Human Rights

By IMEMC | – – Since October 1st, 30 Palestinians have been killed, and more than 1500 others injured by Israeli troops, according to the most recent report by the Palestinian Ministry of Health The MOH said in its report that among the 30 killed Palestinians there are seven children. According to the press statement, […]

Human Rights

Israeli Army kills 6 Palestinians, wounds 145 at Gaza Border Demonstration

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Ma’an News Agency | – – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Six Palestinians were killed and 145 others injured as Israeli military forces opened fire at a demonstration by the border fence east of Gaza City and near Khan Younis on Friday, medics and the Ministry of Health said. The Gaza Ministry of Health said Shadi […]

Human Rights

Violence in Israel & Palestine: It’s the Occupation, Stupid!

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Dena Takruri | (AJ+ Video Report) | – – “When you think of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, you probably think of clashes, rockets, checkpoints and Gaza – but what’s really at the heart of the violence in Israel and Palestine? AJ+: “Violence In Israel And The Palestinian Territories: It’s The Occupation”

Human Rights

How much Palestinian unrest is work of Undercover Israeli Agents?

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By Celine Hagbard | IMEMC | – – A Reuters camera operator captured on film a group of Israeli undercover agents dressed as Palestinian youth during a demonstration in Beit El on Tuesday. The soldiers are seen throwing stones alongside demonstrators, then turning around, drawing their guns and shouting orders at the crowd. The video, […]

Corporate Surveillance

Citing NSA Spying, Euro Court of Justice Forbids Auto-Sharing of Personal Info

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Danny O’Brien | (Electronic Frontier Foundation) | – – The spread of knowledge about the NSA’s surveillance programs has shaken the trust of customers in U.S. Internet companies like Facebook, Google, and Apple: especially non-U.S. customers who have discovered how weak the legal protections over their data is under U.S. law. It should come as […]

Human Rights

Red Crescent: Israeli forces injure Nearly 500 Palestinians in 3 days

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Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — At least 499 Palestinians have been injured in clashes with Israeli soldiers and settlers across the occupied Palestinian Territory since Saturday, the Palestinian Red Crescent said on Monday. Spokesperson Errab Foqoha told Ma’an that at least 41 Palestinians had been shot with live rounds, while 143 […]

Displaced and Refugees

Education for refugees can help save Syria’s lost generation

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By Dorrie Chetty | (The Conversation) | – – With the world’s focus firmly on the European response to the refugee crisis in recent weeks, attention has been diverted away from the humanitarian needs of the Middle East itself. Only a minority of refugees have fled to Europe, with the majority of Syrians travelling across […]

Bashar al-Assad

To Stem the Flow of Refugees, Stop the Syrian Regime’s Barrel Bombs

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By Kenneth Roth, Executive Director | ( Human Rights Watch) – – Syrian asylum-seekers are the largest component of the latest refugee surge to Europe. Germany has been extraordinarily generous in providing a refuge. But with four million refugees having fled Syria’s daily atrocities and more waiting in the wings, we must ask how to […]

censorship

Israeli Soldiers Assault AFP Reporters at West Bank Demo

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By IMEMC News | – – Two AFP journalists were assaulted Friday by Israeli soldiers who destroyed and seized their equipment in the occupied West Bank, after the funeral of a Palestinian killed by the army. A video journalist with the agency, Italian Andrea Bernardi, was thrown to the ground and jabbed in the side […]