Palestinians are routinely prosecuted in an Israeli military court system that lacks basic and fundamental guarantees of due process.
Iyad Burnat: ‘My youngest son has seen nothing but violence’
Tags: Jerusalem
WITNESS: Israel is provoking Hamas, putting ceasefire at risk
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is in its sixth day. Will it hold? That may depend on Israel (and it doesn’t look promising).
Mass arrests of Palestinians in Israel’s Operation Law & Order is “a war declaration”
Operation Law and Order: Israeli police launch a wave of arrests targeting Palestinian citizens of Israel who rallied in support of Sheikh Jarrah, Al-Aqsa, and Gaza.
A history of the US blocking UN resolutions against Israel
Over the past five decades, the United States has vetoed at least 53 UN Security Council resolutions critical of Israel – 3 in just the last week.
After Years of Quiet, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Exploded. Why Now?
NY Times report: A little-noticed police action in Jerusalem last month was one of several incidents that led to the current crisis in which Israel is using violence against Palestinians in Gaza, East Jerusalem, and the West Bank.
A Nightmare of Terror Across the Landscape of Palestine
As Israeli mobs roam the streets attacking Palestinians, and Israeli war planes drop bombs on Gaza, it’s essential to understand how we arrived at this moment – and to recognize the opportunity at hand.
Ha’aretz | How Israel Invented Its Exclusive Claim Over Jerusalem
The Zionist movement, until relatively recently, never regarded Jerusalem as the Jewish people’s ‘eternal, unified’ capital. Now, Israel’s nationalists are willing to set the Middle East ablaze for the sake of Greater Jerusalem
The Real Reason Israel Annexed East Jerusalem
Ha’aretz’s correspondent covered the story of the city’s unification after the Six-Day War. Fifty years later he revisits the dramatic decision that changed the face of the Middle East. He reports that this critical act, which for 50 years has prevented peace, was not a result of strategic planning or motivated by existential national need…
Sheikh Jarrah: A Third Palestinian Intifada Is Now a Stone’s Throw Away
The history & context of the current escalation in the conflict – Israel might be able to kill, maim, and suppress Palestinians, but it can’t sustain apartheid forever.
Monday: Israeli military aggression in Jerusalem continues, medics denied access
The Israeli military continued its aggression toward Palestinians in Jerusalem by invading the Al-Aqsa Mosque, shooting and beating worshipers, blocking medics who tried to assist the injured, and causing damage to the Muslim holy site – all so that Israeli settlers could enter the area.