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‘Human Rights’ is a phrase so broadly used in recent decades that some would say its true meaning has been eroded, giving way to a far…
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Gender Discrimination – Focus: Gaza
Gender discrimination in the Palestinian territories, especially in Gaza, is rampant. Male bias is present in every aspect of the personal, social and religious lives of…
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Donations from Brazil to Gaza
How does international aid benefit terrorist organizations? Article by Leandro Duchovni Silva For the full report: Donations from Brazil to Gaza On July 20, 2010,…
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Political Rights Offenses Under the Palestinian Authority
Assessing the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights For the full report click, here. In this report, the Jerusalem Institute of Justice…
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Torture and the Degrading Treatement in the West Bank and Gaza
Assessing the Implementation of UN Convention Against Torture For the full report click, here. Article 5 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, along with Article…
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Eleven Years After Evacuation from Gaza
Article by Moriah Khalili Eleven years ago, after a peacemaking attempt was made by the Israeli government to reduce conflicts with Palestinian authorities in the Middle…
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Lack of Freedom of Expression and Press Under the Palestinian Authority and Hamas
Assessing the Implementation of the The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in the West Bank and Gaza -Freedom of Expression and Freedom of the…
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Women Rights Violations in the West Bank and Gaza
Assessing the Implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Agaisnt Women in the West Bank and Gaza For the full report…
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Covert Attempts to Smuggle Weapons by Hamas
Israel withdrew from Gaza in August 2005, in order to alleviate tensions with Palestinian authorities in the Middle East. Since this peacemaking effort, Israel has faced…
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Children’s Rights Abuses in the West Bank and Gaza
Executive Summary of Sons of Violence Report: Violations of Children's Rights under the Palestinian Authority and Hamas The Universal Declaration of Human Rights’ (UDHR) main principle…
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Remember the Second Lebanon War
On July 16, 2008 the bodies of Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser were released by Hezbollah and returned to Israel. Regev and Goldwasser, honored soldiers, were…
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The War Between Fear and Freedom — Our Western Response to the Refugee Crisis
This article originally appeared in The Times Of Israel, here. Article by Clair Splawn, an American by citizenship and British at heart, Claire is originally from…