Blatant war crimes on Gaza clinic, in response to the death of an Israeli soldier, have gone unacknowledged.
![Palestinians salvage items from the rubble of destroyed buildings in part of Gaza City''s al-Tufah neighbourhood in August, 2014 [Getty]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2dda2d24f26e434b968b512b9760e9e4_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Charlotte Silver is an independent journalist in San Francisco, formerly based in the West Bank, Palestine.
Blatant war crimes on Gaza clinic, in response to the death of an Israeli soldier, have gone unacknowledged.
![Palestinians salvage items from the rubble of destroyed buildings in part of Gaza City''s al-Tufah neighbourhood in August, 2014 [Getty]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2dda2d24f26e434b968b512b9760e9e4_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Israel’s laws are meant to save them from the past and protect them from the future.

Israeli policies and unhealthy environment to blame for premature mortality of Palestinians.
![Infant mortality among Palestinian children is five times higher than that of Israeli children, writes Silver [Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/20141111151552720734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Should airports really opt for more personal screening of passengers?
![Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport has a strict screening procedure for passengers, writes Silver [Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2014722162938706734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo victims of torture seek justice in US courts.
![Former Guantanamo detainees have tried to seek justice in a US court [AFP/Getty Images]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2014712101725845734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
How can racism in police practices be curbed?
![US police has become increasingly militarised [AP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20146269393850734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
A video shows two Palestinian boys were killed in calm circumstances, not in ‘clashes’.
![Mohammad Abu Thaher and Nadim Nuwara were shot dead on al-Nakba [AFP/Getty Images]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/20145216361068734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Covering up a crime in plain sight: The dual function of Israel’s water industry.
![Israel doesn't have a 'water problem' because it steals water from Palestinians, writes Silver [AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014326111924917734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Though US education budgets are being slashed, security presence in schools is on the rise.
![The security presence in US schools has increased since the Sandy Hook attack [AP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/20131013143433771734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
For the current Israeli government, what makes a Israel a Jewish state, is if the Palestinian leadership agree it is.
