4 days ago · Raja Khalidi, director, Palestine Economic Policy ... in scope and scale and capacity than what the average Palestinian needs to be able to engage in a dignified life with freedom of movement and ...

The systematic restriction on the freedom of movement of Palestinians is also known as the Israeli "closure policy", [10] [11] [12] or the "policy of separation between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank". [9] The closure policy is imposed on the Palestinian population as a collective measure.

Jan 24, 2025 · Nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners are to be released as part of a deal to halt the fighting for six weeks, free 33 hostages from Gaza, and increase fuel and aid deliveries to the territory.

The PA has guaranteed freedom of assembly to the Palestinian population, and its legislation states this. Nevertheless, the right to demonstrate for opponents of the PA regime or of PA policy has become increasingly subject to police control and restriction and is a source of concern for human rights groups.

According to the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor, between October 2023 and the end of the year, Israeli forces killed scores of academics and intellectuals in the Gaza Strip through air strikes on their homes. Palestinian education officials reported that more than 4,000 students and 200 teachers and administrators were also killed.

During the year, Palestinian authorities in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip repressed the rights to freedom of expression, association and assembly. Torture and other ill-treatment were reported in Palestinian detention centres.

Nov 18, 2023 · The steadfastness of the Palestinian popular struggle for universal freedom and dignity is pointing the way forward for movements for justice everywhere, from London to Cairo and beyond.

Jun 10, 2021 · ‘Freedom, freedom, we want to live in freedom.’ Palestinians endure decades-old occupation. Photographer shares her insider's view of Palestinian life in occupied territories.

Nov 21, 2023 · "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free" has been a popular refrain in pro-Palestinian protests and online discussion across North America in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war. It has...

Jun 14, 2022 · For 15 years, Palestinians in Gaza have been trapped in what is effectively an open-air prison. Israel bars the vast majority of Gaza residents from leaving through Erez, the only passenger...