Palestinian Law

The Palestinian National Economy Ministry in Ramallah has seized and destroyed consumer goods and produce from illegal Israeli settlements worth more than $140,000. The products were seized from the...

Anger and worry prevails amongst the people of Umm Al-Hayran, a Palestinian village in the Negev Desert following a decision by the Israeli Building Council to expel villagers in...

A spokesman for Fatah's Office of Information and Culture, Ahmed Assaf, has described Israel's raids on the Watan and Al-Quds TV stations as "state terrorism" and a violation of...

PHOTO STORY Gaza's Centre for Reform and Rehabilitation has released 51 detainees held on various criminal charges after they had served just two-thirds of their sentences and 'reformed their...

The Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) in Gaza has questioned the Interior Minister over alleged security transgressions and violations of basic freedoms. The PLC's Monitoring and Inspection Committee said that...

The Palestinian Bar Association (PBA) has announced that industrial action will take place on Monday and Tuesday in protest against an attack on one of their colleagues in Bethlehem....

The Palestinian Authority's Ministerial Council in Ramallah has taken several measures against a strike by members of the Teachers' Union, which started on Sunday. The union is calling for...

A British Member of the European Parliament has quizzed the EU Foreign Affairs chief over torture in prisons run by the Palestinian Authority. Phil Bennion MEP asked Cathy Ashton...