Palestinians urge U.S. to intervene in mass hunger strike as Red Cross stays “neutral”
The Palestinian Authority is asking the U.S. to intervene while the International Committee of the Red Cross stated that it is "neutral" institution that…
Category: Human Rights
ACTION ALERT: Support 1,000 Palestinian hunger strikers on 38th day without food
Amplify their voices by contacting your Congressional rep, calling Amnesty International and Red Cross, writing letters to media, attending a rally, and educating others…
This week in Palestine: Israeli forces kill three, refuse to negotiate with hunger strikers
Israeli forces killed two Palestinians and one Jordanian, injured and arrested dozens, including children, and refused to negotiate with Palestinian hunger strikers on their…
The Nakba: Israel’s ethnic cleansing operation to create a Jewish majority in Palestine
During Israel's "war of independence," over 750,000 Palestinians were driven from their homes, never to be allowed to return. Hundreds of towns were razed;…
This week in Palestine: Mass hunger strike continues, Israeli forces kill Palestinian girl
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights documents crimes committed in the occupied Palestinian territories in weekly reports. We summarize their reports and stories from other news agencies with the…
VIDEO: Israeli police teach kids how to “confirm the kill” during elementary school demonstration
A disturbing video shows Israeli police demonstrating to hundreds of elementary school children how to make sure "assailants" are dead—by continuing to fire at…
Israel tries to discredit Palestinian hunger strike by releasing undated video of leader eating
The Israeli Prison Service has attempted to discredit the Palestinian mass hunger strike by releasing undated video footage that shows Marwan Barghouti, the movement's…
This week in Palestine: Palestinian hunger striker dies, IDF attacks journalists and protesters
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights documents crimes committed in the occupied Palestinian territories in weekly reports. We will summarize their reports and stories…
Chas Freeman on “Greater Israel” and the prospects for peace in the Middle East
Israel's foreign supporters have every reason to ask that it govern all people in its charge with the justice and humanity that constitute the…
Palestinian prisoners launch hunger strike; Israel places leader in solitary confinement
Over 1,500 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails began a hunger strike on April 17. Israel responded by placing Marwan Barghouti, the movement's leader,…