Israel High Court petitioned for prisoners meetings with lawyers
Middle East Monitor / March 26, 2020
Human rights activists have filed an urgent petition to Israel’s High Court this morning against emergency regulations enacted due to the coronavirus crisis preventing lawyers and family members from meeting with Palestinian prisoners.
The decision announced on 15 March determines that political prisoners, who are...
Coronavirus test kits and masks delivered to PA by the WHO
/ March 26, 2020
More than 3,000 coronavirus test kits and 50,000 surgical masks have been delivered to the Palestinian Authority today by the World Health Organisation (WHO), The Jerusalem Post has reported. The WHO donated the equipment to help in the fight against the virus in the occupied Palestinian territories.
Israel’s...
‘Officials believe PA collapse is only a matter of time’
Middle East Monitor / March 26, 2020
Officials in the Palestinian Authority believe that its collapse is only a matter of time in the light of the ongoing coronavirus crisis, Today’s Opinion has reported. The claim apparently originated with their counterparts in Israel.
According to an Israeli journalist writing for Israel Hayom, the comprehensive...
Israel soldiers raid and demolish Jordan Valley village
Middle East Monitor / March 26, 2020
Israeli forces today demolished a residential building and seized tents and other equipment in the Jordan Valley village of Ibziq, north of the occupied West Bank city of Tubas, according to Wafa news agency.
The Jordan Valley, which accounts for almost a third of the occupied...
Never flinch until justice is served
Ola Mousa
The Electronic Intifada / March 26, 2020
Huda Ali Ghalia is a young woman on a mission.
On 26 January, the 25-year-old earned her law diploma, the equivalent of taking the bar. She is now able to practice law in Gaza where she is from and where, a year ago,...
Palestinian representation in the Knesset and its limitations
Antoine Shalhat
Middle East Monitor / March 25, 2020
There is a lot of talk about the efforts to form a new government in Israel and the bitter confrontation between the rival Likud and Blue and White blocs over the need for it to be based on a Jewish majority. The...
PA orders Palestinians to return to West Bank due to mistreatment in Israel
Middle East Monitor / March 25, 2020
Palestinian workers in Israel are being urged by Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh to return to the occupied West Bank.
The order comes in the wake of social media footage of a Palestinian labourer suffering from coronavirus symptoms being dumped by Israeli police officers at...
The Gaza Strip has been under siege for years – Covid-19 could be catastrophic
Neve Gordon
The Nation / March 25, 2020
Israel, which continues to control Gaza’s borders, has for decades intentionally weakened the economy and health of the world’s largest open-air prison.
When people began posting the following note on their Facebook wall, I immediately felt an intense sense of unease.
Although those who circulated...
