“A London-based human rights organization reported 3,175 cases of human rights violations, including arbitrary detentions, by the PA security forces in the West Bank during 2016. According to the report, hundreds of those detained include university students and lecturers, as well as schoolteachers. During the same year, the PA security forces also detained 27 Palestinian journalists, the report revealed.” –Khaled Abu Toameh, an award-winning journalist, is based in Jerusalem. Continue reading →