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Israel's Actions in East Jerusalem May Constitute a War Crime
On Tuesday, Israel did not even try to hide the fact that their plans to accelerate the construction of 2,000 housing units in East Jerusalem – an area considered as ‘occupied’ by the international...
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Record Number of Palestinians Displaced by Unlawful Demolitions
There has been a sharp rise in demolitions of Palestinian homes in 2011 © Amnesty International Amnesty International, one member of a 20 member strong coalition of major international humanitarian and...
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One Palestinian Village Obama Should Visit
Former prisoner of conscience Bassem Tamimi holds plastic and rubber-coated bullets fired by Israeli forces. Yesterday morning, US President Barack Obama arrived in Israel to much fanfare. He has said...
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A West Bank Village Protests Against Israel’s Military Occupation
Lamri Chirouf inspects an Israeli tear gas canister in Budrus cemetery (Photo Credit: Amnesty International). By Lamri Chirouf, Amnesty International’s Delegate in the Occupied Palestinian Territories...
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How Long Will the U.S. Turn a Blind Eye to Its Role in this Bloodshed?
Palestinian boys walk past buildings which were destroyed by Israeli strikes (September 14, 2014). (MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images) As the UN General Assembly begins its meeting today in New York City,...
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Will Progressives in the U.S. Congress Support Palestinian Children’s Human...
With just hours left before today’s deadline, 13 Members of Congress have now joined the call for Palestinian children’s human rights. Led by U.S. Representative Betty McCollum, these elected...
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Did your Member of Congress Stand Up for Palestinian Children?
On Friday, 19 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives urged Secretary of State John Kerry to defend the human rights of Palestinian children living under Israeli occupation. Led by U.S....
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Muhammed, What Were You Thinking About When You Accepted the Reality of Your...
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, 2016. Al Qiq is seen in the poster. Photo: Wisam...
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With Whom are Many U.S. Police Departments Training? With a Chronic Human...
TOPSHOT – Baltimore County Sheriffs officers gather after Baltimore Officer Caesar Goodson Jr. was acquitted of all charges in his murder trial for the death of Freddie Gray at the Mitchell Court House...
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Three Concerns the Senate Committee Should Raise with David Friedman
(Alex Wong/Getty Images) Ambassadors are on the front lines of diplomacy, where they can head off conflict or be the cause of the next war. They must not have any conflicts-of-interest or appearance...
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