By IMEMC Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new right-wing religious “government of war” is a blow to an already stagnating peace process, PLO officials said Thursday, vowing to fight it on the international stage. The PLO blasted Israel’s “extremist” cabinet, after Netanyahu announced a coalition government that gave him a slim parliamentary majority and included […]
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Israel Slammed Over Treatment of Palestinian Children in Detention
By Mel Frykberg | – RAMALLAH, West Bank (IPS) – Palestine’s ambassador to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, has sent a letter to the U.N. Security Council demanding that action be taken against Israel over the abuse of Palestinian children after they have been arrested by Israeli security forces. “Every single day and in countless […]
Israeli soldier testimonies reveal ‘shoot to kill’ policy in Gaza war
BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Testimonies from over 60 Israeli soldiers and officers who fought during last summer’s war in the Gaza Strip were released to the public Monday, raising serious concerns over whether Israel’s military adhered to the most basic principles of International Humanitarian Law. The testimonies — collected by Israeli military watchdog Breaking the Silence […]
Israeli PM Begins Forming Pro-Settlement Coaltion
By IMEMC | – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed coalition deals with two parties on Wednesday, in his first steps toward constructing a new government, one week before the deadline to present a cabinet. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu in cabinet meeting, April 19, 2015. (AFP/Menahem Kahana, File) Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu in cabinet meeting, […]
UN Report: 2014 Israeli Assault on Gaza Hit 7 UNRWA Schools, Killed 44
By IMEMC | — 44 displaced persons killed, 227 injured Attacks to be considered of “extreme severity toward those who looked to them for protection and sought refuge and were granted shelter there, had their hope and trust denied”, according to a recent statement by the United Nations. A UN girl’s school was hit 88 […]
Gaza Strip 101: World’s Largest outdoor Prison
Middle East Eye | – “The Gaza Strip, a coastal enclave wedged between Israel and Egypt, has been under blockade since 2007, shortly after elections brought the group Hamas to power. After repeated bombings by Israel – including one last summer which left over 2000 people dead – Gaza is on the verge of a […]
Why Gaza Casualties were so High: Israel relaxed rules re: high-explosives in populated areas
By: Charlie Hoyle – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The unprecedented number of Palestinians killed in the 2014 war in Gaza was linked to changes in the military rules of engagement regarding civilian protection measures by Israel’s army, a London-based NGO said this week. In a new report entitled ‘Under Fire,’ Action on Armed Violence found that […]
Gaza: Shortage of Medicines as Israeli Blockade Grinds On
By IMEMC News The Palestinian Ministry of Health has announced that the crisis of shortage in medicines and medical disposables has been critically aggravated because of the blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip for more than eight years [which has lowered incomes and made imported medicines expensive – JC]. Director General of Pharmacy, Ashraf Abu […]
Israeli Supreme Court Upholds ‘Anti-Boycott Law’
By Sarah Saadoun | (Human Rights Watch) – On Wednesday, Israel’s Supreme Court upheld key provisions of the country’s “anti-boycott law,” which makes it a civil offense for people or groups to advocate boycotting Israeli or settlement products, institutions, or individuals, and the advocacy has a reasonable chance of succeeding. The decision legitimizes violations of the […]
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