A Palestinian child within a kite in front of the destroyed Al-Nada towers in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza Strip, August 4, 2014. The towers had had 90 flats

MK Touma-Sliman on UN’s 2014 Gaza Conflict Report: Submit Allegations of War Crimes to ICC

The United Nations Independent Commission of Inquiry into the 2014 Gaza conflict has gathered substantial information pointing to the possible commission of war crimes by both Israel and Palestinian armed groups. “The extent of the devastation and human suffering in Gaza was unprecedented and will impact generations to come,” Justice Mary McGowan Davis, chair of…

Palestinian journalists demonstrate against last summer's deadly war in Gaza.

Trauma Training for Palestinian Journalists in Gaza

This week, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) will conduct their third workshop in trauma training for journalists since last summer’s war in the Gaza Strip. The workshop will take place at the headquarters of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) in Gaza City. Designed to allow journalists to…

Palestinian Economy Pushed into Recession by Gaza War

Last week the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reported that mounting political tensions and the war between Israel and Gaza during the summer drove the combined Palestinian economy of Gaza and the West Bank into its first contraction since 2006. While the West Bank economy actually grew by 4.5 percent in 2014, in Gaza economic activity declined…