Tag: Racial Discrimination
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The RIGHT of RETURN: Sacred, Legal and Feasible – by Dr. Salman Abu Sitta
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Apartheid and the suppression of native language – by Alya Zoabi, Mondoweiss
Palestinian citizens of Israel experience systematic marginalisation and discrimination in a wide number of areas, including the speaking and writing of their own language. In 2018, the Israeli government passed […]
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Gaza: Apparent War Crimes During May Fighting
Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report on alleged Israeli war crimes during the recent conflict in Gaza, which occurred between 10 and 21 May, killing 260 and injuring 1,948. Over half the dead (129) were civilians, including 66 children. And children accounted for almost a third (610) of the injured. The report specifically focuses on three Israeli airstrikes that killed 62 Palestinian civilians.
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Israel continues to target Al-Aqsa Mosque under new government – by Dr Adnan Abu Amer, Middle East Monitor
On July 18, the Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett claimed, in both English and Hebrew, that Jews should have “freedom of worship” in the Al-Aqsa Mosque, which directly challenged the […]
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Settler Colonialism, Apartheid and Rising Violence Among Palestinians in Israel – by Prof. As’ad Ghanem
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Did Israel just fail to be singularly racist? – by Jonathan Ofir, Mondoweiss
On July 6, Sami Abou Shahadeh, the Joint List MK, tweeted: “The racist amendment against Palestinian family reunification expired!” At midnight, the ban against family reunification ended after the Government […]
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Beyond Discrimination: Apartheid is a Colonial Project and Zionism is a form of Racism – by Noura Erakat, EJIL Talk
On July 5, the blog of the European Journal of International Law published an essay by Noura Erakat, entitled Beyond Discrimination: Apartheid is a Colonial Project and Zionism is a […]
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Israel is torn between ‘temporary’ and permanent Apartheid – by Jonathan Ofir, Mondoweiss
The Citizenship and Entry Law, which was passed in 2003, is a temporary order that imposes a ban on family unification for Palestinians. The Law bars granting Israeli citizenship or […]
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Israeli authorities demolish shop in Silwan, 15 families at imminent risk – Norwegian Refugee Council
On Tuesday 29 June, Israeli police watched on and provided protection to a bulldozer as it flattened Harbi Rajabi’s butcher’s shop in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Silwan, leaving his […]
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Israeli police targeted Palestinians with discriminatory arrests, torture and unlawful force – Amnesty International
Israeli police inflicted more than 20 violations on Palestinians in Israel and occupied East Jerusalem in the period 9 May – 12 June 2021, including mass arrests and the use of […]