Since 1967, the pace of rapid construction of Israeli settlements has accelerated, in parallel with the destruction and demolition of hundreds of Palestinian homes by the occupation authorities. More than 94000 settlement were built by the Israeli occupation on the Palestinian territories since 1967. More than 47000 house were demolished by the Israeli occupation in...Read More

This report, which was published by Adalah provides insight into Israel’s complete failure to acknowledge, let alone uphold, obligations established by Themes 7 and 8 of the ICERD, a UN convention approved by the UN General Assembly (under resolution 2106) in 1965.Read More

Demonstrating Israel’s use of security excuses to deliberately implement a policy that makes life unbearable for the Palestinian residents of Hebron’s Old City, in an effort to drive them from their homes. The policy imposed two administrative rules in one city, since the massacre of Palestinians by Baruch Goldstein 25 years ago – enabling a...Read More

Noura Erakat demonstrates that international law can make a vital contribution when it is wielded by a sophisticated political movement that can “give meaning to the law and also directly challenge the structure of power that has placed Palestinians outside the law”.Read More

Israel’s Supreme Court have validated the state’s planning apparatus in the West Bank, enabling it to continue implementing illegal policies. Over and over again, the decisions ignore the state’s planning apparatus’ almost absolute prohibition on Palestinian construction with the aim of taking as much Palestinian land as possible. A careful examination of hundreds of High...Read More

Reiterates its determination that any actions taken by Israel to impose its laws, jurisdiction and administration on the Holy City of Jerusalem are illegal and therefore null and void and have no validityRead More

Israel has now constitutionally entrenched the homogenous ethnic sovereignty of the Jewish people with the passing of the Nation State Law on 19 July 2018. The law subordinates all Palestinian and other non-Jewish citizens without consent. It also enshrines into the fabric of Israeli statehood that only the Jewish people have the right to self-determination...Read More

In the heart of Jerusalem, Al Mascobiyeh represents the most notorious interrogation facility in the country. Generations of Palestinians have experienced its techniques of torture and dehumanisation. The report seeks to quantify the instances of torture, and mistreatment in the facility, using first hand accounts. A clear pattern is observed in regards to the systematic...Read More

This was a Human Rights Council resolution condemning the use of force by Israeli occupying forces against Palestinian civilians and established an independent international commission of inquiry to investigate all alleged violations and abuses in the context of the military assaults on the large-scale civilian protests that began on 30 March 2018.Read More

Since the wave of protests began on 30 March 2018, near the Gaza-Israel ‘border’, the Israeli military has killed 32 Palestinians in Gaza, 26 of which are demonstrators, and injured more than 1,000 with live ammunition. Despite the heavy toll on deaths and permanent injuries, all state and military officials refuse to cancel the unlawful...Read More