By Bilal Ghaith Every morning, Iyad Khairi Hallak, 32, a person with special needs, goes to his institution, which specializes in special education for people with disabilities, near the Lions Gate in occupied Jerusalem. But on this morning, he did not know that it was the last time he goes …
Read More »UN rights office issues report on business activities related to settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
GENEVA (12 February) – The UN Human Rights Office on Wednesday issued a report on business enterprises involved in certain activities relating to settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, in response to a specific request by the UN Human Rights Council, contained in a March 2016 resolution, that mandated the …
Read More »SUMMARY OF DEAL OF THE CENTURY
After carefully studying the Deal, here is my summary for the 181 pages: The Deal of the Century calls itself a vision to improve the lives of the Palestinian and Israeli people. The deal came in two frameworks: Political Framework – first 50 pages Economic framework – the rest 130 …
Read More »“PEACE TO PROSPERITY”: INTERNATIONAL LAW VIOLATONS
The Trump Administration’s “Peace to Prosperity” plan is rife with international law violations, including international human rights law, international humanitarian law, to international criminal law, customary international law and nearly every United Nations resolution passed regarding the Palestine question. It mirrors Israel’s constant disregard for and violation of international law. …
Read More »EXPOSED: THE “CON OF THE CENTURY” WILL NOT BRING PEACE
PRESIDENT TRUMP’S “APARTHEID” DEAL IS AN ISRAELI PLAN THAT ENTRENCHES ISRAEL’S PROLONGED COLONIAL OCCUPATION OF THE LAND AND PEOPLE OF PALESTINE. President Trump’s “apartheid” deal is an Israeli plan that entrenches Israel’s prolonged colonial occupation of the land and people of Palestine. On 28 January 2020, the U.S. released its …
Read More »From Temporary Occupation to Permanent Annexation: Israel’s Acquisition of Palestinian Territory by Force
Factsheets Following President Trump’s recognition of Israel’s annexation of both Jerusalem and the occupied Syrian Golan, talk of annexation of occupied Palestinian territory has increased. In reality, annexation of occupied territory has been on Israel’s agenda since the beginning of the occupation in 1967, most clearly reflected in Israel’s formal …
Read More »HOW ISRAEL CONTROLS PALESTINIAN BODIES, BOTH LIVING AND DEAD
By Mariam Barghouti My uncle recently passed, and after his wife and children washed his body, gave him a final embrace, and put him in his final resting spot, they shared their grief with friends, family and acquaintances. Only then were they able to begin mourning his loss. This sacred …
Read More »Israel Demolishes Homes, Displaces Palestinian Citizens in Sur-Baher , Builds New Settlement in OPT
By: Madeeha Araj, The National Bureau for Defending Land and Resisting Settlements said in his latest weekly report , that the Israeli Occupation Authorities continue the ethnic cleansing policy, especially in Jerusalem and its surroundings, ignoring the UNs and Human Rights Organizations’ warnings, and insists the demolishing of about 100 …
Read More »Daily violations report march 20, 2018
WEST BANK JERUSALEM Flying Checkpoints 1. At 18:00, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance of Biddu town tunnel then searched residents and vehicles until 19:00. 2. On the evening of March 19th 2018, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance of Al-Eizariya town then searched …
Read More »Center for American and Arab Studies: THE WEEKLY REPORT March 9th, 2018
Executive Summary The big news this week in Washington wasn’t the Netanyahu visit, but the announcement that the US will be imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum. This week’s Monitor analysis looks at Putin’s recent speech claiming that Russia has new strategic nuclear weapons that the US can’t counter. We …
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