This was a Human Rights Council resolution relating to Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan.Read More

This was a Human Rights Council resolution relating to human rights violations emanating from Israeli military attacks, particularly in the occupied Gaza Strip.Read More

Clear-eyed, sharply reasoned, and compassionate, Ali Abunimah proposes a visionary alternative to the two state solution: to revive the neglected idea of one state shared by two peoples. The author demonstrates that both people are so intertwined by now—geographically and economically—that separation cannot lead to the security Israelis need or the rights Palestinians must have. Taking...Read More

"Deeply concerned that the severe restrictions on the freedom of movement in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, targeting a particular national or ethnic group, especially through the wall, checkpoints, restricted roads and permit system, have created hardship and have had a highly detrimental impact on the enjoyment of human rights by Palestinians, in particular their rights...Read More

"The Committee notes with concern the application in the Occupied Palestinian Territories of different laws, policies and practices applied to Palestinians on the one hand, and to Israelis on the other hand. It is concerned, in particular, by information about unequal distribution of water resources to the detriment of Palestinians…."Read More

"In recent years, Israeli groups have put forward several constitutions for the state of Israel. However, these proposals are distinguished by their lack of conformity to democratic principles, in particular the right to complete equality of all residents and citizens, and by their treatment of Arab citizens as if they were strangers in this land.” These proposals...Read More

"Israel is clearly in military occupation of the OPT. At the same time elements of the occupation constitute forms of colonialism and of apartheid, which are contrary to international law. What are the legal consequences of a regime of prolonged occupation with features of colonialism and apartheid for the occupied people, the occupying Power and...Read More

Establishment of the United Nations Register of Damage Caused by the Construction of the Wall in the Occupied Palestinian TerritoryRead More

As Oslo failed, Israel as an apartheid reappeared in prominent politicians’ rhetoric but continued to be firmly excluded from formal diplomacy. Former US President Jimmy Carter was the first to associate Israel with apartheid.  His book describes his assessment to the importance of the two state solution in bringing permanent peace to Israel, dignity and...Read More

This resolution called for the immediate cessation of military action and all acts of violence between the Israeli and Palestinian sides and requested the Secretary-General to establish a fact-finding mission on the attack in Beit Hanoun on 8 November 2006.Read More