24 September 2003
The main United Nations relief agency for Palestinian refugees today protested to Israel over its raid on a UN-run hospital in the West Bank town of Qalqilya, calling it a “serious breach” of international law and charging that Irsaeli troops made medical staff leave their patients and lie on the hospital floor. Read more about UN agency protests against Israeli raid on West Bank hospital
21 September 2003
Peter Hansen, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), has made a call for a just solution to the long-running Palestine refugee problem in order that the refugees can fulfill their human potential. Read more about The curse of statelessness – The plight of Palestinian refugees
23 September 2003
The Danish relief agency, DanChurchAid, recently started a consumers’ campaign against settlement products. It launched a website and asks consumers to sign a consumer petition to the European Commission. Fruits and vegatables produced in the illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories are exported and marketed as ‘made in Israel’. This is a violation of the trade agreement between Israel and the European Union. The agreement exempts Israeli products - but not settlement products - from import duty. Read more about Made in Israel? Are your tomatoes from an illegal settlement?
23 September 2003
Despite the release of 13 child prisoners in early August as part of the ‘Road Map’ peace process, numerous other children were taken into custody during this time, far outnumbering the number of “concessionary” releases. Read more about DCI: More Palestinian children taken into custody
19 September 2003
Al-Haq has acquired new evidence concerning the shooting of Abd-al-Qader Du’ma at the ‘Anza checkpoint on September 2, 2003. The testimonies contradict the official Israeli account, almost uniformly cited in the press, that Du’ma threatened the soldiers with a weapon and was subsequently shot. Read more about Evidence indicates cold-blooded killing in 'Anza
22 September 2003
Two years ago EI’s Arjan El Fassed attended the World Conference Against Racism (WCAR). At that time he was part of the Palestinian delegation at the NGO Forum. Two years after the conference, Israel’s apartheid policies have only deepened and become systematic and widespread. Read more about Remember Durban
20 September 2003
On 17 September 2003, Adalah sent a letter to the director of the Ministry of Justice Police Investigation Unit (“Mahash”), Attorney Herzel Shviro, demanding that Mahash conduct an investigation and recommend that the Border Police officer responsible for shooting a Palestinian citizen of Israel in Kufr Qassem be criminally indicted. Read more about Adalah demands investigation of Israeli Border Police shooting of a Palestinian in Kufr Qassem
16 September 2003
On 14 September 2003, Adalah sent a letter to the Director of the Ministry of Justice Police Investigation Unit (“Mahash”), Attorney Herzel Shviro, inquiring as to whether Mahash intends to investigate the police regarding the killings and injuries of Palestinian citizens of Israel during the October 2000 protest demonstrations. Read more about Adalah inquires into Mahash investigations following Or Commission
20 September 2003
An audit of the Palestinian Authority revealed that President Yasser Arafat diverted $900 million in public funds to a special bank account he controlled, an International Monetary Fund official said Saturday. The study covers the last three years of economic developments in the West Bank and Gaza. It covers the impact of the conflict on the economy and the banking sector, and it also covers all the fiscal and budgetary developments during a time of crisis. The other kind of main coverage of this study is the whole reform process. Read more about IMF audit reveals Arafat diverted $900 million to account under his personal control
19 September 2003
Reiterating its grave concern at the tragic and violent events that have taken place throughout the occupied Palestinian territory since September 2000, the General Assembly this afternoon demanded that Israel, the occupying Power, not deport or threaten the safety of elected Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Read more about General Assembly demands Israel not deport or threaten safety Arafat