FMEP Issue Brief
American Funding of Israeli Settlements, Mitchell Plitnick
The New York-based group T’Ruah: The Rabbinic Call For Human Rights recently filed a complaint with the State Attorney General against the American arm of an Israeli organization called Honenu. The complaint is based on the fact that Honenu offers legal aid, and often financial assistance, to the families of both accused and convicted Jewish terrorists in Israel.
Occupation/Human Rights
This viral video of an Israeli soldier trying to arrest a Palestinian boy says a lot, The Washington Post
A short video clip of an Israeli soldier attempting to arrest a 12-year-old Palestinian boy in the West Bank has gone viral.
A Picture of a Headlock That's Worth a Thousand Words, Ha'aretz
“Why hasn’t the IDF, one of the most sophisticated and advanced militaries in the world learned a damned thing since the first intifada?” asks Anshel Pfeffer.
Palestinians, soldier injured in Israeli raid on West Bank city, Middle East Eye
Five Palestinians were injured by Israeli forces during a military raid in Jenin, with initial unconfirmed reports of deaths, local media report.
The devastating effects of night raids on Palestinian families, +972 Magazine
“IDF night raids, an everyday occurrence in the occupied territories, ensure that Palestinians cannot feel safe in the one place where safety should be assured,” writes Salwa Duaibis.
No one is put on trial when a Palestinian family is burned alive, Local Call
Three years before the attack on the Dawabshe family, a Molotov cocktail was thrown at a taxi, burning and seriously wounding members of the Riyada family. Despite incontrovertible evidence showing settlers were behind the attack, the case was closed after a two-week investigation.
West Bank village protests extension of Israeli wall, Al Jazeera
Israel’s continued construction of an illegal separation wall will cut off Beit Jala’s residents from their land.
Israeli forces seal main roads in East Jerusalem neighborhood, Ma'an News
A number of Palestinian students in the al-Tur neighborhood of occupied East Jerusalem were prevented from reaching their schools on Monday after Israeli forces completely closed the village’s main street with concrete blocks, locals told Ma’an.
Israeli politics
Price-tag attacks against Palestinians are about the nature of the Jewish state, War on the Rocks
“The killings of Ali and Sa’ed Dawabshe are not just a human tragedy with a potential to spark a broader clash. They are also a manifestation of a decades-old internal conflict over the nature of Israel,” write Ehud Eiran and Peter Krause.
Palestinian politics
Abbas has 'no intention' of standing in coming PLO election, Ma'an News
President Mahmoud Abbas told Fatah’s central committee that he has no intention of standing in the the coming elections for the PLO Executive Committee, the secretary-general of the Fatah Revolutionary Council, Amin Maqbul, said Tuesday.
Palestinian National Council gets new life in Amman, Al-Monitor
President Mahmoud Abbas’ call for an emergency meeting of the Palestinian National Council to shuffle the PLO’s Executive Committee has met with opposition.
Attempts to take PA to international courts over allegations of torture, Middle East Monitor
Palestinian rights group Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association accused last week the Palestinian Authority (PA) of torturing political prisoners, Quds Press reported yesterday.
Gaza
Egypt Starts Digging Along Gaza Border in Bid to Flood Tunnels, Ha'aretz
Egyptian military bulldozers are digging through the sand along Egypt’s border with the Gaza Strip in recent days, pressing ahead with what appears to be a renewed campaign to pressure Gaza’s Hamas rulers and stamp out militant activity along the border.