Reforms needed to stem violence
RAMALLAH, Occupied West Bank, Aug 16 2012 (IPS) – After the brutal murder of a Palestinian woman in late July in a busy Bethlehem marketplace, local human rights groups are pushing for stronger reforms...
View ArticleGazans punished for others’ crimes
Aug 21 2012 (IPS) – With more restrictions placed on the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza, and access to the Palestinian territory’s smuggling tunnels increasingly blocked, human rights...
View ArticleIsrael not responsible in activist’s death
An Israeli court ruled today that Israel is not responsible for the death of American activist Rachel Corrie. Corrie was crushed to death by an Israeli army bulldozer while trying to prevent the...
View ArticleWar clouds over Gaza Strip again
JERUSALEM, Nov 15 2012 (IPS) – As Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip enters its second day, Palestinians fear that this is only the beginning of another widespread Israeli offensive into the besieged...
View ArticleAttacks on Gaza unite Palestinians
HAIFA, Northern Israel, Nov 19 2012 (IPS) – Dozens of Israeli tanks slowly made their way south on the back of flatbed trucks along Israel’s Road 6 highway Sunday. Emblazoned with Stars of David and...
View ArticleAssault sparks violence in West Bank
RAMALLAH, Occupied West Bank, Nov 21 2012 (IPS) – Hundreds of Palestinians marched through Ramallah Tuesday afternoon to mourn the death of a Palestinian protester who was fatally wounded during a...
View ArticleIsrael targets media in Gaza
RAMALLAH, Occupied West Bank, Nov 22 2012 (IPS) – As people anxiously wait to see if the newly-signed ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas will hold, local and international human rights groups...
View ArticlePalestinians denied day in Israeli court
Haifa, Israel - Maher Ismail Abu Daqqa has been waiting more than 10 years for justice. He was 40 years old when, in August 2001, Israeli soldiers fired at his car at an Israeli military roadblock in...
View ArticleEnd of Assault Opens Opportunities
JERUSALEM, Nov 25 2012 (IPS) – As the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas seems to be holding, many are hoping that one of the agreement’s main points – the easing of restrictions on people and goods...
View ArticlePalestinians fight deportations
ABEYAT, Occupied West Bank, Apr 24 2013 (IPS) – Hind Ibrahim Abeyat has spent most of her life separated from her father. “Every house in Palestine has something – someone in prison, a martyr,” the...
View ArticlePalestinians honor Gaza mental health pioneer
Dr. Eyad El-Sarraj was a dedicated medical professional and pioneer in the field of mental health. But to those who knew him best, the respected Palestinian psychiatrist and human rights defender – who...
View ArticlePalestinians honour Gaza psychiatric pioneer
Dr. Eyad El-Sarraj was a dedicated medical professional and pioneer in the field of mental health. But to those who knew him best, the respected Palestinian psychiatrist and human rights defender – who...
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