The United Nations, the United States and the European Union have all called on Israel to stop the illegal eviction of Palestinians and the demolition of their homes.

Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary-general, urged Israel to end its “provocative actions” in East Jerusalem, while calling for it to freeze all settlement activity in the occupied West Bank.

Despite that, the sight of Palestinians in East Jerusalem being forced out of their homes has become an all too familiar scene.

Al Jazeera’s Jacky Rowland reports from occupied East Jerusalem.

UN vote on Goldstone report a defining step for accountability
6 November 2009
Thursday’s UN vote adopting key recommendations of the Goldstone report on the conflict in Gaza and southern Israel earlier this year is vitally important for ensuring that those, on both sides, who committed war crimes and other violations of international law will now be [...]

Return to the Middle Ages
By BOUTHAINA SHAABAN
When you read a news story saying that “the United Nations called on Israel to stop demolishing Palestinian homes and put an end to the policy of forced evictions in East Jerusalem, warning that there are 60,000 Palestinians threatened of becoming homeless,” you cannot but wonder about the [...]

On Monday 12 October, Prime Minister Netanyahu opened the Knesset’s winter session by blasting the Goldstone Report that accuses Israel of committing war crimes and vowing that he would never allow Israelis be tried for them. But that was not his main message. It was an appeal, delivered I thought with a measure of desperation, [...]

A Plea to the University of Trondheim, Norway, to boycott Israel
by Mohamed Khodr
(Monday, November 2, 2009)
“The academicians and experts invited to your university to speak on this issue know first hand the victimization at the hands of Pro-Israel forces. They have risked much for the truth and are honorable men and women.”
“Right and wrong are [...]

Ten months after Israels war on the Gaza Strip, the effects of the deadly offensive are still being deeply felt.

Hundreds of Palestinian women lost their husbands in the war and have had to step into their husbands’ roles as the main breadwinners in their families.

Al Jazeera’s Barbra Serra reports from Gaza, where women traditionally used to stay at home to take care of their children.

Now, many widows are struggling to find work.

Clinton makes personal bid to resume Mideast talks
By ROBERT BURNS (AP) 31st October, 2009
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. hopes of reviving Mideast peace talks appeared shaky Saturday after a senior Palestinian aide said the Palestinians are unlikely to resume negotiations if Israel does not halt Jewish settlement building.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham [...]

GAZA, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) — Most of Gaza water is unsuitable for drinking, a report by Palestinian Water Authority (PWA) said Saturday.
“From 90 percent to 95 percent of underground water does not meet the standards recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), so it is inapt for human usage,” the report said.
The daily quota of [...]

The United Nations is calling on Israel to immediately stop demolishing Palestinian homes in occupied East Jerusalem.

The UN says 60,000 Palestinians may be at risk of being forcibly evicted.

Israel says the houses are built without construction permits, which Palestinians say are almost impossible to obtain.

Al Jazeera’s correspondent Jacky Rowland is in Sheikh Jarrah where Israeli police dismantled a tent set up by a Palestinian family already evicted by Israeli orders in August.

Israel curbing water to Palestinians
October 26, 2009
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Human rights group Amnesty International said in a report Tuesday that Israeli restrictions prevented Palestinians from receiving enough water in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip.
The report said Israel’s daily water consumption per capita was four times higher than that in the Palestinian territories.
“Water is [...]