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As Israel pushes punitive demolitions, family of 13-year-old Palestinian attacker to lose its home

Isabel Debre | 31/08/2023 | AP News

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Should Twice a Year Be Enough for Palestinians to Access Their Own Land?

Amira Hass | 20/08/2023 | Haaretz

Israel's High Court rejected Anin villagers’ petition to work their land beyond the separation barrier every day, ruling that twice a week was sufficient. Now Israel's army says the farmers...

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Who Cares if Palestinians Are Dead or Alive?

Gideon Levy | 02/04/2023 | Haaretz

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Israeli prison ban on phone calls risks ‘breaking spirits’ of Palestinian minors

Oren Ziv | 23/09/2020 | +972 Magazine | Foreign Press

Israel claims incarcerated Palestinian children pose a threat to national security just like adults — and therefore can't contact their families....

Hamada Was Dragged From One Israeli Prison to Another and Freed Four Days Later Without Questioning

Amira Hass | 07/09/2020 | Haaretz | Foreign Press

Israeli soldiers raided the home of Hamada Tamimi, confiscated phones and a camera, beat up his family and took him away. The army said his arrest was due to operational considerations...

Terminal Limbo: This Gaza Man Is Stuck in a Room in Abu Dhabi, Unable to Enter the UAE or Go Home

Gideon Levy | 20/08/2020 | Haaretz | Foreign Press

For five months, a Gaza man has been locked up in a small room in Abu Dhabi, even though he’s not guilty of any wrongdoing. Israel and Egypt refuse to allow him to return to Gaza, and the UAE...

‘Gaza is a one-way ticket’: How Israel’s relocation policy is separating Palestinian communities

Henriette Chacar | 30/06/2020 | +972 Magazine | Foreign Press

Israel is systemically routing Palestinian movement in one direction — from the West Bank to Gaza. Families and advocates say the silent transfer is splintering Palestinian society....

I am under a lockdown, but not because of the coronavirus

Laith Abu Zeyad | 27/05/2020 | Al Jazeera | Foreign Press

Israel has banned me from leaving the West Bank and has refused to tell me why. ...

Israel's Top Court Halts Home Demolition of Palestinian Accused of Killing Soldier

Hagar Shezaf & Netael Bandel | 25/05/2020 | Haaretz | Foreign Press

The army didn't issue the demolition order until five months after the attack, meaning it wouldn't serve as a deterrent, justice says...

Israel Tells Court Would Stop Forcing Palestinian Laborers to Give Access to Phone Data

Hagar Shezaf | 15/05/2020 | Haaretz | Foreign Press

Terms of use of Israel's Al Munasiq app, which was required of laborers during the coronavirus crisis, say information shared can be used 'for any purpose, including security,' but the Civil...

Amid Coronavirus Crisis, Israel Tells Palestinians to Download App That Tracks Phones

Nir Hasson | 08/04/2020 | Haaretz | Foreign Press

Palestinians who want to ensure their permit to stay in Israel is still valid are required to install an app allowing the military to access data on their cellphone since army offices are closed due...

Israel Considers Cutting Off Parts of East Jerusalem to Stem Coronavirus Spread

Nir Hasson | 23/03/2020 | Haaretz | Foreign Press

Jerusalem Mayor Leon opposes the move which would sever access to thousands of permanent residents of Israel. Prime Minister's Office says a decision on the matter has yet to be made...

Israel’s New Condition for Palestinians Hoping to Work Their Land: A Pop Quiz in Map Reading

Amira Hass | 04/01/2020 | Haaretz | Foreign Press

The army confiscated dozens of crossing permits of farmers whose plots are beyond the separation barrier. While they labor to retrieve them, their land remains untended...