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Women’s rights organizations decry PA inaction in passing a law to defend women from domestic violence, as murder cases skyrocket

Supreme Shari’ah Judge’s Office says Palestinians are not obligated by a Hamas-affiliated religious council’s notice, emphasizes Hamas council “lacks authority”

Supreme Shari’ah Judge’s Office says Palestinians are not obligated by a Hamas-affiliated religious council’s notice, emphasizes Hamas council “lacks authority”

"The State of Palestine is making efforts to improve the state of the Palestinian women’s rights"

"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"

"In the great majority of the cases... the murderer was from the murdered woman’s close surroundings, from her family"

Text on cartoon: “Child marriage”

"Israel will be pleased as it sees the Palestinian people busy with causes other than resistance"

“Erekat: Joining the CEDAW agreement is a national achievement”

"A vigil against domestic 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"

"The president also issued a decision... that the [minimum] age of marriage for both genders is 18"

Text under picture: “Um Nasser Abu Hmeid in the center"

“Female minors: Victims, not wives”

“The [PA] government recommends to the [PA] president to change the age of marriage”

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...”

“The Committee to Adapt Legislation begins work on amending the penal code”

"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"

“Ramallah: A [protest] vigil in front of the [PA] government building in Ramallah against the murder of Israa”

“Female activists called on the [PA] president to approve the law to defend the family from violence”

"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."

"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"

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..."

"Hamad: The lack of deterrent law is the reason for the rise in crimes in Palestinian society"

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...”