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Tag: B’Tselem

B’Tselem and physicians for Human Rights caution disaster in wake of Israeli “revenge” atrocities

Posted on October 13, 2023October 13, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on B’Tselem and physicians for Human Rights caution disaster in wake of Israeli “revenge” atrocities
B’Tselem and physicians for Human Rights caution disaster in wake of Israeli “revenge” atrocities

B’Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights caution disaster in wake of Israeli “revenge” atrocities Statement from B’Tselem, the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories Physicians for Human Rights and B’Tselem: A humanitarian disaster in Gaza must be averted Ever since the horrifying war crimes perpetrated by Hamas on Saturday, Israel has…

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Arab World, Christian & Muslim, Civil Rights, Egypt, Human Rights, International news, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan, racism, refugees, Terrorism

Six Palestinians on hunger strike protesting their administrative detention

Posted on November 9, 2021November 9, 2021 By rayhanania No Comments on Six Palestinians on hunger strike protesting their administrative detention
Six Palestinians on hunger strike protesting their administrative detention

Six Palestinians on hunger strike protesting their administrative detention B’Tselem: Release all administrative detainees Six Palestinian prisoners are currently on hunger strike to protest their administrative detention: Kayed Fasfous, 32, a father of a seven-year-old from Dura, has been on hunger strike for 118 days. He is in hospital as the lengthy strike has caused…

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Israeli military, settlers and media foment violence against Palestinians

Posted on October 7, 2021 By rayhanania No Comments on Israeli military, settlers and media foment violence against Palestinians
Israeli military, settlers and media foment violence against Palestinians

Israeli military, settlers and media foment violence against Palestinians B’Tselem: Apartheid’s Watchdogs in Israel Last week, on 28 September 2021, dozens of Israeli settlers, some of them armed, attacked the Palestinian community of Khirbet al-Mufaqarah, which lies in the Masafer Yatta area (South Hebron Hills) in the West Bank, in one of the most severe…

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Israeli police kill Palestinian civilian in cold blood

Posted on June 23, 2021June 23, 2021 By rayhanania No Comments on Israeli police kill Palestinian civilian in cold blood
Israeli police kill Palestinian civilian in cold blood

Israeli police kill Palestinian civilian in cold blood B’Tselem released a video and details of the apparent murder by Israeli police of Palestinian Ahmad ‘Abdu. ‘Abdu was in his car when he was surrounded and seriously injured during a hail of bullets by Israeli police and soldiers. He was wounded but not dead, but the…

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Al-Haq Welcomes B’Tselem’s Recognition of Israeli Apartheid

Posted on January 21, 2021 By rayhanania No Comments on Al-Haq Welcomes B’Tselem’s Recognition of Israeli Apartheid
Al-Haq Welcomes B’Tselem’s Recognition of Israeli Apartheid

Al-Haq Welcomes B’Tselem’s Recognition of Israeli Apartheid Al-Haq welcomes the publication of B’Tselem’s position paper recognising the construction and maintenance of a single apartheid regime over the Palestinian people.[1] B’Tselem’s paper compellingly and starkly illustrates the now clearly fictional distinction between the oppressive treatment of Palestinians not only in the occupied Palestinian territory but also as…

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Christian & Muslim, Civil Rights, Israel, NewsWire, Palestine & Jordan

Debate on Annexation doesn’t stop violence against Palestinians

Posted on August 21, 2020August 21, 2020 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Debate on Annexation doesn’t stop violence against Palestinians
Debate on Annexation doesn’t stop violence against Palestinians

Debate on Annexation doesn’t stop violence against Palestinians The decision by the United Arab Emirates to “normalize” relations with Israel is a one-sided gesture that only pauses but does not stop the larger “annexation” moves by Israel. Worse is the UAE effort also doesn’t stop the violence and the daily forms of annexation that take…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Gulf States, Israel, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan, racism

Reaction to Trump Deal of the Century is swift and critical

Posted on January 29, 2020January 29, 2020 By rayhanania No Comments on Reaction to Trump Deal of the Century is swift and critical
Reaction to Trump Deal of the Century is swift and critical

Reaction to Trump Deal of the Century is swift and critical In many cases, Palestinian leaders and activists denounced the plan unveiled Tuesday by President Donald Trump for Israeli-Palestinian peace even though it offers the basis for a Two-State Solution, a flawed Palestinian State divided by Israel’s illegal and racist settlements, but left the door…

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B’Tselem-produced documentary “Of Land and Bread” premieres at IDFA

Posted on November 24, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on B’Tselem-produced documentary “Of Land and Bread” premieres at IDFA
B’Tselem-produced documentary “Of Land and Bread” premieres at IDFA

B’Tselem-produced documentary “Of Land and Bread” premieres at IDFA The first full-length documentary film produced by B’Tselem, “Of Land and Bread,” directed by the head of the organization’s video department, Ehab Tarabieh, premiered at the International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam (IDFA) Sunday Nov. 24, 2019. The world premiere included additional screenings scheduled later this…

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Israelis fire on Gaza civilians protesting U.S. Embassy move

Posted on May 14, 2018May 14, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Israelis fire on Gaza civilians protesting U.S. Embassy move
Israelis fire on Gaza civilians protesting U.S. Embassy move

Israelis fire on Gaza civilians protesting U.S. Embassy move Human Rights Defenders Stand in Solidarity with the Great March of Return and Oppose Today’s U.S. Embassy Move to Jerusalem. Leaders and groups around the world condemn Israel’s intentional killing of civilians in Gaza including statements from B’Tselem and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders A group of…

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B’Tselem to UN Secretary General: Protect Lives of Palestinian Protestors

Posted on April 26, 2018September 29, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on B’Tselem to UN Secretary General: Protect Lives of Palestinian Protestors
B’Tselem to UN Secretary General: Protect Lives of Palestinian Protestors

B’Tselem to UN Secretary General: Protect Lives of Palestinian Protestors Ahead of today’s UN Security Council at 5:00 P.M. (Israel time), and as the demonstrations along the Gaza-Israel fence are expected to continue, B’Tselem Executive Director Hagai El-Ad sent UN Secretary-General António Guterres a letter listing the names of the 35 Palestinians protestors shot to…

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Israeli Human Rights group urges soldiers not to fire on civilians

Posted on April 4, 2018September 29, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Israeli Human Rights group urges soldiers not to fire on civilians
Israeli Human Rights group urges soldiers not to fire on civilians

Israeli Human Rights group urges soldiers not to fire on civilians B’Tselem urges soldiers to refuse to shoot protestors in Gaza: Shooting unarmed protestors is illegal, and a command to do so is a grossly illegal command Tomorrow (Thursday) B’Tselem will launch a campaign entitled “Sorry Commander, I cannot shoot”. The campaign will include newspaper advertisements…

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B’Tselem features photo exhibit of Palestinians born in 1967

Posted on November 3, 2017September 29, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on B’Tselem features photo exhibit of Palestinians born in 1967
B’Tselem features photo exhibit of Palestinians born in 1967

B’Tselem features photo exhibit of Palestinians born in 1967 “50 Years”: Fifty portraits of Palestinians born in 1967 in B’Tselem photography exhibition Jaffa Art Salon, Jaffa port, November 17 – December 7 | Opening: Friday, November 17, 12:00 noon Gallery talk: Friday, November 24, 12:00 noon The exhibition “Fifty Years” is the result of a project in which B’Tselem…

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Arab World, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan, Photographs

Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike get support

Posted on September 16, 2016September 29, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike get support
Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike get support

Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike get support. Advocates of human rights are showing support for the hundreds of Palestinian dissidents being held in Israeli prisons who have been denied their rights under the International Rule of Law. Supporters are posting videos and photos showing solidarity with the Palestinian prisoners who are being compared to the political…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Israel, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania

Murder in Chicago and Israel, two immoral standards

Posted on March 31, 2016September 24, 2018 By rayhanania 4 Comments on Murder in Chicago and Israel, two immoral standards
Murder in Chicago and Israel, two immoral standards

You don’t kill individuals suspected in a crime, especially when they have already been shot by police and are lying on the ground incapacitated. And you don’t threaten the person who takes the video of the incident which shows the authorities walking up to the disabled and injured suspect, and shooting him in the head. It…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Israel, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania, Terrorism

B’Tselem: 35 civilians killed when Israel bombs four story building

Posted on August 1, 2014August 20, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on B’Tselem: 35 civilians killed when Israel bombs four story building

B’Tselem: 35 civilians killed when Israel bombs four story building “Most lethal strike on a single residential building in Gaza in many years, and probably ever” Israeli civil rights group says According to information received by B’Tselem, at approximately 7:30 A.M on the morning of 29 July 2014, the Israeli Air Force bombed a four-story…

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Activism, Arab World, News, Press Releases

Israel Broadcast Authority refuses to broadcast names of dead Palestinian children

Posted on July 24, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Israel Broadcast Authority refuses to broadcast names of dead Palestinian children

Israel Broadcast Authority refuses to broadcast names of dead Palestinian children By Ray Hanania Reminiscent of the vicious racist policies of the Apartheid Government of South Africa, the Israeli Broadcast Authority rejected an advertisement that would have read aloud over Israeli radio the names of Palestinian children murdered by Israeli soldiers in their brutal assault…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, News, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania

Pro-Israel propaganda keeps Americans stupid when it comes to Israel-Palestine

Posted on April 24, 2014August 20, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Pro-Israel propaganda keeps Americans stupid when it comes to Israel-Palestine
Pro-Israel propaganda keeps Americans stupid when it comes to Israel-Palestine

Pro-Israel propaganda keeps Americans stupid when it comes to Israel-Palestine By Ray Hanania I came across a really stupid letter in the Columbia Dispatch newspaper this morning. Letter writer Barbara Doll (“U.S. is inconsistent in reaction to Crimea,” April 8) compared Israel’s presence in Palestine to Russia taking over Crimea. There is no comparison. Assuming…

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