IMEU : Documents & Reports

Text of Mahmoud Abbas's speech to UN General Assembly on Palestinian Statehood (PLO Chairman Mahmoud Abbas)

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:08:44 PST

Palestine comes today to the General Assembly because it believes in peace and because its people, as proven in past days, are in desperate need of it. Palestine comes today to this prestigious international forum, representative and protector of international legitimacy, reaffirming our conviction that the international community now stands before the last chance to save the two-State solution.

The story of a tree and a barrier: Al-Walaja faces a second uprooting (unrwa.org)

Fri, 18 May 2012 07:03:26 PST

Abu Wajih, 69, lives with his family of nine in the village of Al Walaja. On 5 September 2011, Abu Wajih arrived on his land to find that the Israeli authorities had confiscated six dunums and had already begun levelling it. Abu Wajih lost about 60 olive trees, 18 almond trees, and eight hawthorn trees since Israel began confiscating his land.

FAQ on Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) (IMEU)

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 08:25:38 PST

What is BDS? BDS stands for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions. On July 9, 2005, one year after the historic Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) which found Israel's Wall built on occupied Palestinian territory to be illegal, an overwhelming majority of Palestinian civil society called upon international civil society organizations and people of conscience all over the world to impose broad boycotts and implement divestment initiatives against Israel, similar to those applied to South Africa in the apartheid era.

Israel escalates policy of political repression in East Jerusalem (Al-Haq)

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:14:35 PST

As an organisation dedicated to the promotion and protection of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), Al-Haq is gravely concerned about Israel's escalation of political repression against Palestinian lawmakers, particularly in East Jerusalem. Between 19 and 24 January four Palestinian MPs and a former Minister were detained by Israeli Occupying Forces. At present, there are 27 Palestinian lawmakers in Israeli administrative detention where they are being held without charges in violation of due process and the presumption of innocence.

Humanitarian Crisis in the Gaza Strip (IMEU)

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:40:00 PST

On the morning of November 2nd, two boats carrying nearly 30 international human rights activists from five countries set sail from Turkish ports to challenge Israel's illegal blockade and siege of the Gaza Strip. Among the passengers is an American, Kitt Kittredge, of Washington State. Dubbed "Freedom Wave to Gaza" this effort follows Freedom Flotilla II which comprised ten ships with civilians from 22 countries who attempted to sail for the Gaza Strip in July of 2011 but were thwarted as a result of Israeli pressure.

Shifting paradigms: Israel's enforcement of the buffer zone in the Gaza Strip (Al-Haq)

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:16:57 PST

The so-called buffer zone is a military no-go area that extend within the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) along the entire Gaza Strip's border with Israel as well as at sea. The buffer zone allegedly responds to the Occupying Power's legitimate security concerns; yet, Israel's unilateral expansion of this restricted area and its enforcement mechanisms seriously infringe upon the rights of protected persons and cause many civilian casualties.

The Palestine Liberation Organization, the future State of Palestine, and the question of popular representation (DocumentCloud)

Sat, 27 Aug 2011 07:21:59 PST

A Legal Opinion on The Palestine Liberation Organization, the future State of Palestine, and the question of popular representation.

A Pattern of Abuse Against American Citizens (IMEU)

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 09:38:24 PST

In coming days, ten ships will take part in a flotilla attempting to break the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip. Among the ships will be the U.S.-flagged "Audacity of Hope," carrying 36 U.S. citizens. Last year, the Israeli navy attacked a previous humanitarian flotilla in international waters, killing nine passengers, including one American. Though Israeli state violence against foreign nationals is often portrayed as an aberration, over the past 8 years alone, Israel has killed and/or severely injured a number of American citizens. Included are 10 such examples.

Israeli campaign to avoid accountability for Gaza war crimes must be rejected (Amnesty International)

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 12:30:02 PST

Recent Israeli government calls for the UN to retract the 2009 report of its Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict are a cynical attempt to avoid accountability for war crimes and deny both Palestinian and Israeli victims of the 2008-2009 conflict the justice and reparations they deserve, Amnesty International said today.

Amnesty International says U.S. Veto of UNSC Resolution Gives "Green Light" to Israel to Expand Illegal Settlements (Amnesty International)

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:40:02 PST

Amnesty International Friday condemned the United States' veto of a United Nations Security Council resolution reaffirming that Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) are illegal and demanding that Israel cease all settlement activities in the OPT, including East Jerusalem. The other 14 members of the UN Security Council voted in favour of Resolution S/2011/24, which was proposed by Lebanon and co-sponsored by some 120 countries.