Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees
Why is Israel targeting Palestinian human rights groups?

Over the past week, Israel has continued and intensified attacks against Palestinian human rights organizations. Who are these organizations and why are they being targeted?

Israel targets Palestinian organizations Israeli forces raid offices of Palestinian civil society organizations 

On the morning of August 18, occupation forces raided the offices of seven leading Palestinian civil society groups, six of which had been declared “terrorist organizations” and banned by the Israeli government in 2021

Israeli on Palestinian groups UN rights experts call for resuming funding for six Palestinian groups banned by Israel

The UN experts urged the international community to acknowledge the lack of evidence against the six group on the terrorism charges leveled by Israel. They also demanded that Israel end the harassment and persecution of Palestinian human rights and civil society organizations

Protest in Palestine Demonstrations held in support of six Palestinian groups terror-listed by Israel

The demonstrations were held in front of the UN and UNESCO offices in Ramallah and Gaza city. The protesters called for increased international pressure on Israel to rescind its terrorist designation of the six Palestinian groups 

Israel slaps terrorist tag on six major Palestinian human rights organizations  

The decision allows Israel to close the offices, seize the assets and arrest the employees of the six Palestinian organizations. The organizations have been accused of having links with the leftist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)

East Jerusalem and Palestinians’ struggle for dignity and liberation

Asalla Abu Khader of the Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees talks about the resistance to Israeli attacks and the decades-long policy by the Zionist state to bring about demographic changes in the occupied territories

Colonial occupation and patriarchy in Palestine: interview with Ruba Odeh

Palestinian activist Ruba Odeh spoke with Capire about women’s struggles against the occupation of their territories.

Palestinian women’s organization leader Khitam Saafin placed in administrative detention for 6 months

Saafin was sent to administrative detention by an Israeli military commander just days after her arrest during which several other activists and leftist figures were also abducted and detained

Widespread condemnation of Israeli raids and arrests of Palestinian leaders, activists

Organizations have called for the swift and unconditional release of all the Palestinian leaders and activists arrested in the late night raids on Monday, while also demanding freedom for all Palestinian political prisoners and administrative detainees