Israeli troops shot a Palestinian protester in the head in the West Bank on Friday during a demonstration against Israel’s confiscation of village land – contains video.
Israeli forces shoot dead another Palestinian demonstrator
“Unprecedented escalation” in Israeli settler attacks against Palestinians
The unprecedented number and intensity of Israeli settler attacks – often with the complicity of the Israeli military – during the past few months are raising fears that the situation may escalate out of control.
During pandemic, Israel demolition of Palestinian homes is up – way up
The monthly average of Palestinian structures targeted by Israel for demolition has increased by 65 percent this year compared to 2020.
Israel’s week-long smorgasbord of abuse against Palestinians March 9-15
For those who think Palestine is in a time of “calm” because there are no headlines, think again. Palestinians haven’t experienced calm in decades.
Here is a sampling of headlines from the last week, as meticulously reported by our friends at the International Middle East Media Center.
Following pressure, Israel lifts discriminatory vaccine policy for Palestinian student
Following weeks of criticism, Israel’s Health Ministry reverses decision to bar a Palestinian student at Tel Aviv University from getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
“Sometimes it’s naïve to believe that one is guaranteed basic human rights,” she stated.
Israel’s FBI gives human rights researcher a “warning”
Israel’s internal security service, Shin Bet, interrogated a field researcher for rights group B’Tselem who they said was always around during Palestinian activity, and has been “making trouble and threatening the army.”
His troublemaking includes reporting on an unarmed Palestinian who was shot in the neck and paralyzed.
WATCH: Palestinian Rockets – The Hidden Facts
US media reports focus on Palestinian rockets fired into Israel from Gaza, but the reports leave out essential facts and reverse the reality…
‘Winds are shifting’: US Congress criticise Israel in two rare letters
Support for Palestinian human rights in Congress may be on the rise at last: In 2 separate letters, House members slam range of Israel policies, and five senators call on Israel to vaccinate Palestinians.
Israel’s KKK – Jewish Power Party – partners with Netanyahu
Extremist Jewish supremacist parties find themselves suddenly relevant as Netanyahu’s Likud party seeks to form alliances and win enough legislative seats to protect him from legal action. Lieberman has even called for “disloyal” Palestinian citizens to be “beheaded.” It may be the beginning of a new level of rightwing governing.
Report: in 2020, Israeli human rights violations escalated against Palestinians
A new report from Palestinian human rights group Al-Haq details the numerous human rights violations that Israel perpetrated against Palestinians in 2020 — in the midst of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.