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17-year-old Palestinian boy succumbs to injuries after Israeli shooting
Ramallah, April 15, 2022—A Palestinian boy shot by Israeli forces in the northern occupied West Bank on Thursday morning succumbed to his wounds today. Israeli forces shot 17-year-old Shawkat Kamal….
Israeli forces shoot, kill 16-year-old Palestinian boy near Bethlehem
Ramallah, April 14, 2022—Israeli forces shot and killed a 16-year-old Palestinian boy near Bethlehem in the central occupied West Bank yesterday. Qusai Fuad Mohammad Hamamra, 16, was shot by Israeli….
Israeli Professor Donates National Prize to Left-wing Orgs After Year-long Battle
Education minister, who tried to withhold the prize over Professor Goldreich’s support for boycotting a university in a settlement, says he’s a ‘provocateur’
Israeli forces kill 16-year-old Palestinian boy in Jenin
Ramallah, April 11, 2021—A Palestinian boy shot by Israeli forces in the northern occupied West Bank on Sunday evening succumbed to his wounds today. Israeli forces shot 16-year-old Mohammad Hussein….
Israel’s occupation has crossed the ‘red line of legality,’ says new UN rapporteur
In an interview with Al-Monitor, the newly appointed UN special rapporteur for the Palestinians, Francesca Albanese, speaks about her plans to address human rights violations in the Palestinian territories, while fending off a smear campaign launched against her by Israel.
Letter protesting new Israel Government directive regarding selection of international scholars and students to teach and study in Palestinian Universities
The Middle East Studies Association Committee on Academic Freedom sent a letter to Israeli authorities protesting the Government’s proposed policy regarding the selection of international scholars and students to teach and study in Palestinian universities, giving the Israeli military the unilateral power to select and exclude scholars and students and limiting their numbers significantly, while censoring certain disciplines and foci of research. If implemented, the policy would undermine Palestinian universities’ ability to recruit appropriate faculty and curtail Palestinians’ academic freedom.
Harvard Law School ‘apartheid’ report leaves Israel’s defenders speechless
Harvard Law School’s International Human Rights Clinic’s recent report declaring that Israel is practicing apartheid is a victory for Palestinian human rights.
Palestinian baby dies after treatment delayed by Israeli blockade of Gaza
Fatima al-Masri, a 19-month-old with a hole in her heart, waited five months for Israel to issue a permit allowing her to travel for treatment
Al Mezan, CIHRS, and partners welcome the Human Rights Committee concluding observations on Israel emphasizing the “pre-existing systematic and structural discrimination against non-Jews
On 30 March 2021, the United Nations Human Rights Committee (the Committee) issued its concluding observations on its review of Israel’s implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political….