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Britain’s moral blindness on Palestinian torture

JC’s investigation shows faith in Mahmoud Abbas’s regime has been major misjudgement

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Bethlehem, Occupied Palestinian Territories - November 30, 2012: Hundreds of Palestinians gather to watch the speech by Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas in the bid for Palestine's "nonmember observer state" status at the United Nations, projected on the Israeli separation wall in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, November 29, 2012. Hours later, the UN General Assembly voted 138-9 in favor of the upgraded status for Palestine, with 41 nations abstaining.

The torture culture on the West Bank is an open secret

Cruel and vicious treatment of detainees has been endemic for decades, despite millions of pounds in British taxpayers' money being spent on training Palestinian security forces to make them more 'accountable'

By David Rose

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August 25, 2022 13:17

The torture culture on the West Bank is an open secret

'They beat me on my breasts and fondled me. Britain must stop funding Palestinian security thugs’

Human rights lawyer Diala Ayesh says she has been detained, beaten and sexually assaulted since becoming a target for PA forces

By David Rose

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August 25, 2022 13:15

'They beat me on my breasts and fondled me. Britain must stop funding Palestinian security thugs’

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Serious strings must now be attached to aid to Palestinian Authority

The JC Leader 26 August 2022

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August 25, 2022 13:14

Palestinian flag and sky. Photo taken in the West Bank.

'He deserved to die.' official defends murder of human rights activist Nizar Banat

Speaking on condition of anonymity, the top apparatchik, who works closely with British officials, said: 'I know the officers accused of killing him personally. They are good ones.'

By David Rose

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August 25, 2022 13:08

The silhouette of an Israeli soldier is pictured in the southern Israeli town of Sderot on November 13, 2018. - Palestinian militant groups in the Gaza Strip announced an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire with Israel today after a severe escalation of violence threatened to descend into full-blown war. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo credit should read JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Palestinians use Eilat airport to fly with Israelis to Cyprus, Turkey flights paused

Arkia Airlines flew 40 residents on Hebron and Bethlehem, alongside Israeli passengers, to Larnaca, Cyprus

By Ben Bloch

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August 22, 2022 15:58

Palestinians use Eilat airport to fly with Israelis to Cyprus, Turkey flights paused

By Stephen Pollard

Abbas's Berlin press conference confirmed a deep truth about the Palestinian president

We should stop taking him as we want him to be and focus on what he actually is

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August 17, 2022 12:59

BERLIN, GERMANY - AUGUST 16: Mahmoud Abbas (L), President of the Palestinian National Authority, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz shake hands after speaking to the media following talks at the Chancellery on August 16, 2022 in Berlin, Germany. The two leaders discussed bilateral issues, the current situation in the Palestinian territories as well as perspectives on a possible peace process between Palestine and Israel. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Mahmoud Abbas accuses Israel of ‘50 Holocausts' while sharing stage with Olaf Scholz

Chancellor Scholz is under fire in Germany for not challenging Abbas’ comments

By Ben Bloch

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August 17, 2022 09:13

Mahmoud Abbas accuses Israel of ‘50 Holocausts' while sharing stage with Olaf Scholz

Palestinian Authority raises salary above inflation for 2002 Hebrew U terrorists

The increase coincided with the 20th anniversary of the bombing on Sunday

By JC Reporter

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August 1, 2022 14:51

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Palestinian Authority

Do some murders matter more than others?

The Palestinian Authority is dead. Long live... what?

Palestinian covid handouts for needy went to bankers, wealthy officials and Palestinian diplomats

Whistleblower doctor: ‘Bribes for treatment is daily life for Palestinians’

Gaza resident's plight: 'We are too poor to pay PA bribes, and I have colon cancer. I’m frightened’

Ghost hospitals reveal corruption in Palestinian Authority health sector

Palestinian brutality funded by Britain

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