Kingdom of Olives and Ash - Writers Confront the Occupation
[21 June 2017] - Kingdom of Olives and Ash is a groundbreaking collection of essays by celebrated international writers bearing witness to the human cost of fifty years of Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. The book includes contributions from Colum McCann, Jacqueline Woodson, Colm Toibin, Geraldine Brooks, Dave Eggers, Hari Kunzru, Raja Shehadeh, Mario Vargas Llosa, and Assaf Gavron, as well as from editors Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman.
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50 years of military rule
[5 June 2017] - Two days after the start of the 1967 war, Israeli military forces occupied the West Bank and imposed martial law over the Palestinian population. At the time this measure was legal under the provisions of the Fourth Geneva Convention which permits the imposition of martial law on a temporary basis.
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Newsletter - May 2017
The Israeli Prison Service ceased providing updated prison statistics in August 2016 in accordance with a longstanding Freedom of Information application.
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Legal safeguards and reforms failing to protect minors during interrogation
[31 May 2017] - In a recent decision handed down by the Military Appeals Court on 2 April 2017, the Military Appeals Court identified numerous shortcomings in the manner in which two minors were interrogated in breach of the regulations designed to protect them, including prompt access to a lawyer of their choice and the right to silence.
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