Press TV – June 24, 2021 A leading Palestinian human rights activist, who was an outspoken critic of the Palestinian Authority (PA)’s leadership, has died after being arrested by security forces in the occupied West Bank. Nizar Banat, a resident of the flashpoint West Bank city of al-Khalil, was arrested in a dawn raid by […]
RT | June 24, 2021 The Council of Europe’s human rights body has stated that it is “extremely concerned” about the treatment of prisoners in French jails and police stations, warning that people in custody have been “deliberately beaten.” In a report released on Thursday, the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) stated that it […]
Defense for Children International Palestine | June 11, 2021 Ramallah — Israeli forces shot dead a 16-year-old Palestinian boy today in the northern occupied West Bank. Israeli forces shot Mohammad Said Mohammad Hamayel, 16, with live ammunition around 4:30 p.m. today during a protest in the village of Beita, located southeast of Nablus in the […]
IMEMC | June 7, 2021 Lawyers from Adalah – The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel have collected multiple sworn affidavits testifying to rampant, systemic Israeli police attacks and brutal beatings of Palestinian protesters, innocent bystanders, children, and even attorneys inside Nazareth’s police station during the period of protests in the city in May. The graphic testimonies […]
By Jessica Buxbaum | MintPress News | May 28, 2021 JERUSALEM — As Israel rained rockets down on Gaza in mid-May, inside 1948-occupied Palestine (Historic Palestine and modern-day Israel), another kind of Israeli terror emerged. Jewish supremacists stormed cities with high Palestinian populations chanting “Death to Arabs!,” attacking scores of Palestinians and vandalizing their properties. The […]
By Stephen Lendman | May 31, 2021 Throughout Jewish state history, its ruling regimes treated Occupied Palestinians and Arab citizens ruthlessly. Terrorizing them is longstanding Israeli policy, including daily arrests throughout the Occupied Territories, torture, beatings and other forms of abuse, targeted killings, and justice nearly always denied. Last week, Al Jazeera reported about “grief […]
By Robert Inlakesh | RT | May 28, 2021 Israeli forces killed a 16-year-old boy, Islam Burnat, from the West Bank village of Bil’in earlier in May and have since “terrorized” local families by raiding their homes and arresting children. “Two of my sons are now imprisoned and [the Israeli authorities] haven’t even explained why,” […]
By Jonathan Cook | Axis of Logic | May 26, 2021 Last weekend Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu described as “terrorists” those Palestinian citizens who have been protesting decades of state-sponsored discrimination. Vowing that “anyone who acts like a terrorist will be handled like one”, he said: “Arab law-breakers are attacking Jews, burning synagogues and […]
By James Bovard – Mises Wire – 05/25/2021 “Truth will out” is the most popular fairy tale in Washington. Members of Congress are clashing over whether politicians will appoint an “independent” commission to reveal the facts behind the January 6 Capitol ruckus. Proponents are portraying the issue as a simple choice between “truth or Trump.” […]
By Stephen Lendman | May 11, 2021 On Monday, Security Council members met behind closed doors to discuss weeks of Israeli state terror against defenseless Palestinians in East Jerusalem. The Biden regime blocked a statement — demanding that Israel “cease settlement activities, demolition and evictions” of Palestinians from their homes and land, according to AFP. […]
