Maureen Clare Murphy’s blog

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

Officers, one wearing a hazmat suit, lift tarp over body lying on ground

Israel's excuses for execution swallowed by West

Maureen Clare Murphy 14 April 2023

Past police cover-ups cast doubt on car ramming claim. Read more about Israel's excuses for execution swallowed by West

Palestinian paramedic raises his hand to group of Israeli soldiers while standing next to ambulance and in front of military jeep

Israel kills two in Nablus ambush

Maureen Clare Murphy 11 April 2023

Palestinian boy killed in refugee camp by withdrawing troops. Read more about Israel kills two in Nablus ambush

Men in hazmat suits stand near overturned sedan in nighttime scene

Tourist killed in Jaffa as border fire ebbs

Maureen Clare Murphy 7 April 2023

Sisters living in West Bank settlement shot dead while traveling in Jordan Valley. Read more about Tourist killed in Jaffa as border fire ebbs

Men stand in front of building with broken and shrapnel-pocked windows

Israel bombs Gaza after Lebanon rocket fire

Maureen Clare Murphy 6 April 2023

UN expert deplores “reckless and unlawful” conduct at al-Aqsa. Read more about Israel bombs Gaza after Lebanon rocket fire

A group of mean kneels in prayer with golden dome behind them

Israel brutalizes worshippers at al-Aqsa for second night

Maureen Clare Murphy 5 April 2023

Jewish extremists seeking provocative animal sacrifices arrested near holy site. Read more about Israel brutalizes worshippers at al-Aqsa for second night

Woman walk in front of concrete barriers with armed Israeli soldiers standing above them

Palestinians mark Ramadan amid Israeli repression

Maureen Clare Murphy 24 March 2023

Amir Abu Khadijeh, 25, “assassinated” on first day of holy month. Read more about Palestinians mark Ramadan amid Israeli repression

Crowd of men in street carry shrouded body on stretcher

Israeli death squad kills four in Jenin

Maureen Clare Murphy 16 March 2023

Video shows undercover forces shooting man’s head at close range. Read more about Israeli death squad kills four in Jenin

Crowd stands around car with blown-out back window and shattered windshield

Tel Aviv attack follows "new crime of execution" in Jenin

Maureen Clare Murphy 9 March 2023

Israeli forces “extrajudicially execute” three fighters. Read more about Tel Aviv attack follows "new crime of execution" in Jenin