The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) has published a Working Definition of Antisemitism that lists a number of examples of what it describes as ‘antisemitism’. While the term antisemitism is itself open to criticism for being misleading and in need of further examination, two of the examples the IHRA lists also invite particular attention. One of these is “Holding Jews collectively responsible for actions of the state of Israel.”
Since the Palestinian missile-launching from Gaza, reported on 15 September, Israeli forces have been hard at it trying to provoke…
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has reported a sharp increase in the number of…
On 1 September, Israeli soldiers assaulted and silenced a 68-year-old farmer, Khairi Hanoun, for peacefully, even if noisily, protesting against the theft of his land by the Israeli Occupation.
From 13-26 August, there were five Palestinian Gaza ceasefire violations featuring missile launches. Over the same period, there were 116…
In the early hours of 7 August, Israeli Occupation forces, in a night raid and home invasions in Jenin, shot…
For Palestinians in Gaza, living with an almost non-stop air raid atmosphere, life is never peaceful or normal.
A UK charity, Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights (LPHR), that works to protect and promote Palestinian human rights and the international rule of law, has recently published its Child Right Bulletin for 1 May-30 June 2020. Some examples from the bulletin reveal a little of Israel’s contemptuous violations against Palestinian minors, even young children.
In the debate over Zionist territorial claims to Palestine, the voices of non-Zionist Jews are never given equal opportunity or respect.
From 10-23 June, inclusive, there was one Palestinian Gaza ceasefire violation in which a missile was fired across the Green Line. Israeli ceasefire violations over the same period numbered 30, including an air strike on Rafah and three incursions. Fifteen minors, aged 14 to 17, were abducted by Israeli soldiers. Several homes were destroyed and there were 64 raids, with homes invaded, many of them at night.