The rightful outpouring of support for Ukraine teaches us that the West can condemn occupation when it wants to.
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Even though Israel is about to go under the microscope of the International Criminal Court, it continues to defy international law by abusing the human rights of Palestinians. Why? It’s a mystery.
Eleven Palestinian families were left homeless as Israeli bulldozers gave them almost no time to remove their belongings – another typical day under occupation (and Covid)
The period from March to August 2020, a period marking the height of the coronavirus pandemic, represented the highest rate of Israeli home demolitions in four years.
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A 7-year-old Palestinian boy discovered a box full of stun grenades planted in his village by Israeli soldiers the night before, one of 3 such boxes set to explode when touched, camouflaged with stones and scraps of cloth.
With no foreseeable end in sight, Israel’s blockade on Gaza not only runs afoul of international law, but it has also already been on the radar of the United Nations and human rights groups for well over a decade. siege
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In hopes of reducing the risk of COVID-19 exposure for its Jewish population, the Israeli Prison Service approved the transfer of five hundred Israeli prisoners to house arrest, but have subsequently refused to provide the same for Palestinian prisoners.
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In the heat of summer, Israel confiscates water trucks, destroys wells and water pipelines for Palestinians.
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Joe Biden has been in a love affair with Israel for decades. In this article first published in August 2019, when the candidate field was crowded, we laid out evidence that a Biden presidency would prove only marginally better than Trump’s in terms of justice for Palestinians.
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by Kathryn Shihadah
“Settlement” sounds so cozy and benign–but Israeli settlements are self-destructive and a travesty of justice, as several Israeli journalists admit.
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International law forbids the acquisition of territory through war AND the recognition of annexed territory.
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from Middle East Monitor and IMEMC
Between 2000 and 2014, Israel killed a Palestinian child every 3 days on average, for 14 years; in 2018 at least 56 children died, and over 900 were detained. Israel faces no serious obstacles and acts with impunity - with financial backing of the same regime that is allowing children to be separated from their parents and die on the border with Mexico.
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