Highlights

Engineering a Jewish majority by driving out Palestinians

Life under oppression: An Israeli soldier strikes Palestinian cars with his gun because he didn’t like where they were parked

Settlers torch fields in Burin and ‘Asirah al-Qibliyah

“Self-destruction”: Palestinians in East Jerusalem forced to demolish own homes

Israeli soldiers fatally shoot Muhammad Dar ‘Udwan from behind, as he was fleeing

Israel’s regime of occupation is inextricably bound up in human rights violations. B’Tselem strives to end the occupation, as that is the only way forward to a future in which human rights, democracy, liberty and equality are ensured to all people, both Palestinian and Israeli, living between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea.

Highlights

East Jerusalem

Engineering a Jewish majority by driving out Palestinians

This Sunday, Israel will mark Jerusalem Day, which celebrates the annexation of 70 square kilometers from the West Bank to the municipality of Jerusalem. Palestinian residents have little to celebrate - Israel treats them like unwanted immigrants in their own city and employs a policy designed to drive them out of their homes.