PALESTINE’S LEGAL SCENE – Issue. 92

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

3-9 Oct 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

• Commission of Detainees’ Affairs (CDA): Serious violations of international law against prisoners in Israeli prisons amount to war crimes. (Oct 3, 2021). For further details, click here
• Palestinian MOFAE calls on the international community to include settler organizations and members on terror blacklist. (Oct 3, 2021). For further details, click here
• Palestinian MOFAE calls on the international community to help end the settlers’ crimes during the olive harvest. (Oct 4, 2021). For further details, click here
• The PNC calls on the parliaments of the world to save the lives of the prisoners on hunger strike, demands the abolition of administrative detention orders. (Oct 4, 2021). For further details, click here
• The Commission of Detainees Affairs demands the abolition of the so-called disciplinary penalties and the improvement of conditions of detention for the prisoner Muhammad al-Ardah.(Oct 5, 2021). For further details, click here
• Head of the Wall and Settlement Resistance Committee warns of the dangers of building a new settlement on the land of Jerusalem Airport. (Oct 6, 2021). For further details, click here
• Palestine MOFAE: Palestinian-Jordanian coordination to confront the decision of the occupation court to allow Jews to pray in Al-Aqsa Mosque. (Oct 7, 2021). For further details, click here
• The Permanent Representative of Palestine to the UN sends letters to UN officials about Israel’s violation of the historical and legal status of Jerusalem. (Oct 7, 2021). for further details, click here

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

• Israeli PM: The situation regarding violence in the Arab towns in Israel has reached a red line, and the Israeli government is ready to help collect weapons. (Oct 3, 2021). For further details, click here
• The Israeli prosecution presents an indictment against the six re-arrested prisoners and five others. (Oct 3, 2021). For further details, click here
• The Israeli left-wing Meretz party confirms its positions in support of a two-state solution and demands an end to the occupation. (Oct 3, 2021). For further details, click here
• The Israeli Minister of Internal Security contradicts Bennett and declares: The Israeli army will not play a role in dealing with violent crimes in the Arab community in the country. (Oct 4, 2021). For further details, click here
• The Israeli Supreme Court proposes a “settlement” before deciding on the displacement of 4 Palestinian families from the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in occupied Jerusalem. (Oct 4, 2021). For further details, click here
• Israeli minister Ayelet Shaked: There is no Palestinian state under the current Israeli government. (Oct 5, 2021). For further details, click here
• Israeli Foreign Minister: Pursuing normalization agreements with Middle Eastern countries will not be a substitute for resuming the moribund peace talks with the Palestinians. (Oct 6, 2021). For further details, click here
• The Israeli Minister of Interior intends to put the Citizenship Law again for a vote in the Knesset. (Oct 6, 2021). For further details, click here
• The Israeli court of Jerusalem decides to grant Jews the right to perform “silent” prayers on the Haram esh-Sharif for the first time. (Oct 6, 2021). For further details, click here
• The head of the Samaria Regional Council in Israel opposes the US request to “curb” construction in Judea and Samaria. (Oct 7, 2021). For further details, click here
• Jerusalem District Court reverses the Magistrate’s Court decision that allowed Jews to pray at Al-Aqsa Mosque. (Oct 8, 2021). For further details, click here
• The Israeli High Court of Justice calls on the Israeli government to clarify its refusal to evacuate settlers from privately owned land to Palestinians in the WB. (Oct 8, 2021). For further details, click here

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

• UNRWA Spokesperson calls for the urgent need to bridge the financial shortfall, so as not to affect the main services provided by UNRWA to refugees. (Oct 3, 2021). For further details, click here
• Ireland renews its demand for the application of international laws to Palestinian prisoners. (Oct 5, 2021). For further details, click here
• The US Senate postpones granting Israel funding for the Iron Dome. (Oct 5, 2021). For further details, click here
• The Secretary-General of the Arab League condemns the Israeli court’s decision to allow Jews to pray at Al-Aqsa Mosque. (Oct 6, 2021). For further details, click here
• Jordanian MOFAE: The Israeli court’s decision on allowing Jews to pray in Al-Aqsa Mosque is invalid according to international law. (Oct 6, 2021). For further details, click here
• The Secretary-General of the OIC condemns Israel’s decision to allow Jews to pray in Al-Aqsa, calling on the international community to urgently intervene in order to preserve the historical and legal status quo in Al-Quds and Al-Aqsa Mosque. (Oct 7, 2021). For further details, click here
• The Arab Parliament sends letters to UN officials regarding the refusal of the occupation’s decision to allow Jews to pray in Al-Aqsa. (Oct 7, 2021). For further details, click here
• The US is quietly pressuring Israel to ease the construction of illegal settlements in the West Bank. (Oct 7, 2021). For further details, click here
• The Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Mali confirms his country’s support for the State of Palestine and the rights of Palestinians. (Oct 7, 2021). For further details, click here
• The Egyptian Foreign Ministry condemns Israel’s decision to allow Jews to pray in Al-Aqsa Mosque. (Oct7, 2021). For further details, click here
• The Turkish MFA condemns the decision of an Israeli court to grant Jews the right to pray in the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque and calls on the int’l community to oppose this decision. (Oct7, 2021). For further details, click here

Publications of human rights NGOs

• HRW issues a report on Facebook removing Palestinian content that defends human rights, including the Israeli violations committed by Israel in the recent aggression on the Gaza Strip. (Oct 8, 2021). For further details, click here
• Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association : 19 prisoners are isolated in extremely harsh conditions in the Negev Prison. (Oct 9, 2021). For further details, click here
• Arab Bar Association: Granting Jews the right to perform prayers in the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque is an unfair and offensive decision to the feelings of Muslims. (Oct 8, 2021). For further details, click here
• The Associated Students University of California (ASUC) supports a bill before Congress called “Defending the Human Rights of Palestinian Children and Families Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act” submitted by Congressman Betty McCollum. (Oct 8, 2021). For further details, click here

Academic research and studies

• Researcher Smadar Ben Natan publishes a new paper in SAGE entitled: “The dual penal empire: Emergency Powers and Military Courts in Palestine/Israel and Beyond”. (Sep 20, 2021). ). For further details, click here
• Researcher Sherine Tariq Issawi publishes a new book on Al-Zaytouna Center for Studies and Consultations entitled: “Individual Criminal Responsibility for Serious Violations Against Palestinian Prisoners and Detainees Under Public International Law”. (Oct 7, 2021). ). For further details, click here

Human rights conferences and events

• Adalah Justice Project is preparing an event to demand hearing the accounts of Palestinians from Gaza about the Israeli massacres in the war that was launched in May 2021 on American university campuses. (Oct 4, 2021). For further details, click here
• Sports company Nike stops selling its products in Israeli stores. (Oct 4, 2021). For further details, click here