The idea that children should be protected from the cruelty of this world is valid for those few that can do so by switching off the TV. Most parents across the globe have to find ways of bringing up children within an environment no child and no adult should ever live in. So do Palestinians. […]
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Targeting education
The denial of the right to education is an essential part of Israel’s efforts to eliminate the Palestinian people, including by demolishing schools and denying Palestinians access to education. Israel’s denial of Palestinian access to proper education is embedded in apartheid as a tool of subjugation and colonization, as per the Convention on the Suppression […]
Israeli policies of physical elimination
Funeral of 12-year-old Mohammed al Alami, in the village of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron. Alami was shot by Israeli soldiers while sitting in the passenger side of his family’s car as he and his father returned from buying vegetables. July 29, 2021. (Oren Ziv/Activestills) The most basic form of elimination is the killing of […]
From January to August 2023 Israel has killed at least 38 Palestinian children, injured almost 1000, and 160 are lingering in Israeli jails. 2280 Palestinian children have been killed since January 2000. Beyond the shocking numbers and the painful stories behind each case, there is an evident pattern in Israeli policies. The settlers’ quest for […]
Masafer Yatta: Urgent action needed to Defend the Defenders
In recent weeks, Israeli repression of human rights defenders in Masafer Yatta has intensified. This is part of a long-standing policy of intimidation and repression of non-violent activist work, particularly against HRDs affiliated with Youth of Sumud. The repression of HRDs in Masafer Yatta, most recent of which is the case of 19-year-old Mohammed Huraini […]
Testimony of Mohammed Huraini in Israeli detention
On August 5, 2023, Israeli occupation forces arrested Mohammed Huraini from the village of Al-Twani, Masafer Yatta. Aged only 19 years old, Mohammed was was arrested several times by the Israeli military in the last couple of years. The recent detention of Mohammed comes as part of constant Israeli attempts to clamp down on activists […]
Palestinians in Khirbet Tuba face increased settler violence
26-year-old Fatma Awad from Khirbet Tuba, Masafer Yatta was inside the cave that is her home preparing breakfast when a group of Israeli illegal settlers invaded her family’s land on August 2, 2023. The settlers sat up a tent near the family’s water well. “This is not the first time they do so,” Fatma asserted. The […]
Movimientos de favelas, periféricos, negros e indígenas de Sudamérica visitan a Palestina
Siete delegades de movimientos negros, indígenas y barrios marginales de Brasil, Colombia y Ecuador llegaron a Palestina para conocer la realidad del apartheid, colonialismo y ocupación militar israelí. Por una semana, la delegación se encontraron con comunidades palestinas en lucha, compartiendo experiencias de organización y movilización. Entre los movimientos representados en la delegación están el […]
South American Black and Indigenous movements visit in Palestine
Seven delegates from Black, Indigenous and Favela movements from Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador visited Palestine to learn about the reality of Israeli apartheid, settler-colonialism and military occupation. For a week they have met with Palestinian communities in struggle and share experiences of organizing and mobilizing. The movements represented in the delegation include the United Black […]
Urgent call for action: #DefendUmQussaSchool from Israeli demolition
Join in the #DefendOurSchools call for action to stop the imminent demolition of Khirbet Um Qussa School in Masafer Yatta. The looming demolition of Khirbet Um Qussa School sounds yet another the alarm bell about the demolition of several other schools in Masafer Yatta and Israel’s ethnic cleansing plans for at least eight villages in […]