Today, January 1, 2023, the Israeli Supreme Court issued an important decision repealing the Basic Judicial Law (Amendment No. 3), which abolishes the standard of reasonableness that the court can use during judicial oversight of government decisions. This law was enacted by the government as part of a package of laws that the government wishes […]
Read MoreA Palestinian Village Tries to Protect a Terraced Ancient Wonder of Agriculture By ISABEL KERSHNER,The New York Times, June 25, 2012 BATTIR, West Bank — In this scenic Palestinian village in the West Bank hills near Bethlehem, just south of Jerusalem, a week is said to last eight days, not seven. That is because Battir’s eight […]
Read MoreFor first time, Israeli state agency opposes segment of West Bank separation fence Nature and Parks Authority reneges on prior consent, claiming ecological peril and political interests. By Zafrir Rinat | Sep.13, 2012 |Haaretz Newspaper. The Israel Nature and Parks Authority has reneged on its consent to construction of the separation fence near the Palestinian […]
Read MorePrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s flagship housing reform, designed to streamline approval of affordable housing, overlooks the Arab community almost entirely, a policy paper released this week says. The paper, written by attorney Keis Nasser of Dirasat, the Arab Center for Law and Policy, was issued on the occasion of Land Day, which Israeli Arabs will […]
Read MoreNew Jerusalem park a ‘ruse’ to set up new settlement, activists say Residents and leftists claim plan designed to block development of two Palestinian neighborhoods in eastern half of city. By Nir Hasson Haaretz Newspaper 6.12.2011 The Jerusalem Planning and Building Committee is to consider a plan for a new national park in the Mount Scopus area, which […]
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Israel effectively annexes Palestinian land near Jordan Valley State gave Israeli kibbutz 1,500 dunam of Palestinian-owned land over Green Line. By Akiva Eldar Haaretz Newspaper 18.11.2011: Israel carried out a de facto annexation of Palestinian land northeast of the Jordan Valley and given it to Kibbutz Merav. Merav, part of the Religious Kibbutz Movement, is about seven kilometers […]
Read MoreAl Walaja – UPDATE on court case challenging the route of the Wall By Dalia Aranki From NRC On Sunday, 25 July 2010 there was a hearing at the High Court of Justice regarding the planned route of the Wall in and around Al Walaja. NRC, UNRWA, ICAHD and others were present at the hearing. […]
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Read More Summary of Sason Report Concerning Unauthorized Outposts in the Occupied Territories Summary of Sason report, concerning Unauthorized Outposts (small settelments) in the palestinian occupied territories, which includerecommindations how to handle this distructive phenomenon. the report wasprepared by Adv. Talia Sason from the attornes’s office to the request of the Israeli goverment. to read the Summary […]
Read More Like the Berlin Wall… WEST BANK—The Palestinian people and the State of Israel have been locked in nearly continuous armed struggle—lacking a meaningful peace process, and prompting extreme actions all around. In 2002, Israel began constructing the Wall separating Israel from the Occupied Territories; in early 2006, the Palestinians elected a Hamas government. Both sides […]
Read More A West Bank Struggle Rooted in Land A Palestinian fights in court for a hill his family has held since 1916. But Jewish neighbors say the farm should be theirs. By Richard Boudreaux, Los Angeles Times Staff WriterDecember 27, 2007 NAHALIN, WEST BANK — From his hilltop farm, Daoud Nassar can see the sun rise […]
Read MoreBy ILANA GOLDBERGAfter more than two years, the Palestinian neighborhood of Sheikh Sa’ed is finally able to exhale. Earlier this month, the Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court granted the appeal of the Sheikh Sa’ed Neighborhood Committee and five residents of the village, filed in opposition to the security barrier. The court canceled the requisition orders that […]
Read More Section of Separation Barrier around Jerusalem Ruled Illegal – near Sheikh Sa’ed 22 March 2006, B’Tselem The Tel-Aviv Magistrate’s Court granted the appeal of residents of Sheikh sa’ed, in East Jerusalem , opposing the separation barrier, and cancelled the requisition orders that had been issued to build the barrier. The court’s appeals committee ruled that […]
Read More The Independent By Donald Macintyre in Sheikh Sa’ed The Palestinian leadership is rushing forward plans to draw up a UN General Assembly resolution pressing Israel to implement the world court ruling that its partly built 450-mile separation barrier is illegal. A diplomatic flurry by both Israel and the Palestinians came as Ariel Sharon, Israel’s Prime […]
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