Some Israeli actions in the Palestinian Territories September 1-4: abduct, injure and attack people, demolish homes – reports from IMEMC
Sept 1-4: Israelis abduct, injure, attack Palestinians in West Bank & Gaza
Tags: human rights
Israel’s collective punishment of Palestinians illegal and an affront to justice: UN expert
UN expert says Israel’s strategy to control the Palestinian population violates a foundational rule of virtually every modern legal system: Only the guilty can be punished for their acts, and only after a fair process. The innocent can never be made to be punished for the deeds of others.
Levy: The Pigs of Kibbutz Lahav – Look at Them and See Israel
Israeli journalist Gideon Levy writes that it is impossible to be humane and remain silent in the face of the torture of animals, just as it is impossible to fight for human rights and remain silent as human beings are tortured. Around Kibbutz Lahav, before it was founded, were Bedouin villages whose inhabitants were expelled to the Hebron Mountains and to Sinai. Israel never heard their cry either…
As US Consigns Iranians to Death, Media Look the Other Way
The best way to remedy the inordinate harm the Iran sanctions do, would be to lift the sanctions, but few in the corporate media are making this rather obvious point.(Israel and its partisans have long targeted Iran.)
Israel May Block Coronavirus Respirators, Aid, to Gaza
Israel’s Defence Minister threatened that Israel might not allow humanitarian aid into Gaza, until the release of Israeli soldiers, or their remains, captured by the Palestinian resistance. Linking the issue of Israeli soldiers to the issue of urgent humanitarian needs for the Gaza Strip to fight against the coronavirus is deceptive and unconscionable…
Sixty Congress members oppose Israeli dispossession of Palestinian families
Khanna, Cohen, Eshoo lead letter urging Administration to oppose the displacement of Palestinian families and ensure U.S. equipment is not used in West Bank home demolitions. Presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard is a signatory
Video: Israel’s persecution of Khalida Jarrar, Member of Palestinian Parliament
Miral, the 10-year-old Gazan cancer patient whose parents weren’t allowed to be with her in a Nablus hospital, died last weekend. Now Israel is keeping another young Palestinian, who has leukemia, from receiving vital treatment.
Gazan Girl Fighting Cancer Died After Israel Denied Her Parents’ Visit. She Won’t Be the Last
Miral, the 10-year-old Gazan cancer patient whose parents weren’t allowed to be with her in a Nablus hospital, died last weekend. Now Israel is keeping another young Palestinian, who has leukemia, from receiving vital treatment.
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Israeli forces violated int’l law 262 times in past week (23–29 Jan)
Between 23 and 29 January, Israel committed 262 violations of international law against Palestinians, ranging from freedom of movement to demolition to bodily injury. Se the entire list with details of each human rights violation here…