News & opinions from a Palestinian-American
living & working in Ramallah/Al-Bireh, Palestine
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The Palestinian Feminist Collective, in partnership with the Progressive International, launches a historic, 200-page report exposing the relationship between Israel’s sexualized violence and the systematic targeting of reproductive health and freedom.
The report shows that this violence is not incidental. It is a systemic and historical mechanism of settler-colonial rule.
Legal proceedings conducted by Gisha reveal that the Israeli authorities continue to abuse Palestinian detainees in their custody even after their death
Israel has instilled a culture of “Slay-for-Play” to enable its soldiers and private citizens to shoot first and ask questions — if ever needed to — later. As B’Tselem, Israel’s leading human rights organization, previously documented, “[Israel’s] open-fire policy — which allows the unjustified use of lethal force — conveys Israel’s deep disregard for the lives of Palestinians and facilitates Israel’s continued violent control over millions of Palestinians.”
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