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May 30, 2020

Palestinian human rights activist to challenge Israel's travel ban

Amnesty International says there is every reason to believe that Laith Abu Zeyad is being punished solely for his human rights work.
October 21, 2019

Rabbis for Human Rights volunteers attacked by settlers in the West Bank

Volunteers from Rabbis for Human Rights were attacked as they assisted Palestinian farmers in harvesting their olives in the northern West Bank village of Burin.
April 12, 2019

UN experts call on Israel to ensure protection for human rights defenders

UN experts have expressed deep concern about the repressive working environment faced by Palestinian human rights organisations in recent years.
September 11, 2018

UN experts appalled by Israeli court decision permitting demolition of West Bank village

An Israeli High Court ruling allowing demolition of the entire Palestinian Bedouin community of Khan al-Ahmar Ab al Helu has been described as “appalling” by two UN human rights experts.
April 21, 2014

World churches' body expresses solidarity with Palestinian prisoners

The general secretary of the WCC has expressed solidarity with 5,000 Palestinian men, women and children in Israeli jails.
January 4, 2014

Israel urged to halt forcible eviction of Palestinian families

Israel plans the forced displacement of 23 Palestinians from three families from their homes near a West Bank settlement.
November 24, 2011

Can Palestinian leaders unite around a common vision?

Unity for the Palestinians will be achieved only when the people collectively build a common vision on how to tackle the occupation, says Ghassan Rubeiz, noting the encouraging moves towards nonviolence at the grassroots and among some key protagonists.
September 28, 2011

Obstacles on the path to statehood

The new statement from the Rev Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, the Geneva-based WCC General Secretary, commenting on the Palestinian bid for statehood - as well as the news that 1,100 new housing units will be built in the illegal Gilo settlement - makes interesting reading (http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/15457).
September 27, 2011

Parliamentary EDM and Palestinian statehood

In the the buildup toward the submission of the Palestinian bid for statehood at the UN by Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas there was much speculation as to what would happen.
June 23, 2011

Syria, Jordan, Morocco and Palestinian statehood

Ahead of my upcoming travels in Europe concerning the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, I have recorded another podcast for the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, and for sharing on Ekklesia and beyond.