Israel’s Raid on Arab Banks in the Occupied Palestinian Territories: A Legal Analysis
Latest Topics
17، Aug 2022
Al-Haq Attends Human Rights Council, 50th Session, Highlights Israel’s Annexationist, Apartheid and Settler-Colonial Practices
12، Aug 2022
Civil Society Organizations Stand with the Commission of Inquiry against Rising Attacks
09، Aug 2022
Israel Targets Horse-Drawn Cart and a Wedding Gathering, Killing Six Palestinians in the Gaza Strip
08، Aug 2022
Israel’s Indiscriminate and Disproportionate Attacks on Palestinian Civilians Violates International Humanitarian law, Indicate War Crimes
07، Aug 2022
Al-Haq Sends Urgent Appeal to UN Special Procedures: Take All Necessary Measures to Cease Violence and Ensure Humanitarian Supplies to Occupied Gaza Strip
06، Aug 2022
Open Letter: Al-Haq Calls for Immediate Action from the UN Security Council to Cease Israel’s Escalation of Violence in the Occupied Gaza Strip
19، Jul 2011
On 25 February 2004, Israeli police, Internal Security Agency (Shabak) officers and Border Police raided branches of the Jordan-based Arab Bank and the Cairo Amman Bank in the West Bank town of Ramallah, seizing in cash from the bank vaults more than NIS 35 million (the equivalent of US$ 7 million). The sum corresponded to the amount of money held in over 200 accounts belonging to individuals, charities and non-governmental organisations. This report analyses the bank raid in light of international law, as well as bilateral agreements between Israel and Palestine.
Related Subjects
12، Oct 2019
Over 280 ESCR-Net Members Call for Stronger Treaty to Regulate Corporate Activities
09، Oct 2019
Al-Haq’s Engagement with the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights for Israel’s Fourth Periodic Review
08، Oct 2019
Al-Haq Welcomes Launch of World Health Organization Report on the Right to Health in the Occupied Palestinian Territory