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PLO official on International Women’s Day blesses female terrorists, PA working to “put an end to all forms of discrimination and violence” against women
"The State of Palestine is making efforts to improve the state of the Palestinian women’s rights"
Mar 8
Palestinian women's org call for struggle for equal rights and struggle against "American-Israeli plot"
"Praise for the female and male Martyrs, freedom to the female and male prisoners"
Mar 8
2019 statistics on domestic violence in the PA
"The Hebron district is the West Bank district where violence by husbands against their wives or ex-wives aged 18 to 64 is the most prevalent"
Mar 6
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PA Official: We only keep Convention on Elimination of Discrimination Against Women when "consistent with Islamic law"
76 cases of murders of Palestinian women and women between 2016 - 2018
"In the great majority of the cases... the murderer was from the murdered woman’s close surroundings, from her family"
Mar 3
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PA Official: We only keep Convention on Elimination of Discrimination Against Women when "consistent with Islamic law"
Cartoon against child marriage in PA daily
Text on cartoon: “Child marriage”
Jan 18
Op-ed implies that Israel behind Palestinian rejection of UN convention protecting women from discrimination
"Israel will be pleased as it sees the Palestinian people busy with causes other than resistance"
Jan 11
Top PA official: We are only committed to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women - when it is “consistent with Islamic law”
"Even if we signed the CEDAW convention we are not committed to it at all"
Jan 9
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PA Official: We only keep Convention on Elimination of Discrimination Against Women when "consistent with Islamic law"
PLO 'opposed' to violence against women
“Erekat: Joining the CEDAW agreement is a national achievement”
Dec 25, 2019
Women's rights groups protest lack of law against femicide
"A vigil against domestic violence"
Dec 20, 2019
PLO official calls to stop using religious rulings or tribal norms to resolve legal cases
“Tayseer Khaled called to build a civilian and secular political system in which the rule of law alone will rule”
Dec 12, 2019
Experts: Palestinian culture accepts marital rape and domestic violence, laws don’t protect women
"There are a number of reasons for the issue of violence against women"
Nov 20, 2019
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Experts: Palestinian culture accepts marital rape and domestic violence; the laws don't protect women
29% of married Palestinian women have been exposed to some kind of violence
"29% of the women who are currently married or were married in the past have been exposed to one of the types of violence"
Nov 15, 2019
Abbas sets minimum marriage age to 18; permits mothers to open bank accounts for minor children
"The president also issued a decision... that the [minimum] age of marriage for both genders is 18"
Nov 4, 2019
Mother of terrorists who killed 10 at National Women’s Day ceremony with PA PM, minister
Text under picture: “Um Nasser Abu Hmeid in the center"
Oct 28, 2019
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Palestinian PM sees mother of 6 terrorist murderers as role model
Statistics and article about child marriages in the PA
“Female minors: Victims, not wives”
Oct 28, 2019
PA Minister of Social Development: To spill a woman’s blood for family honor is accepted - Our culture and education must change
"What will prevent crime is a change in society’s culture"
Oct 26, 2019
PA government recommends Abbas raise minimum age of marriage to 18
“The [PA] government recommends to the [PA] president to change the age of marriage”
Oct 22, 2019
Violence in Palestinian society, statistician explains how violence from parents create violent children
"I am afraid that this is a cultural foundation among us"
Oct 8, 2019
PA TV program discusses violence against women in Palestinian society
"I am afraid that this is a cultural foundation among us"
Oct 8, 2019
Study on Palestinian wage inequality: 30% of women vs. 16% of men earn below PA minimum wage
Headline: “According to a study of the MAS institute – the salary gap between the genders does not prevent women from entering the job market More than 30% of working women receive less than minimum wage” “A new study’s conclusions showed that there is discrimination between the genders in the...”
Sep 24, 2019
PA to amend penal code, including promoting gender equality, criminalizing torture, and increasing punishments for honor killings
“The Committee to Adapt Legislation begins work on amending the penal code”
Sep 10, 2019
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Palestinian women's lives endangered by PA religious leaders' ruling
Women's rights activist on PA TV: Gender-based violence is deeply rooted in Palestinian society, but this is changing
"Is the system to protect women who suffer from violence sufficient?"
Sep 6, 2019
PA Prime Minister: Investigations into suspected “honor killing” continue
"The investigations in the framework of the case of young woman Israa Ghrayeb (i.e., died Aug. 29, 2019, in an suspected "honor killing”) continue"
Sep 3, 2019
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Honor killings don’t happen in a vacuum
Palestinian women's rights orgs protest against PA following suspected "honor killing"
“Ramallah: A [protest] vigil in front of the [PA] government building in Ramallah against the murder of Israa”
Sep 3, 2019
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Honor killings don’t happen in a vacuum
Female activists demand to “amend the laws that strengthen the culture of discrimination against and murder of women”
“Female activists called on the [PA] president to approve the law to defend the family from violence”
Sep 3, 2019
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Honor killings don’t happen in a vacuum
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