Jerusalem

Snow-covered Rubble

Sam Bahour and
Michael Dahan
Ramallah,
Jerusalem
26 February 2003

The snow will soon melt and the destroyed homes, bullet riddled walls, tank-rippled roads will re-appear, only to jog the collective memories of those Palestinians that remain the victims of this thirty-six year man- made tragedy called Israeli occupation.

Life in Palestine

Lucy Mair
Jerusalem
11 February 2003

How do I describe what life is like here - of the sadness in the eyes of my colleagues, of the exhaustion that results when every daily action requires an extraordinary effort, when perseverance is no longer enough and futility and despair fight for a place on the proud faces carrying bags and babies and the burden of poverty through checkpoints, over dirt piles, past soldiers and tanks and the bombed-out shells of buildings.

IDF is Responsible for Death of 'Human Shield'

B'Tselem
14 August 2002

The death of Abu M’khisan illustrates the illegality of the policy outlined in the State’s response. Using civilians to enter homes is just as life threatening as the practices the State discontinued. The IDF must prohibit this practice as it did all others.

Joint Statement AI, HRW, ICJ

Amnesty International,
Human Rights Watch and
International Commission of Jurists
21 April 2002

A joint statement issued by Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the International Commission of Jurists at a press conference in Jerusalem.

It's the Occupation

Sam Bahour and
Michael Dahan
Jerusalem,
al-Bireh
2 December 2001

In the wake of the horrific suicide bombings in Israel over the last 48 hours hawkish Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon made his address to the nation as he simultaneously increased, by yet another step, Israel’s part of the violence in the ensuing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.

From Nazareth to Bethlehem, anno 2001

Arjan El Fassed and
Annet Meeuws
Jerusalem
16 December 2001

This week, people around the world will sing “O little town of Bethlehem” and say “peace on earth, goodwill to all people.” However, in the land where Jesus was born, there is no peace and people suffer daily violence. Imagine if today, Joseph and Mary needed to travel from Nazareth to Bethlehem. Would they manage to arrive in time for their son’s birth? Would they be allowed to pass through various checkpoints and roadblocks?

Standing Idly by: Non-enforcement of the law on settlers

B'Tselem
7 August 2002

Today B’Tselem is publishing a report on the failure of security forces to enforce the law on settlers who rioted in Hebron after the killing of the soldier Elazar Leibowitz.

Israel's High Court: No prior hearing before home demolitions

LAW
6 August 2002

This morning, Israel’s Supreme Court rejected petitions on behalf of 49 families, whose homes are threatened to be demolished, filed by the human rights organisations LAW and Hamoked.

Israeli forces kill 15 Palestinians, including infants and children

LAW
23 July 2002

In the early hours of Tuesday, Israeli F-16 fighter jets bombarded a two-store building in Gaza, killing fifteen Palestinians, including women and children, and wounding approximately one hundred residents.

Conditions in Israeli prisons deteriorate

LAW
23 July 2002

Palestinian detainees at ‘Ofer detention center near Ramallah suffer severe shortages of basic needs of life. The prison authority at ‘Ofer detention center has refused to provide or allow basic needs for detainees.

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