Maureen Clare Murphy’s blog

Protesters, one of them carrying a Palestine flag, are silhouetted against clouds of smoke

Israel's self-investigation shields its soldiers

Maureen Clare Murphy 26 November 2020

More than 215 killed and 30,000 injured in Gaza protests, but only one soldier indicted. Read more about Israel's self-investigation shields its soldiers

Man wearing mask sits on curb in front of mural showing doctors embracing

Coronavirus disaster looms in Gaza

Maureen Clare Murphy 25 November 2020

UN agency for Palestine refugees does not have funds to pay November salaries. Read more about Coronavirus disaster looms in Gaza

Landscape view of men sitting on ground in front of Israel's West Bank wall

UN agencies call for a gentler occupation

Maureen Clare Murphy 6 November 2020

Israeli settlers are attacking Palestinian harvesters and destroying olive trees. Read more about UN agencies call for a gentler occupation

Crowd of men carry shrouded body on stretcher

Israel lies after soldiers choke and kill Palestinian boy

Maureen Clare Murphy 28 October 2020

Military claims that Amer Snobar, 16, died after falling. Read more about Israel lies after soldiers choke and kill Palestinian boy

Children stand while holding empty bowls

UN envoy celebrates rewards for Israel as Gaza starves

Maureen Clare Murphy 27 October 2020

Palestinians pressured to resume coordination with Israel. Read more about UN envoy celebrates rewards for Israel as Gaza starves

Israeli soldier holding rifle shouts at woman amid crowd

Dutch reject Wilders' smears against Gaza rights group

Maureen Clare Murphy 23 October 2020

Far-right leader accused Al Mezan of terror links based on scurrilous claims by NGO Monitor. Read more about Dutch reject Wilders' smears against Gaza rights group

Landscape view of Israeli settlement and construction cranes

UN envoy stays silent as Israel bans his colleagues

Maureen Clare Murphy 16 October 2020

UN human rights workers denied visas after publishing a database of businesses operating in settlements. Read more about UN envoy stays silent as Israel bans his colleagues

Children wearing face masks hold posters

ICC closes door on Gaza flotilla probe

Maureen Clare Murphy 19 September 2020

Prosecutor chastised for neglecting obligation to establish truth. Read more about ICC closes door on Gaza flotilla probe

Israel knew slain man smeared as "terrorist" was innocent

Maureen Clare Murphy 15 September 2020

Rights groups seek charges over the 2017 killing of Yaqoub Abu al-Qiyan. Read more about Israel knew slain man smeared as "terrorist" was innocent

Officers stand by as crane lifts boulders

Calls to end Gaza siege grow alongside new COVID cases

Maureen Clare Murphy 8 September 2020

Nearly 1,200 active coronavirus cases as community transmission spreads. Read more about Calls to end Gaza siege grow alongside new COVID cases