Hisham Abu Hawash ends his 141-day hunger strike with a deal to release him on March 26. More details will follow when available.
Palestinian prisoner reaches deal with Israel to end his detention, concludes hunger strike
Under Israeli occupation, 2022 is off to a bleak start for Palestinians
Israeli soldiers’ and settlers’ efforts to torment Palestinians continue unabated in the new year: attacks, home demolitions, land expropriation, abductions, invasions, and more impede daily life in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza.
Imprisoned Without Charge or Trial – Free hunger strikers now!
Palestinian prisoner Hisham Abu Hawash has vowed to remain on a hunger strike until he is told what charges Israel has against him. He has reached 140 days and is very ill. Please Please join over 13,000 justice-seekers around the world: sign and share this urgent petition before he dies.
Three more Palestinians killed during last days of 2021
2021 has been particularly deadly for Palestinians: Israelis killed at least 282 Palestinians (77 children). 12 Israelis (1 child) were also killed.
2021 was deadliest year for Palestinian children since 2014
Instead of holding perpetrators accountable, Israel is criminalizing the work that human rights organizations are doing to protect Palestinian children’s rights.
A chronicle of Israeli actions against Palestinians in 2021
Israel has outdone itself in 2021 – destroying large swaths of Gaza, shooting to kill Palestinian protesters, endangering Palestinian children, and more. Here is a rundown of the year’s violence, covered by numerous IAK posts – with hopes that together, we can work to bring justice and peace in 2022.
Video: Israel poisons Gaza’s water, refuses access to UN mitigation team
Israeli bombing of a massive fertilizer warehouse in May caused a huge fire and toxic smoke, and resulted in leakage of chemicals into Gaza’s groundwater. UN experts agreed to travel to Gaza to assist with mitigation and creating a report on the incident – but Israel barred their entrance.
Trump blasts Netanyahu: “F**k him”, he never wanted a deal
Former president Donald Trump speaks frankly about former Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. Trump said that at an early stage of his presidency, he realized that Netanyahu would be a bigger obstacle to peace than Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. “I thought he was terrific,” Trump said of Abbas, reflecting on their “great” first meeting. “He was almost like a father. Couldn’t have been nicer. I thought he wanted to make a deal more than Netanyahu…”
When will Israel stop torturing Palestinian prisoners?
Israel is a signatory to the Convention Against Torture and yet it continues to torture Palestinians – like Mohammed El-Halabi – with impunity. El-Halabi is the director of the Gaza branch of World Vision, a Christian humanitarian aid organization. He was nevertheless subjected to 52 days of interrogation and torture…
Israeli military kill Jamil al-Kayyal with bullet to the head
After Israeli forces invaded a neighborhood near Nablus, they fired live rounds, killing one Palestinian protester; others were injured as the soldiers caused havoc in the town.