The law resolves a long-standing political demand by Israel’s far-right leadership to formalize execution as a tool of control over Palestinians.
The gallows law: Israel moves toward executing Palestinian children
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Israeli forces destroy 17 UN peacekeeper cameras in south Lebanon
Israeli forces are razing buildings to the ground in Naqoura, the southern Lebanon town that hosts UNIFIL’s headquarters
Israeli Settlers Killed a Palestinian Farmer on His Own Land, in Front of His Father. Yes, Again
It was the third time in a month, just the names and location are different: Settler shot and killed a Palestinian farmer on his family’s land.
The US-Israeli War on Science is an Assault on our Future
The US and Israel have bombed at least 20 of Iran’s universities. Israel has bombed more than 60 healthcare facilities in Lebanon, while the US-Israel coalition has attacked at least 50 hospitals in Iran.
100+ International Law Experts Say US Strikes on Iran Violate UN Charter, Could Be War Crimes
The US started a war despite “no imminent threat” from Iran and has since carried out widespread attacks against schools, hospitals, civilian homes, and energy facilities.
World’s Leading Football Bodies Under Fire Over Israel Policies
Among other actions, the heads of FIFA and UEFA have been referred to the International Criminal Court (ICC), accusing FIFA president Gianni Infantino and UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin of “aiding and abetting war crimes and crimes against humanity.”
More than half of Palestinian child detainees have no charges
51 percent of the total are held in administrative detention without charge or trial, which is both the highest number and the highest proportion on record since Defense for Children International
The Iran War Is About Palestine
By helping Israel demolish what’s left of international legal constraint, the Iran war is hastening the dissolution of the Palestinian question.
Researchers at Human Rights Watch Resign Over Blocked Report on Palestinian Refugee Return
The report’s conclusion—that Israel’s denying Palestinians the right of return constitutes a crime against humanity–apparently made HRW’s legal dept uncomfortable enough to halt the report, a decision that one staffer described as “unprincipled and cowardly.”
UN’s special rapporteur on human rights says Israel is systematically torturing Palestinians
Francesca Albanese says her report, which includes over 300 testimonies, ‘examines Israel’s systematic use of torture against Palestinians from the occupied Palestinian territory since October 7, 2023.’ Though appointed by the UN Human Rights Council, special rapporteurs are independent experts and do not speak on behalf of the UN.