The Role of International Law in Settlement Legality
How Geneva Convention IV, UNSC Resolution 2334, and the ICJ’s 2024 ruling combine to establish international law settlement illegality.
Hebron: A Divided City — H1, H2, Shuhada Street, and the Settlement at the Heart of the Old City
Hebron’s H1/H2 division under the 1997 Protocol shapes daily life for 35,000 Palestinians living under Israeli control alongside 700 settlers.
The Green Line: What It Is and Why It Still Matters
The Green Line — the 1949 armistice border dividing Israel from the West Bank and Gaza — remains the international reference for Palestine’s 1967 borders.
Education Under Occupation: University Closures, Permit Denials, and Student Lives
How Israeli military orders, university closures, and permit denials have systematically dismantled Palestinian education under occupation for decades.
Palestinian Children in Israeli Military Detention: Ages, Frequency, and Process
Palestinian children in Israeli military detention face prosecution from age 12, with 500–700 arrested annually. A documented look at the process, ages, and scale.
Building Permits in Area C: Approval Rates, Refusals, and Demolitions
Area C building permit demolition rates expose a near-total ban on Palestinian construction — less than 1% approved in some years, with demolitions as the consequence.
Area C: How Much Land, Who Controls It, and Palestinian Access
Area C land control: Israel holds civil and military authority over 60% of the West Bank, where 300,000 Palestinians face demolitions and permit denial.
Area A, B, and C: The West Bank’s Three-Tier Reality, Explained
Area A, B, and C divide the West Bank into three tiers of control. Here’s what those lines mean for Palestinian daily life under occupation.
Administrative Detention: Held Without Charge or Trial
Administrative detention holds Palestinians for months without charge or trial, using secret evidence. Since Oct 2023, numbers surged past 3,400, per Addameer.
Daily Briefing — Palestine, 11 May 2026
Gaza’s death toll climbed to 72,737 since October 2023 as Israeli strikes continued; West Bank settlers attacked communities and Israeli forces raided Nablus while a $270m Israeli-only roads project advanced annexation.