PALESTINE’S LEGAL SCENE – Issue. 88

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

5- 11 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.

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

• Chairman of the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission confirms that any home demolition and evictions in Khan al-Ahmar are considered war crimes (Sep 5, 2021). For further details, click here
• Palestinian Ministry of Awqaf calls on the international community to provide an international protection for the Palestinians, condemns increased attacks against the Islamic holy sites (Sep 5, 2021). For further details, click here
• Palestinian Presidency: The Israeli settlement project in the occupied Jerusalem is part of the colonial scheme to annex the Holy City, urging Palestinians to ignore it (Sep 5, 2021). For further details, click here
• Deputy governor of Jerusalem warns against the policies of the Israeli occupation against the Palestinian curriculum and education in the occupied Jerusalem (Sep 5, 2021). For further details, click here
• The Palestinian MOFAE condemns the racist incitement to storm al-Aqsa Mosque, confirms the joint collaboration with Jordan to protect the Holy Sites (Sep 5, 2021). For further details, click here
• The Commission of Detainees Affairs holds the Israeli occupation fully responsible for the lives of “Gelboa” prisoners (Sep 6, 2021). For further details, click here
• The Palestinian MOFAE condemns the Israeli actions in the martyrs cemetery, holds the Israeli Government fully responsible for the attacks against the city of Jerusalem and its residents (Sep 6, 2021). For further details, click here
• The Palestinian MOFAE claims that the Israeli violations against the Palestinians reinforce the apartheid regime (Sep 7, 2021). For further details, click here
• The Palestinian representative to the Arab League calls on the member states to provide the necessary support to reinforce the Palestinian national position in order to face challenges (Sep 7, 2021). For further details, click here
• The Commission of Detainees Affairs calls on the international community to intervene to release the prisoner Alaa al-Araj due to deteriorating health conditions (Sep 7, 2021). For further details, click here
• The Palestinian MOFAE calls on the Palestinian embassies and missions to mobilize an urgent international action to end the attacks against Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons (Sep 9, 2021). For further details, click here
• The Palestinian MOFAE condemns the meeting held by Bennett with the heads of settlement councils, holds the occupation fully and directly responsible for the escalating colonialism (Sep 10, 2021). For further details, click here
• Ambassador of Palestine to the United Nations calls on the United Nation to include Israel in the black list of human rights abusers (Sep 10, 2021). For further details, click here
• Palestinian MOFAE condemns the execution of Doctor Hazem Joulani, calls on the ICC to immediately open an investigation into the Israeli crimes (Sep 10, 2021). For further details, click here

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

• Jordanian and Egyptian foreign Ministers emphasize that efforts continue until the independent Palestinian State is established (Sep 9, 2021). For further details, click here
• Organization of Islamic Cooperation condemns the attack against the Palestinian prisoners in the occupation prisons (Sep 9, 2021). For further details, click here
• The Arab League Council denies the status of Israel as an observer member in the African Union (Sep 9, 2021). For further details, click here
• Foreign Minister of Kuwait stresses the necessity to protect (the UNRWA) and highlight the Palestinian cause (Sep 10,2021). For further details, click here
• UNRWA Commissioner-General calls upon the necessity to obtain funding for the Agency to help Palestine refugees and maintain stability in the region (Sep 9, 2021). For further details, click here

Publications of human rights NGOs

• UK: CAGE Rights group issues legal challenge ​​against ban on pupils and organisations discussing Israel’s ‘right to exist’. (Sep 5, 2021). For further details, click here
• Hamoked issues a pres release on the Israeli control of the Palestinian population registry and its implications for foreign spouses of Palestinians and the Palestinians living in the West Bank, but their registered address is the Gaza Strip. (Sep 6, 2021). For further details, click here
• European Coordination of Committees and Associations for Palestine issues a statement on apartheid in Israel and the occupied territories, calls on EU countries to carry out their responsibilities. (Sep 7, 2021). For further details, click here
• Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association calls on a third- party supervision on IPS policies, so the violation against Palestinian prisoners will not go unpunished  (Sep 7, 2021). For further details, click here