Israel Razes Negev Village Again
8/10/2010
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Ayse Alibeyoglu, Aljazeera
Israeli authorities have reportedly used "unnecessary force" to demolish the homes of Bedouins in a village in the southern Negev desert, according to a witness. more...
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New B'Tselem Report: "By Hook and By Crook: Israel’s Settlement Policy in the West Bank"
7/31/2010
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Some half a million Israelis are now living over the Green Line: more than 300,000 in 121 settlements and about one hundred outposts, which control 42 percent of the land area of the West Bank, and the rest in twelve neighborhoods that Israel established on land it annexed to the Jerusalem Municipality. The report analyzes the means employed by Israel to gain control of land for building the settlements. In preparing the report, B'Tselem relied on official state data and documents, among them Attorney Talia Sasson’s report on the outposts, the database produced by Brigadier General Baruch Spiegel, reports of the state comptroller, and maps of the Civil Administration.
The settlement enterprise has been characterized, since its inception, by an instrumental, cynical, and even criminal approach to international law, local legislation, Israeli military orders, and Israeli law, which has enabled the continuous pilfering of land from Palestinians in the West Bank. more...
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Jerusalem: Evicted Families Spend First Night Outdoors
7/30/2010
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Ma'an News
Jerusalem – Ma’an – Nine Palestinian families spent their first night in the open air on Thursday, after being forced out of their homes by Israeli settlers before sunrise the same morning. more...
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African Commission: Large-scale Forced Evictions and Atrocities in Darfur
7/30/2010
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COHRE
In a landmark decision, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights has ruled against the Sudanese government, accusing it of committing a wide range of human rights violations against the people of Darfur. In its decision, the African Commission found Sudan responsible for large-scale forced evictions and violations of a wide range of human rights, including the rights to life, housing, food, health, judicial remedies and to be free from torture, including rape. more...
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General Assembly Declares Access to Clean Water and Sanitation Is a Human Right
7/28/2010
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UN News Agency
Safe and clean drinking water and sanitation is a human right essential to the full enjoyment of life and all other human rights, the General Assembly declared today, voicing deep concern that almost 900 million people worldwide do not have access to clean water. more...
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Israel Demolishes Entire Bedouin Village
7/27/2010
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Aljazeera and RCUV
Israel Demolishes Bedouin Village more...
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HLRN Update and Analysis of Recent Amendments to Israel Land Laws
7/23/2010
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Recent legislation in the form of the Israel Lands Authority Law, Amendment 7 (2009) and a 2010 amendment of the British Mandate-era Land Ordinance (Acquisition for Public Purposes)—1943 have introduced tactical adjustments to the land tenure system in Israel. The 2009 amendment authorizes more powers of the JNF in its special status and role in land management. It also establishes the Israel Lands Authority (ILA) (no longer “Israel Lands Administration”) with increased powers, provides for the granting of private ownership of lands, and sets approval criteria for transfer of State lands and Development Authority lands to the JNF. The 2010 amendment "makes sure" that lands expropriated for "public use" do not "revert" to original owners and can be transferred to a third party (likely the JNF). The 2010 legislation also circumvents the Israeli Supreme Court’s precedent-setting judgment in the 2001 Karsik case, which obliged authorities to return confiscated land in the event it has not been used for the purpose for which it was confiscated.
According to the amendments, the JNF will continue to hold large representation in the Israel Lands Authority, with six of 13 members, and which also can function with just ten members. That arrangement has ensures that the JNF, with its discriminatory charter, continues its key role in the development of policies and programs affecting 93% of lands in Israel. more...
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Israel Continues Colonization (dossier 2009–10)
7/22/2010
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International opposition to Israel's settler colony construction has become increasingly outspoken, with the Quartet Road Map as the main diplomatic reference. Since the start of 2009, the Israeli government and state agencies have escalated in word and deed their defiance of calls to respect the ban against colonization, wanton destruction and dispossession. The following dossier of recent media reports, official statements and relevant documents tracks developments in the bureaus and on the ground through 2009–10.
Entries are chronological, with historical documents linked in their context. Please scroll, or jump [ctrl-end] to bottom for latest developments—HLRN more...
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Gaza Anger as Hamas Demolished Houses
7/3/2010
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Gaza Anger over House Demolitions
Al Jazeera more...
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Lebanon: Palestinian Refugees March for Rights
6/27/2010
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Al Jazeera
Thousands of Palestinian refugees living in Lebanon have marched in Beirut to protest against the lack of basic rights. more...
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