El mundo clama que termine la ocupación ilegal de Palestina por Israel
La Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas ha aprobado una resolución que exige a Israel la retirada inmediata de Jerusalén Este, Gaza y Cisjordania.
Israeli occupation forces raze Palestinian buildings to expand illegal settlements
In just two weeks between July 25 and August 7, Israel demolished at least 56 Palestinian structures in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, according to a report by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) released last week
The proposed law will allow illegal settlers to rebuild and re-occupy settlements in the occupied West Bank dismantled in 2005 as a part of Israel’s so-called unilateral Disengagement plan
UNSC statement condemns Israeli settlement activities in occupied Palestinian territories
The statement was adopted as an alternative to a strongly-worded resolution drafted by Palestine and the UAE that was reportedly rejected due to pressure exerted by the US
Protestors in Rabat condemn multinational retailer for links with firms complicit in Israeli war crimes
BDS Morocco and other progressive forces held a protest outside French retail multinational Carrefour over its franchising deal with Israeli companies involved in illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas reiterates bid to seek full UN membership
Mahmoud Abbas was addressing the Arab League conference on Jerusalem in Cairo, Egypt. He also appealed to the world community to “put a stop to the Israeli aggression and unilateral actions”
Hundreds of Palestinians in Masafer Yatta face forced displacement by Israel
The UN and other human rights bodies have previously termed Israel’s forced displacement of communities from Masafer Yatta a “serious breach of international humanitarian law” and a “war crime”
UNGA resolution seeks ICJ opinion on legality of Israeli occupation and annexation of Palestinian land
The resolution was adopted by a vote of 87 in favor and 26 opposed. The US and Israel voted against the resolution while China and Russia supported it
On International Day of Solidarity with Palestinians, there is a chasm between action and rhetoric
The international community continues to express solidarity with the Palestinians and reiterate its commitment to the two-state solution. However, it has stood by as Israel has intensified its apartheid policies
Israel expropriates more land to expand illegal settlement in occupied Palestinian territories
Israeli officials issued a military order to seize over 616 dunams (152 acres) of private Palestinian land in the villages of Qaryout and al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya near Nablus in the occupied West Bank
Israel’s ruling coalition decides to dissolve parliament, call for fresh elections
The dissolution of the Knesset will lead to automatic extension of the controversial settlers’ law for next six months. The government had failed to get approval for its extension earlier this month
UN special rapporteur on human rights calls Israel an apartheid state
The report prepared by Michael Lynk adds to the growing consensus in the international community equating Israel’s discriminatory policies in the occupied Palestinian territories to apartheid
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