Articles by Ma’an News
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Denied Visa by Israel, UN Rights Expert Cancels Visit to Palestine
Ma’an News Agency – TRANSCEND Media Service,
19 Jan 2015
An official visit by Rashida Manjoo, UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women, was cancelled Friday [16 Jan 2015] after Israeli authorities refused to give her a visa to enter Palestine. She had been invited on a fact-finding mission by the Palestinian Authority.
→ read full articlePalestine Recognizes ICC Jurisdiction for Period Covering Gaza War
Ma’an News Agency – TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Jan 2015
6 Jan 2015 – The International Criminal Court said Palestinian authorities had formally recognized the court’s jurisdiction to investigate crimes allegedly committed during last summer’s Gaza war.
→ read full articleJerusalem Man Forced to Demolish His Own Home
Ma’an News – TRANSCEND Media Service,
11 Mar 2013
A Palestinian was forced to demolish his own home in East Jerusalem on Monday [4 Mar 2013]. Daoud Eseid demolished his home to avoid paying the fees charged by Israeli authorities if Israeli forces had carried out the demolition, he told Ma’an. “I am unemployed at the moment and have seven children. We suffer daily from Israeli brutality,” the Old City resident told Ma’an.
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