UK Supreme Court rules against government attempt to curb BDS
Middle East Monitor / April 29, 2020
The British government has suffered a major defeat in its attempt to curb the pro-Palestine Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign in a long running legal battle with the UK’s largest organisation campaigning for Palestinian human rights.
The Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) won the...
Palestinians in Europe call for end of internal division
Middle East Monitor / April 29, 2020
About 1,000 Palestinians in Europe have called on Palestinian factions to end the internal division in light of the outbreak of the coronavirus.
The call, which came through a petition signed by Palestinians from different walks, said: “13 years of the black internal Palestinian...
COVID-19 Emergency Situation Report 6 (21-28 April 2020)
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Situation Overview
An additional 46 Palestinians were confirmed to have contracted COVID-19 in the oPt during the reporting period, including 33 in East Jerusalem, 11 in the reminder of the West Bank and two in the Gaza Strip, with no new deaths...
Israel: court rules PA must pay $150 million in ‘terror’ reparations
Middle East Monitor / April 28, 2020
A court in Israel has ruled that the Palestinian Authority must pay almost $150 million in damages to the families of people killed in “terror attacks”.
The Jerusalem District Court made the order on Friday following a lawsuit by the legal advocacy group Shurat...
No let-up in Israeli attacks on Gaza fishers
Tamara Nassar
The Electronic Intifada / April 27, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has derailed a lot of activities, but not Israel’s attacks on Palestinian fishers.
Israeli warships have increased their assaults in recent months, causing injuries to fishers and damage to boats.
Last week, Israeli warships chased and opened fire towards a fishing...
Gaza municipality to reduce its service after severe budget deficit
Middle East Monitor / April 28, 2020
The municipality of Gaza yesterday announced that it would start reducing its services gradually in order to avoid a complete collapse due to the budget deficit which has resulted from the outbreak of the coronavirus.
In a statement, the municipality said: “This step was...
Egypt building new iron barrier on Gaza border
Middle East Monitor / April 28, 2020
The Egyptian Army has started building a new iron barrier along the country’s 14-kilometre border with the besieged Gaza Strip, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday.
Eyewitnesses told Anadolu that electronic sensors would be placed in the barrier, which is about eight metres high.
The eyewitnesses said that building of the barrier started...
