IMEU Institute for Middle East Understanding
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
News Roundup
The teenage Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi has said she used her eight months in prison as an opportunity to study international law and hopes to one day lead cases against Israel in international courts.
on August 3, 2018
News Roundup
"I learned a lot,” Ms. Tamimi, 17, said hours after her release on Sunday from an Israeli prison, where she served an eight-month term. “I learned how to stay patient, to be in a group. I did my best to use the time to study. I came out more educated, and understand the world better than when I went in.”
on August 3, 2018
Op-Eds & Analysis
Two days after her release from an Israeli jail, the 17-year-old Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi sat in her parents’ yard, wearing jeans and a tired expression, the front of her mane of blond curls tied in a bun atop her head.
on August 3, 2018