Reflections on Gaza, as the anniversary of Operation Cast Lead approaches
As the 27 December draws near, many of us will look back to the year’s event to note how little has changed with regards to the conditions in Gaza. ...
April 19, 2014
As the 27 December draws near, many of us will look back to the year’s event to note how little has changed with regards to the conditions in Gaza. ...
April 19, 2014
The British government’s policies on dealing with human rights abuses and having relations with the state of Israel appear to be in continued public disarray in the wake of...
April 19, 2014
Letters: The Independent Christmas Appeal The Independent’s appeal is to be congratulated. In particular, the article about the young Palestinians and Lebanese who are negotiating a very complicated milieu...
April 19, 2014
Earlier this week the news emerged that the former Israeli foreign minister, Tzipi Livni, was forced to cancel a trip to London after a British court issued a warrant...
April 19, 2014
British government guidelines on settlement produce a step in the right direction The UK government has called for clearer labelling of goods produced in Israeli settlements in the West...
April 19, 2014
“Those who claim to respect international law cannot avert their eyes when those laws are flouted.” “I believe that peace is unstable where citizens are denied the right to...
April 19, 2014
The “Palestinian problem” is usually perceived to be a “Muslim” problem; a conflict between the Jews and the Muslims and, for the most part, it is. However, it is...
April 19, 2014
In May of this year, the United Nations Committee Against Torture bought up the issue of Facility 1391, a clandestine Israeli prison where Palestinian, Lebanese, and other Arab prisoners...
April 19, 2014
In the last week Palestinians have witnessed a spate of detentions and accusations of torture in the West Bank. The perpetrator in question is the Palestinian Authority (PA). Their...
April 19, 2014
The situation in Gaza and the Occupied Palestinian Territories is worsening every day. In blatant disregard of international law, illegal settlements continue to spring up on confiscated Palestinian land....