Racism and Incitement Index 2020: the increase in racism and incitement against Palestinians and...
7amleh / March 8, 2021
7amleh published the results of the Racism and Incitement Index in Israeli social networks during the year 2020, which showed an increase in violent discourse towards Arabs by 16% over the year 2019.
7amleh - The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social...
Israel’s military courts for Palestinians are a stain on international justice
Sahar Francis
The Guardian / March 6, 2021
I’ve defended people in this profoundly discriminatory judicial system. It needs dismantling – and the UK can help
The overwhelming majority of Palestinians in the West Bank were born into, and have spent their entire lives under, an Israeli military occupation that...
The JNF is no innocent charity
Michael Sappir
+972 Magazine / March 4, 2021
The Jewish National Fund presents itself in Germany as a 'green' organization serving all of Israel's residents. That's not what its leaders say in Israel.
In early February, the management of the Jewish National Fund approved a proposal to formally begin buying land for...
Netanyahu is embracing fascists – and the world is tolerating them
Sami Abu Shehadeh
+972 Magazine / March 4, 2021
Itamar Ben-Gvir is not an outlier in Israeli politics; he is part of a far-right alliance that the international community has been normalizing for years.
Over the past few weeks, a prominent Israeli settler living in the occupied territories has demanded that the...
Abbas battles Fatah party discord ahead of Palestinian elections
Middle East Monitor / March 7, 2021
Facing elections for the first time in 15 years, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is battling a growing rift within his powerful Fatah party that poses a new threat to his dominance over Palestinian politics, reports Reuters.
A breakaway bid by one of...
Rights group: Israeli human rights violations escalated in 2020
Yumna Patel
Mondoweiss / March 5, 2021
A new report from Palestinian human rights group Al-Haq released this week details the numerous human rights violations that occurred throughout Palestine in 2020 -- violations that the group said were exacerbated by, and spurred on, by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
2020 was...
Liberal Zionist groups oppose occupation but can’t bring themselves to endorse ICC probe
Philip Weiss
Mondoweiss / March 5, 2021
The two decisions from the International Criminal Court in the last month to move forward on an investigation of war crimes in Palestine have shaken Israel and suggested that the power politics of Israeli impunity are finally going to change.
These decisions have...
‘Where do Palestinians go for accountability?’ AP asks a dozen times as State Department...
Philip Weiss
Mondoweiss / March 5, 2021
US policy denying Palestinians any avenue of redress against Israeli violations is a public joke, as Matt Lee grills State Spox Ned Price, "Where do they go?"
The International Criminal Court’s decision to investigate war crimes in Palestine continues to stir things up....
Palestinians take to the streets in Umm al-Fahm to protest Israeli police
Yoav Haifawi
Mondoweiss / March 5, 2021
On Friday March 5, between 10,000-20,000 Palestinian citizens of Israel marched in Umm al-Fahm against police abuse and neglect, as months of violence reached a boiling point.
The combined problem of a hostile racist government and the growing prevalence of organized crime are...
Yes, The Hague is right to investigate Israel for war crimes
Larry Derfner
Mondoweiss / March 4, 2021
There’s a natural resistance to saying that your country deserves to be investigated for war crimes by the International Criminal Court in The Hague. But if you believe that Israel’s open-ended occupation and the settlements and lethal onslaughts in Gaza that go...
