Tag Archives: Human Rights Abuses
Palestinian Territories: The Evacuation Of Migron – Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung de article
Also available in Deutsch “The Court concludes that the Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (including East Jerusalem) have been established in breach of international law.” Entire publication(pdf, 95 KB) This conclusion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) … Continue reading
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Israel has 101 different types of permits governing Palestinian movement – Haaretz com News
Over the decades permit regimen grows into vast, triple-digit bureaucracy – By Chaim Levinson Israel’s Civil Administration issues 101 different types of permits to govern the movement of Palestinians, whether within the West Bank, between the West Bank and Israel … Continue reading
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Human Rights:Israel shuts down Palestinian groups in Jerusalem – The Electronic Intifada Net News
Israeli policies are pushing Palestinians out of East Jerusalem in favor of Israeli settlers.(Ryan Rodrick Beiler) The recent forced closures of Palestinian nonprofit organizations in Jerusalem is an example of the Israeli authorities’ continued attacks on the city’s Palestinian identity and their … Continue reading
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ISRAEL-OPT: Concerns over Palestinian children in Israeli custody – IRIN News Org News
Photo: Erica Silverman/IRIN Palestinian children in Gaza City celebrating the release of 477 Palestinian prisoners held in Israel GAZA CITY, 19 October 2011 (IRIN) – While there have been emotional scenes after the release of 477 Palestinian prisoners held in … Continue reading
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“Eyes in Gaza” – By Ellen Cantarow, Israeli Occupation Archive – 4 Oct 2011
Review of Eyes in Gaza, by Mads Gilbert and Erik Fosse, translated from Norwegian by Guy Puzey and Frank Stewart, Quartet Books: London, 2010. During Israel’s 23-day war on Gaza (December, 2008 through January, 2009), an Israeli plane dropped seven … Continue reading
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The Lessons of Budrus, 7 Years Later – Alon Ben-Meir at Huffington Post Com
I recently spoke at the NY United Nations Association following a screening of the documentary Budrus, named after a Palestinian village in the West Bank (WB). Although I carefully followed the events in that small village as they occurred in … Continue reading
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Palestinians detained in Israel start hunger strike – IOA org News
Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails have started a hunger strike to protest their treatment by the Israeli prison services, Palestinian Authority Minister of Detainee Affairs Issa Qaraqe said Tuesday. Detainees are threatening to disobey all prison rules if their demands … Continue reading
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Tibetan monks set themselves on fire to protest against Beijing – DW World de news
Two monks from Kirti monastery in Sichuan Province have set themselves on fire in an act of protest against the Chinese. This is the third such protest this year that could spark fresh tension in the unstable region. “Long live … Continue reading
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War on terror widens ethnic divide in China – DW World de news
The main mosque in Kashgar in China’s far western Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region The filthy back alleys and packed mosques of the remote western Chinese city of Urumqi are one of the more obscure front lines in the U.S.-backed war … Continue reading
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Turkey to raise Israel’s blockade at international court next week – Today’s Zaman com News
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu (photo: Today’s Zaman) Turkey is preparing to challenge Israel’s blockade on Gaza at the International Court of Justice, the foreign minister said Saturday, ratcheting up tensions between the once close allies. Ahmet Davutoğlu’s comments came … Continue reading
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