Palestinian Territory

A report by the Israeli Peace Now movement claims that the illegal settlement construction rate in the occupied West Bank is nearly double the construction rate inside Israel (the...

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES The Foreign Minister of Tunisia has arrived in Gaza at the head of a high-level delegation to show solidarity with the people of Gaza. Rafiq Abdul Salam...

The London-based newspaper Al Hayat has reported that the Qatari government has reached an agreement with Egypt for building materials to enter Gaza through the Rafah border crossing. Journalist...

A Palestinian expert in international law has revealed that the number of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank is now 469, of which 29 are in Jerusalem. The...

The Israeli government has backed the proposal to turn Ariel College into a university. The college is located in an illegal settlement built on occupied Palestinian territory. Supporting the...

The Israeli Wall in the occupied West Bank has reduced access for thousands of Palestinians living in communities located behind the barrier to workplaces and essential services, a UN...

A report from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has criticised the Israeli army's use of live ammunition against unarmed Palestinian civilians. The UN...

Senior PLO committee member Saeb Erekat has called on United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and the EU High Representative for Foreign Policy Catherine Ashton to intervene for the...

The President of the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah, Mahmoud Abbas, has said that he is ready to return to the negotiation table with the Israelis if they recognise a...

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES A number of research institutes and human rights organisations are attending a landmark conference in the Gaza Strip. The conference, which began on Saturday, is considering the...

Israeli forces have opened fire on Palestinian farmers working to the east of Khan Younis in the south of the Gaza Strip. The incident took place on Thursday morning....

The King of Moroccan has instructed the Moroccan army to set up a field hospital in Gaza as soon as possible. King Mohammed VI gave the order following a...

Introduction After decades of human suffering resulting from Israel's occupation and illegal colonisation of Palestinian territory; fruitless and stalled negotiations; moribund policies; and legal options being overlooked in favour...

Expressions of racial discrimination are multiple and widespread across Israeli society, and are particularly evident between Jews and Arabs. There is also evidence of racism between Jews themselves. May...

On the question of the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Israel's settlement project, the stated policy of the European Union, and its member states including the UK, is clear: the...

A quarter-century ago I barnstormed around the United States encouraging Americans, particularly students, to press for divestment from South Africa. Today, regrettably, the time has come for similar action...

This quote from an international aid worker in Jerusalem prefaces a new briefing paper from Oxford University's Refugee Studies Centre. Written by Dr. Jason Hart and Claudia Lo Forte,...

The controversy surrounding Richard Goldstone's op-ed in the Washington Post last week sees no signs of abating.   One of the latest legal figures to weigh into the debate...