A Palestinian musician describes her ordeal at Ben Gurion Airport
Palestinian flutist, composer & singer: I shall go on resisting Israel's racism and apartheid with my music, and one day I may make a…
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In Three Years, Israeli Military Courts Have Fined Palestinians $16 Million
Israeli military courts not only have a 99% conviction rate when it comes to Palestinian prisoners, but in many cases they also impose exorbitant fines…
Israeli snipers kill Palestinian woman, target medics, injure 25 with live fire, tear gas
A new year brings Palestinians more injustice and tragedy, as Israeli soldiers shoot and tear gas unarmed protesters in Gaza, and shoot alleged attackers…
Ten years after the first war on Gaza, Israel still plans endless brute force
Operation Cast Lead (winter 2008-9) is emblematic of everything that is wrong with Israel’s approach to Gaza. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a political conflict…
Israel spraying herbicides inside Gaza violates int’l law, rights groups say
For 3 years, Israel has been spraying dangerous herbicides into Gaza to destroy foliage and enable clear viewing of land near the border. (Think…
IDF annexes Palestinian land using flimsy excuses and gibberish
Author Amira Hass, a Jewish Israeli, pressed the Israeli government for an explanation for the sharp increase in refusals to allow Palestinians access to…
Home demolitions in West Bank on the rise; already 1 home destroyed in 2019
Why would 2019 be any different from 2018? Israeli demolition of Palestinian homes goes on unabated, as though it were a completely legal occurrence.…
Israel’s Nation-State Law also discriminates against Mizrahi Jews
Mizrahi academics and activists demand Israel’s High Court strike down the Jewish Nation-State Law, saying it erases their cultural legacy and perpetuates injustices against both them and…
Israel vows to ‘worsen’ conditions for Palestinian prisoners
Israel's Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan has announced plans to "worsen" conditions for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, including rationing water supplies and reducing the number…
NYT investigation concludes Razan Al-Najjar’s death was unnecessary, may be a war crime
Razan Al-Najjar's death by sniper last June was briefly newsworthy; she was briefly demonized by Israel, then the world forgot about her. But the…