Made in Israel: Exploiting Palestinian Land for Treatment of Israeli Waste
Summary, December 2017
Category: Reports
UN committee on women concerned by Israel’s systemic discrimination against Arab women citizens
CEDAW recommends special measures to increase Bedouin women’s employment, raises concerns with Israel’s forced urbanization, evictions, displacement of Bedouin.
Unprotected: The Detention of Palestinian Teenagers in East Jerusalem
Joint report by HaMoked and B’Tselem, Summary, October 2017 Palestinian teenagers from East Jerusalem are pulled out of bed in the middle of the night, unnecessarily handcuffed and then made….
UN slams Israel for ‘de-development’ of Palestine
New report reviews effects of Israel’s 50-year occupation of the Palestinian territories and settlement growth.
Israel revokes citizenship of hundreds of Negev Bedouin, leaving them stateless
Some were citizens for 40 years, served in the army and paid their taxes, but had their status canceled with a single keystroke and no further explanation
Israel: Jerusalem Palestinians Stripped of Status
(Jerusalem) – Israel’s revocations of the residency status of thousands of Palestinians from East Jerusalem over the years illustrates the two-tiered system Israel maintains in the city, Human Rights Watch….
The “Apolitical” Approach to Palestine’s Water Crisis
Executive Summary
Palestine is undergoing a man-made water crisis. Yet government officials, the international community, donor agencies, and even academic literature portray Palestine’s lack of water resources as a result of the region’s climatic conditions. What these narratives fail to address is that Palestine’s water scarcity is a social and political construct that obscures how Israel entrenches…
Prominent Legal Experts Confirm Israel’s Record of Torture Makes EU-Funding of “LAW TRAIN” Illegal
June 26th 2017 – To coincide with the International Day Against Torture, twenty-five prominent legal experts released a document demonstrating that the European Union-funded project LAW TRAIN breaches EU regulations….
UN report: Occupation is the main cause of humanitarian needs in the occupied Palestinian territory
2016 figures indicate fewer fatalities amidst heightened West Bank displacement.
The Facebook arrests: How Israel detains Palestinians before even they know they’re terrorists
Israel has arrested hundreds of Palestinians since the lone-wolf intifada began in September 2015, partly by analyzing social media posts. Authorities say these arrests are legitimate, but others see it as a grave violation of human rights