PNN/Bethlehem/ In a recent report by Human Rights Watch in which they addressed the illegal Israeli settlement activity and its business dimensions they wrote: “Ongoing illegal Israeli settlement activity highlights the urgency …
Read More »HRW: quarry shutdown by Israel harms Palestinians
PNN/Jerusalem Israel occupation forces (IOF) closed down about 35 Palestinian quarries in the occupied West Bank in late March 2016 and confiscated millions of dollars’ worth of equipment. The crackdown, which …
Read More »Israeli police abusing detained children, says Human Rights Watch
Human Right Watch/ Jerusalem/ A report by Human Rights Watch today said that Israeli security forces are abusing Palestinian children detained in the West Bank. The number of Palestinian children …
Read More »HRW calls on businesses to stop activities in illegal settlements
PNN/Bethlehem Human Rights Watch (HRW) has asked businesses to cease operations in the illegal West Bank settlements including Jerusalem, because they violate Palestinian rights and contribute to Israel’s violation of international …
Read More »HRW: Israeli settlements make money on Palestinian expense
Human Rights Watch/ Almost immediately after Israel’s military occupation of the West Bank in June 1967, the Israeli government began establishing settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. From the outset, …
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