PALESTINE’S LEGAL SCENE –Issue. 103

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

19-26 Dec 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

• Palestinian PM demands that the Israeli archives be opened to an international commission of inquiry to look into the massacres committed against the Palestinian people in 1948 and after (Dec. 20, 2021).For further details, clickhere
• Palestinian MOFAE: Israel underestimates international positions and is rushing to resolve the issues of the final solution by force (Dec. 20, 2021). For further details, clickhere
• Palestinian Presidency condemns the statements of the Israeli MK, Mansour Abbas, in which he calls on the Palestinian people to recognize the Jewish state (Dec. 22, 2021).For further details, click here
• Palestinian PM warns of the repercussions of the new shooting instructions announced by the leaders of the Israeli military, calling on the UN to intervene quickly to end the policy of field executions (Dec. 22, 2021).For further details, click here
• The Palestinian PM condemns the crime of running the Palestinian citizen, Ghadeer Masaleh, over, and considers it to fall within the framework of organized state terrorism (Dec. 24, 2021). For further details, click here

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

• The head of the United Arab List party, Mansour Abbas, calls on the Palestinians to recognize the Jewish state (Dec. 21, 2021). For further details, click here

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

• China’s deputy permanent representative to the UN expresses his country’s concern over the deteriorating security situation in the occupied Palestinian territories (Dec. 21, 2021).For further details, click here
• UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, calls on the government of Israel to immediately halt its settlement activities as a flagrant violation of United Nations resolutions (Dec. 21, 2021). For further details, click here
• The Commissioner-General of UNRWA warns that the long-term lack of funding for the UN’s relief agency for Palestinian refugees has become an existential threat that may lead to its collapse (Dec. 23, 2021). For further details, click here
• OIC condemns the policy of field execution practiced by the Israeli occupation forces and considers it a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law and other international instruments and calls for investigation and accountability (Dec.23, 2021). For further details, click here
• The UN Special Rapporteur for the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, Michael Lynk, calls for holding the Israeli occupation accountable for its occupation of Palestine and compliance with international law, pointing to its permanent disregard for Security Council resolutions on settlements (Dec. 23, 2021).For further details, click here

Publications of human rights NGOs

• Palestinian Prisoners Club warns against carrying out a massive repression against the prisoners in “Nafha” prison and holds the occupation fully responsible for their lives (Dec. 20, 2021). For further details, click here
• Palestinian Prisoners Club warns of the escalating risks for the fate of the detainee Abu Hawash, who has been on strike for 127 days, in refusal of his administrative detention (Dec. 20, 2021). For further details, click here
• Human rights NGOs submit a petition to the Israeli Supreme Court on the necessity of allowing family visits or telephone contact with prisoners from the Gaza Strip (Dec.23, 2021). For further details, click here
• Al Mezan Center for Human Rights issues a statement condemning the escalation of the arbitrary measures of the occupation against detainees in Israeli prisons, and calls on the international community to intervene urgently (Dec. 23, 2021).For further details, click here
• Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association issues a statement calling on the international community to immediately intervene to pressure the Israeli occupation and release the prisoner Hisham Abu Hawash, who has been on hunger strike for the 129th day in a row (Dec. 23, 2021).For further details, click here

Academic research and studies

• Researchers Brendan Browne and Elaine Bradley publish a research article entitled: “Promoting Northern Ireland’s peacebuilding experience in Palestine–Israel: normalising the status quo” (April 21, 2021).. For further details, click here

 Human rights conferences and events

• Gaza Community College organizes the “Despite the Restriction” initiative to combat the violations of the Israeli occupation against Palestinian female prisoners(Dec. 19, 2021).. For further details, clickhere