Negev Bedouin struggle for water, land
The Israeli high court dismissed an appeal by an “unrecognized” Bedouin village demanding access to water. A land titling plan for the Bedouin is being blocked by the military.
The Israeli high court dismissed an appeal by an “unrecognized” Bedouin village demanding access to water. A land titling plan for the Bedouin is being blocked by the military.
UNICEF reportes that Israeli practices on the detention of children may violate international legal standards, finding that mistreatment is “widespread, systematic and institutionalized.”
The Martyrs of Yarmouk militant group seized UN peacekeepers on Syria's line of control with the Golan Heights, as international Shi'ite militants converge in Damascus.
Hundreds took to the streets in the West Bank and Gaza in a second day of protests following the death of a Palestinian prisoner who PA officials say died as a result of torture.
Residents of the Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Safafa are appealing to Israel’s Supreme Court to halt construction of a highway that will divide the Arab district.
Israeli soldiers dispersed a rally near the West Bank the town of Beitunia. At least 1,000 protesters were marching to Ofer Prison in support of four Palestinians on hunger strike.
Israeli firm SodaStream bills itself as eco-friendly by obviating the need for soda bottles—as it illegally operates on stolen Bedoin and Palestinian lands in the West Bank.
A committee investigating Israel’s 2010 Gaza flotilla raid found that the IDF’s own war crimes investigations meet international standards, but that there is still room for “improvement.”
The UN Human Rights Council adopted the first report of an International Fact-Finding Mission on Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, charging serious violations.
Israeli warplanes carried out an air-strike on Syrian territory, allegedly targeting an arms convoy bound for Hezbollah. Damascus claims a research facility was the real target.
Knesset candidate Jeremy Gimpel sparked outrage when Israeli TV broadcast footage of him joking before a Florida church group of plans to "blow up" the Dome of the Rock.