Video: Israeli occupiers set off sound bombs, horns just to prevent peaceful Urif villagers from sleeping
7 February 2013
An example of the Israeli army’s petty cruelty against Palestinians.
Rights and Accountability
Israel arrests lawmakers in raids on cities under Palestinian Authority "control"
7 February 2013
Sweeping West Bank arrest campaign this week targets Hamas leaders.
Israel plans to evict Palestinians, building new Jerusalem-area garbage dump on their villages
6 February 2013
Palestinian villages have protested against the plans for the construction of an Israeli garbage dump on their land.
Zero justice: Not one charge in over 100 cases against Israeli soldiers for attacking Palestinians in 2012
4 February 2013
As Palestinian death toll mounts, Israeli soldiers enjoy even greater immunity for crimes against civilians.
Will Samer Issawi be the next victim of medical neglect by the Israeli Prison Service?
3 February 2013
Medical neglect is one of the major brutal policies the Israeli Prison Service practices intentionally against Palestinian political prisoners.
Israeli water firm drying up Palestinian springs, says UN report
1 February 2013
Eighty percent of water drilled in the Jordan Valley is consumed by Israel and its illegal settlements.
Akram Rikhawi renews hunger strike after Israel reneges on agreement to release him
30 January 2013
Palestinian rights group Addameer calls for Egyptian intervention to protect rights of hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners.
Israel fails to show up at mandatory UN human rights review
29 January 2013
Israel is the first state to skip the periodic meeting required of all UN member states.
Did Israel violate the Genocide Convention by forcing contraceptives on Ethiopian women?
28 January 2013
Measures intended to “prevent births” within a specific racial, national ethnic or religious group are legally genocide.
Irvine 11 appeals filed: Defense lawyers say convictions were unconstitutional, cite trial errors
24 January 2013
Defense lawyers for the Irvine 11 have filed appeals to overturn their convictions.