Maureen Clare Murphy’s blog

Salah Hammouri, seen from chest up, smiles while standing in dark corridor

Salah Hammouri expulsion a "war crime," UN commission says

Maureen Clare Murphy 13 June 2023

High-level investigation finds Israeli and Palestinian authorities aim to crush dissent. Read more about Salah Hammouri expulsion a "war crime," UN commission says

Woman holds body of toddler shrouded in Palestine flag in funeral march

Palestinian toddler dies after being shot by troops

Maureen Clare Murphy 6 June 2023

Rights group says Israeli soldiers fired indiscriminately and without justification. Read more about Palestinian toddler dies after being shot by troops

Women wearing hijabs hold Arab-language signs

UN warns of "catastrophe" for Palestinians as aid dries up

Maureen Clare Murphy 3 June 2023

Moribund political process, crisis in Ukraine behind donor state malaise. Read more about UN warns of "catastrophe" for Palestinians as aid dries up

A small boy in dark room looks out of window with broken glass

Settlers burn Palestinian village, deliver Israel's arsonist agenda

Maureen Clare Murphy 27 May 2023

Netanyahu’s extreme-right government passes pro-settlement budget. Read more about Settlers burn Palestinian village, deliver Israel's arsonist agenda

Young men wave Israeli flags

Netanyahu's Likud embraces "Death to the Arabs" rally

Maureen Clare Murphy 19 May 2023

Jerusalem flag marchers aim to assert Jewish domination over the city. Read more about Netanyahu's Likud embraces "Death to the Arabs" rally

A bright explosion and smoke over city skyline at night

Israel kills Islamic Jihad leaders in surprise Gaza attack

Maureen Clare Murphy 9 May 2023

Resistance faction says senior figures were assassinated along with their wives and children. Read more about Israel kills Islamic Jihad leaders in surprise Gaza attack

A crowd of hundreds fly faction flags as two shrouded bodies are carried on stretchers

Israel kills four Palestinians in northern West Bank

Maureen Clare Murphy 4 May 2023

Three Qassam Brigades operatives killed in Nablus raid. Read more about Israel kills four Palestinians in northern West Bank

Crowd of men carry body shrouded in Palestine flag on stretcher through city street

Israeli forces kill teen near Bethlehem

Maureen Clare Murphy 28 April 2023

In separate incident, man shot by troops at close range in alleged attack. Read more about Israeli forces kill teen near Bethlehem

Ursula von der Leyen smiles at Naftali Bennet while they stand at podiums with EU and Israel flags behind them

EU chief provokes ire over Israeli "Independence Day" video

Maureen Clare Murphy 28 April 2023

Palestinian Authority demands apology from its main donor over “propagandist discourse.” Read more about EU chief provokes ire over Israeli "Independence Day" video

António Guterres holds a piece of paper while sitting at conference table in front of microphone

Reject bogus definition of anti-Semitism, human rights groups urge UN

Maureen Clare Murphy 26 April 2023

Lobby wants expert to be fired for opposing oppression. Read more about Reject bogus definition of anti-Semitism, human rights groups urge UN