Category: In the Media
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The Guardian: “Time to get serious about Israel”
by John Hilary, January 31st You know that things are serious when a parliamentary select committee puts out a call for sanctions against another sovereign state. Doubly so when that state is supposed to be one of Britain’s key allies in the Middle East. Yet today the House of Commons international development committee is calling…
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YNet: “Prosecution: Soldiers must detain settlers harassing Palestinians”
by Aviram Zino, February 2nd Following incident caught on video in which soldiers failed to interfere while female settler harassed Palestinian neighbor in Hebron, State Prosecutor’s office rules: Soldiers must block violence towards people, property and alert police When a soldier witnesses settler violence towards Palestinians or their property, he must detain the suspects and…
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The Guardian: “A doctor’s call”
by Victoria Brittain, January 30th Mona el-Farra, a Palestinian doctor working in Gaza should have been in London this evening, launching a campaign for peace between Israelis and Palestinians based on recognition of international law. The campaign, simply called “Enough”, is backed by various aid organisations, trade unions, faith and other campaign groups. Dr Farra…