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Tag Archives: Israel-Palestine
Israel’s new land grab is clearly illegal
An editorial in Haaretz discusses Israeli occupation policies in the West Bank (“Israel’s new land grab is clearly illegal,” Haaretz, 15 April 2014): The Defense Minister’s green light to appropriate land in the West Bank places him in the extreme right and shatters Israelis’ hopes for resolving the conflict with the Palestinians. … Although the […]
Building peace in Palestine and Israel
“The reality has never been so grim. And yet, in the midst of this darkness, there are Israelis and Palestinians who are working tirelessly for an end to bloodshed, and to all forms of violence—including the structural violence of the occupation/siege.”
Killing sleeping children a ‘universal shame’: UNRWA
“Last night, children were killed as they slept next to their parents on the floor of a classroom in a UN designated shelter in Gaza,” UNRWA Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl reports.
Israeli reservists resist war, refuse to serve
More than 50 reservists in the Israeli military have announced their refusal to serve in the army and expressed solidarity with “all those who resist being called to service”.
Collective punishment in Gaza must end: UN Special Rapporteur
Last year, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the state of affairs on human rights in the Palestinian Territories occupied by Israel since 1967, Richard Falk, called on Israel to end its siege of the Gaza Strip.