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Bedouin Shepherds Used Palestinian Land With Permission. Israel Seized Their Tents Anyway
Hagar Shezaf, Haaretz

Bedouin Shepherds Used Palestinian Land With Permission. Israel Seized Their Tents Anyway

For 21 years Bedouin shepherds had been moving with their flocks to Ras al-Tin for the summer, but last week Israel confiscated their shelters and equipment, leaving them without power or water

on July 22, 2021
Palestinians Fear Eviction From Their Jerusalem Neighborhood To Make Way For A Park
Deborah Amos, Fatma Tanis, NPR

Palestinians Fear Eviction From Their Jerusalem Neighborhood To Make Way For A Park

"They want to demolish 17 houses in the al-Bustan neighborhood," says Fakhri Abu Diab, who worried that a long-dreaded plan to destroy and replace Palestinian homes with a new tourist site — a lush garden with a Bible theme — was now underway.

on July 22, 2021
Palestinian detainee dies in Israeli prison
Days of Palestine

Palestinian detainee dies in Israeli prison

A Palestinian detainee has died inside an Israeli detention center in occupied Jerusalem Wednesday evening. Sources confirmed that Abdo Yousef Al-Khatib Al-Tamimi, 43, was martyred inside the investigation and detention center known as "Al-Maskobiya" in occupied Jerusalem.

on July 22, 2021
Israeli Soldiers Shoot at Palestinian Shepherd Outside West Bank Settlement
Yaniv Kubovich, Haaretz

Israeli Soldiers Shoot at Palestinian Shepherd Outside West Bank Settlement

The Palestinian, 47, was leading his herd near the perimeter fence of Yitzhar settlement when soldiers shot at him, wounding him in the leg

on July 15, 2021
Joint militias: How settlers and soldiers teamed up to kill four Palestinians
Yuval Abraham, +972 Magazine

Joint militias: How settlers and soldiers teamed up to kill four Palestinians

A Local Call investigation reveals how on a single day in May, Israeli settlers and soldiers cooperated in attacks that left four Palestinians dead. The unprecedented spate of joint assaults has inaugurated a new era of terror.

on July 15, 2021
Gaza cafe complex serves up lessons in recycling alongside drinks
Nidal Al-mughrabi, Reuters

Gaza cafe complex serves up lessons in recycling alongside drinks

As a model of creative recycling in one of the most densely populated places on earth, a Gaza Strip cafe is serving up a healthy dose of environmentalism alongside its signature morning coffee.

on July 14, 2021
‘So They Know We Existed’: Palestinians Film War in Gaza
Yousur Al-Hlou, Neil Collier and Soliman Hijjy, The New York Times

‘So They Know We Existed’: Palestinians Film War in Gaza

"No one would believe it otherwise." Palestinians in Gaza recorded the horrors they experienced during Israel's assault on Gaza in May, showing the world what it looks like to live under Israel's brutal siege and bombings.

on July 14, 2021
Israeli army uses prohibited exploding bullets against protesters in Beita
Quds News Network

Israeli army uses prohibited exploding bullets against protesters in Beita

The Israeli army has been using internationally prohibited exploding bullets to repress peaceful protests in Beita, according to medical sources. The Red Crescent said that Israeli soldiers used “Tutu” and “dumdum” bullets, causing serious wounds to young men and children.

on July 12, 2021
Israeli settlements amount to war crime - U.N. rights expert
Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters

Israeli settlements amount to war crime - U.N. rights expert

Israeli settlements in east Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank amount to a war crime, a U.N. human rights investigator said on Friday, calling on countries to inflict a cost on Israel for its "illegal occupation".

on July 12, 2021