PALESTINE’S LEGAL SCENE –Issue.116

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

20 -26 march 2022

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 MOFAE holds the Israeli government responsible for the crime of shooting a Palestinian, Murad Barakat, 28, in al-Thawri neighborhood in Jerusalem (March 20, 2022). For further details, click here
• Palestinian Central Elections Committee condemns Israel’s arrest of Palestinian candidates (March 20, 2022). For further details, click here
• The Palestinian President on World Water Day: We cannot remain silent on the almost total Israeli looting of our water resources (March 22, 2022).For further details, click here
• Palestinian PM calls for international pressure to end the Israeli cuts to Palestinian funds and to release the withheld funds (March 22, 2022). For further details, click here
• The Palestinian MOFAE warns the Israeli occupation government against storming Al-Aqsa Mosque during the month of Ramadan. (March 26, 2022) for further details click, here

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

• Jerusalem Court postpones consideration of opening an investigation into the circumstances of the execution of the young Abdul Rahman Qassem until next month (March 22, 2022). For further details, click here
• The Israeli army instructs soldiers to collect information on Palestinian citizens, as the number is increasing at a rate of 50 Palestinian citizens per day. (March 24, 2022) For further details click, here
• Israeli Foreign Minister: The government will not support the establishment of a Palestinian state if it does not obtain guarantees that it will be democratic and calls for peace. (March 23, 2022) for further details click, here

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

• A US court in New York dismisses a lawsuit filed against the Palestinian Authority since 2002 on charges of “supporting terrorism” worth $900 million (March 20, 2022). For further details, click here
• Dutch MOFAE announces its government’s contribution of 6 million euros to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (March 20, 2022). For further details, click here
• The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process condemns the killing of 4 Israeli civilians in Beersheba. (March 22, 2022) For further details, click here
• The Security Council discusses the mechanism for implementing Resolution 2334 on halting settlement construction. (March 22, 2022) For further details, click here
• Singapore’s Foreign Minister announces his country’s intention to open an embassy in Tel Aviv. (March 23, 2022) for further details click, here
• Secretary-General of the UN affirms during a session of the Security Council the commitment of the UN to cooperate with the League of Arab States (LAS) to find a way forward in the peace process and end the occupation. (March 23, 2022). For further details, click here
• The United Nations Coordinator in Lebanon listens to the problems of Palestinian refugee families and youth, and reiterates the need for additional international funding for the UNRWA emergency appeal for 2022. (24 March 2022) For further details click, here
• A human rights expert at the United Nations accuses Israel of committing apartheid against the Palestinians. (March 24, 2022) For further details, click here
• Members of the US Senate introduce a bill opposing the the Palestinian mission in Jerusalem. (March 26, 2022) for further details click, here
• Qatar affirms that Palestine remains the central issue of the Arab and Islamic world. (March 26, 2022) for further details click, here

Publications of human rights NGOs   

• The Law Clinic in Harvard Law School issues a report that considers Israel an apartheid regime (March 19, 2022).For further details, click here
• Arab Lawyers Union condemns settlers’ attack on Palestinian cars northwest of Nablus (March 22, 2022).For further details, click here
• Amnesty International: Israel is committing apartheid, according to the United Nations Special Rapporteur. (March 23, 2022) For further details, click here
• The American Middle East Studies Association officially endorses Israel’s boycott. (March 23, 2022) for further details click, here

Human rights conferences and events

• 11,000 Americans call for Boycott of General Mills over its factory in the Atarot settlement (March 21, 2022). For further details, click here
• Arab Lawyers Union announces the establishment of the Arab International Legal Forum for the State of Palestine. (March 23, 2022). For further details, click here
• The United Nations Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People holds a virtual event entitled: “The Impact of Forced Displacement on Palestinian Women”, which examined the repercussions of Palestinian displacement and home demolitions on the situation of women in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. (March 23, 2022) For further details, click here
• Leiden University, Netherlands, bans a discussion organized by students entitled: “Apartheid, Racism and Intersectionality” on Israeli crimes against the Palestinians. (March 23, 2022) For further details, click here