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February 20, 2014

Palestinian woman prevented from visiting imprisoned son for 14 years

A Palestinian human rights worker has reported that Israeli forces continue to prevent, Umm Ibrahim, an elderly woman in her 70s, from visiting her son after 14 years on...

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February 20, 2014

UNRWA response to “For the sake of the Nakba” film shown on Israel’s Channel 1

On 7 August, IBA Channel One’s Royim Olam Programme broadcast a film made by David Bedein, titled “For the Sake of the Nakba”. The film contains many serious inaccuracies,...

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February 20, 2014

Israeli forces arrest Al-Aqsa Sheikh on way to Friday prayers

Israeli forces have arrested an Imam of Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem as he made his way through the Old City for Friday prayers. Sheikh Hamed al-Beitawi is also a...

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February 20, 2014

Israel warns Palestinians about mobilizing international support against the occupation

The Israeli government has issued a statement warning Palestinians of the consequences of their efforts to extend a permanent appeal to the international community about Israel’s occupation. Issued by...

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February 20, 2014

Sixty percent of Palestinian refugees in Jordan camps live below the poverty line

A human rights committee for Palestinian refugees’ affairs in Jordan has claimed that 60 percent of Palestinians in refugee camps across the country live below the poverty line due...

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February 20, 2014

Netanyahu excludes all Palestinian demands from his principles of engagement

Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has set out his principles of engagement for the direct Palestinian-Israeli peace talks, ruling out in advance the implementation of any Palestinian conditions and...

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February 20, 2014

Israel issues demolition orders for two mosques in the West Bank

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES On Tuesday (23.08.2010), the Israeli army issued demolition orders for two newly built mosques in the West Bank. The first mosque is located in the village Bawarin...

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February 20, 2014

Atomic Energy Agency chief visits Tel Aviv, but no meeting with Netanyahu

The Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Yukiya Amano, is in Tel Aviv for his first visit to Israel since assuming office last September. According to Israel’s...

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February 20, 2014

MK calls for investigation into Israeli soldiers’ abuse of Palestinian children

A member of the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, has condemned as “unethical and inhumane” the methods used by Israeli soldiers to investigate Palestinians, particularly children. Dr. Afu Agbaria MK...

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February 20, 2014

B’Tselem demands investigation into Gen Gallant’s responsibility for Gaza War

The Israeli human rights organisation, B’Tselem, has expressed its objections to Israeli Security Minister, Ehud Barak’s appointment of General Yoav Gallant to the position of Chief of Staff in...

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