Amnesty Int’l and ADC on Trump’s new “Muslim Ban”
The new order is the same in nature as the old one. It prevents admission for nationals from six countries, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan,…
Category: Human Rights
Israel’s “Unlawful Combatants Law” violates Gazans’ rights
(Jerusalem, March 1, 2017, Human Rights Watch) – Israel has been detaining Palestinian residents of Gaza under an obscure law that strips away meaningful judicial…
Israel clears Palestinians and homes so its military can practice
Evictions, demolitions, and UXO are constant risks for Palestinian children living in areas of the Jordan Valley that Israel has declared as “firing zones,”…
Palestinian children throwing stones got longer sentences than Israeli who killed unarmed man
An Israeli Defense Forces soldier has been sentenced to 18 months in jail on a manslaughter conviction for shooting a Palestinian man in the…
‘The settlers love us when we shoot Arabs’
A former Israeli combat soldier describes how extremist Israeli settlers' provoke Israeli soldiers to be violent with Palestinians. After a soldier shot a Palestinian…
Israel abducted 590 Palestinians in January – 7,000 now in Israeli prisons
Israeli forces "arrested" an estimated 590 Palestinians in January, including 128 Palestinian children, 14 women, a journalist, and a Palestinian parliament member. In total,…
Palestinians sue Netanyahu, Friedman, Kushner Foundation, Livni in U.S. court
Palestinian and Jewish activists have filed a lawsuit with a US court against Benjamin Netanyahu, Avigdor Lieberman, Ehud Barak, the Kushner Family Foundation, and…
Israeli Soldiers Invade An Orphanage School In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers invaded the Industrial Orphanage School in the Old City in East Jerusalem. The soldiers violently searched the school and interrogated many orphans...
Seven Palestinians, six Israelis killed in January
Read more about the seven Palestinians and six Israelis killed in January.
Family of quadriplegic boy paralyzed by Israel sues for damages
On his 15th birthday, Atiya was shot in the neck by Israeli soldiers while he was on his way home from school. There were…