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Lawin shrine a landmark incorporating history and heritage

Friday-10-March-2017

The Son of Lawi shrine is located in the outskirts of Silat ad-Dhahr town between Nablus and Jenin governorates on a hill overlooking large landscapes of mountain slopes and plains north of Nablus city.

Turkey slams Israel’s preliminary approval of Adhan ban bill

Friday-10-March-2017

Mehmet Gormez head of Turkey's Religious Affairs Directorate on Thursday evening criticized the Israeli Knesset’s initial approval of Adhan ban bill.

“Freedom is Their Remedy” campaign in support of hunger strikers

Thursday-9-March-2017

Palestinian activists journalists and bloggers have embarked on a so-called “Freedom is their Remedy” campaign to speak up for Palestinian and Jordanian hunger strikers in Israeli jails.

BDS activists barred from entering Israel under new legislation

Thursday-9-March-2017

Foreigners who support boycotting Israel or its settlements have been banned from entering the country under a new law which was approved late on Monday by a 46-28 vote at the Knesset. The bill applies to anyone who makes a public call for a boycott.

IOA bans event on women’s day

Wednesday-8-March-2017

The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) prevented on Wednesday holding an event for the International Women's Day in occupied Jerusalem.

Ministry calls for urgent action to release women from Israeli jails

Wednesday-8-March-2017

The Palestinian Ministry of Culture called on the national and international human rights institutions to urgently work on releasing Palestinian female detainees from Israeli jails.

Doctors with Nazi mentality torture Palestinian prisoners

Tuesday-7-March-2017

Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails spoke of physical and psychological torture they were subjected to inside Israeli jails at the hands of Israeli doctors who were supposed to treat them during their arrest and interrogation.

Israeli Knesset approves bill banning BDS activists

Tuesday-7-March-2017

Israeli Knesset gave on Monday a final approval to a bill prohibiting entry into Israel of foreign activists calling for a boycott against it.

Palestinian sentenced to one year over social media postings

Tuesday-7-March-2017

An Israeli court in Haifa city on Monday sentenced a Palestinian young man to one year in prison on charges of incitement and supporting a resistance group on social media.

PHR: Israeli forces hinder aiding wounded Palestinians

Monday-6-March-2017

Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) charged Israeli occupation authorities with hindering assistance to wounded Palestinians. Israeli forces usually wait for 47 minutes on average before calling ambulances for the injured which puts their lives at real risk due to bleeding for a long time it pointed out.