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Weekly Report Sept 26-Oct 02: Israel committed 129 Human Rights abuses

[email protected] October 3, 2019 hum, human rights, PCHRGaza, torture

PCHRGaza documented 129 human rights violations by Israeli forces & settlers, including: killing a Palestinian civilian, injuring 88, 76 incursions into the West Bank, 55 civilians arrested, including 2 children and 2 women. Palestinian prisoner transferred to the hospital in critical condition after being tortured during investigation. 6 shooting incidents reported against Palestinian fishing boats off the Gaza Strip shore, etc

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Israeli Violence Continues, Ending September With Abductions, Demolitions, and Raids

[email protected] October 1, 2019 abduction, collective punishment, home demolition, IDF, occupation

September, Week 4 2019: Israeli violence continues with NGO raids, demolitions, abductions (86), holding corpses hostage, spoiling Palestinian’s vaccines, medicines, and repeated invasions of holy sites.

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Saher ‘Awadallah ‘Othman

[email protected] September 27, 2019 israel-palestine-timeline

September 27th, 2019: Saher ‘Awadallah Jaber ‘Othman, 20, was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers in Gaza while participating in the 76th Great March of Return. He was declared dead in al-Shifa hospital approximately three hours after he was shot with a bullet in the chest. In addition, Israeli troops wounded another 86 civilians through excessive…

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Israeli forces & settlers commit 204 human rights violations in past week

[email protected] September 27, 2019 human rights, Palestinian Center for Human rights, PCHR, settlers

The Palestinian Center for Human rights documented 204 violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law (IHL) by Israeli forces and settlers in the occupied Palestinian territory during the week of September 19-25, 2019 – see the incidents:

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Israel military outdoes itself in a week of violence toward Palestinians

[email protected] September 22, 2019 excessive force, gaza blockade, Israeli occupation, Palestinian human rights, sabra and shatilla, war crime

September, Week 3: Mainstream media does not cover the scores of “small” stories of Palestinian loss of freedom, property, life, and hope. IMEMC brings the stories to us daily. Below are many of the headlines from the past week.

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Israel: democracy or apartheid state?

[email protected] September 18, 2019 analysis, apartheid, basic laws, desmond tutu, discrimination, Nakba, nation-state law, racism, syrian refugees

Racism was part of the birth of the state of Israel; apartheid is part of its fabric. Nelson Mandela agreed. Palestinians struggle for equality, as do people of color (both Jewish and non-Jewish).

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Pro-Israel neocons abound in Washington, and they’re calling the shots

[email protected] September 17, 2019 AIPAC, analysis, antisemitism, Haim Saban, israel lobby, Jeffrey Blankfort, nancy pelosi, neoconservatives, pnac, Project for a New American Century, Sheldon Adelson

Longtime Middle East analyst Jeffrey Blankfort discusses the history of pro-Israel neoconservatives in Washington, and the influence of AIPAC and Sheldon Adelson in Middle East policy – and he’s naming names.

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Another week of Israeli violence: confiscation, abduction, killing, destruction

[email protected] September 13, 2019 abduction, al-araqib, bedouin village, Gaza, human rights violation, hunger strike, israel annexation, israeli demolition, journalist, land confiscation, occupation, settler violence, unhrc

Second week of September 2019: Israeli violence includes confiscating a piece of private Palestinian land the size of Ellis Island; killing, injuring, abducting, and bombing children and adults – all by the “most moral army in the world.”

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PBS adds pro-Israel headline to its own report on Israeli attacks in Gaza

[email protected] September 13, 2019 Adnan al Borsh, Gaza, Jane Ferguson, John Yang, Mondoweiss, PBS, Philip Weiss

PBS recently presented an excellent report on Israeli sniper violence at the Gaza border, but headlined it with a pro-Israel spin. The truth is simply too damning to be presented un-spun to an American audience. Philip Weiss discusses the report and how it was packaged.

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Israeli forces kill, injure, abduct Palestinians, destroy homes & farmland

[email protected] September 9, 2019 apartheid, home demolition, Israeli forces, Palestinian occupied territories, Trump

During the first week of September 2019 Israeli forces in the Palestinian Occupied Territories killed Palestinian children, destroyed Palestinian property, razed farmland, stormed a Palestinian village, and assaulted, detained, and abducted Palestinians… In other words: it was pretty much like every other week. Read the details:

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