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Israeli Knesset approves committee to investigate 'anti-Israeli' groups
A further step was taken in the intimidation of Israeli human-rights and peace groups today when a proposal to establish a parliamentary investigatory committee to examine such groups was app
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Palestinian rights group questions PA call for local elections
Gaza-based group insists on fair elections in all parts of the occupied Palestinian territory (OPT)
The Ramallah-based Cabinet of the Palestinian government has called for local elections to be held on 17 July 2010 in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) including the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
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Israel denies responsibility for Gaza amputees
Israeli attacks in Gaza have left many civilians with long-term injuries and amputations.
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No Hiding Place for War Criminals and Torturers
Geoffrey Bindman on the proposed change to Universal Jurisdiction law.
Universal jurisdiction is a major development in the world legal order.
Sir Geoffrey Bindman has practised as a solicitor in London for 50 years and is a visiting professor of law at both University College London and London South Bank University. In 2007 he was knighted for services to human rights. He is currently chairman of the British Institute of Human Rights. He is a patron of JNews – Alternative Jewish Perspectives on Israel and Palestine.
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The Israel Medical Association must investigate allegations of doctors’ involvement in torture
John Yudkin on doctors, torture and medical ethics in Israel
There has been a recent controversy in medical media regarding the torture of detainees and prisoners in Israel and Palestine, and what role doctors have played in facili
Further reading: Ha’aretz
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1156250.html
John S Yudkin is an academic and clinician who is Emeritus Professor of Medicine at University College London. He is a Patron of JNews – Alternative Jewish Perspectives on Israel and Palestine.
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