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Internal Documents Reveal Israeli Settlers’ Dedication to Ousting ‘Arabs’ From West Bank
An internal Civil Administration document, which Haaretz obtained in the form of a map and Excel spreadsheet, sheds light on how settlers harness the state to dispossess Palestinians
Israeli forces shoot, kill 15-year-old Palestinian girl in Jenin
Jana Majdi Issam Assaf, 15, was shot and killed by Israeli forces on December 11, according to documentation collected by DCIP. (Photo: Courtesy of the Assaf family)
Rise of Israel’s far right puts focus back on the West Bank occupation
HEBRON, West Bank — Last month, as tens of thousands of right-wing Jewish pilgrims paraded through Hebron’s old city under the protection of the Israeli army, 18-year-old Aisha Alazza ventured….
Al-Haq and Partners Address Threats Against Civil Society at the Cooperation Plenary of the ASP 21 to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
On 9 December 2022, Al-Haq delivered a joint statement on behalf of Human Rights Watch, Al-Mezan Centre for Human Rights, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the Palestinian Centre….
Bisan Lecture Series – Daniel Pauly – The Fisheries of the Southern Mediterranean, from Morocco to Turkey (1950-2020)
The next Bisan Lecture webinar will take place on Wednesday, December 14th at 7pm Palestine time (6pm Central European Time, 12 noon US Estern time). We will have the pleasure to welcome Prof. Daniel Pauly (University of British Columbia) who will speak on The Fisheries of the Southern Mediterranean, from Morocco to Turkey (1950-2020). You can register for the event on Zoom here.
Israeli University Cancels Event for Arab Students Over Fear for ‘Public Wellbeing’
A month after canceling a performance by Arab singers due to fears for the ‘public’s wellbeing’ and ‘bureaucratic difficulties’, the administration at Ben-Gurion University banned parts of another event aimed at Arab students, leading to its cancelation. Students are convinced the administration is scared of ‘thugs from the right’
Middle East Scholars Announce 2022 Academic Freedom Award Recipients
Six Palestinian research and human rights organizations honored for their decades-long pursuit of academic freedom, courageous resilience, and contributions to the field of Middle East Studies. The Middle East Studies….
EU-Israel Police Deal Could Be Derailed After Objections to West Bank Data Sharing
Concerns that Europol data would be used in the West Bank has prompted the European Commission to return to the negotiating table – but this time, they will face Israel’s incoming far-right government
Netflix’s “Farha” and the Palestinian Right to Process Pain Through Art
The Jordanian film “Farha,” released this week on Netflix, tells the story of an individual tragedy that took place during the 1948 war to create the state of Israel — where Palestinians, who remember the event as the Nakba, or catastrophe, were expelled from their homes by the hundreds of thousands.