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Israeli Court Sentences Palestinian MP Khalida Jarrar to 15 Months in Prison

Staff / Truthdig Dec 9, 2015 Israel's army announced Tuesday that an Israeli military court had sentenced Khalida Jarrar, a Palestinian Parliament member who has frequently spoken out against Israel, to 15 months in prison. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Israeli Troops Kill 2 Palestinian Teens Protesting Arson Death of Infant

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Aug 1, 2015 Laith Fadel al-Khaladi and Mohammed al-Masri, both 17, were fatally shot during protests that broke out after an arson attack on a Palestinian family took the life of an 18-month-old child and left his parents and brother with severe burns. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Khalida Jarrar

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Apr 21, 2015 The lawmaker, feminist and human rights activist was recently seized by Israeli forces for her leading role in Palestine’s accession to the International Criminal Court. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Teenage Palestinian Killed by Israeli Troops

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Oct 17, 2014 Israeli forces shot and killed a 13-year-old boy in a village near the West Bank city of Ramallah on Thursday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Arafat Exhumed: Was the Palestinian Leader Poisoned?

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Nov 27, 2012 Swiss, French and Russian scientists will conduct tests on samples taken from the body of Yasser Arafat, the first Palestinian Authority president whose official cause of death eight years ago is listed as stroke, but whose personal items were found to contain traces of polonium-210. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )