The LDFP round-up of recent news and views from Israel and Palestine
Press Release from Palestinian Centre for Human Rights
Israeli Courts Insist on Decisions Depriving Palestinian Victims of Access to Justice and Judicial Remedy and Making It Impossible
Palestinian Authority sceptical as 3rd round of Amman talks begin
Israeli and Palestinians set to meet in Amman for third round of exploratory talks; Erekat says talks should not continue past Quartet January 26 deadline if Israel doesn’t accept PA’s conditions.
Court upholds law banning Palestinian spouses from living in Israel
Ruling denounced as racist but one judge said: ‘Human rights are not a prescription for national suicide’
Middle East Cyberwars:
An Israeli hacker has published details of hundreds of Saudi credit cards online and is threatening to post more in revenge for acts by Arab hackers. More details here.
Gaza Music School:
A composition in defiance and harmony. A thoughtful report on the institution that was damaged by an Israeli bomb – but is quickly becoming a symbol of resilience.
Israeli bill, countering recent moves by certain ultra-Orthodox movements, would prohibit Nazi comparisons
Draft legislation in Israel would make it a crime in the country to use the word “Nazi” or symbols of the Holocaust for purposes other than teaching.
