PALESTINE’S LEGAL SCENE – Vol. 81

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

17- 24 July 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 calls for firm int’l stance against Israel’s occupation and aggression at al-Aqsa Mosque. (July 18, 2021). For further details, click here
• Palestinian MOFAE calls for international action to stop the unlawful detention of Muhammad al-Halabi. (July 18, 2021). For further details, click here
• Palestine’s Permanent Representative to the UN: No sovereign rights for Israel in occupied East Jerusalem. (July 20, 2021). For further details, click here
• The Commission of Detainees Affairs calls for an international campaign to pressure Israel to release prisoners on hunger strike. (July 21, 2021). For further details, click here

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

• Israeli Prime Minister welcomes “Jewish visits to the Temple Mount”. (July 18, 2021). For further details, click here
• Israeli Prime Minister’s Office “corrects” the prime minister’s statement about “freedom of worship” on the Temple Mount. (July 19, 2021). For further details, click here  
• Israeli foreign minister calls for a delay in the demolition of the Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar in the West Bank. (July 19, 2021). For further details, click here
• Israeli Council of Ministers for Matters of Legislation ratifies a law providing for accelerating construction plans in Arab society. (July 19, 2021). For further details, click here
• Israeli Prime Minister criticizes Ben & Jerry’s decision to boycott settlements as an act of anti-Semitism. (July 20, 2021). For further details, click here
• Israeli military is investigating the killing of a Palestinian coincided with a video of a masked soldier shooting at a Palestinian village. (July 20, 2021). For further details, click here
• Interior minister: Israel drumming up US grassroots boycott of Ben & Jerry’s (July 21, 2021). For further details, click here

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

• Governments condemn Israeli violations in al-Aqsa Mosque, call for end to said violations. (July 18, 2021). For further details, click here
• Arab League and China stress importance of just, comprehensive and lasting solution to the Palestinian issue. (July 18, 2021). For further details, click here
• The EU expresses concern over ongoing escalations in al-Haram al-Sharif. (July 19, 2021). For further details, click here
• Jordanian King emphasizes the need for the Palestinian people to obtain their legitimate rights and establish an independent State. (July 20, 2021). For further details, click here
• The US rejects the BDS movement against Israel. (July 20, 2021). For further details, click here
• The US administration holds off reopening the US consulate in Jerusalem to the Palestinians at the request of Israel (July 21, 2021). For further details, click here
• Human Rights Council appoints Members of Commission of Inquiry on the human rights violations committed in Occupied Palestinian Territories and Israel. (July 22, 2021). For further details, click here

Publications of human rights NGOs

• Palestinian Prisoners Society: The health condition of prisoner Eyad Omar has deteriorated, Israel fully responsible for his life. (July 18, 2021). For further details, click here
• The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights condemns the killing of a Palestinian child by Israel and renews its call to the international community to stop the crimes of occupation. (June 24, 2021). For further details, click here

Human rights conferences and events

• Ben & Jerry’s, American Ice Cream company, ends its sales in illegal Israeli settlements. (July 19, 2021). For further details, click here