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Israel kills Palestinian kids, then kills funeral attendee, then ransacks Defense of Children office

[email protected] July 29, 2021 dcip, defense for children international palestine, Mohammad Abu Sara, Mohammed al-Alami, occupation, police brutality, Shadi Omar Lutfi Salim, Shaukat Khalid Awad, Shawkat Khalid Awad

On Wednesday, Israeli forces killed Mohammad, the 11th Palestinian child victim of Israel in the West Bank in 2021. A few days before they had killed a 17-year-old. Today, they shot dead a 20-year-old participating in Mohammad’s funeral march. Also today, Israeli soldiers broke into and ransacked the local Defense for Children International office. Tuesday, Israeli forces killed a 41-year-old Palestinian man. In the middle of all this, the House advanced a bill to give Israel billions of Americans’ tax dollars.

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Israeli Prison Service accused of beating Palestinian who died in detention

[email protected] July 27, 2021 Abdo Yousef al-Khatib, Addameer, israel prison service, occupation, torture

After his arrest by Israeli forces on Sunday for a traffic violation, Abdo Yousef al-Khatib was heard screaming in his prison cell. The Israel Prison Service claims he died of a heart attack.

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Israeli troops kill Palestinian teen in West Bank peaceful protest

[email protected] July 26, 2021 nabi saleh, occupation, peaceful protest, police brutality, Tamimi

The village of Nabi Saleh, home to ordinary Palestinian families, has peacefully resisted Israel’s ongoing confiscation of their land for years. On Friday, the community was shattered by the senseless death of yet another of their own at the hands of Israeli forces.

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The Stolen Childhood of Palestinian Kids

[email protected] July 15, 2021 al tuwani, child abuse, occupation, south hebron hills

Sujoud’s story is unique in its details, but many Palestinian children in the West Bank have had similar haunting experiences with Israeli settlers, soldiers, or another form of the inescapable presence of the occupation.

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Mapping Israeli occupation

[email protected] May 21, 2021 area c, checkpoint, east jerusalem, expulsion, gaza war, Israeli settlements, occupation, refugee, separation wall, settler colonialism

Israel and Hamas have declared a ceasefire, but that’s not the end of the dispute between Israel and the Palestinians – not by a longshot. These illustrations show how, even without “war,” Israel’s military controls every aspect of Palestinians’ lives – through occupation and settler colonialism.

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After Years of Quiet, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Exploded. Why Now?

[email protected] May 17, 2021 al-aqsa mosque, ethnic cleansing, Gaza, Jerusalem, occupation, police brutality, sheikh jarrah

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.

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How was your week? Seven days of Israel human rights violations

[email protected] April 11, 2021 abduction, apartheid, human rights, israeli settler violence, land theft, occupation, police brutality

Not a day goes by during which Israeli military and/or settlers do not commit human rights violations against the people of Palestine – from abduction and shooting to land theft and home demolition. Scan 7 days of headlines for a sampling.

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The Washington Post Redacted Facts About Israel’s Destruction of COVID-19 Clinics

[email protected] April 6, 2021 covid-19, media bias, media suppression, occupation, pandemic, washington post, whitewashing

The Washington Post claimed, in spite of clear evidence to the contrary, that Israel had never destroyed Palestinian Covid clinics. In fact Israel is guilty of this and a multitude of other human rights abuses – as a pandemic rages, and with financial support from the US.

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Israel’s week-long smorgasbord of abuse against Palestinians March 9-15

[email protected] March 16, 2021 home demolition, israeli settler violence, media bias, occupation, police brutality

For those who think Palestine is in a time of “calm” because there are no headlines, think again. Palestinians haven’t experienced calm in decades.

Here is a sampling of headlines from the last week, as meticulously reported by our friends at the International Middle East Media Center.

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Israel’s military courts for Palestinians make a mockery of justice

[email protected] March 10, 2021 apartheid, international law, military court, occupation, separate unequal

New report from UK charity War on Want shows how integral Israel’s military court system is in controlling Palestinian lives. The system is apartheid in nature and violates international law.

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