, this is your father… Dr. Sharif Abu…
The letter has been signed by 67 retired civil servants belonging to a range of services, many of whom had…
At a recent global investment event in Riyadh, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced his plans to build a…
