Informed Comment daily updates (08/09/2024)

 

B’Tselem accuses Israeli Authorities of Systematically Torturing Thousands of Palestinian Prisoners Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The brave and meticulous Israeli human rights organization, B’Tselem, has issued a report aptly entitled “Welcome to Hell” on the functioning of the Israeli prison system, in which it concludes that Israeli authorities are now routinely using torture on Palestinian prisoners. This violence, B’Tselem showed, is part of Israel’s longstanding […]

Gaza: more Palestinians are Dying due to Israeli Blockade, says new Report ( Middle East Monitor ) – Even after ten months of its systematic and widespread destruction of the healthcare sector in the Gaza Strip, and its arbitrary blockade of the territory, Israel continues to prevent the entry of medical supplies, including medical devices and essential medicines. The direct result is that more Palestinians are dying […]

Qatar, Upset with failed Israeli-Palestinian Talks and Haniyeh Assassination, may Turn to Mediating between Iran and West By Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, Rice University | – (The Conversation) – When the longtime political chief of Hamas was assassinated in late July 2024, it didn’t just leave the entire Middle East on edge. It also created a political headache in Qatar. That’s because the death of Ismail Haniyeh, the result of an apparent Israeli […]

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