Israeli authorities have detained approximately one million Palestinians since the establishment of Israel, according to a statement by the Palestinian Committee of Prisoners’ Affairs, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS), and the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)…
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Telesur: US Furious Over Another Scathing UN Report on Israeli Abuses
Telesur reports that just days after a U.N. report accusing Israel of apartheid was pulled because of Israeli and U.S. pressure, another U.N. agency issued a scathing report charging Israel with “subjugation of humanity” in Palestine…
Israeli who killed Palestinian gets less jail time than Palestinian kids who threw stones; Israeli children dress up as the killer
An Israeli soldier who shot a Palestinian rebel dead after he was already incapacitated on the ground has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. The killing took place in the Palestinian city of Hebron in Israeli-occupied West Bank. The Independent reports: [The dead Palestinian’s] father Yusri told reporters … “The sentence he received is less than…
Israel’s “Unlawful Combatants Law” violates Gazans’ rights
(Jerusalem, March 1, 2017, Human Rights Watch) – Israel has been detaining Palestinian residents of Gaza under an obscure law that strips away meaningful judicial review and due process rights, Al Mezan Center for Human Rights and Human Rights Watch said today. Israel has detained 18 Palestinian residents of Gaza under the Internment of Unlawful Combatants…
Israel clears Palestinians and homes so its military can practice
Evictions, demolitions, and UXO are constant risks for Palestinian children living in areas of the Jordan Valley that Israel has declared as “firing zones,” where Israeli battalions regularly assemble to hone their combat skills. “During 2016, we were forced to evacuate our houses around 30 times…”
A history of how Israel out-foxed US Presidents, from Eisenhower to Obama
Over the past six decades, Israeli leaders have refined their strategies for taking advantage of their staunchest ally, the United States. Israeli leaders have frequently manipulated and misled American presidents out of a confidence that U.S. politicians deeply fear the political fallout from any public battle with Israel…
World’s Leading Football Bodies Under Fire Over Israel Policies
Among other actions, the heads of FIFA and UEFA have been referred to the International Criminal Court (ICC), accusing FIFA president Gianni Infantino and UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin of “aiding and abetting war crimes and crimes against humanity.”
Why are Palestinian books struggling to be seen on Amazon?
Independent Palestinian publishers suspect that Amazon Ads is blocking titles, limiting visibility and suppressing books on Palestine
The More Murderous Israel Gets, The More We Hear About “Antisemitism”
Meanwhile, in reality, civilians and children are mercilessly butchered in Iran, Lebanon and Palestine by Israel and its allies
Israeli soldiers echo settler ideology, talk of revenge after targeting Palestinians and detaining CNN crew in the West Bank
The settler – soldier playbook: establish outposts on Palestinian land, count on protection or inaction from Israeli soldiers and eventually secure a government decree legalizing the outpost









