• An independent fact-finding committee calls for the prosecution of Israeli political leaders and members of the military

    30 May 2009 An independent fact-finding committee (IFFC) established by the League of Arab States (LAS) to investigate and report on violations of human rights and international humanitarian law arising out of Israel’s offensive in Gaza from 27 December 2008 to 18 January 2009, code named Operation Cast Lead, has submitted a report to the…

  • Goldstone’s UN inquiry team arrives in Gaza

    BBC 1 June 2009 A UN team investigating possible war crimes in Gaza, led by Richard Goldstone, has arrived in the Strip on a week-long fact finding mission. The four-member team entered from Egypt after Israel failed to grant visas, despite repeated requests by the UN. The UN wants to investigate whether Israel and Hamas…

  • Settlements continue to expand in Hebron

    25 May 2009 North of Hebron, in a Palestinian village named Al Bueire, settlers had built an outpost over one and a half months ago. When Israeli forces finally removed the illegal outpost on 25 May 2009, settlers coordinated attacks on the Palestinian residents. Around 4pm, settlers began to throw stones at the house of…

  • Ni’lin demonstrates against construction of the Apartheid Wall

    29 May 2009 Palestinian residents, alongside international and Israeli solidarity activists, gathered to protest construction of the Apartheid Wall in Ni’lin on Friday, 29 May 2009 at 12:30pm. After a prayer on their land, residents and activists marched towards the construction site chanting slogans against the Occupation. Demonstrators were able to reach the Wall and…

  • How ‘the busy one’ ekes out a living from the devastation of Gaza

    Peter Beaumont | The Guardian 31 May 2009 Mahmoud Mohammed Imad sits in front of his curtain made of rubbish. The opening to his shop in the Jabaliya refugee camp could be a work of art. A single black army boot hangs threaded through its eyes. It dangles among coils of plastic pipe, skeins of…