JURIST Guest Columnist Megan A. Fairlie of the Florida International University College of Law says the International Criminal Court (ICC) will ultimately delay pursuing an investigation into the effect of Palestine’s non-Member Observer State status on the Court’s jurisdiction… JURIST | Jan 22, 2013 Almost immediately after the UN General Assembly voted to give Palestine […]
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US students to commemorate fourth anniversary of Israel’s Gaza invasion
Thursday January 17, 2013 10:42 by IMEMC Staff Friday marks the fourth anniversary of the end of ‘Operation Cast Lead’, a three week long Israeli assault on Gaza that resulted in 1400 Palestinians, including 340 children, and 14 Israelis killed. Penn for Palestine students protest attack on Gaza (image by Penn for Palestine) Human rights […]
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#RememberGaza | A call from Palestine to the EU, 4 years after Israel’s 2008 war on Gaza
27 December 2012 | Occupied Palestine | ISM Palestine To take action click: http://palsolidarity.org/timeforjustice/ On the fourth anniversary of Israel’s 2008-2009 war on Gaza in which it killed 1400 Palestinians including 300 children, a call urging EU citizens to ask their representatives to suspend the EU’s trade agreements with Israel, until it complies with international […]
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Israeli officer cancels UK visit fearing arrest
Major-General Doron Almog, ex-commanding officer of Israeli army’s Southern Command PressTV | Mon Jun 4, 2012 4:5PM GMT A senior Israeli officer has cancelled a planned visit to Britain fearing arrest for war crimes he committed in the Gaza Strip during the 2008-2009 war. Major-General Doron Almog is the ex-commanding officer of the Israeli army’s […]
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Justice ministry: We will prosecute Israeli leaders at international courts
[ PIC 14/05/2012 – 07:01 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The justice ministry in Gaza has said that Israeli occupation crimes against the Palestinian people were not subject to a time limit. The ministry said in a statement on Monday on the occasion of the 64th anniversary of Nakba that the Palestinian people were adamant on […]
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Israel’s Decision to Close Samouni Case Makes Mockery of Victims’ Rights, International Law
Thursday May 03, 2012 02:56 by PCHR – Press Release The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) unreservedly condemns the Israeli Military Attorney General’s decision to close the case of the Samouni family without initiating any prosecutions. The Samouni case involved numerous well-documented allegations of war crimes, including the willful killing of 27 civilians, the […]
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Originally posted on Desertpeace:
Remembering and Mourning the Samouni Family * * Israel’s military prosecution announced Tuesday that no legal steps will be taken against those responsible for the killing of 21 members of the Samouni family during the 2009 Operation Cast Lead in Gaza. * Left shirt text: “Sniper’s Division” (Hebrew), “1 Shot,…

Originally posted on Desertpeace:
Mads Gilbert, eyewitness to ‘Cast Lead’, says Gaza remains besieged and ‘shattered’ By Alex Kane * Two years ago, Dr. Mads Gilbert (left) told me that his experience in Gaza during Israel’s assault in 2009 was the “most horrific experience” of his life, a grim honor previously held by Israel’s…

Human Rights Group: “A Dark Day For International Justice”
Wednesday April 04, 2012 23:11 by The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights – PCHR ICC Office of the Prosecutor decides not to open investigations into situation of Palestine The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) issued a statement Wednesday expressing its extreme disappointment following the decision by the Office of the Prosecutor at the International […]
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Amnesty – ICC Prosecutor statement: Fears over justice for Gaza victims
FEATURED | Israel’s attempt to Arrest a 2 year old Palestinian Child – by @LinahAlsaafin Amnesty International | April 4, 2012 Victims of the 2008-9 Gaza conflict may be denied justice © Sharif Sarhan “ This dangerous decision opens the ICC to accusations of political bias ” Source: Marek Marczyński, Head of Amnesty International’s International […]
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Then came Cast Lead in Gaza
The occupation has turned into one long string of blood-curdling stories, but most don’t ever come close enough for Israelis to hear the cry in the dark. By Yitzhak Laor Haaretz (Source: http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/opinion/then-came-cast-lead-in-gaza-1.415481) Had the Palestinians produced a film in which Israeli doctors threw a wounded Palestinian out of hospital, after which policemen dumped […]
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Is 17-year-old girl Cast Lead’s latest victim?
Memorial Website | Never Cast Lead Again – War on Gaza Medicines remain on Haneen’s bedstand but only a studio portrait is left in Haneen’s place. Rami Almeghari | Electronic Intifada | Gaza Strip | 7 February 2012 Text messages on a cell phone, some medicine and respiration equipment were all that remained after Haneen […]
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Gaza govt constructs, refurbishes 50 security buildings
Gaza Under Attack – Timeline | Pictures Aug 2011 | Oct 2011 | Dec 2011| Jan 2012 Maan News Agency | Jan 23, 2012 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — The Hamas-run government in the Gaza Strip has managed to construct 50 buildings used as headquarters for different security services, interior minister Fathi Hammad said Monday. Hammad […]
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Child Dies Of Wounds Suffered 3 years Ago, Israeli hospital refuses hand over medical file
Gaza Under Attack – Timeline | Pictures Aug 2011 | Oct 2011 | Dec 2011| Jan 2012 Sunday January 22, 2012 12:00 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies Palestinian medical sources reported Sunday that Hanin Kamal Abu Jalala, 16, died of wounds suffered during the Israeli offensive on Gaza three years ago. The child […]
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A Gaza doctor’s mission – including Interview with Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish
Gaza Under Attack – Timeline | Pictures Aug 2011 | Oct 2011 | Dec 2011| Jan 2012 Times Online | Jan 22, 2012 One of the highlights of the Galle Literary Festival yesterday was the presentation by Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish, who is known as the Gaza Doctor. He captured hearts and headlines around the world […]
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