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‘You Feel Like You Are Subhuman’: Israel’s Genocide Against Palestinians in Gaza: Executive Summary
This is the executive summary of the report ‘You Feel Like You Are Subhuman’: Israel’s Genocide Against Palestinians in Gaza (Index: MDE 15/8668/2024).
The report documents Israel’s actions during its offensive on the occupied Gaza Strip from 7 October 2023. It examines the killing of civilians, damage to and destruction of civilian infrastructure, forcible displacement, the obstruction or denial of life-saving goods and humanitarian aid, and the restriction of power supplies. It analyses Israel’s intent through this pattern of conduct and statements by Israeli decision-makers. It concludes that Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.
Open Call to the Japanese Government and International Community to Act Immediately to Stop the Escalation of Crisis in Gaza and the Expansion of Israeli Wars
The Third Appeal Issued by a Group of Japanese Researchers Specialized in Middle Eastern Studies, signed by more than 1300 Japanese scholars & citizens up to now
“The attitude of the Netanyahu administration, continuing war and mass killings in defiance of international law, reminds us of the path taken by Japan in the 1930s, which eventually led to the Second World War. Such an attitude, which shakes the foundations of world order based on the UN Charter and international law, will ultimately bring not only the Middle East but the entire world to the brink of ruin.”
Global MIT At-Risk Fellows Program Palestine
Launched in 2023 as a two-year pilot, the Global MIT At-Risk Fellows Program (GMAF) gives international scholars the opportunity to temporarily engage with the MIT community on campus, with the aim to foster innovation around the world through the fellows’ academic contributions and leadership.
German University Cancels Lecture by Leading Israeli Historian Benny Morris Following Student Protests
The University of Leipzig said it had planned the lecture by Prof. Benny Morris as a critical discussion but had to cancel it over students’ opposition and security concerns
US Response to ICC Netanyahu Warrant Could Deal Death Blow to International Law
“The Hague Invasion Act” authorizes the military to forcibly extract US and allied nationals if arrested for war crimes.
A Picture of Farming in Gaza Today: In Remembrance of Youssef Saqr Abu Rabie
Youssef Saqr Abu Rabie, a twenty-four year old farmer from Beit Lahia, returned home with his family from the Jabalia refugee camp in early March, once the Israeli forces had retreated. There, he saw “indescribable destruction” of his city.
Israel’s Revenge: An Interview with Rashid Khalidi
The scholar of Palestinian history talks about what has and has not surprised him about the world‘s response to Israel‘s assault on Gaza.
Gaza Tents Flooded With Rain, Waste, Destroying the Little Palestinian Refugees Have Left
The recent weather has intensified the distress across the Gaza Strip, with the tents of some two million refugees flooding from either rainwater or sewage. ‘It can be summed up in two words: despair and catastrophe,’ a Gaza resident told Haaretz
I was suspended from Israel’s Knesset for highlighting the tyranny of Netanyahu. Help us to oppose him
I’ve been punished for using the term ‘genocide’ – but hope for peace and justice must be kept alive in Israel and Palestine