On 18 August 2022 Israeli forces broke into, searched and sealed the offices of seven Palestinian human rights and humanitarian organizations in Ramallah, occupied West Bank. Their property was confiscated and destroyed and military orders closing the offices were left … Continue reading →
Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) and Al Mezan Center for Human Rights warn that Israel’s collective punishment of Gaza through its 15-year-long closure and blockade has created a humanitarian and health crisis that continues to deteriorate year-on-year. In a new … Continue reading →
On 16 May, following the ordering by the Israeli Supreme Court to evict of over 1000 Palestinians from their homes, a group of UN human rights experts urgently called on Israel and the international community to stop the forced evictions, … Continue reading →
This story was first published on 24 March by UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. On 15 December 2021, Mahmoud Hamamdeh was out working a plot of land just outside his community of Umm Fagarah (population 100), in the … Continue reading →
OCHA reports that In June the Israeli authorities demolished, forced people to demolish, or seized 91 Palestinian-owned structures across the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. Twenty of the structures demolished or seized had been provided as humanitarian aid. In addition, … Continue reading →
On 8 July 2021, Lynn Hastings, the Humanitarian Coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territory, issued the following statement. For this and other statements see the ochaopt.org website I visited Gaza today again, to see what progress has been made, now … Continue reading →
By Violeta Cotoman Introduction This article aims to analyse how Zionism is not only based on nationalist characteristics but also on a uniqueness that is not found in any other nationalist ideology of its time. Issues related to the right … Continue reading →
The words of the Elders during the recent conflict between Hamas and Israel are still valid now that a cease fire is in place. Mary Robinson, Chair of The Elders and former President of Ireland, said: “The peoples of Israel … Continue reading →
Lynn Hastings, the Humanitarian Coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territory, issued the following statement on 24 February 2021. Yesterday, I visited the community of Humsa – Al Baqai’a which is situated some hundreds of metres into a firing zone in … Continue reading →
Israel is on track to be the first country in the world to inoculate its entire population against Covid-19 [1]. But while Israel has already vaccinated more than 20 percent of its citizens, including Jewish settlers in the West Bank, … Continue reading →