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Palestine in Pictures: February 2020 Hebron

Palestine in Pictures: February 2020

You are here The Electronic Intifada 3 March 2020 Palestinians with Israeli citizenship protest against Donald Trump’s “Peace to Prosperity” plan to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Baqa al-Gharbiyya, 1 February. Human rights groups say the proposal amounts to a permanent state of military occupation and apartheid. Oren Ziv ActiveStillsIsraeli forces…
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March 3, 2020
Keep Question of Palestine High on United Nations Agenda, Senior Malaysian Official Urges, as International Conference Concludes Hebron

Keep Question of Palestine High on United Nations Agenda, Senior Malaysian Official Urges, as International Conference Concludes

KUALA LUMPUR, 29 February — Activism and regional support are vital to achieving the aspirations of the Palestinian people, speakers said today, at the conclusion of the International Conference on the Question of Palestine. It is important to “ensure the issue of Palestine remains high on the United Nations agenda”, said…
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March 2, 2020
Poll: Only 37% of Israelis say human rights orgs should operate freely, just half support freedom of speech Hebron

Poll: Only 37% of Israelis say human rights orgs should operate freely, just half support freedom of speech

Poll: Just 37% of Israelis say human rights groups should operate freely MEMO 28 Feb — In a major international survey, only 37 per cent of Israelis said human rights groups should be able to operate freely, as reported by the Times of Israel. The 34-nation poll, conducted by the…
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February 29, 2020
The war on Israeli democracy Hebron

The war on Israeli democracy

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has attacked the foundations of democracy. If he wins his 2020 reelection bid, things could get a lot worse. Political posters of the far-right Otzma Yehudit party with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Otzma leader Itamar Ben-Gvir hang from a building in Ramat Gan, Israel,…
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February 27, 2020
Why I referred myself to the Labour Party’s Compliance Unit for antisemitism Hebron

Why I referred myself to the Labour Party’s Compliance Unit for antisemitism

For the past four years I, like many others, have watched with incredulity as I have witnessed the unfolding of the antisemitism ‘crisis’ within Labour, trying to make sense of it. I have witnessed good people, proven, seasoned, antiracist campaigners and others suspended or expelled for grounds that I cannot…
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February 12, 2020