Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the oPt (15 – 21 March 2018)
As is the case every week in the oPt, Israel has been busily using violence to break up peaceful protests, invading villages and arresting…
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Israel to Increase Defense, Settlement Spending in 2019
Israel's illegal settlements built on Palestinian land will be able to grow and thrive more than ever in 2019, thanks to budget increases. This…
Blocking of vehicular access to a Palestinian village disrupts lives of 7,000 people
The village of Hizma is under blockade due to alleged stone-throwing at cars with Israeli license plates. This has impacted services, especially to children,…
Israeli Occupation Forces Detain 1319 Palestinians during the months of January and February
Addameer Prisoner Support reports that over 1,300 Palestinians were arrested in the first two months of 2018; 274 of these were children, bringing the…
Arab Lawmaker Suspended From Knesset for Week After Calling Israeli Soldiers ‘Murderers’
Knesset Ethics Committee said Haneen Zoabi’s remark was unworthy of protection under freedom of expression. Zoabi responded that it sounds more like a "Censorship…
Hamas and PA Agree: Israel to Blame for Gaza Assassination Attempt on Palestinian PM
At first, fingers pointed at Hamas. Today Palestinian leaders agree that Israel is behind the deed, and that the head of Gaza's Interior Ministry…
Israeli forces raid East Jerusalem cemetery, destroy tombstones of slain Palestinians
Some tombstone in an East Jerusalem cemetery contained the words "graves of martyrs of the Intifada of Jerusalem." This was objectionable to Israeli forces,…
Palestinian PM’s convoy hit by explosion
Palestinian Authority says Gaza attack on Rami Hamdallah was an assassination bid and blames Hamas for security breach.
Opinion: The Israeli Army Committed at Least 4 War Crimes in Recent Weeks. But Who Cares?
Israel's army has reached a level at which it can do no wrong. The "most moral army in the world," worshiped and exceptional, is…