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UN rights office voices concern over Egypt military trial for blogger
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) voiced concern on Friday regarding recent events in Egypt, "including the military trial and jailing of a blogger/activist." The blogger, Alaa Abdel...
Israel security cabinet agrees to ease blockade in Gaza Strip
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday announced that the Security Cabinet has agreed to ease the nation's land blockade of the Gaza Strip . The Israeli government has been under increasing international pressure to...
The Israeli cabinet on Monday unanimously approved plans for an internal probe into the May 31 Israeli raid on several Turkish ships bound for the blockaded Gaza Strip . Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ...
Palestinian rights advanced in 2009, still need improvement: report
Israeli human rights group B'Tselem on Monday released its annual report , noting an advancement in the rights of Palestinians in the Occupied Territories but calling for greater improvement. The report, examining...
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Monday called for an end to the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip , which it labeled a violation of international humanitarian law. The organization...
Israel, the Turkish Gaza Flotilla, and Claim of Piracy Under International Law
JURIST Guest Columnist Itzchak Kornfeld of the Faculty of Law at The Hebrew University in Jerusalem says that Israel is in a state of war with Hamas and, pursuant to the UN Charter, has the right to self-defense, including the...
Israel PM appoints former Supreme Court judge to head flotilla raid probe
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday announced the composition of an internal probe into the May 31 Israeli raid on several Turkish ships bound for the blockaded Gaza Strip . To...
UN SG urges international oversight in Israel flotilla investigaton
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday reiterated the importance of an international component in the investigation into the May 31 Israeli raid on several Turkish ships bound for the blockaded Gaza Strip ....
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Monday launched an internal investigation of the May 31 Israeli raid on several Turkish ships bound for the blockaded Gaza Strip . Chief of the General Staff Gabi...