PALESTINE’S LEGAL SCENE Vol. 52

Your weekly survey of the most important publications and activities related to Palestine and law, from local and international sources

27 Dec 2020 – 2 Jan 2021

Issued every Sunday by Law for Palestine

This weekly report reviews the legal dynamics of the Palestine question, and everything related to international law and Palestine. The report includes an account of the most important publications, activities and conferences related to Palestine at the local, regional, international levels. The report further covers decisions, decrees, and judicial orders affecting the Palestinian cause, whether made at the official, academic or public levels. The report aims to be a reference for monitoring, documenting and archiving the latest human rights developments related to Palestine, and to present them to individuals, researchers, study centers, and official, academic and legal institutions concerned.

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Judicial decrees, decisions, positions, and orders issued by official Palestinian bodies

• The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: The occupation’s targeting of hospitals is a “dangerous escalation,” and the international silence towards it is rejected and unjustified. (Dec 27, 2020). To check the news, click here
• Palestinian PM Muhammad Shtayyeh: We condemn the Israeli storming of a Palestinian hospital, preventing the vaccination of Palestinian prisoners against COVID-19, and we demand that the settlers be restrained. (Dec 28, 2020). To check the news, click here
• The Colonization & Wall Resistance Commission: The settlement plans and projects in 2020 is an unprecedented massacre. (Dec 29, 2020). To check the news, click here
• The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates calls on the international community to prevent the Israeli occupation from the implementation of the light rail scheme. (Dec 30, 2020). To check the news, click here
• The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns the killing of a Palestinian youth by the occupation and calls on the ICC to assume its responsibilities. (Jan 1, 2021). To check the news, click here

Judicial decrees, decisions, positions, and orders issued by Arab, European, and international bodies

• The League of Arab States calls for urgent action to accelerate contributions and financial obligations approved for “UNRWA”. (Dec 28, 2020). To check the news, click here
• The Swedish Consul Jessica Olson affirms her country’s support for UNRWA to overcome its crisis. (Dec 29, 2020). To check the news, click here
• The Palestinian National Commission for Education, Culture and Science: UNESCO approves 7 projects for the benefit of the State of Palestine. (Dec 29, 2020). To check the news, click here
• The Saudi ambassador to Tunisia affirms the centrality of the Palestinian question. (Dec 31, 2020). To check the news, click here

Publications of human rights NGOs

• Yasser Arafat Foundation & Horizon Center for Political Studies and Media Outreach publish a paper concerning the US Diplomatic Presence in Jerusalem. (Dec 28, 2020). To check the news, click here
• Adalah Center to the Israeli Public Security Minister: The decision to prevent the provision of vaccination against COVID-19 to Palestinian prisoners must be overturned. (Dec 28, 2020). To check the news, click here
• Al-Haq calls on the EU to support a proposal by European representatives to ban trade with illegal settlements. (Dec 28, 2020). To check the news, click here