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Landmark Litigation Challenges Israeli Land Takeover

The Jerusalem Post has reported that five Palestinians, with the help of human rights lawyer Michael Sfard, are suing the State of Israel over their failure to act on illegal land takeovers. The lawsuit will focus on the outpost of Migron, established in 1999 and subsequently expanded to include permanent settlements in 2003. The lawsuit [...]

Posted on October 6th, 2008 under conflict, identity, Middle East politics, Uncategorized. Tags: , , , . Comments: None

Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinian Town in West Bank

Last week, approximately 100 Israeli settlers from the Yitzhar settlement attacked the Palestinian town of Asira al-Qabaliya in the West Bank. Human rights group B’Tselem allegedly filmed the incident, capturing the settlers attacking with stones and bullets and Israeli police officers present but not preventing damage and destruction of Palestinian property. Although some pro-settlement rabbis [...]

Posted on September 18th, 2008 under Uncategorized. Tags: , , . Comments: None