JULY 30, 2015 1:20 P.M. (UPDATED: JULY 30, 2015 7:35 P.M.) A Palestinian hunger striker lies in an ICRC tent in Gaza City in 2014.(AFP/File) JERUSALEM (AFP) — The Israeli parliament approved Thursday a law allowing prisoners on hunger strike facing death to be force fed, a spokesman said, sparking criticism from rights groups and…
There are currently 164 Palestinian children under Israeli detention (AFP/File) RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — The first six months of 2015 saw a 10 percent increase in physical violence against Palestinian children detained by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank, an international children’s rights groups said Saturday. Defense for Children International Palestine (DCIP) said in a…
21st July 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza Team | Gaza, Occupied Palestine During the 2012 Zionist massacre in Gaza, named by the occupation as Operation Pillar of Defense, many buildings near Mohamed’s home were bombed. Less than a year after the aggression, while playing with him, Mohamed’s mother found a lump in his neck. At this time…
To: The U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation From: The Free Palestine Movement Date: July 21, 2015 Subj: Free Palestine Movement Resignation from the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation Please be advised that the Free Palestine Movement resigns from the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, effective immediately. We…
Susiya Emergency Call To Action Please send the following 2 letters (below). One to EU trade officials (addresses below the letter) and one for Israeli embassies (please make sure to change the name according to location). Protests at your local Israeli embassies (you can find your local embassy athttp://embassies.gov.il/Pages/IsraeliMissionsAroundTheWorld.aspx). LIKE the official #SaveSusiya Facebook page…
Please consider endorsing this open letter. If you agree with the message, go to http://tinyurl.com/stopdivisiveattacks and consider forwarding it to your contacts and peace and justice organizations. An open letter to the U.S. Campaign and other Activists for Justice in Palestine. Visit http://tinyurl.com/stopdivisiveattacks to sign the petition. As active participants in the struggle for justice for Palestinians,…
JULY 14, 2015 JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — A 55-year-old Palestinian lost an eye after he was hit by a sponge-tipped bullet while seeking shelter from clashes between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian youths in Shufat refugee camp in East Jerusalem Sunday. Video footage caught on a surveillance camera in a grocery shop showed the moment Nafiz Dmeiri…
Israel’s Civil Administration on Thursday delivered dozens of eviction and stop-work orders to Palestinian Bedouins east of Jerusalem, a lawyer told Ma’an. Bassab Bahar, who chairs an East Jerusalem committee to protect Palestinian land, said Civil Administration officers accompanied by Israel’s military raided the Abu al-Nawwar dwellings, which house members of the al-Jahalin Bedouin community.
International Solidarity Movement, Al Khalil Team | Al Khalil, Occupied Palestine At 18:30 PM on the 29th of June 2015, masked settlers from the nearby illegal settlement of Beit Hadassah attacked Palestinian houses and souq (market) with a water hose and stones.
Freedom Flotilla Coalition | International Waters, off the coast of Occupied Palestine At 02:06AM today (Gaza time) the “Marianne” contacted Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) and informed us that three boats of the Israeli navy had surrounded her in international waters, while sailing approximately 100NM from Gaza coast. After that we lost contact with the “Marianne”…