Rights and Accountability

Israel "directly targeted" children in drone strikes on Gaza, says rights group

Rania Khalek 17 April 2015

Almost 70 percent of children killed by Israel in Gaza last summer were less than twelve years old.

European Parliament members demand "pressure" on Israel to free Palestinian lawmakers

Ali Abunimah 15 April 2015

There has been a sharp increase in the number of Palestinian political prisoners held by Israel over the past year.

Palestinian children forced to do dangerous jobs on settler farms, says Human Rights Watch

Adri Nieuwhof 14 April 2015

Pesticides banned in the EU are being sprayed on occupied Palestinian land.

No Arab players need apply to Israeli football team, coach says

Ali Abunimah 14 April 2015

While racism is endemic in Israeli football, Beitar Jerusalem is particularly notorious for the violence and anti-Arab hatred of its fans.

International aid agencies call for sanctions on Israel over Gaza “stalemate”

Ali Abunimah 14 April 2015

Deadbeat states – including Turkey, Kuwait and United Arab Emirates – have failed to deliver a single dollar of reconstruction aid they promised for Gaza.

Israeli seizure of Palestinian tax revenues is "collective punishment"

Charlotte Silver 10 April 2015

Al-Haq says Israel’s history of withholding tax revenues amounts to collective punishment and is a grave breach of international law.

Thousands at risk of death as Yarmouk violence worsens

Maureen Clare Murphy 9 April 2015

Palestinian official announces agreement with Syria to use military force to expel ISIS from Damascus-area camp.

How Orange telecom supported Israel's massacre in Gaza

Ali Abunimah 8 April 2015

The French multinational’s Israel affiliate “adopted” two Israeli military units, including a tank battalion that took part in last summer’s assault on Gaza.