Just 42% of Gazans were allowed to travel to Israel for medical treatment last December. Cancer rates among Palestinian children have increased by 40% since 2008, but their parents are sometimes told by Israel to become informants if they want their children to cross the border for treatment. Appointment delays for Palestinian patients are the highest they’ve ever been recorded.
(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…
Intensified Israeli attacks against Gaza are reminiscent of the leadup to its previous wide-scale invasions of Gaza, most recently “Operation Protective Edge.” Human rights groups calls on the interntional community to prevent it.
Internal emails reveal changes resulted directly from complaints by pro-Israel activists, with the museum and its director subsequently misleading prominent critics
NY socialists & America First conservatives are both done with wars. What we can agree on is that America’s interests must be prioritized above those of foreign nations. There is a natural and important alliance to be made
The Israeli occupation has entrenched a systematic policy of documenting and publicly circulating scenes of torture and abuse against Palestinian detainees, turning torture into a tool of humiliation and spectacle across the occupied system
Multiple Times employees are reporting from and currently living in Israel, despite Israel’s blanket censorship policies. Meanwhile, the paper has no reporters in Iran. Uncritically parroting Israeli government talking points that frame Israel as the victim is journalistic obfuscation at best.
A new massively detailed report demonstrates the patterns by compiling accounts detailing rape by soldiers using bottles, batons, and other sharp objects — even trained dogs.
“[Settlement jurisdiction areas] are ‘legal’ land grabs that happen without any public debate, court oversight, or Palestinian recourse,” says Israeli human rights org.
Campaign expenditures for the Colorado primary attracted national attention. Drop Site follows the money trail – back to AIPAC. Super PACs funded by AIPAC and big tech donors poured $2 million against challenger Melat Kiros. Dropsite exposes how AIPAC tried to obscure its role