Video: Israeli occupation forces violently evict Palestinians from Hebron house
3 April 2012
Video shows Israeli occupation forces violently evicting Palestinians from a house in Hebron last Saturday.
Rights and Accountability
PA regime fears our work, says Palestinian journalist arrested for article about youth activist groups
2 April 2012
Another Palestinian journalist was arrested by the Palestinian Authority yesterday. Like Yousef al-Shayeb who was arrested last week, Tariq Khamis was arrested for writing things that the PA does not want the public to know. Khamis, who writes for Zaman Press, told The Electronic Intifada today that the reason for his arrest was more to do with an article about Palestinian youth groups he had written than anything he had written on Facebook.
On top of banishment to Gaza, Israel uses Twitter to further violate Hana al-Shalabi's rights
1 April 2012
In the course of illegally banishing hunger striker Hana al-Shalabi to the Gaza Strip, Israeli occupation forces used Twitter to commit an additional breach of international law.
Addameer, PHRI won't confirm Hana Shalabi ends hunger strike, warn of coercion in banishment deal
30 March 2012
Just after 2AM Palestine local time, or around 7PM US East Coast time, Addameer, the Palestinian prisoner’s rights group, issued this important statement in Arabic via Facebook and in English on its website regarding Hana al-Shalabi, the Palestinian prisoner who has been on hunger strike for more than 40 days against her detention without charge or trial by Israe
New report documents systematic abuse of Palestinian children in Israeli military detention
22 March 2012
A new report by Defense for Children International-Palestine section has documented systematic, routine abuses by Israeli soldiers and interrogators of Palestinian children across the occupied West Bank including East Jerusalem.
Poverty drives Palestinian children to work in Israel's agricultural settlement industry
21 March 2012
Deep poverty and a poor educational system have pushed 500 to 1,000 children to work in the illegal Israeli agricultural settlements in the Jordan Valley. They work for a very low wage under harsh conditions.
B'Tselem role in J Street's gala featuring Olmert "incredibly damaging" says Palestinian rights group PCHR
21 March 2012
The decision of Israeli human rights group B’Tselem to participate in J Street’s upcoming conference featuring former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is “incredibly damaging” to the effort to achieve justice and accountability for victims of war crimes.
Hana Shalabi at risk of "imminent death" in Israel custody on day 33 of hunger strike, doctors warn
19 March 2012
Hana al-Shalabi is at risk of “imminent death” after more than a month on hunger strike against her violent, arbitrary detention by Israel has led to a serious deterioration in her health. She has been transferred from HaSharon prison to Meir Hospital in Kfar Saba.
Call to Action: Support Hana al-Shalabi as her health declines 4 weeks into hunger strike in Israel jail
14 March 2012
The parents of political prisoner Hana al-Shalabi have issued a call to all Palestinians to protest this Saturday in support of their daughter as doctors who examined her expressed grave concern over her sharply deteriorating health four weeks into a hunger strike against her arbitrary detention by Israel.