Hundreds, many from Gaza, murdered at sea by smugglers
17 September 2014
The few survivors say their ship was deliberately rammed by the very men who were supposed to be escorting them to safer lands.
Rights and Accountability
Palestinians in Gaza are still waiting for the siege to end
10 September 2014
A new UN assessment lays out the massive needs facing the nearly 1.8 million Palestinians in Gaza, but uncertainty remains over an agreement to lift restrictions on the movement of goods and people.
Israeli officer admits ordering lethal strike on own soldier during Gaza massacre
10 September 2014
In candid interview, religious nationalist Israeli commander Ofer Winter justifies mass killing of civilians in Gaza and cites divine intervention from God as reason for Jewish victory.
Palestinian Bedouin homes demolished by Israel
5 September 2014
More than eight months after Israel cancelled a plan to displace tens of thousands of Palestinian Bedouins, housing demolitions continue without pause.
Despite ceasefire, the number of displaced in Gaza is rising again
4 September 2014
Meanwhile, the scale of the destruction to Gaza’s infrastructure and economy caused by 51 days of Israeli bombing is becoming starker.
Illinois chancellor says she should have “consulted with more people” before firing Palestinian scholar
4 September 2014
Phyllis Wise acknowledged the negative impact her decision to fire Israel critic Steven Salaita is having on the university.
Palestinian American activist asks judge to drop charges based on “illegal” US investigation
3 September 2014
The trial of Rasmea Yousef Odeh will begin on 4 November but the Palestinian American community leader hopes that the judge will dismiss the charges against her when he rules on key defense motions next month.
Palestinian lawmaker resists banishment, tells occupiers they must go
1 September 2014
Khalida Jarrar has set up a protest camp at the Palestinian Legislative Council in Ramallah where she will remain until the banishment order is lifted. “It is the occupation who must leave our homeland,” she has said.
Video: Palestinians cheer as Israeli “skunk” truck crashes into ravine
31 August 2014
Israel has been spraying a liquid said to smell like rotting corpses indiscriminately at people, homes and businesses in occupied Jerusalem.
Israel invests millions in occupied Golan Heights settlement college
29 August 2014
Since the violence broke out in Syria in March 2011, Israel has tried to exploit the situation in order to strengthen its occupation of the Golan Heights.