Setting the route of the third stage of the separation barrier so that it passes east of the settlements of Ariel, Qedumim, Immanu’el, and Qarne Shomeron – in accordance with the proposal put forward by the Minister of Defense and the Prime Minister – proves once again that the defense establishment’s decisions regarding the barrier are based on unacceptable political considerations. Read more about B'Tselem: Israel's recent proposal on the wall will harm tens of thousands of Palestinians
This week, Israeli forces killed 9 Palestinians, including a child, and more than 30 others were wounded. This week, Israeli occupying forces have perpetrated more violations of human rights against Palestinian civilians in the occupied Palestinian territories, including extra-judicial and willful killings, indiscriminate shelling of residential areas, incursions into Palestinian areas, home demolitions, land leveling and arrests. Read more about Weekly report on human rights violations
This morning, Wednesday, October 1, 2003, Israeli occupying forces demolished 18 houses in Block L of the Rafah refugee camp, in the southern Gaza Strip. The demolition operation took place under intense shelling and indiscriminate shooting within the camp and was followed by further shelling as Israeli forces withdrew. Read more about Rafah: Israeli forces demolish 18 Palestinian homes, leaving 44 families homeless
As Palestinians marked the third anniversary of the intifada, at the Tel Aviv District Court, member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, Marwan Barghouti, who was detained by Israel since April 2002, presented his closing arguments. Read more about Marwan Barghouti: "Why don't you refuse?"
The Special Rapporteur on the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, John Dugard, has finalized his latest report. Although the road map promoted by the Quartet offers some prospect of peace in the region, it is important to record that the past six months have seen continued violations of human rights and international humanitarian law. Read more about UN Special Rapporteur: "occupation continues to result in widespread violations of human rights"
On the third anniversary of the outbreak of the Al-Aqsa Intifada, PCHR submitted a memorandum to the High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War of August 12, 1949, summarizing violations of the Convention over the last three years and calling for immediate action to protect Palestinian civilians. Read more about New Report: Three years of Israeli violations of international humanitarian law
The Jerusalem Center for Social & Economic Rights (JCSER) has obtained a court decision from the Israeli Conciliation Court in Tel Aviv forcing the Israeli army to freeze construction work on the so-called Israeli ‘security fence’ in the Sawahreh Ash-Sharqiya neighborhood, south of Occupied Jerusalem, for thirty days. Read more about Israeli Conciliation Court decides to temporarily freeze construction separation barrier
During the month of August, there was an unprecedented escalation in the demolition of Palestinian houses, with twenty-two houses demolished during this single month. During September, to date a total of seven buildings, with twelve apartments, have been demolished, in addition to a cement wall surrounding a piece of land with an area of two dunums, belonging to Azzam Maraqa. Read more about More Palestinian homes demolished in occupied Jerusalem
Israel deported Ali Shqeirat, a father of five, from Jerusalem. Israeli authorities cited “illegal residency”. The deportation of Ali Shqeirat is a dangerous precedent that may affect thousands of Palestinians married to female Jerusalemites and who live in Jerusalem without Israeli authorization, while awaiting the Israeli Interior Ministry’s approval of their family reunification applications. Read more about Israel expelled Palestinian father of five from Jerusalem
