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Important lawsuit alleging discrimination against Muslim Americans moves forward

A federal court allows lawsuit filed by CAIR that alleges institutional targeting of Muslims at US borders.

Apartheid imprisonment: Jewish versus Palestinian "security" prisoners

A new Adalah paper outlines the disparity in sentencing and commutation between Jewish and Palestinian “security” prisoners.

Israeli spokesperson admits to targeting journalists in Gaza

By Israel’s logic, any journalist in Gaza right now is an unacceptable “fig leaf” for Hamas.

Right-wing group's theft of Palestinian heritage outlined in new study

A French diplomat has been scolded for daring to recognize the importance of Palestinian heritage.

Video: Tel Aviv exhibit features testimony by Nakba perpetrators

A new exhibit and project aims to collect testimonies from the aging and dying perpetrators of the Nakba, before it’s too late.

Israeli forces put knife to throat of father of teen who confessed to settlement killings

The West Bank village of Awarta has been subject to siege for 18 months after the murders of a family in a nearby settlement, even though the killers have been arrested and confessed to the crime.

US federal court upholds state secrets privilege, foregoing rights of Muslim citizens

Invoking state secrets, a federal court has dismissed a class-action case against the FBI for unlawfully surveilling southern California’s Muslim community.

Israeli high court decision enables widespread torture of Palestinian detainees

No matter how many hundreds of allegations of torture of Palestinian prisoners by the Shin Bet pile up, the Israeli high court turns a blind eye.

Media silence on Palestinian hunger strikers: Et tu, Amy Goodman?

Amy Goodman breaks her silent streak on Mahmoud Sarsak with an egregious error.

An unnatural thing: Israeli occupation plans to cut trees in the name of natural preservation

The Wadi Qana belongs to the village of Deir Istya, but the Israeli occupation controls its fate. After labeling it a “natural reserve,” the occupation authorities have ordered the destruction of nearly 2,000 of its trees.

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