Palestinian refugees in Lebanon aren’t exactly holding their breath over the upcoming bid to have an independent Palestinian state voted into the United Nations. Read more about Palestinian refugees in Lebanon eye statehood bid with skepticism 

The West Bank village of Beit Ommar is encircled by no less than five illegal settlements. Water is regularly cut off and private wells are illegal. Meanwhile, in the settlements, swimming pools and fountains are de rigeur. Read more about Repression and resistance sharpening in Beit Ommar 

More than 70 percent of Bedouin girls drop out of school in Israel, where access to education is restricted. Read more about "Recognized" Bedouin villages still denied schools by Israel 

Indiscriminate weapon used more by Israel than any other country since the early 1990s. Read more about Israel's cluster bombs continue to kill and maim in Lebanon 

The gross display of collective punishment following the murder of a settler family in Itamar caused the investigation to lose legitimacy in the eyes of Palestinians and legal and human rights organizations. And Israel’s military court system guarantees that the victims and the accused will not see justice. Read more about Kangaroo court won't deliver justice over Itamar killings 

A high-level UN meeting on racism, scheduled to take place later this month, looks set to be dominated by questions relating to Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians. Read more about Israel's treatment of Palestinians to dominate UN racism conference 

Israeli soldiers and security forces have conducted a string of arrests and violent raids at Jenin’s renowned Freedom Theater over recent weeks, in their investigation into the murder of actor and director Juliano Mer-Khamis. Read more about Israeli harassment campaign masquerades as murder probe in Jenin theater 

Israel is deporting the children of migrant workers out of “Zionist considerations” to ensure “the Jewish character of the state of Israel,” as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated. Read more about Israel deports children to preserve "Jewish character" of state 

Behind every door in Baqaa refugee camp, one finds tragedy as well as perseverance. Read more about Palestinians in Jordan refugee camp long to return 

Residents of the occupied West Bank village of al-Walaja are undaunted by a setback in their fight against home demolitions, the confiscation of land, the expansion of the nearby Jewish-only settlements of Gilo and Har Gilo and construction of a new Israeli settlement called Givat Yael. Read more about Israeli court rejects al-Walaja's appeal against wall