Ha’aretz: Israeli Arab Students Strip-searched in Airport Check Sue El Al and Arkia
Three young Arab women, students from northern Israel, are suing El Al and Arkia Israeli Airlines over treatment during an airport security check. They…
Category: Human Rights
The Legitimacy of Family Compensation for Palestinians Killed, Injured, and Imprisoned
American lawmakers and Israeli leaders fail to grasp the need for a fund to compensate families of Palestinians killed, injured, or imprisoned—or the real…
Open Letter to the World Council of Churches and the ecumenical movement
The National Coalition of Christian Organizations in Palestine pleads for Western churches to take a stand: “As we meet this month in Bethlehem in…
Gideon Levy: Thom Yorke, This Is Why You Should Boycott Israel
Ha'aretz's Gideon Levy writes: Isn't it time to do away with the artificial distinction between the Israelis who view themselves as nice and just…
If Israel were smart – Sara Roy on Gaza, LRB
If the Israelis were thinking clearly, everyone could benefit. All they must do is give us a window to live a normal life and…
This week in Palestine: Israeli forces kill girl in West Bank, father in Gaza
June 1 - June 7, 2017: Israeli soldiers killed a teenage Palestinian girl as well as a young father in Gaza. Israeli forces demolished…
Kafr Qasim killing shows police threat to Palestinian citizens of Israel
An Israeli security guard shot and killed 28-year-old Mahmoud Mahmoud Salim Taha, at the police station in Kafr Qasim on Monday night. This is…
This week in Palestine: Prisoners hunger strike ends, Gaza without electricity
May 25 – May 31, 2017: A thousand Palestinians being held in Israeli jails ended their hunger strike after 40 days without food. Palestinians…
This week in Palestine: Israelis kill two Palestinian children, punish hunger strikers
May 18 – 24, 2017: Israeli forces killed two Palestinian children, injured and arrested dozens, including children, and punished Palestinian prisoners on their fifth…
Ma’an News: Palestinian prisoners’ committee: 80% of hunger strikers’ demands met by Israel
Hundreds of Palestinians held in Israeli prisons suspended a 40-day mass hunger strike on Saturday following 20 hours of negotiations. A Committee of Palestinian…