Michael Lynk
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
Israel uses the Gaza fishing zone as a tool for collective punishment against Palestinians
Israel often blocks the fishing zone, driving thousands of Palestinians dependent on it for their livelihood and food using the pretexts of rocket attacks
Killing of 15-year-old by Israel is a “grave violation of international law”, says UN human rights office
On December 4, Israeli occupation forces killed a 15-year-old Palestinian boy, Ali Abu Alia, during a protest in the occupied West Bank against the building of an illegal Israeli settlement
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