IMEU Institute for Middle East Understanding
News & Analysis
The UN to Israel: "The best way to uphold the rights of detained children amidst a dangerous pandemic, in any country, is to release them from detention and to put a moratorium on new admissions into detention facilities."
on May 12, 2020
News & Analysis
At precisely the time when Palestinian children require the most care and attention, Israel’s prison system is continuing to target them in increasing numbers.
on April 22, 2020
News & Analysis
Brad Parker was invited by Belgium’s Permanent Mission to the UN to brief members of the US Security Council on Israel's violations of Palestinian children’s rights. Last, week, after immense pressure from Israel, Brad was disinvited.
on February 25, 2020
News & Analysis
Israel transferred 33 Palestinian children from a prison in occupied Ramallah to an Israeli prison in Haifa, a move banned by International humanitarian law and international criminal law.
on January 21, 2020
News & Analysis
Check out award-winning writer Susan Darraj's newly released series of children’s books Farah Rocks, featuring Farah Hajjar, a Palestinian-American girl "who loves three things: her little brother Samir, Greek mythology, and of course her rock collection."
on January 7, 2020
Infographics
Trump's brutal fantasy is Gaza's wretched reality. Israeli snipers target the legs of Palestinians marching for their rights in Gaza. At least 6,392 Palestinians have been shot in their lower limbs by Israeli forces since March 2018, the start of the Great Return March.
on October 3, 2019
News Roundup
Ahed Tamimi, 17, was met by banners, cheers and Palestinian flags as she entered her occupied West Bank village of Nabi Saleh, after spending eight months in Israeli prison for obstructing the work of and attacking Israeli soldiers.
on August 3, 2018
News Roundup
Seventeen-year-old Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi has been released from Israeli prison after serving an eight-month sentence for slapping Israeli soldiers during a confrontation that went viral on the Internet. The teen has become a symbol of resistance for many Palestinians; for many Israelis, she's seen as a provocateur.
on August 3, 2018
Op-Eds & Analysis
"Ahed's detention, prosecution, plea agreement and sentence in Israel's military court system is not exceptional but provides a clear example of how Israeli military law and military courts are used to control an occupied Palestinian population."
on August 3, 2018