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Israel must release Palestinian prisoner of conscience detained without charge or trial
The Israeli authorities must immediately and unconditionally release Ahmed Qatamesh, a 67-year-old Palestinian academic, writer and political analyst who has been arbitrarily detained under a three-month administrative detention order, said…
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Trump Must Press Israel to Stop Building Settlements During Visit
President Trump will travel to Israel today to meet with Israeli and Palestinians officials to press for a peace deal between the two sides. Trump has opposed the continued construction…
Update
Three Concerns the Senate Committee Should Raise with David Friedman
[caption id="attachment_74067" align="alignleft" width="3000"] (Alex Wong/Getty Images)[/caption] Ambassadors are on the front lines of diplomacy, where they can head off conflict or be the cause of the next war. Â They…
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UN Security Council: Historic resolution calls on Israel to cease settlements in Occupied Palestinian Territories
Following the United Nations Security Council’s adoption of a resolution calling on Israel to cease all settlement activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), Sherine Tadros, Head of Amnesty International’s…
Report
Time to Address Impunity: Two Years After the Gaza/Israel War
Tomorrow, July 8, 2016, marks the second anniversary of the start of a 50-day Israeli military offensive which brought unprecedented death and destruction to the Gaza Strip.
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Two years after Gaza offensive on still no justice for war crimes victims
July 8, 2016, marks the second anniversary of the start of a 50-day Israeli military offensive which brought unprecedented death and destruction to the Gaza Strip.
Press Release
Israel renews detention without charge of Palestinian circus performer for further six months
The Israeli military today renewed for six months the detention of Palestinian circus performer Mohammad Faisal Abu Sakha, who has been held without charge since his arrest in December 2015,…
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Amnesty International: Tel Aviv attack displays total disdain for human life
The deadly attack on civilians at a Tel Aviv shopping and restaurant complex last night displayed a stark contempt for human life, Amnesty International said.
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Muhammed, What Were You Thinking About When You Accepted the Reality of Your Death?
[caption id="attachment_68541" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Fayha Shalash, the wife of Palestinian journalist Muhammed al-Qiq, sits with her son at her home in the West Bank village of Dura on January 20,…
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5 Questions Prime Minister Netanyahu Should be Asked Today
Today at 3 PM EST, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will deliver a public speech at the Center for American Progress (CAP) in Washington DC. In a letter (pdf) to…