The Oppressive Architecture of the West Bank | VICE | United …
simmons | August 27, 2015
"Can you live as we do?" Sayeed asked me. We were standing on the rooftop of his family home in Hebron, the largest city in the West Bank.
Alleged Jewish extremists banned from West Bank, Jerusalem …
simmons | August 27, 2015
Israeli security services issued restraining orders to at least seven right-wing Jewish activists overnight Saturday, bringing the total number of alleged extremists temporarily banned from entering the West Bank or Jerusalem in recent days to 10. The wave of restraining orders came as authorities attempted to crack down on Jewish extremists in the wake of the July killing of Saad Dawabsha and his 18-month-old son, Ali, in a firebombing attack on their home in the Palestinian village of Duma in the West Bank.
Ochsner Medical Center – West Bank Campus
simmons | August 27, 2015
Ochsner Medical Center on the West Bank is a 180-bed general medical and surgical acute care facility, located on the mighty Mississippi River.
West Bank – Country Facts
simmons | August 27, 2015
West Bank Country Facts [Top of Page] Background: The Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements ("the DOP"), signed in Washington on 13 September 1993, provides for a transitional period not exceeding five years of Palestinian interim self-government in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. Permanent status negotiations began on 5 May 1996, but have not resumed since the initial meeting
Defamation – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
simmons | August 27, 2015
InternationallyEdit Article 17 of the United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights states In Azerbaijan, the crime of defamation (Article 147) may result in a fine up to "500 times the amount of minimum salaries", public work for up to 240 hours, correctional work for up to one year, or imprisonment of up to six months. Penalties are aggravated to up to three years of prison if the victim is falsely accused of having committed a crime "of grave or very grave nature" (Article 147.2). The crime of insult (Article 148) can lead to a fine of up to 1000 times the minimum wage, or to the same penalties of defamation for public work, correctional work or imprisonment.
Israel – The Washington Post
simmons | August 27, 2015
zrl, officially State of Israel, republic (2005 est. pop.
