NOW LIVE

Tag: Israel

Is Israel Weaponising Water in Palestine? | People & Power Documentary

Decades of Israeli occupation have left Palestinians struggling to access clean water. Israel controls a majority of the freshwater resources in the occupied West Bank. And in Gaza, its 16-year blockade and military operations have had a devastating effect on the water supply. Monitoring groups say about 97 percent of the water supply in Gaza is contaminated and unfit for human consumption. Gaza’s only freshwater…

Israel judicial changes: Doctors and medical workers on strike

Israeli doctors have started strike action – in the latest protest against the far-right government’s changes to the judicial system. Army reservists are also refusing to report for duty. Demonstrators confronted police on Monday after parliament passed legislation – which prevents Supreme Court judges from overruling government decisions. Al Jazeera’s Laura Khan reports from West Jerusalem. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter:…

Israel judicial changes: Anger on the streets after Knesset vote

Violent protests broke out on the streets in a number of cities. Horse-mounted police tried to break-up protests in Tel Aviv. And a settler from the Occupied West Bank rammed into protesters on a freeway in the southern Sharon region. The driver injured a number of people as his car caught fire. Protesters are angry because they say the bill will damage Israel’s democracy. –…

Massive crowds rally in Israel as vote on judicial overhaul looms

Tens of thousands of Israelis have marched into Jerusalem and more protesters took to the streets in Tel Aviv in a last-ditch show of force aimed at blocking Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul plan. Protests have intensified in the days leading up to the debate that began Sunday ahead of a parliamentary vote on Monday which could see a key part of the…

Israel: Police and anti-judicial reform protesters clash as bill advances – BBC News

Israeli police have clashed with protesters amid huge demonstrations against the government’s controversial judicial reform plans. Police used water cannon to clear a major highway, and 71 people have been arrested across the country. The bill argues that the courts exercise too much political interference, overriding the will of the electorate. Critics of the reforms say the government’s plans are too extensive and are a…

Breaking News

Home Terms Privacy GDPR

Contact
Copyright Saeculum XXI. All Rights Reserved
Information Wars The Ultimate 21st Century News Source!