Israel denies hunger striker Ayman Sharawna medicine despite "serious deterioration" in health
26 September 2012
The health of Palestinian prisoner Ayman Sharawna has seriously deteriorated after 88 days of hunger strike, according to rights groups.
Rights and Accountability
Israeli forces put knife to throat of father of teen who confessed to settlement killings
15 September 2012
The West Bank village of Awarta has been subject to siege for 18 months after the murders of a family in a nearby settlement, even though the killers have been arrested and confessed to the crime.
Israeli army spokesperson's inaccuracy exposed, as judge releases Palestinian detained in Hebron
14 September 2012
Earlier this week, an Israeli military court judge ordered the release of a Palestinian whose violent arrest by non-uniformed Israeli soldiers a month ago was captured on video.
"Every minute matters" for gravely ill hunger striker Samer al-Barq, says father
7 September 2012
Samer al-Barq may have only minutes to live, his father explains in a telephone call with The Electronic Intifada blogger Shahd Abusalama.
Abusing children "part and parcel" of Israeli ideology, says rights defender
7 September 2012
Youngsters arrested as part of deliberate policy to break Palestinians emotionally.
US sued over "terrorist" designation that has robbed Palestinian American of basic rights for 17 years
6 September 2012
A lawsuit filed yesterday challenges the 1995 classification of Palestinian American Muhammad Salah as a “specially designated terrorist.”
Israeli occupation profiteer Better Place runs taxis at Amsterdam airport, with EU backing
3 September 2012
Better Place Israel is headed by a general implicated in war crimes in Lebanon and Palestine
"You want to kill him but he’s crying": More Israeli soldiers' confessions of crimes against children
3 September 2012
More confessions of horrifying crimes and killings by Israeli soldiers against Palestinian children.
Choose a kid at random, "aim at his body": Israeli soldiers confess their violence
31 August 2012
A new publication documents the violence, arrests, intimidation and harassment from the perspective of the perpetrators — the Israeli soldiers.
Arizona congressional candidate: "Middle Easterners' only goal in life is to harm US"
30 August 2012
A congressional candidate’s remarks warning against the deadly tides of “Middle Easterners” plotting against Americans is causing a national stir.