Israeli Occupation Forces Teargas, Stun Grenade and Fire Projectiles on Demonstrators in Tulkarm
Palestinian activists and supporters along with students from the nearby Palestinian Technical University, Kadoorie of the village Tulkarm, a Palestinian city in the occupied northwestern West Bank, marched along the steel and stone wall surrounding the Israeli chemical factory, Geshuri, just one…
Misdiagnosis, Negligence and Mistreatment- How the Israeli Prison Establishment Violates Palestinians Human Rights
When 54 year old Faisal Sabaneh arrived from the Salem military court north of Jenin back to the Megiddo Prison in historic Palestine, a few hundred meters south of Tel Megiddo, where he was being held during his latest of 8…
Photo Essay: Stone Against An Army (Ofer, Ramallah)
Every week, local youth confront the world’s fourth mightiest army near Ofer prison compound in Ramallah, occupied Palestine.
Palestinian Shepherds Beaten and Arrested as Israeli Occupation Forces Stun Grenade Their Sheep
As he speaks, the cut under Islam’s eye is clearly visible. From his quiet and kind demeanor it is impossible to tell, other than this injury on his left cheekbone, that less than 48 hours prior, he and his cousin…
17 Trees for 17 Prisoners: Burin Honors their Detainees
On Palestinian Prisoners Day in the small, yet beautiful village of Burin, population 3200, a 74 year old shepherd was tending to his flock when, according to Israeli occupation forces, he committed an arrestable crime. Having “stepped over the line”…
Palestinian Prisoners Day Demonstrations Outside Ofer Military Prison Explode in Violence
Demonstrations held on April 16th and 17th to mark Palestinian Prisoners Day outside of the Ofer Israeli Military Prison, in the occupied West Bank, exploded in violence as occupation forces and border police fired live ammunition into the crowd of…
Demolition Orders, Water Shortage and Harassment: An Update on Bruqin
“My son is sick. Within one year, they arrested him three times. During one arrest, they shackled him as he shook and cried…. he was terrified.”
Remembering Deir Yassin 67 Years Later
“…his eyes have a strange, cruel, cold look. I explain my mission to him which has nothing in common with that of a judge or arbiter. I want to help the wounded and bring back the dead.”
“It is as if you have been buried under the earth.” Palestinians in Israeli Prisons
“If I had anything lying around to kill myself with, I would have done it.”
A Daily Struggle: Palestinians Working Inside the Green Line
Akram Mahmoud Al Huroub, 22, was just one of over 30,000 Palestinians who do not hold a permit to enter Israel to work. On March 26th, as the young man tried to negotiate Israel’s separation barrier, arriving from Deir Samet of…
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