Palestinian hunger strikers cut off from communication
2 May 2017
Israel will not “surrender to terrorism,” minister Gilad Erdan declares in op-ed for The New York Times.
Rights and Accountability
Surrounded by supporters, Rasmea Odeh pleads guilty
25 April 2017
Plea deal was best option for activist who would not have received fair trial, lawyer says.
Israel punishes hunger strikers for demanding their rights
22 April 2017
Israeli minister vows to emulate Thatcher’s brutal approach to Irish hunger strikers.
Egypt must end enforced disappearance of Palestinians
20 April 2017
Four young men from Gaza were abducted in August 2015 and are believed to be in Egyptian custody.
Palestinian killed during alleged car attack
19 April 2017
Head of Gush Etzion council calls for settlement expansion after deadly incident.
Palestinians launch mass hunger strike
17 April 2017
Imprisoned leader Marwan Barghouti says there is “no choice but to resist” Israel’s abuses.
Impunity reigns from US to Israel
17 April 2017
Security forces pay little consequence for their crimes.
Ten killed in Ein al-Hilweh fighting
14 April 2017
Palestinian joint force now deployed in Lebanon camp.
Israel bans British-Palestinian professor, citing new BDS law
12 April 2017
Kamel Hawwash had been on annual trips to family in Jerusalem.
Second Palestinian boy dies weeks after soldiers shot up car
10 April 2017
Jassim Muhammad Nakhla succumbs to injuries from March incident that killed Muhammad al-Hattab.