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Human Rights on Several Fronts in Israel/PNA
At a time of significant international interest in the region, Amnesty International hopes that it will lead to a renewed focus on human rights issues as the best way to…
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Palestinian Nonviolent Resistance Has Strong Roots
Remarks made by Bono , New York Times columnist Nicholas D. Kristof and President Barack Obama stating they hoped Palestinians would find their Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) or Gandhi…
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Local activists targeted in occupied Palestinian territories
Abdallah Abu Rahme is affable and articulate. Last July, when I called to set up a time to talk before one of the weekly protests in his village, Bi'lin in the occupied West Bank, he made…
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Troubled Waters: Palestinians Denied Fair Access to Water
Israel is denying Palestinians their right to access to adequate water by using discriminatory and restrictive policies. Donatella Rovera, senior researcher on Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories said, “Israel…
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ACT Now: Why the U.S. must listen to Goldstone
The United States is fast losing their credibility in the region and among Human Rights organizations and activists over our reluctance to support the recommendations contained in Justice Richard Goldstone's…
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Goldstone report findings support Amnesty's own field investigations
Amnesty International said yesterday that the recommendations of the United Nations Human Rights Council's fact-finding mission on the Gaza conflict, if implemented, offer the best hope for justice and accountability. The UN-mandated…
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Film makers, Actors, and Activists Protest Toronto Film Fest For Tel Aviv Spotlight
The 2009 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has received a lot of attention this week after over 50 film makers, actors, academics, and activists signed and released a statement called…
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Netanyahu ok's settlement expansion despite US displeasure
Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel's Prime Minister, has approved the construction of hundreds of new homes in the occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem despite statements by the U.S. government, including many by…
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15-Year-Old Palestinian Turns To ICC For Justice
After witnessing the deaths of her father Fathi, her sister Ismat, and her brother Ala on January 14, Amira Alqerem has turned to the (ICC) seven months later in hopes…
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Heavy Criticism Emerges after Jerusalem Evictions
Yesterday, approximately 55 Arabs, including 14 children, were evicted from their houses in east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah after the Israeli Supreme Court ruled in favor of Jewish families…