CSOs Urge UNGA to End Apartheid in Palestine
Global Response to Israeli Apartheid: A Call to the UNGA Apartheid is a crime against humanity, giving rise to individual criminal responsibility and State responsibility to bring the illegal situation to an end. In May
Published : 22 September 2020
Western Sahara: Laureates Appeal to UNSG
Open Letter to the United Nations Secretary General In solidarity with Sahrawi human rights activist and 2019 Right Livelihood Laureate Aminatou Haidar, twenty-two Right Livelihood Laureates have sent an open letter today to the United Nations
Published : 18 September 2020
Palestine/Israel: al-`Araqib Demolished for 178th Time
AL-ARAQIB, Naqab—The Israeli police and the so-called Negev Development Authority, the Yoav unit, on Thursday demolished the Bedouin al-Araqib village for the 178th time. This village is deprived of recognition in the Negev and is
Published : 18 September 2020
Jerusalem Court Orders Palestinians Forfeit Homes
Court Orders Dozens of Palestinians Out of Jerusalem Homes to Make Way for Settlers Judges base evacuation orders in two cases on claims to Jewish ownership of property from before 1948, which the law permits for
Published : 15 September 2020
Palestine: Holy Sites Crumble under Israeli Rule
Israeli land grabs are preventing Palestinians from accessing Muslim shrines in the West Bank, with some falling into ruin or being deliberately destroyed. Israel’s takeover of the mountain ranges and hills throughout the occupied West Bank
Published : 11 September 2020
Israel Spikes Home Demolitions in Pandemic
UN: Israeli Demolition of Palestinian Homes Increases Despite Pandemic Dozens of Palestinians were recently displaced because Israeli authorities destroyed their homes, even as Covid-19 cases increased by a third. The Israeli government`s demolition of Palestinian homes in
Published : 11 September 2020
US War on Terror Displaced 37 million+
A new report calculates the number of people who fled because of wars fought by the United States since At least 37 million people have been displaced as a direct result of the wars fought
Published : 08 September 2020
Palestine: Israeli Demolitions in August 2020
In August, the Israeli authorities demolished or seized 88 Palestinian-owned structures, all but one on grounds of a lack of building permits, which are nearly impossible for Palestinians to obtain. A total of 202 people were displaced
Published : 08 September 2020
Lebanon: World Bank Ends Bisri Dam Project
This entry combines the Reuters/Arab News report on 05 September of the World Bank’s official announcement and The New York Times article of 02 September 2020 providing background. At the end of the entry, please
Published : 05 September 2020
