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Women’s Day
WATCH: On International Women’s Day, Israeli Soldiers Arrest Palestinian Women in Jerusalem
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israeli occupation forces arrested on Monday, March 8, two Palestinian women who were taking part in an event celebrating International Women’s Day in the town of At-Tur, east of occupied […]
On International Women’s Day, Khalida Jarrar Sends Letter from Prison to Palestinian Women (VIDEO)
Just days after being fined and imprisoned by Israel, Palestinian politician Khalida Jarrar has sent a letter to Palestinian women on International Women’s Day. The prominent member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of […]
On International Women’s Day: 35 Female Prisoners, Including 11 Mothers, in Israeli Prisons
The Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS), a local NGO which advocates for the rights of the Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli jails, said today that the Israeli authorities are currently incarcerating 35 female Palestinian prisoners, 11 […]
On Women’s International Day, 43 Palestinian Women Languish in Israeli Jails
43 Palestinian women currently languish in Israeli jails, according to a statement issued by the Palestinian Prisoners Club (PPC) to mark Women’s International Day. Shorouq Dwayyat, from East Jerusalem, and Shatila Abu Ayyad, from the […]
More Than 15,000 Palestinian Women Arrested by Israel Since 1967
The Israeli authorities have arrested more than 15,000 Palestinian women since the beginning of the occupation of the West Bank, Gaza Strip and Jerusalem in 1967, official statistics revealed on Wednesday. A report compiled by […]
Palestinian Women Between the Bitterness of Occupation and the Dream of Freedom
By Wasan Abu Baker Mahmoud Darwish, A Palestinian poet summed up what I need to say about Palestinian women with the words “Mother, I will not name you a woman, I will name you everything”. […]
Israeli Army Crushes Women March at Qalandia Checkpoint
Israeli soldiers stationed at Qalandia checkpoint between Ramallah and Jerusalem attacked on Wednesday a march organized by Palestinian women organizations on the occasion of International Women’s Day, according to witnesses. Palestinian woman protestors during clashes […]
B’tselem Documents Cases of Women Stranded in Gaza away from Family
In a report released on Thursday and titled ‘Women trapped in Gaza away from their homes and partners’, the Israeli human rights group B’Tselem documents several cases of Palestinian women who came to Gaza to visit […]