IMEU Institute for Middle East Understanding
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Dov Lior is an influential extremist Israeli settler rabbi and leading figure in the religious Zionist movement; former longtime chief rabbi of Israel’s illegal settlements in Hebron and Kiryat Arba in the occupied Palestinian West Bank, and former head of the Council of Rabbis of Judea and Samaria [the West Bank].
on September 1, 2023
In 2007, Israel imposed a suffocating siege and naval blockade on Gaza that have been repeatedly condemned by the UN and rights groups as collective punishment of the entire population and illegal.
on August 18, 2023
Union of Agricultural Work Committees says the closure is part of a policy of collective punishment by the Israeli army
on July 9, 2021
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Israel’s siege and blockade of Gaza are central pillars of a policy of economic warfare intended to punish the entire population of the tiny, occupied coastal strip in the hopes that Palestinians living there will blame Hamas for their predicament and reject the organization as well as any resistance to Israel’s continued control of the territory.
on August 14, 2014
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Since July 7, Israel has killed more than 1650 Palestinians in Gaza, including at least 286 children. Approximately 9000 others have been injured. The IMEU offers the following update on the situation in the Gaza Strip.
on August 2, 2014
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According to the United Nations, as of August 4, at least 122 families had lost three or more family members in the same incident since Israel began its assault on Gaza on July 7.
on August 1, 2014
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Since July 7, Israel has killed at least 1361 Palestinians in Gaza, including at least 249 children. More than 7600 others have been injured. On Wednesday (July 30), Israel killed at least 130 Palestinians in Gaza and wounded 400 others.
on July 31, 2014
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The IMEU offers the following update on Israel's military assault on the occupied Gaza Strip.
on July 25, 2014
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As Israel’s military assault on the occupied Gaza Strip continues, the IMEU offers the following update on the situation on the ground.
on July 24, 2014