PALESTINE’S LEGAL SCENE – Issue. 84

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

8- 14 August 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 MOFAE condemns Israel’s policy of mass demolition against Palestinian presence since 1948. (August 10, 2021). For further details, click here
• Palestinian Ministry of Local Government condemns Israel’s demolition of Karm Hadidion Street, in the city of Bethlehem. (August 10, 2021). For further details, click here
• Palestinian MOFAE: The Ibrahimi Mosque must be saved before it is too late. (August 11, 2021). For further details, click here
• The Commission of Detainees Affairs: Deliberate medical negligence against the Palestinian prisoners in Gilboa and Ashkelon prisons. (August 11, 2021). For further details, click here
• PNC calls for mobilizing efforts to nullify the decision of Israel’s accession to the African Union. (August 11, 2021). For further details, click here
• The Commission of Detainees Affairs holds Israeli occupation government fully responsible for the life of prisoner Nasser Abu Hamid. (August 12, 2021). For further details, click here

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

• Israel’s ambassador to the UN calls for a comprehensive examination of all UNRWA installations in the Gaza Strip. (August 11, 2021). For further details, click here
• Israel and Morocco sign cooperation and consultation agreements in Rabat. (August 11, 2021). For further details, click here
• Israeli Local Affairs Court freezes decision to demolish Palestinian homes in the Silwan neighborhood of Jerusalem. (August 12, 2021). For further details, click here
• The Settlements Council protests the issuance of construction permits to Palestinians. (August 12, 2021). For further details, click here
• Israel is in the process of approving the construction of new Palestinian and Jewish housing units in the West Bank. (August 12, 2021). For further details, click here

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

• Jordanian Foreign Minister: There is no alternative to the two-state solution and the achievement of a just and comprehensive peace. (9 August 2021). For further details, click here
• S. Congressman urges US education departments to investigate anti-Israel bias at New York schools. (August 10, 2021). For further details, click here
• UN official calls on Israel to allow defenders of Palestinian rights to carry out their work without restrictions. (August 11, 2021). For further details, click here
• S. Vice President Kamala Harris expresses her full support for Israel and affirms the White House’s commitment to ensuring its security. (August 10, 2021). For further details, click here
• UNRWA reiterates inviolability of its facilities following disclosure of underground structures inside one of its schools in Gaza. (August 11, 2021). For details, click here
• Member of US Congress calls for immediate halt to demolition of Palestinian homes in Jerusalem. (August 12, 2021). For further details, click here
• UN experts condemn the Israeli raid on the Defense for Children International in Palestine. (August 13, 2021). For further details, click here

Publications of human rights NGOs

• Gender studies centers at 120 American universities consider Israel an apartheid state. (9 August 2021). For further details, click here

Human rights conferences and events

• Protest in U.S. city of Minneapolis calls for end to unquestioned American support for Israeli military. (August 8, 2021). For further details, click here
• Israeli-American organizations launch a campaign against academic institutions that support Palestinian rights. (August 10, 2021). For further details, click here
• Human rights and civil organizations in Gaza hold a press conference to demand support for the prisoners on hunger strike. (August 12, 2021). For further details, click here