Ahmad Al-Manasra: A Palestinian Child Who Grew up Behind Israeli Bars
Ahmad Al-Manasra has been in Israeli prison since age 13, and suffers from prison-related mental illness. A hearing to review the now 21-year-old Manasra’s…
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Israel Prevented 15 Terror Attacks, but How Many Did It Cause?
An Israeli journalist notes that Israel's efforts to thwart Palestinian resistance simply create grounds for more resistance. Only ending the occupation will end the…
53,000 Palestinian children detained by Israel since 1967
April 5 is Palestinian Child Day. Today we acknowledge that Israel has arrested over 53,000 Palestinian minors since 1967. Many are tortured.
Israel on the hook for death of one-year-old Fatma Jalal al-Masri
A baby girl has died after Israel denied her permission to leave Gaza to get medical treatment in Jerusalem. This is a breach of…
Gideon Levy: Terror Is the Only Way Open to the Palestinians
Violence is always brutal and immoral – and not just the violence of a lone Palestinian attacker with a knife. The state-sanctioned, uniformed violence…
From The Nation: In Every Corner of Palestine, There Is a Story of Dispossession
March 30th is Land Day, an annual commemoration of those killed protesting Israeli theft of Palestinian lands 46 years ago. But even now, there…
Israeli soldiers required to gather personal data on 50 Palestinians a day
The Israeli occupation has always been invasive, but new instructions place Israeli soldiers in a competition to see who can gather personal information from…
Israel ‘top priority’ is to discredit UN, Rapporteur says Israel commits apartheid
UN Special Rapporteur reports that Israel's actions amount to apartheid... Israel is planning a campaign to discredit a UN investigation, concerned that it will…
Mike Pence and the (alarming) company he keeps
Former VP Mike Pence recently visited Israel, where he spent time with Israeli extremists associated with a banned terrorist movement and meeting with mega-donor…
Israeli forces kill three Palestinians Tuesday, one a teen
In separate incidents, Israeli troops shot and killed three Palestinian young men today, Tuesday, March 15. A number of Palestinians were also injured; no…