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PLO 'opposed' to violence against women
“Erekat: Joining the CEDAW agreement is a national achievement”
Dec 25, 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 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
NGO deplores honor killing and state of women’s’ rights in PA
"The SHAMS Center emphasized that the state of women's rights in Palestine is still at a standstill, and that women are still being murdered."
Sep 2, 2019
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Honor killings don’t happen in a vacuum
Post by Fatah official condemns violence against women and “honor killings”
Text posted on the official Fatah Facebook page, written by Secretary of Fatah’s Poland Branch Khalil Nazzal Posted text: “The problem of violence in the family is not a sudden or new issue, but what is new is its spread in such a manner despite the cultural and scientific development that has...”
Sep 2, 2019
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Honor killings don’t happen in a vacuum
Al-Aqsa Mosque preacher: Palestinian women must not contact Israeli police about problems in the family
“An interrogation of Sheikh Sabri due to his call on women not to contact the police”
Aug 26, 2019
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Palestinian women's lives endangered by PA religious leaders' ruling
Honor killings of women condemned in PA daily op-ed
"It has become necessary to pass a law that defends the women and considers the honor crime a crime according to all the criteria of despicable crimes"
Aug 25, 2019
PA Mufti confirms: Palestinian women must not contact Israeli police with complaints about spouses
“The Al-Aqsa Mosque preacher bans Jerusalem women from contacting the Israeli police and the [PA] mufti responds”
Aug 3, 2019
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Palestinian women's lives endangered by PA religious leaders' ruling
Op-ed supports proposed law to raise marriage age to 18 and supports gender equality
Excerpt of op-ed by Muwaffaq Matar, Fatah Revolutionary Council member and regular columnist for the official PA daily Headline: "Hizb ut Tahrir and women” “Those responsible for publicity and media in the Islamist Hizb ut Tahrir (i.e., an international Salafist political organization) blurred the..."
Aug 1, 2019
Lack of deterrent leads to rise in rate of murders of women
"Hamad: The lack of deterrent law is the reason for the rise in crimes in Palestinian society"
Jun 8, 2019
Religious ruling published in PA daily: Sex on demand is a husband's "right" and a wife's "obligation"
Excerpt of a Fatwa (religious ruling) in the Fatwa section published during the month of Ramadan by the Dar Al-Ifta, an official PA institution issuing Fatwas in the official PA daily “Question: ‘Does a woman have to ask her husband for permission to fast six days in the month of Shawwal (the month...”
May 15, 2019
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PA Daily: Sex on demand - a Muslim husband's "right"; a wife's "obligation"
PA TV uses International Women's Day to glorify female terrorists and murderers
Official PA TV program Palestine This Morning, from Gaza, on International Women’s Day activity Official PA TV host in Gaza: "Today [on International Women’s Day] we are telling the Palestinian women that they are the headline of the Palestinian cause with their resolve and patience. All of our..."
Mar 6, 2019
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For the sake of equality: PA and Fatah honor female terrorists on International Women’s Day
PA TV uses International Women’s Day to glorify female terrorists
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