Israeli human rights violations
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Anti-Muslim racism in German media organisations, explained
The German state broadcaster Deutsche Welle has been systematically targeting Muslim staff over political issues and sacked many Muslim journalists for alleged anti-semitism.
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How Israel's Absentees' Property Law keeps Palestinians from their homes
Draconian law applies only to Palestinians and has remained a stable policy for Israel for more than half a century, legal experts tell Middle East Eye.
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Palestinian prisoner Nasser Abu Hmeid still in a coma
The Palestinian Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Affairs Commission had urged all human rights and international institutions to urgently intervene and pressure the Israeli occupation authorities to release the Abu Hamid, who is battling cancer.
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Journalist hit by a rubber bullet while coving Israeli army incursion
The journalist, Yousef Shihadeh, was hit in the leg by a rubber bullet at a time there were no clashes in the area.
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Journalist injured by Israeli gunfire in Al-Bireh
A freelance photojournalist, was injured in the chest with a rubber-coated round shot at him by Israeli soldiers during clashes between Israeli occupation soldiers and Palestinian protesters.
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Israeli municipality demolishes sections of two Palestinian-owned buildings
The municipality did not wait to hear the court’s response to the appeal and sent it crews without notice to demolish a section of it.
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School staff beaten, students suffocate in an Israeli attack
The soldiers fired tear gas and concussion bombs inside the school, causing suffocation cases among dozens of students and staff.
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Disabled person among four Palestinians detained by Israel in the occupied territories
Israeli soldiers also detained a 27-year-old disabled person from Tuba, one of the 19 hamlets comprising Masafer Yatta in the southern Hebron hills.
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Israeli forces raze two-story house south of Hebron
Israel demolishes Palestinian houses and structures almost on a daily basis as a means to achieve “demographic control” of the occupied territories.
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Art organizations boycott "Israel," withdraw from Sydney festival
As a Sydney arts festival accepts $20,000 from the Israeli embassy, artists pull out of the event and organizations call on a boycott.
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School students suffocate after Israeli soldiers shower them with tear gas
Soldiers stationed near the old town of al-Khader fired tear gas canisters and sound bombs at the students causing panic and many to suffer from suffocation.
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Anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Tutu died
The South African Nobel peace laureate has passed away at the age of 90, Here is what he said about Palestine-Isreal.
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Palestinian prisoner with cancer is denied access to badly needed healthcare
The Israeli Prison Service’s reluctance to allow Muatan access to healthcare has exacerbated his medical condition.
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OIC Condemns Israeli Policy of Field Execution
Holding Israel, the occupying force, fully responsible for its repeated breaches and crimes, the OIC calls on influential members of the international community to immediately act to stop such heinous Israeli crimes.
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Settler violence is sponsored by Israeli state
During the past few days, violence has escalated, taking a vengeful and collective punishment nature. The Israeli army protected the perpetrators after a settler was killed and two others were injured.
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No Christmas where Christ was born
In Palestine, particularly in Beit Lahm, the cradle of Christ, Christmas is celebrated under the Israeli occupation.
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Israeli settlers attack Palestinian homes in occupied West Bank
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that from January to November, Jewish settlers carried out 427 attacks in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.
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Israel extends Al-Aqsa Mosque cleric travel ban
The so-called Israeli interior minister has issued an order to ban Sabri from travelling outside the country for another four months.
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Palestinian burnt to death at an Israeli checkpoint
The army refused to turn over the charred body of Mousa to his family for burial and decided to hold on to it, possibly to use it, like other bodies of Palestinians its forces have killed and withheld, as a bargaining chip in future prisoners exchange negotiations.
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Palestinian Armed Operations in Occupied Al-Quds, Intensify Israeli Concerns
Such operations will waste all the military and security achievements claimed by the Israeli leaders.
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Israeli forces detain 13 Palestinians from West Bank
These raids, which take place also in areas under the full control of the Palestinian Authority, are conducted with no need for a search warrant, whenever and wherever the military chooses in keeping with its sweeping arbitrary powers.
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Israeli court rejects a petition to release hunger-striking detainee Abu Hawwash
He has spent a total of eight years in Israeli prisons for resisting the occupation, including 52 months in administrative detention before deciding to go on hunger strike to force an end to his detention without charge.
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Palestinian family fears the worst
As people are getting ready to celebrate Christmas in the Holy Land, one Palestinian family fears the worst.
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Mother of a 5-year-old child back behind Israeli bars
Mother of a 5-year-old child back behind Israeli bars after being slammed with another administrative detention order.
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Israel demolishes Palestinian houses in Jerusalem
As if demolishing our house and displacing 20 people, my four sons and their children isn’t enough. They want to fine us the costs of the demolition, by fabricating false pretexts.
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Israel used ‘abusive policing’ against Palestinians in Lod during May unrest: HRW
Human Rights Watch calls on the UN to investigate the discriminatory practices used by Israeli police against peaceful protesters in the city of Lod.
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Israeli forces storm university campus north of Ramallah
The soldiers assaulted the university guards during the raid and tampered with the university and students’ possessions.
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Israeli forces kill Palestinian during raid in West Bank
Confrontation breaks out after undercover Israeli police raid home of Palestinian man in Nablus.
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Israel detains more than 400 Palestinians in November
Israel issued 123 administrative detention orders against Palestinians in November, including 39 new orders and 84 renewals of existing orders.
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Israel closes probe into fatal shooting of Palestinian assailant
Footage shot by bystanders appeared to show Israeli police officers continuing to shoot Salima from point-blank range while he was lying on the ground and not appearing to pose a threat.