Tagged: Discrimination

For Israeli Police, Every Palestinian is Guilty Until Proven Innocent
Natasha Roth, +972 Magazine

For Israeli Police, Every Palestinian is Guilty Until Proven Innocent

The beating of 19-year-old Maysam Abu Alqian by plainclothes Border Police officers in central Tel Aviv on Sunday was depressingly familiar, both in the incident itself and its aftermath. Alqian, a Bedouin resident of Hura in the Negev Desert who works at a Tel Aviv supermarket, had stepped out of the store to take out the trash, when he was asked by the two plainclothes officers to present his ID.

on May 23, 2016
In Israel’s Poorest Town, Palestinian Fishermen Forced to Give Up Livelihoods
Graham Liddell, Middle East Eye

In Israel’s Poorest Town, Palestinian Fishermen Forced to Give Up Livelihoods

Fishing has been in 44-year-old Musa Jurban’s family for at least three generations. “My father was a fisherman and my grandfather was also a fisherman,” Jurban told Middle East Eye. “It was passed down from grandfather to father to son.” “But if my children said they wanted to be fishermen, I wouldn’t want that,” he said.

on May 20, 2016
Tutanji Home Demolition Videos
IMEU

Tutanji Home Demolition

The Tutanji family woke up in the middle of the night to find their home being demolished. They weren't given any time to collect their clothes or belongings. Israel wants to turn the land that their home is on into a state park, despite the fact that the Tutanjis and other Palestinian families and their ancestors have owned the land for 270 years.

on May 17, 2016
Palestinian Who Filmed Israeli Soldier Shooting Disarmed Man Dead in Hebron Receives Death Threats
Lizzie Dearden, The Independent

Palestinian Who Filmed Israeli Soldier Shooting Disarmed Man Dead in Hebron Receives Death Threats

The man who recorded the moment an Israeli soldier shot a disarmed Palestinian man in the head says he has received death threats and abuse for exposing the killing. Imad Abushamsiya was having coffee with his wife at their home in Hebron on the morning of 24 March when he heard gunshots outside.

on April 16, 2016
No Way to Treat a Child Recommended Reports
Defense for Children International - Palestine

No Way to Treat a Child

Today, Defense for Children International - Palestine (DCIP) published a new report, No Way to Treat a Child, detailing the widespread and systematic ill-treatment of Palestinian children in the Israeli military detention system. From meals prepared in a makeshift kitchen to adult prisoner "caregivers," the report also gives a rare glimpse into Palestinian children's daily living conditions in Israeli prisons.

on April 14, 2016
Arab-Jewish Segregation Comments Spark Furor in Israel
Luke Baker, Reuters

Arab-Jewish Segregation Comments Spark Furor in Israel

A far-right Israeli politician has been admonished by his party and roundly condemned by commentators after suggesting Jewish and Arab women should be separated in maternity wards in apartheid-style segregation. Betzalel Smotrich, a 36-year-old member of parliament from the Jewish Home party, which is part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition, is an ultra-nationalist settler who is frequently outspoken on issues of religion and the Palestinians.

on April 6, 2016
‘Another Terrorist Is Born’: The Long-standing Practice of Racism and Segregation…
Ido Efrati, Haaretz

‘Another Terrorist Is Born’: The Long-standing Practice of Racism and Segregation…

For many years the health system has been segregating Arab and Jewish mothers who come to deliver their babies, particularly in hospitals and maternity wards that serve mixed populations. This is obviously not official policy, but is being implemented by nurses on these wards, with doctors and hospital management turning a blind eye.

on April 5, 2016
Zionism Justifies Discrimination and Oppression
Omar Zahzah, The New York Times

Zionism Justifies Discrimination and Oppression

When the University of California Regents recently passed a statement condemning “anti-Semitic forms of anti-Zionism,” it avoided a broader proposal to equate anti-Zionism with bigotry. But this and similar efforts around the country to condemn anti-Zionism are part of a well documented, politically motivated national campaign to shut down speech critical of Israeli policies...

on April 4, 2016
World Bank: Restrictions Cost Palestinian Telecoms $1B
ABC News/AP

World Bank: Restrictions Cost Palestinian Telecoms $1B

The World Bank says the Palestinian mobile phone sector lost more than $1 billion in potential earnings over the last three years, largely due to Israeli restrictions. Its report Thursday said over 20 percent of West Bank customers use Israeli providers because they offer high-speed internet capabilities. In 2015, Israel agreed to permit a 3G broadband network in the West Bank, but this is not yet available to customers with Palestinian companies.

on March 31, 2016
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