From the FMEP Blog
B’Tselem: we won’t cooperate with Israeli military investigations, Philip Sweigart
Israel’s military justice system for Palestinians in the West Bank is a charade. B’Tselem has decided they can’t be part of it any longer.
FMEP in the News
New York's governor is lining up against the boycott Israel movement, PRI
Matthew Duss, president of the Foundation for Middle East Peace, told PRI that whatever one’s views are of the BDS movement, Cuomo’s course of action is extremely problematic.
Occupation/Human rights
Deconstructing Netanyahu's spin about the Paris peace summit, +972 Magazine
“The Prime Minister’s Office spared no time in declaring the multilateral conference on advancing Mideast peace a failure. He may have missed a few things,” writes Shemuel Meir.
Israeli minister: Empty West Bank Area C of Palestinians, annex it, The Times of Israel
Israeli minister Uri Ariel proposed removing “a few thousand Arabs” from Area C of the West Bank –– the 60% of the territory fully controlled by Israel — and then annexing it.
Nearly 1,000 Bedouin structures demolished in past year, +972 Magazine
Over 1,700 structures were self-demolished by their owners over the past three years following pressure by police and state inspectors. Around half the demolitions were carried out in recognized Bedouin villages.
Israel approves new homes in East Jerusalem settlement, Al Jazeera
Israeli NGO announces approval of building permits for 82 new homes in illegal Jewish settlement near Shuafat area.