Imprisoned Palestinian Lawyer Makes Submission to the International Criminal Court

Civil society and human organizations welcomed a communication submitted to the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on behalf of 37-year-old, Palestinian-French and human rights defender, and lawyer, Salah Hamouri, which details years of persecution and new tactics to forcibly transfer Palestinians from occupied Jerusalem. The Center for Constitutional Rights…

Visitor Limit for Church of the Holy Sepulchre is a “Flagrant Violation” of Palestinian Rights

Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Interior Minister Omer Bar-Lev have been told that the decision to limit the number of Christians visiting Jerusalem’s historic Church of the Holy Sepulchre is a “flagrant violation” of Palestinian rights. The Jerusalem’s historic Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Photo: Wikimedia) “Imposing restrictions and limiting the number of worshippers…

Arab Delegation Meets UN Team Probing Israel’s Human Rights Violations

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) team investigating last May’s war between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas met in Jordan on Thursday with an Arab-Palestinian delegation from Israel which presented allegations of systemic discrimination by Israel. The meeting took place in Jordan’s capital Amman due to Israel’s refusal to cooperate with the investigation or permit committee…

Racist Activist Sets Up Armed Militia in the Negev with Police Support

A racist activist has established an armed civilian unit of rangers to “save the Negev from problematic absence of personal security.” According Haaretz, the initiative was initially supported by the police and the Be’er Sheva municipality, but on Tuesday, police walked back their endorsement. Police vs. Arab-Bedouin protest in the Negev, January 13, 2022 (Photo: Activestills) The…

Prevent Expulsion of Palestinians from Hebron Hills

Israel’s Supreme Court has held on Tuesday a hearing over an attempt to displace more than 1,300 Palestinians from a rural part of the occupied West Bank that the Israeli army has designated for military exercises. The army wants to demolish eight small communities in a rocky area of the southern West Bank near Hebron.…