Palestinian teen Mohammad Fayez Balhan was killed Monday by Israeli soldiers as they raided a refugee camp. Israel has taken nearly 100 Palestinian lives so far this year; Palestinians have killed 16 Israelis.
In Part Three of the in-depth article from the Intercept on Israel’s decades-long campaign to rid the land of Palestinians, read about the current situation under Israel’s extremist government, and Israel’s ruthless efforts to evict Palestinian Bedouin inside Israel from their historic land and lifestyle.
Jerusalem is carpeted with surveillance cameras, supposedly for the protection of Israeli civilians from “terrorists.” In some cases, it works instead to protect Israeli soldiers from charges of excessive force as they needlessly kill Palestinians.
In Part Two of the in-depth article from the Intercept on Israel’s decades-long campaign against Palestinians, read about how the Israeli military partners with settlers, using harassment, violence, and clandestine moves, to control Palestinian land. Palestinians are left with noncontiguous “Bantustans,” where they are still unable to live in peace.
In a brutal show of force Tuesday night, Israeli police stormed Al Aqsa mosque, arresting at least 400 worshipers and causing havoc and destruction during the holy month of Ramadan.
The Intercept recently featured an in-depth article describing Israel’s decades-long campaign of discrimination and violence against Palestinians – in a way that begins to capture the magnitude of the injustice. The many forms of mistreatment require a lengthy article. IAK has broken it into four manageable parts which we will release over the next several days.
In Part One, read about the case of the hamlets of Masafer Yatta, where Israeli policy is trying to force Palestinians to leave – either by discriminatory legislation or intimidation and violence.
With the death of Amir Emad Abu Khadija, Israel has now killed 87 Palestinians in 2023 (plus 3 who died indirectly); 12 Israelis have also been killed.
This televangelist’s interview with Benjamin Netanyahu exposed his millions of followers to false and misleading information about Israel and Palestine.
Two articles describe how Israeli troops have killed 5 more Palestinians, one a youth riding his bicycle, another executed although he was unconscious and posed no threat. 12 others were shot; some are in serious condition. Israel has been responsible for the deaths of 89 Palestinians since the beginning of this year, including 17 children and one woman.
Ahmad Manasra’s waking nightmare continues: traumatized, tried as an adult at age 14, convicted of attempted murder in spite of the evidence, and sentenced to 12 years in prison (later reduced to 9 1/2 years). He has been in solitary confinement since November 2021, and Israeli courts just extended his isolation for another 6 months – though he suffers from schizophrenia.