Tag Archives : Palestinians

Much mystery remains to shroud the assassination of Hamas man Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai. al-Mabhouh was a senior Hamas military commander and one of the founders of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Palestinian socio-political organization Hamas. Much controversy surrounds the death. After all, here is an Arab fundamentalist [...]

According to an Amnesty International report, Israel is ‘using its “total control” over water supplies to discriminate against Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza.’ “Water is a basic need and a right, but for many Palestinians obtaining even poor quality, subsistence-level quantities of water has become a luxury that they can barely [...]

The Israeli army engaged in acts of ‘wanton destruction’ against Palestinian civilians during its offensive in the Gaza Strip in December and January, says Amnesty International. In a 117-page report about the 22-day fighting, the humanitarian organization also states that the firing of rockets by Hamas militants against Israel constituted ‘war [...]

The number of fatalities in the last Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip known as Operation Cast Lead is relatively low when one considers that the fighting took place in densely populated areas, noted a spokesman for the Israeli Army. The IDF makes the comparative conclusion based on population density. “The figures show that the Israeli Army made [...]

The IDF opened an investigation after Israeli soldiers confessed to the murders committed during Operation ‘Cast Lead,’ the 22-day military operation in the Gaza Strip. The testimonies of several Israeli soldiers who claim that they killed civilians and committed acts of vandalism in Gaza have given rise to a wave of criticism that forced the army [...]

A confidential EU report reveals that the Israeli government has been illegally occupying East Jerusalem and settlers continue to evict Palestinians and build houses. There are an estimated 200,000 Jews settled in east Jerusalem and most houses of Palestinians are demolished on charges of being built illegally. The EU report states that the demolitions [...]