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Israeli security forces guard as Jews tour the Palestinian side of the Old City Market in the West Bank city of Hebron, June 15, 2019. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)

‘One system, one policy’: Why Human Rights Watch is charging Israel with apartheid

Israel has made it irrefutably clear it intends to make Jewish domination over Palestinians permanent between the river and the sea, says HRW's Omar Shakir in interview following landmark report.

By Amjad Iraqi April 27, 2021

A young Palestinian boy walks among the debris of a house, which witnesses said was hit in an Israeli air strike, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Aug. 2, 2014. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

Why does international support for the ICC stop at Palestine?

By opposing an investigation in the occupied territories, powerful states are contradicting their own positions on the ICC simply to protect a political ally.

By Matt Cannock and Solomon Sacco April 16, 2021

Ayalon prison facility, near the city of Ramla (photo: Activestills)

The forced transfer of Palestinian detainees — why it matters

International law is clear that prisoners should not be transferred outside of an occupied territory — both to allow their families access to them and to prevent forced population transfer. But that’s not all that’s at stake. By Gerard Horton Palestinian children detained in the Israeli military detention system should be held in facilities located…

By +972 Magazine December 19, 2015

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Relatives walk amidst the rubble of the home of Zaki Wahdan in the city of Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza City, November 10, 2014. Eight members of the Wahdan family, mostly women and children were killed. (Photo by Anne Paq/Activestills.org)

Palestinian groups present ‘war crimes’ evidence to the ICC

The International Criminal Court prosecutor is conducting a ‘preliminary examination’ into the 2014 Gaza war. But are Israeli officials at higher risk of prosecution for illegally building settlements in the West Bank? Four Palestinian human rights organizations submitted research, testimonies and documentation to International Criminal Court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda on Monday, which they said contain evidence of…

By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man November 23, 2015

The representative of Palestine speaks to the UN Security Council. (UN Photo/Loey Felipe)

How ICC membership could revive Palestinian statehood at the UN

Could a shift in U.S.-Israeli relations lay the groundwork for bolder legal and diplomatic moves in the international arena against Israel and the occupation? By Lolita Brayman Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s election success is being portrayed by some as a victory for the international aspects of the Palestinian cause. For months, Palestinians have been trying…

By +972 Magazine March 25, 2015

Palestinian school students pass by some destroyed buildings and homes in the Shujaiya neighborhood, Gaza city, September 15, 2014. (Photo by Anne Paq/Activestills.org)

In Gaza, justice delayed is justice denied

Israeli army investigators have not even contacted the teenage victim of one of the few alleged war crimes it says it is probing. More than two months after Israel’s assault on Gaza began, victims of the air, land, and sea invasion continue to have no recourse against their occupiers. It’s been nearly two months since 17-year-old…

By Samer Badawi September 17, 2014

Israeli Border police officers corral Palestinians as they wait to cross from Qalandiya checkpoint outside Ramallah, West Bank, into Jerusalem, July 26, 2013. (Photo: Yotam Ronen/Activestills.org)

On the Israel-apartheid analogy, yet again

The apartheid debate is no longer restricted to referencing specific South African practices. Instead, international law is increasingly becoming the guiding framework. By Ran Greenstein Thomas Mitchell raises an important methodological point in his article “Call it colonialism, call it occupation – just don’t call it ‘apartheid,’” which I address here. Unfortunately, in making this point…

By +972 Magazine May 8, 2014

PM Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US President Barack Obama at the White House. (Photo: Avi Ohayon/GPO)

Netanyahu’s ‘gift’ of Palestinian statehood

Statements by Israel’s prime minister give insight into the — problematic — way he views peace talks with the Palestinians. And Naftali Bennett’s emptiest threat yet. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday reiterated one of the most problematic views that he and his government hold — that any future Palestinian state, if there ever…

By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man April 6, 2014