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ACLU challenged Patriot Act provision barring Muslim scholar from US [this day at law]
January 25, 2013 by Arjun Mishra
On January 25, 2006, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit against the US government for denying Swiss Muslim scholar Tariq Ramadan entry into the US under the Patriot Act's ideological exclusion provision. Ramadan, the grandson of the Muslim Brotherhood's founder Hassan al-.... [more]
HRW accuses Israel of war crimes
December 7, 2012 by Benjamin Minegar
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday accused the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) of war crimes after a November aerial bombing raid killed 12 civilians in Gaza. According to HRW, the IDF planned and authorized the attack in pursuit of Mohamed Jamal al-Dalu, a suspected Hamas "terror operative" and low-.... [more]
Protecting Civilians or Using Them as Pawns: The Israel-Hamas Conflict [op-ed]
December 1, 2012 by Caleb Pittman
JURIST Contributing Editor Laurie Blank of the Emory University School of Law says that more attention should be focused on the care taken by the Israel Defense Forces in its recent military actions in Gaza to protect civilian lives, in sharp contrast to the indiscriminate attacks performed by.... [more]
Egypt holds four-way talks with Qatar, Turkey and Hamas on recent Gaza violence
November 17, 2012 by Jaimie Cremeans
Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi announced Saturday that peace talks are progressing toward a ceasefire in the recent escalation of violence in Gaza and Southern Israel. Mursi invited the Quatari emir, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and former Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal to Cairo for.... [more]
Hamas criminal justice system violating human rights: HRW
October 3, 2012 by Keith Herting
The Hamas criminal justice system is rife with human rights abuses, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Wednesday. The report, entitled "Abusive System: Criminal Justice in Gaza," claims that under Hamas rule, people in the Gaza Strip are subject to numerous rights violations including warrantless.... [more]
Israel threatened 10 year ban for journalists participating in Gaza aid flotilla [this day at law]
June 26, 2012 by Garrett Eisenhour
On June 26, 2011, Israel issued a warning to international media sources, threatening both deportation and a 10 year ban from the country for any journalist caught on board any aid flotillas bound for the Gaza Strip. The Gaza Strip has been under a naval blockade since 2007, when Hamas, designated.... [more]
UN expert concerned over free speech in Israel, Palestine
June 20, 2012 by Rebecca DiLeonardo
The UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to
freedom of opinion and expression on Tuesday presented his report to the UN Human Rights Council, concluding that people in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories are severely limited in free expression, both by.... [more]
Palestinian PM resigned after Hamas victory in 'completely fair' elections [this day at law]
January 25, 2012 by Meagan McElroy
On January 25, 2006, Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei resigned after the militant Hamas movement won a majority of parliamentary seats in the Authority's Palestinian Legislative Council elections. Hamas, which is listed as a terrorist organization by the US State Department, has.... [more]
Gaza-based Hamas military court issued first ruling [this day at law]
November 28, 2011 by Cynthia Miley
On November 28, 2007, a military court established in the Gaza Strip by the Palestinian militant group Hamas delivered its first ruling, sentencing three members of the rival political party Fatah to 18 months in prison and $280 in fines. The court also sentenced a fourth Fatah member to 18 months.... [more]
Israel finalized Gaza withdrawal plans [this day at law]
September 11, 2011 by Clay Flaherty
On September 11, 2005, the government of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon voted to leave the Gaza Strip, the last formality in Israeli withdrawal from the region before handing over control to the Palestinian Authority (PA). This followed the government's initial adoption of the withdrawal plan.... [more]
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