PALESTINE’S LEGAL SCENE – Vol. 76

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

13- 19 June 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 expansionary settlement project in south Nablus towns (June 13, 2021). For further details, click here
• Palestine’s Permanent Observer to the UN addresses UN officials and demands them to end the Israeli apartheid system. (June 16, 2021). For further details, click here
• Palestinian MOFAE: The “Flags March” in Jerusalem embodies the racism of the occupying power in its worst form, the countries of the world must have the courage to condemn Israel. (June 16, 2021). For further details, click here
• The Palestinian MOFAE calls on the current ICC’s Prosecutor to prioritise the investigation into the crimes of the Israeli occupation. (June 17, 2021). For further details, click here
• Palestinian MOFAE: Israel’s practices towards Palestinian family reunion are racist and illegal and only aim to prevent an increase in the number of Palestinians as a form of ethnic cleansing. (June 18, 2021). For further details, click here
• Palestine cancels a Covid-19 deal with Israel due to a close expiry date. (June 18, 2021). For further details, click here
• Permanent Representative of Palestine to the UN: UNSC will hold a session to follow up on the implementation of resolution 2334 on Israeli settlements. (June 19, 2021). For further details, click here

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

• Israeli government decides to expand an illegal Israeli settlement built on a Palestinian land, near Nablus (June 13, 2021). For further details, click here

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

• US Senate Majority Leader: We are hopeful that the new Administration in Israel will help achieve a two-state solution. (June 13, 2021)For further details, click here
• Arab Parliament Speaker warns against Israel’s insistence on organizing the flag march and calls on the international community to urge Israel to stop its provocative actions. (June 14, 2021). For further details, click here
• The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemns the Israeli occupation authorities’ approval for extremist groups to carry out the Flags March in Jerusalem and holds the occupation responsible for the escalation. (June 15, 2021). For further details, click here
• UN High Commissioner: Israel is obligated to provide protection to the Palestinian people; Israel’s indiscriminate attacks may constitute war crimes. (June 17, 2021). For further details, click here 
• The Foreign Ministers of Jordan and Luxembourg: The two-state solution based on international law is the only way to achieve peace. ( June 17, 2021). For further details, click here
• Republicans introduce a resolution to censure members of the US House of Representatives for criticizing Israel. (June 14, 2021). For further details, click here
• The Secretary-General of the UN calls for “full respect” for the cease-fire in the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel. (June 16, 2021). For further details, click here
• Portugal illegally shares data of pro-Palestinian protesters with Israel. (June 19, 2021). For further details, click here

Publications of human rights NGOs

• The (Journalists for Freedom) initiative condemns the Israeli occupation authorities’ decision to renew the ban on Palestine TV from working in occupied Jerusalem.  (June 13, 2021). For further details, click here
• Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission obtains a decision to freeze the demolition of al-Maytah area in Northern Jordan Valley (June 14, 2021). For further details, click here
• Human Rights and Democracy Media Centers (SHAMS) condemns extending the decision of  preventing Palestine TV to work in Jerusalem and considers it as a violation of the principle of press freedom. (June 16, 2021). For further details, click here

Human rights conferences and events

• WAFA Agency: American unions and associations describe Israel as an apartheid country, and call for solidarity with Palestinians (June 18, 2021).For further details, click here

Announcements regarding upcoming human rights activities and opportunities

• Law for Palestine holds a penal discussion titled “Apartheid System: What Palestine Can Learn from South Africa?”  (June 17, 2021). For further details, click here
• UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People will hold an International Conference on the Question of Jerusalem titled “Forced demographic change in Jerusalem – grave breaches and a threat to peace”. (June 19, 2021). For further details, click here
• ARDD and Birzeit University, in partnership with Law for Palestine, announce a two-days intensive course on legal, political and humanitarian responses to Palestinian refugee question. (June 19, 2021). For further details, click here