A Palestinian group condemns on Saturday the Israeli decision to deny the access of coronavirus vaccine to Palestinian prisoners, and considers it as a racist act. Israeli authorities aim at increasing the number of coronavirus infections among Palestinian prisoners as the Israeli minister declared that it is not a priority for Tel Aviv to vaccinate […]

Family of Nael Barghouthi, longest-serving Palestinian prisoner, speaks to Anadolu Agency RAMALLAH, Palestine  Despite 40 years behind bars, the family of Nael Barghouthi, the longest-serving Palestinian prisoner in Israeli jails, is still hopeful to see him freed one day. “He will taste freedom once again,” his wife Iman Nafi told Anadolu Agency in an exclusive […]

Growing up amidst military occupation and conflict has had a profound impact on Palestinian children in the West Bank and Gaza. It has impacted every aspect of their lives, from their safety and development to their psychosocial wellbeing and mental health. All Palestinian children face a myriad of protection risks, but one sub-set of children is […]

Desperate circumstances give rise to desperate behavior. If by states, extreme violent behavior tends to be rationalized as ‘self-defense,’ ‘military necessity,’ or ‘counterterrorism,’ and claims of legal authorization are treated as appropriate. If even nonviolent acts of resistance by individuals associated with dissident movements, then the established order and its supportive media will routinely describe […]

Maher al-Akhras was detained in July by Israeli authorities, who say he is a dangerous Islamic Jihad activist, but also plan to free him in November; he denies the accusation As of Wednesday morning, Maher al-Akhras has not eaten for 81 days. He lies in a bed in Kaplan Medical Center in Rehovot. He reports […]

Palestinian inmate Maher Al-Akhras went on hunger strike over prolonged administrative detention A Palestinian local committee in Gaza on Wednesday urged the international human rights groups to urgently put pressure on the Israeli authorities to save the life of Palestinian detainee Maher al-Akhras who has been on hunger strike for over 70 days. “The life […]

The Israeli government this month approved a proposal that allows the military to indefinitely withhold the bodies of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli army. The proposal was made by Defense Minister Benny Gantz. Gantz is the main political rival of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He also serves in the role of “alternate […]

Human rights groups are sounding the alarm over the spread of coronavirus among Palestinians in Israeli jails. At least five Palestinian prisoners have tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19 recently, including a child. They were being held at Ofer military prison near Ramallah, where Israeli occupation forces also detain Palestinian children. Infected prisoners were […]