International Law

Feature Story Israel’s Death Penalty Law Passed: What Does That Mean for Palestinian Jerusalemites?

The new law can affect any Palestinian, despite a few safeguards of those with Israeli IDs.

 

Feature Story On Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, Jerusalemites Feel Imperiled by Israel’s New Death Penalty Law

Experts and community members take stock of what may lie ahead.

Interview “Designed to Target Palestinians”: Legal Expert Explains Israel’s Death Penalty Bill

A legal expert explains the implications of Israel’s new death penalty bill for Palestinians and how it violates fundamentals of international law.

Albert Aghazarian talks in an interview with C-SPAN on a rooftop near Jerusalem’s Christian Quarter in the Old City of Jerusalem.
Video “My Pulse Beats with the City:” Albert Aghazarian on Jerusalem

Historian Albert Aghazarian reveals a timeless truth: Jerusalem’s strength lies in its diversity, not domination.

Blog Post Palestinian Jerusalemites React to the Recent ICJ Ruling in The Hague

A watershed moment in international law

Feature Story Palestinians Campaign against Proposed US Embassy Site on Stolen West Jerusalem Land

Palestinians have submitted documents to Israel that prove that they own the West Jerusalem site proposed for the US embassy.

Blog Post “Double Panopticon”: Amnesty International Slams Israeli Facial Recognition Surveillance

Amnesty International says Israel’s use of biometric and facial recognition surveillance supports apartheid.

Bio Henry Cattan

A Jerusalemite jurist and lawyer who wrote widely on the status of Jerusalem and the Palestinian claim to Palestine