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Defense for Children International Palestine released a report, Operation Protective Edge: A War Waged on Children, detailing the high price paid by children during Israel’s assault on Gaza last summer. Operation Protective Edge, which lasted 50 days between July 8 and August 26, claimed the lives of 2,220 Palestinians, including at least 1,492 civilians, according to …

In March 2013, UNICEF published a report which found that: “The ill-treatment of children who come in contact with the military detention system appears to be widespread, systematic and institutionalized throughout the process.” In response to this finding the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that it would “study the conclusions and work to implement …

Hundreds of Palestinian children work on Israeli settlement farms in the occupied West Bank, the majority located in the Jordan Valley. This report documents rights abuses against Palestinian children as young as 11 years old, who earn around US $19 for a full day working in the settlement agricultural industry. Many drop out of school …

Wij zoeken een persoon met ruime ervaring in het werven van fondsen en met oog voor de omvang en ambities van onze organisatie. Doel hierbij is om onze activiteiten en positie als belangrijke stem in de discussie over Israël-Palestina voort te zetten en uit te bouwen. Dat willen we bereiken door het opstellen van een …

The conflict in and over Jerusalem: when religion and nationalism merge     Discussion with dr. Hillel Cohen, Historian. Researching the Jewish-Arab relations in Palestine/Israel at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, To watch click here According to Jewish and Muslim tradition, Jerusalem is the centre of the world. In many ways it is also the centre of the conflict. The reason is obvious: …

This Bulletin draws on four sources of information. The data demonstrates the need for further actions to improve the protection of children in military detention, as reports of alleged ill-treatment of children during arrest, transfer, interrogation and detention have not significantly decreased in 2013 and 2014. These actions should particularly focus on the situation of …

In preparation for the budgetary debate  the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs asked a question regarding Palestinian children in Israeli detention. Question 165  Is it true that also in September 2014 hundreds of Palestinian children were held in Israeli custody without applying basic legal rules? If no, what are the facts? Is it also true that 47 …

The exhibition Room No.4 in Domkerk received good media coverage and stimulated a public debate. The Trouw dedicated the whole opinion page to reactions of gate48 and War Child after they published a critical article. To see the Trouw page click here. For the rest of the media click here

Domkerk Utrecht on the international peace day.

Vorig jaar ging ik mee met een expertgroep naar de bezette Palestijnse gebieden op de Westelijke Jordaanoever en naar Oost-Jeruzalem. Ik ben kinder- en jeugdpsychiater en meegevraagd om verslag te doen van de gevolgen van de nachtelijke arrestaties, van de verhoorpraktijken en van het maandenlang zonder contact met familie gevangen zetten van Palestijnse kinderen van …

Hajo with the red coat, backpack, hallow of frizzily white hair and youthful, energetic walk is gone. Died in his sleep, “peaceful” death, as they say. But perhaps Hajo didn’t die in peace of mind. He left our world in one of the darkest hours to our people, seekers of justice and peace in Israel/Palestine. He left a world …

Why do Israelis support a costly ground invasion to Gaza? The summer in Israel was planned long in advance. Eager to go, our three small children were excited to start their Lego themed summer camp. We landed in Tel Aviv in steamy mid July, just when the current violence started. As a Dutch-Israeli family from …