A number of lawmakers have come out in support of legislation that seeks to end Israel’s military detention practices against Palestinian children, including New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar. H.R.2407-the Promoting Human Rights for Palestinian Children Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act, was introduced by Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN) in April. The […]

JERUSALEM (AP) — When Palestinian preschooler Aisha a-Lulu came out of brain surgery in a strange Jerusalem hospital room, she called out for her mother and father. She repeated the cry over and over, but her parents never came. Instead of a family member, Israeli authorities had approved a stranger to escort Aisha from the […]

Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi grew up protesting the Israeli occupation. She took part in her first rally when she was eight, and a decade later, she doesn’t believe in reasoning with Israel. Ahed Tamimi, a Palestinian resistance icon at just 18 years of age, told RT Sputnik host George Galloway that she believes young Palestinians […]

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West Bank teenager will join MPs including Diane Abbott in march demanding Israel be held accountable for violations of international law Prominent Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi is set to join pro-Palestinian protests in London on Saturday demanding Israel be held accountable for violations of international law. Ms Tamimi, 17, became a symbol of resistance in the occupied West Bank […]

“I don’t believe in caging kids,” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said while defending her stand on cutting military and economic aid to Israel. United States Congresswoman Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) reiterated her position Wednesday for the U.S. to cut military and economic aid to Israel to combat the country’s policy of imprisoning Palestinian kids. On Sunday the Congresswoman she said that […]

This article has been updated since initial publication. Israel’s bombardment of the occupied Gaza Strip entered its third day on Sunday. By late evening on Sunday, Israeli strikes had killed 19 Palestinians that day, bringing the toll to at least 27 Palestinians slain since Israel escalated its lethal attacks on the territory on Friday. Health officials in […]

NEW LEGISLATION PROPOSED by Rep. Betty McCollum, a Minnesota Democrat, would ban Israel from using any of the billions of dollars in military assistance it receives from the United States every year to pay for the detention, interrogation, or torture of Palestinian children living under Israeli military occupation in the West Bank. Israel’s military typically arrests […]

Update 3 May: Israeli forces arrested Obaida on 28 April and held him in Ofer military prison until 2 May. He was represented by a lawyer from Defense for Children International Palestine and released without conditions, according to the group’s senior adviser Brad Parker. This marked the third time the 15-year-old boy was detained by Israeli forces. Original […]

Palestinian families are still awaiting for the bodies of their relatives, which remain in Israeli custody By Kaamil Ahmed  in Jerusalem Published date: 20 April 2019 10:00 UTC | Last update: 1 week 3 days ago His body was lifeless but still warm, limbs bouncing above the crowd that carried him. The blood that had almost drained from his face instead […]