Author: News Desk

The US State Department has called for a thorough criminal investigation into the death of elderly Palestinian man who died while being detained by members of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). The US State Department spokesman Ned Price said the US expected full accountability from the IDF, over the death of Omar Abdalmajeed As’ad, 78, of Jiljilya earlier this month, The Jerusalem Post reported. The Israeli army confirmed that it was stripping two officers of their commands. A third soldier – a battalion commander – will be reprimanded over the death. But according to IDF rules, the IDF soldiers should…

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Israeli treatment of Palestinians is the mechanics of apartheid. According to the study published by Amnesty’s report – the mechanisms and policies by which apartheid systems operate and reproduce oppression are being used by Israelis treatment of Arabs. The report by Amnesty International is a 260-page document that extensively provides proof that the mechanics of apartheid are in place in Palestine. In its report, published on Tuesday, the human rights monitor says there is a growing body of evidence to suggest these legal, technical and militaristic mechanisms are crimes worthy of prosecution in the International Criminal Court. An apartheid regime…

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