21 October 2003
For the second time in as many months, following the Security Council’s failure to act, an emergency session of the General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a measure on the situation in the Middle East — in this instance, demanding that Israel stop and reverse construction of the wall being built in the West Bank. Read more about UN General Assembly demands Israel stop construction of wall
21 October 2003
The Arab news channel Al-Jazeera reported that Israeli forces have launched a major raid on Ramallah. Israeli forces entered the city shortly after 16.30 GMT and imposed a curfew on residents of the center of the city. They surrounded the Abd al-Nasir Mosque and people inside were told to leave in groups of four and present identity papers, the Arab news channel reported. Read more about Israeli forces raid mosque and Al-Jazeera office in Ramallah
21 October 2003
Following 3 aerial attacks earlier on Monday, Israeli occupying forces conducted a further 2 aerial attacks yesterday evening in the Gaza Strip. In the fourth aerial attack in 24 hours, 7 Palestinian civilians, including a child and an on-duty doctor, were killed in Nusseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. Read more about Israeli airforce kill 7 Palestinians and wound 58 others in two other aerial strikes
20 October 2003
Reporters Without Borders, a top media watchdog, has accused Israel and the United States of unacceptable behaviour towards journalists in occupied Palestine and Iraq. RSF said on Monday the US had caused the deaths of five journalists in Iraq. And it said the Israeli army was guilty of injuring and threatening journalists in the West Bank and Gaza. The Israeli army’s repeated abuses against journalists in the occupied territories constitute unacceptable behaviour by two nations that never stop stressing their commitment to freedom of expression. Read more about Media watchdog slams US, Israel
20 October 2003
Following the Security Council’s failure to act last week regarding the security barrier being built by Israel in the West Bank, the General Assembly met this afternoon, at the request of Arab nations, to consider a resolution declaring the barrier illegal. Read more about Speakers in UN GA emergency session condemn Israel's construction of 'security barrier', expansionist policies
20 October 2003
The United Nations General Assembly today resumed a long-running emergency session, requested mainly by Arab representatives in reaction to a veto by the United States last week in the Security Council, on the separation barrier being built by Israel between itself and Palestinian territories. Read more about General Assembly starts emergency debate on Israeli barrier against Palestinians
18 October 2003
For the fifth consecutive day, Israeli occupying forces continued military operations in the al-Salam and al-Brazil neighborhoods of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Israeli occupying forces moved into al-Salam neighborhood on Tuesday morning, 14 October 2003 and into al-Brazil neighborhood the following day. Read more about Israeli forces kill four Palestinians in Rafah and wound 24 others
20 October 2003
PCHR strongly condemns the latest assassination attack carried out by Israeli occupying forces this morning in Gaza City, which left dead three Palestinians. Two of the dead were targeted by Israeli occupying forces for involvement in attacks against Israeli targets and the third victim was a bystander. Read more about Israeli airforce kill three Palestinians during aerial attacks on Gaza city
14 October 2003
Adalah submitted a letter, dated 2 October 2003, to Attorney General Elyakim Rubenstein, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, Minister of Internal Security Tzachi Hanegbi, and Minister of Industry and Trade Ehud Olmert, challenging the legality of a recent government plan, as reported in the Hebrew press, to increase the demolition of homes throughout the country belonging to Palestinian citizens of Israel. Read more about Adalah: "Israeli plan to demolish Palestinian homes in Negev, the Galilee and the 'Triangle' is illegal"
16 October 2003
Today, 16 October 2003, Adalah filed a motion to the Magistrate Court in Beer Sheva (Beer el-Sebe) to immediately appoint an investigatory judge to examine the circumstances surrounding the unnatural death of Mr. Meteb Al-Nebari, a Palestinian Bedouin citizen of Israel. Read more about Adalah to Israeli court: "Appoint investigatory judge to examine death of Palestinian bedouin"