October 2020
Israel subjects Palestinian children to physical and psychological abuse Anjuman Rahman
Middle East Monitor 29/10/2020
Israel is the only country in the world to prosecute children routinely in military courts that lack basic safeguards for a fair trial. “They destroyed the front door, entered my room, covered my face with a bag and took me away,” explained Abdullah. “They told my father that I would return the next day.” However, he did not return to his family until the following year and was detained six more times.This is not uncommon in occupied Palestine where child prisoners are now a major part of the Palestinian narrative. Hundreds of children, some as young as 12, are detained and prosecuted in the Israeli military court system every year.The most common charge is stone-throwing, which the Israeli military consider to be a “security offence”. Those found guilty can get up to 20 years in prison, depending on the child’s age.
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UK to investigate claims JCB used by Israel to demolish Palestinian homes
Areeb Ullah Middle East Eye 12/10/2020
The British government will investigate claims that machinery built by UK construction company JCB was used in the demolition of Palestinian homes and construction of illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories (OPT).
The UK National Contact Point (NCP), which is part of UK’s Department of International Trade, acknowledged on Monday a complaint against JCB submitted by British legal charity Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights (LPHR).
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