PALESTINE’S LEGAL SCENE – Issue. 90

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

19- 25 September 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.

To view this Volume of Palestine’s Legal Scene, please click here (3 minutes read)

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

• Palestinian MOFAE calls for activation of binding mechanisms to implement UN Charter provisions and UN resolutions on Palestine (Sep. 19, 2021). For further details, click here
• Palestinian MOFAE calls on governments to respond to international and popular movement in support of Palestinian rights (Sep. 21, 2021). For further details, click here
• Palestinian MOFAE condemns persistent Israeli military violations against Palestinians, calls on international community to take serious measures to stop them (Sep. 21, 2021). For further details, click here
• Palestinian FM calls on Belgium and other countries to pressure Israel to allow Jerusalemite participation in Palestine elections (Sep. 21, 2021). For further details, click here
• On International Day of Peace: Palestinian National Council (PNC) calls on UN members to work on achieving peace for Palestinians (Sep. 21, 2021). For further details, click here
• Head of Committee for Prisoners’ Affairs warns of media blackout by Israel on status of the six rearrested prisoners (Sep. 22, 2021). For further details, click here
• PLO’s Executive Committee Member calls on UNRWA’s Commissioner-General to backtrack on framework agreement with US Department of State (Sep. 22, 2021). For further details, click here
• Palestinian MOFAE warns, storming al-Aqsa Mosque a step towards creating space divide under Israeli army protection (Sep. 23, 2021). For further details, click here
• Palestinian Higher Council of Ifta’ warns against confiscating Palestinian lands under cover of Israeli ‘settlement project’ on Jerusalem lands (Sep. 23, 2021). For further details, click here
• Palestinian FM calls on international community to bear responsibility for protecting Palestinian children against Israeli occupation policies (Sep. 23, 2021). For further details, click here
• Palestinian MOFAE condemns Israel’s killing of young Muhammad Khabisa, calls on ICC and UN Security Council to assume their legal and moral responsibilities (Sep. 24, 2021). For further details, click here
• Palestinian President before UNGA: Israel has one year to withdraw from Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 (Sep. 24, 2021). For further details, click here

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

• The Israeli Magistrate’s Court in Nazareth city extends detention of recaptured prisoners (Sep. 19, 2021). For further details, click here
• Israeli’s Envoy to UN says dozens of countries will boycott Durban Conference this year due to accusations of anti-Semitism (Sep. 20, 2021). For further details, click here

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

• UK LibDems submit two motions at Liberal Democrats conference for Palestinian visa-free travel to UK and for ban on Israeli settlement products (Sep. 20, 2021). For further details, click here
• US Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez submits amendment to annual US defense spending bill to block sale of precision-guided munitions to Israel (Sep. 20, 2021). For further details, click here
• Sweden affirms commitment to two-state solution and Israeli security after mending of 2014-soured diplomatic relations (Sep. 20, 2021). For further details, click here
• UN Secretary-General reaffirms full commitment to reaching just and comprehensive settlement to Palestine question based on two-State solution (Sep. 21, 2021). For further details, click here
• US State Department announces resumption of funding for Quartet, which works on promoting prosperity, security and freedom for Israelis and Palestinians (Sep. 21, 2021). For further details, click here
• Qatar affirms international community’s responsibility for just and comprehensive peaceful settlement to Palestine question (Sep. 21, 2021). For further details, click here
• US President affirms his Administration’s support for settlement of Palestinian-Israeli conflict through two-state solution (Sep. 21, 2021). For further details, click here
• Turkish President stresses, lasting peace in ME not possible with continued persecution of Palestinians (Sep. 21, 2021). For further details, click here
• Progressive members of US Dems Party block provision granting Israel $1 billion in aid to fund Iron Dome defense system (Sep. 22, 2021). For further details, click here
• Egyptian President affirms: stability in the region impossible without a just and lasting solution to the question of Palestine (Sep. 21, 2021). For further details, click here
• Venezuelan Foreign Minister affirms support for Palestinians at UN forums, particularly GA (Sep. 21, 2021). For further details, click here
• US House of Reps. majority leader assures Israel delay in approving Iron Dome funding only “technical” (Sep. 21, 2021). For further details, click here
• President of Maldives calls on all countries to recognize Palestine as an Independent State (Sep. 21, 2021). For further details, click here
• Jordanian MOFAE condemns, calls for end to, ongoing Israeli violations against al-Aqsa Mosque (Sep. 23, 2021). For further details, click here
• US Secretary of State and GCC: Achieving negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict remains essential to regional peace and stability (Sep. 23, 2021). For further details, click here
• MEP Grace Sullivan: Israel’s continued violations of international law cannot be further ignored (Sep. 23, 2021). For further details, click here
• With overwhelming majority, US House of Reps. approves $1 billion for Israeli Iron Dome system (Sep. 24, 2021). For further details, click here
• Lebanese president stresses importance of solving Palestinian question, ensuring right of return, at UNGA (Sep. 24, 2021). For further details, click here
• Iraqi Presidency affirms rejection of attempts at normalization with Israel, renews support for Palestinians (Sep. 25, 2021). For further details, click here
• Kuwait: Stability in the region impossible without Palestinian rights (Sep. 25, 2021). For further details, click here

Publications of human rights NGOs

• Palestinian Prisoners’ Club calls on human rights organizations to follow up on Israel’s prisons admin violations, including repression of prisoners following escape from Gilboa prison (Sep. 19, 2021). For further details, click here
• Palestinian Prisoners’ Club: 30-day hunger striker prisoner Shadi Abu Ekra detained under harsh conditions in Ofer prison, prisoner Nasser Abu Hamid’s health deteriorates as his lung cancer worsens (Sep. 23, 2021). For further details, click here

Human rights conferences and events

• Palestinian community in Boston organizes solidarity stand in support of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli occupation prisons (Sep. 20, 2021). For further details, click here