Israeli soldiers shot Odeh Mohammad Odeh as he played with a group of friends. Odeh is the 16th Palestinian teen to be killed by Israeli forces this year. Overall, approximately 60 Palestinians and 17 Israels have been killed in 2022.
Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian boy and shot another teen in the leg, a few hours after they killed a Palestinian-American journalist and injured another journalist… So far this year, Israeli occupation forces have killed 45 Palestinians, including 35 civilians: 8 children, 3 women & a female journalist; 17 Israelis have been killed…
Dozens of Israeli settlers swooped down in an act of violence on a Palestinian family tending its olive grove – throwing stones and beating them. Three Palestinians were wounded; the eldest remains hospitalized. When the family filed a complaint, they were interrogated for allegedly throwing rocks.
The Associated Press shows yet again its affinity for whitewashing Israel’s crimes: this time, downplaying the death of a toddler at the whims of Israel’s harsh permit system. AP rarely covers Palestinian deaths in detail – it’s disappointing that when they did report on one, they misrepresented the context.
Israeli forces invaded the Al-Aqsa mosque compound during Friday dawn worship, injuring and arresting hundreds of Palestinians, and causing damage inside the Muslim holy place.
For Israeli soldiers armed to the teeth, “looking suspicious” can be reason enough to shoot a Palestinian dead.
What else is new? Israeli police shot nineteen-year-old Samer Qawasmi after an alleged stabbing attack, then left him to bleed to death.
The media hype around the Russia-Ukraine conflict is often manipulative and false. There has been a blatant double standard, supporting actions by Ukrainians that have been condemned when Palestinians did the same thing…
Two Palestinians were killed Tuesday in an Israeli raid on the town of Jenin. A third was shot by Israeli forces near Bethlehem, allegedly for throwing stones; soldiers turned an ambulance away, and the victim bled to death.
Business as usual: Israeli soldiers shot 13-year-old Mohammed Shehadeh in the chest when he posed no danger, then prevented an ambulance from reaching him.