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The Dutch expert report on area C is available in Dutch
Read more: The Dutch expert report on area C is available in DutchThe report of a Dutch multidisciplinary expert team, on the situation of the Palestinian population in Area C under the Israeli military regime. The report was presented on the 21st of June 2016 to the foreign affairs committee of the Dutch parliament. The report is the outcome of a visit to Israel Palestine that was organized …
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Haaretz Editorial: How to Cure Israel’s Diplomatic ‘Leprosy’
Read more: Haaretz Editorial: How to Cure Israel’s Diplomatic ‘Leprosy’Precisely because Israel is considered a legitimate state and a longstanding, proper member of the family of nations, the entire world demands that it follow this family’s accepted rules. The government is allocating 128 million shekels ($33 million) this year to fight a serious disease that has infected the country. According to the director general of …
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Letter to Dutch political parties
Read more: Letter to Dutch political partiesAll Dutch political parties are currently working on their program for the elections in March 2017 for the Dutch parliament. This is the time to influence their agenda and bring important issues forward. The Dutch coalition for Palestinian children send this letter last week describing three major violations by Israel of rights of Palestinian children …
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New B’Tselem report – The Occupation’s Fig Leaf
Read more: New B’Tselem report – The Occupation’s Fig LeafThe Israeli human rights organization B’Tselem announced on Wednesday, 25 May 2016 that it will stop referring complaints to the military law enforcement system, in order to avoid contributing further to the pretense inherent in the work of this system. In a report published that day, entitled The Occupation’s Fig Leaf, B’Tselem explains that this …
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Interview with Hagai El-Ad the director of B’Tselem in De Volkskrant
Read more: Interview with Hagai El-Ad the director of B’Tselem in De Volkskrant‘We worden gezien als landverraders’ Mensenrechtenorganisatie B’Tselem verspreidde de video van een Israëlische soldaat die een Palestijn doodde. Directeur El-Ad, vandaag in Amsterdam: ‘Vaak wordt dat geweld niet vervolgd.’ door Theo Koelé De videobeelden gingen dit voorjaar de hele wereld over. Een Palestijn die werd neergeschoten nadat hij een Israëlische soldaat aanviel en verwondde, ligt op de …
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gate48 alternative pesach (passover) meal
Read more: gate48 alternative pesach (passover) mealAlthough these are not easy days in Israel Palestine, we know that without hope change will never come. Pesach in our tradition symbolizes hope. It’s the time we celebrate the journey from slavery to freedom and the beginning of spring. On Saturday the 23rd of April (second day of pesach) we joined together with 50 …
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Join the campaign to defend the academic freedom of the University of Kadoorie in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
Read more: Join the campaign to defend the academic freedom of the University of Kadoorie in the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesThis week the Israeli members organization Academia for Equality, an organization of academics dedicated to the democratization of Israeli academia and society launched a joint public campaign with the University of Kadoorie in Tulkarem, the West Bank, to defend the academic freedom of this institution. Since 2002, the army has used a shooting range built on …
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New report: No Way to Treat a Child, Palestinian children in the Israeli military detention system
Read more: New report: No Way to Treat a Child, Palestinian children in the Israeli military detention systemDefense for Children International – Palestine published a new report, No Way to Treat a Child, detailing the widespread and systematic ill-treatment of Palestinian children in the Israeli military detention system. From meals prepared in a makeshift kitchen to adult prisoner “caregivers,” the report also gives a rare glimpse into Palestinian children’s daily living conditions …
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Zorgen van de Nederlandse coalitie voor Palestijnse kinderen in Israëlische gevangenschap over de recente kinderrechtenschendingen
Read more: Zorgen van de Nederlandse coalitie voor Palestijnse kinderen in Israëlische gevangenschap over de recente kinderrechtenschendingenOp 18 februari a.s. zal de vaste commissie voor Buitenlandse Zaken een gesprek hebben met een delegatie van de commissie Buitenlandse Zaken en Veiligheid van het Israëlische parlement. De leden van de Nederlandse coalitie voor Palestijnse kinderen in Israëlische gevangenschap willen graag de aandacht vestigen op drie punten van zorg met betrekking tot schendingen van …
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Opinion article in Volkskrant: Stop vervolging activisten in Israel
Read more: Opinion article in Volkskrant: Stop vervolging activisten in IsraelOpinion article about political prosecution in Israel, by Galit Saporta, the director of gate48, in the Volkskrant here. De toenemende internationale kritiek op de Israëlische bezetting van Palestijns gebied, met name op de dagelijkse schending van mensenrechten, blijft niet onopgemerkt. De Israëlische autoriteiten kunnen deze kritiek dan ook niet langer negeren, alleen geloven zij dat er …
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New HRW report – Occupation, Inc.
Read more: New HRW report – Occupation, Inc.How Settlement Businesses Contribute to Israel’s Violations of Palestinian Rights This report documents how settlement businesses facilitate the growth and operations of settlements. These businesses depend on and contribute to the Israeli authorities’ unlawful confiscation of Palestinian land and other resources. They also benefit from these violations, as well as Israel’s discriminatory policies that provide privileges …
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Serious concerns about arrest and detention of Palestinian children
Read more: Serious concerns about arrest and detention of Palestinian childrenIn een brandbrief aan de Tweede Kamer schrijft de Nederlandse Coalitie voor Palestijnse kinderen in Israëlische gevangenschap ernstige zorgen te hebben over de verslechterende situatie van Palestijnse kinderen. Ondanks inspanningen van diverse kinderrechtenorganisaties en de Coalitie zelf zijn er geen tastbare verbeteringen zichtbaar en nemen de kinderrechtenschendingen toe. “Derden zoals Nederland hebben onder het …