Nearly 1,600 trees vandalised by Israel settlers in the West Bank since start of...
Middle East Monitor / March 20, 2020
Nearly 1,600 trees have been vandalised by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank since the start of 2020, according to UN OCHA.
According to the agency’s latest fortnightly report, during the period 3-16 March, Israeli settlers vandalised at least 385 Palestinian-owned trees and vehicles...
B’Tselem: ‘Abuse of Palestinians overrides fear of COVID-19’
Middle East Monitor / March 20, 2020
Israeli human rights organisation B’Tselem has charged police officers with “continu to abuse Palestinians” in the occupied East Jerusalem neighbourhood Issawiya, despite the COVID-19 emergency.
“Despite the unprecedented health crisis requiring residents of Israel and the Occupied Territories to take extreme social isolation measures, the Israel...
4 Palestinian prisoners have coronavirus, says NGO
Middle East Monitor / March 20, 2020
The Palestinian Prisoner Society said yesterday that four Palestinian inmates have contracted the novel coronavirus in an Israeli prison.
In a press release, the non-governmental organisation said the Israel Prison Service informed it that the prisoners caught the virus in Megiddo Prison. The virus...
Likud proposes bills to annex Jordan Valley and execute Palestinian prisoners
Middle East Monitor / March 19, 2020
The ruling Likud party has submitted a bill for approval by the Knesset to annex the occupied Jordan Valley, the North Dead Sea area and the Hebron Desert, Israel Hayom reported on Wednesday. A second bill was also submitted which, if passed, would reintroduce the...
UNRWA urgently needs $14m for its action against coronavirus
Middle East Monitor / March 19, 2020
The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said yesterday that it urgently needed $14 million to prepare and respond to the coronavirus outbreak.
In an appeal posted on its website, the agency outlined the immediate priorities and financial requirements for health and other...
Palestinian prisoners to protest as Israel not preventing coronavirus spread
Middle East Monitor / March 18, 2020
Israeli prison administration are being accused of not taking the proper measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus and treat those who may become sick, and are instead using the disease to continue their abuse of Palestinian prisoners, Wafa news agency reported.
Fears of a...
Forced displacement and the US-Israel special relationship
Ramona Wadi
Middle East Monitor / March 18, 2020
Democrats in the US House of Representatives have sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, asking the government to ensure that Israel is not using military equipment supplied or financed by America to perpetuate the forced displacement of Palestinian civilians.
“As supporters of...
