Balasan Inititative for Human Rights

An independent Palestinian Christian human rights initiative that aims to protect and promote human rights through legal advocacy, research & policy planning.

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Solomon's Pools reveal the instrumentalization of cultural heritage within Israel's settlement expansion in southern Bethlehem, using archaeology, tourism, and religious narratives to reshape the site's reality.

Read the full report: https://t.co/G0FSifE0IT

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On June 1, 2026, settlers placed a caravan in Al-Makhrour Valley, housing approx. 5 settlers with expansion infrastructure. We warn that this is part of Israel's broader policy of de facto annexation of western Bethlehem, and not a "legal" land dispute https://t.co/ONJWWkiIXP

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On July 8, 2026, BIHR submitted an urgent appeal to UN Special Procedures on restrictions on freedom of movement and the degrading treatment of Palestinian travelers at "Al-Karama" Crossing. Read the full appeal: https://t.co/JeWJKQMqvN

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On June 29, 2026, BIHR submitted a UN special procedures appeal that brings attention to Israel's forcible seizure of Greek Orthodox Church land in Silwan, occupied Jerusalem. To read the appeal, https://t.co/YnzEihhc5E

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New Israeli military order threatens 18,012 dunums of Nahalin land for a settlement road connecting "Neve Daniel" to a settler outpost. This is part of a decades-long pattern that has shrunk the village's land by half. To read the full update: https://t.co/g1nfSsca3x

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Israel's recent seizure of 320 dunams around Jabal al-Fureidis (Herodium) site in Bethlehem under "heritage protection" pretext advances annexation in the area & reinforces exclusive ancient Jewish history claims, eliminating Palestinian historic & religious narratives, link ⬇️

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Intensified Israeli movement restrictions are reshaping daily life in rural Bethlehem. With 89 barriers cutting off its eastern & western parts, Palestinian communities face severe isolation, crippled economy & choked access to essential services & rights. Link to Update below.

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Palestinian farming season is heavily impacted by Israeli movement restrictions, administrative access regimes, settler crimes, and demolitions, devastating livelihoods for the 115,000 families depending on agriculture. Read the full update here: https://t.co/5nb34lEbAk

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Pastoral Settlements represent one of the most widely used and currently most dangerous tools of Israeli displacement and dispossession in the West Bank. Read update here: https://t.co/lxpoGts8hA

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The "Efrat" settlement is one of Israel's most dangerous projects, reshaping Bethlehem while threatening more than 11 Palestinian villages.

To read the full report: https://t.co/uI3ohV53v3

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Read the appeal here: https://t.co/MXwb5GfWUd

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On 13 May 2026, BIHR submitted an urgent UN appeal over Israel's expulsion of Fr. Louis Salman, a Catholic priest from Beit Sahour (oPt). This is part of a broader pattern pressuring Palestine's remaining Christian presence & one of the world's oldest Christian communities.

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This Palestinian Prisoners Day, approx. 9,600 Palestinians remain held in inhumane conditions, including 342 children & 84 women. Prisons are tools of colonial dominance & collective punishment. Read our full report: https://t.co/hjGMGpat1S

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To read the full update: https://t.co/ryUqgTcNdd

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Although Israel's restrictions on Palestinian Christians on Easter aren't new, they mark a serious escalation in the erosion of the Status Quo of Jerusalem. They diminish centuries-old traditions & transform religious rights from a protected right into a "conditional privilege."

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Israel's E2 Plan aims to construct 2,500 settlement units, encircling Bethlehem in a settlement ring. This expansion is driven by systematic settler violence and constitutes a grave breach of international law.

To read the full update, https://t.co/xvR1bMdA2I

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The Status Quo in Jerusalem is a binding legal framework and part of the international legal order. Its systematic breach by Israel’s unilateral measures threatens the viability and continuity of the indigenous Palestinian Christian presence in its indigenous land.

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To read the full report and summary: https://t.co/93ddZJsPAr

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The Status Quo in Jerusalem is a binding legal framework and part of the international legal order. Its systematic breach by Israel’s unilateral measures threatens the viability and continuity of the indigenous Palestinian Christian presence in its indigenous land.