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"
15 October 2003
PCHR is gravely concerned about the health of Palestinian detainee, Zuhair Zuhdi ‘Ali Mohammed, 37, from Gaza city, who is currently detained in Ashkelon prison. Mohammed was transported to hospital this morning following rapid deterioration in his condition. Read more about Medical Concern for Palestinian detainee held in Ashkelon prison
16 October 2003
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, together with Ad-Dameer Association for Human Rights, is representing 17 of the 18 Palestinians detainees currently issued with an “assigned residence” order, effectively unlawfully transferring them from the West Bank to the Gaza Strip. Read more about Update on unlawful transfer of Palestinians
15 October 2003
PCHR is following with grave concern the situation of 18 Palestinians from the West Bank, who are currently being held by Israeli Occupying Forces at the Erez military compound, pending the completion of the procedures for their transfer to the Gaza Strip. Read more about Palestinian detainees from the West Bank remain in detention on Erez crossing pending unlawful transfer
16 October 2003
This week, Israeli forces killed 10 Palestinians, including three children. Israeli forces moved into Rafah refugee camp, killed 8 Palestinians and destroyed 170 houses. Israeli forces moved into Qalqilya and Tulkarm and imposed a curfew. Israel continued its campaign of arbitrary arrests and detentions. Israeli forces razed more areas of agricultural land in the Gaza Strip. Israeli forces demolished a home in Nablus. Israeli forces ordered the transfer of 18 Palestinians from the West Bank to the Gaza Strip. Read more about Weekly report on human rights violations
16 October 2003
A concert memorial celebrating the life and work of Edward Said, performed by Daniel Barenboim and other musicians involved with their West-Eastern Divan workshop, which gathers outstanding young musicians from Israel and Arab countries, and puts them together into one orchestra, demonstrated that music offers a space for fundamental human connection. Baremboim also emphasized to the audience that they must carry on Said’s fight for social justice in Palestine and elsewhere. Maureen Clare Murphy reports. Read more about Said's work towards artistic cooperation celebrated in music performance memorial
15 October 2003
Palestinian Internet users have had many choices when it came to staying up with the conflict with Israel on Arab-language news sites. Now there are a growing number of English-language sites that emphasize the Palestinian position, and are carrying that position to a far wider audience. Online-only news sites such as the Palestine Chronicle and Palestine Monitor provide eyewitness accounts to flare-ups throughout the region. Then there are news portals such as Electronic Intifada that combine original commentaries and news with views from other outlets. Read more about Palestinians find their voice online
15 October 2003
Peace in Palestine through territorial partition is a doomed fantasy and the time has come to discard it, writes EI co-founder Ali Abunimah. It is the moment, therefore, for us to declare the era of partition over and commit to a moral, just and realisable vision in which Israelis and Palestinians build a future as partners in a single state which guarantees freedom, equality and cultural self-determination to all its citizens. Read more about Palestine/Israel: One state for all its citizens
10 October 2003
On Friday 10th October - six months after their brother Tom was shot by an IDF soldier, Billy & Sophie Hurndall presented a letter of protest at the Israeli Embassy in London. Read more about Relatives of Tom Hurndall present letter to Israeli ambassador
13 October 2003
Amnesty International condemns in the strongest terms the large-scale destruction by the Israeli army of Palestinian homes in a refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah, which made homeless hundreds of people, including many children and elderly people. Read more about Amnesty: "Wanton destruction constitutes a war crime"