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Jewish-American activist for Palestinian human rights and granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, Anna Baltzer discusses the reasons for boycotting Ahava; Israeli skin products produced in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
Israel is being accused of effectively stealing more than $2.5bn in taxes from Palestinian workers. A recent report by an Israeli NGO says money was deducted from the salaries of Palestinians who were working in Israel.
Israel is continuing to build illegal settlements on Palestinian land, despite a 10-month suspension of new construction announced by the government. Peace Now, an Israeli non-governmental organisation, says work is taking place at more than 30 settlements in the occupied West Bank.
Palestinians are finding new ways to rebuild houses destroyed during the war on Gaza a year ago.That's because an Israeli blockade is preventing construction materials from getting into the Strip.
The BBC describes the process by which flowers grown by Palestinians in Gaza are exported to Europe as Israeli products, just in time for Valentine's Day.
Concern is growing among Palestinians in the occupied West Bank as Israel steps up its use of private security contractors to patrol Palestinian territories.
Taybeh is a Palestinian town deeply rooted in history and cut off by Israel's separation wall, but life under occupation has not stopped them from brewing a prize-winning beer.