At the end of January 2019, there were 209 Palestinian children held as 'security prisoners' in Israeli prisons. 42% of children were detained inside Israel in violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention.
Eurovision 2019: When Winning is Losing
"This is at odds with its decision to broadcast Eurovision while Palestinians endure myriad tactics to destroy their culture including the cultural appropriation of their arts and crafts, the bombing of theaters, destruction of film archives and the imprisonment of their prominent arts practitioners. BDS Australia has organized an ongoing social media campaign along with street actions in most of Australia’s capital cities."
Palestinian MP Khalida Jarrar details her 20-month ordeal in an Israeli prison without charge
""They wouldn’t allow us to stop and use the bathroom. Our only stop was the court. They’d take us out, we’d receive our sentences and then they would put us back in our cages and drive us back in the same condition." The hearings in Haifa meant another six-month extension to her administrative detention, a tactic used by Israel to incarcerate people without trial or charge, based on allegations that they might commit a future offence."
The many firsts of Hanan Ashrawi, one of Palestine’s most notable politicians
"Hanan Ashrawi has been the first woman in many positions in Palestine. She was the first female dean of a Palestinian university, the first spokeswoman for the Palestinian delegation at the 1991 peace conference in Madrid, one of the first elected female MPs, the first female minister of higher education, and the first elected female member of the executive committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)."
The Ilhan Omar controversy shows how little we care about Palestinian lives
"Backlash against Omar’s remarks even prompted House Democrats to make plans to introduce and vote on a resolution this week that would conflate statements like her with anti-Semitism. However, pressure from the Congressional Black and Progressive caucuses forced them to “put off” the issue. But amid the frenzy, there’s been a glaring lack of context surrounding Omar’s beliefs."