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Human Rights

Fears that Hamas could extend Gaza porn ban to political websites

Rami Almeghari
Gaza City
12 October 2012

Palestinians in Gaza are having trouble accessing news websites after Hamas introduced a ban on viewing sexual material.

Israeli settlers increase their attacks on Palestinian Christian sites

Jillian Kestler-D'Amours
Jerusalem
11 October 2012

As part of the wider pattern of of “price tag” violence and arson, Israeli settlers have been attacking Palestinian churches and monasteries.

Hidden health crisis for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, says new study

South Africa
10 October 2012
Medical services and mental health needs for Palestinians in Lebanon’s refugee camps have been sorely neglected.

Israel excluded as model UN meets in Gaza

Rami Almeghari
Gaza City
5 October 2012
Young Palestinians in Gaza tell the Palestinian Authority and international leaders that they must be included in discussions about their rights.

Canadians stand in solidarity with Gaza's besieged farmers, fishermen

Eva Bartlett
Gaza City
1 October 2012
Stephen Harper’s complicity in Israel’s crimes is denounced by his compatriots.

Even Israeli agency warns of wall's damage to Battir, historic West Bank village

Jillian Kestler-D'Amours
Battir
1 October 2012
Historic village of Battir faces damage, an official Israeli body has warned.

Family of Cast Lead victims wins "compromise, not compensation" from Israel

Rami Almeghari
Gaza Strip
26 September 2012
Israel still refusing to accept responsibility for killing civilians in Gaza.

Palestinians risk death to work without permits in Israel

Jillian Kestler-D'Amours
Ramallah
26 September 2012
As Israel dismantles Gaza’s economy, job opportunities also shrink for the West Bank’s Palestinians.

Why did a young man in Gaza set himself on fire? Ehab Abu Nada's family speaks

Rami Almeghari
Gaza Strip
21 September 2012
A wave of self-immolation attempts in the West Bank and Gaza Strip is ringing alarm bells.

Leaked documents show PA outsourced Palestinian land and rights to Turkish firm

Charlotte Silver
San Francisco
19 September 2012
The Palestinian Authority is confiscating privately-owned agricultural land in the West Bank to build industrial parks.

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