A painter, a poet, a novelist: the artists being killed in Gaza
The territory’s vibrant arts community was testament to Palestinian resilience, but now it is losing voices central to its spirit
Author: Abbes
Mathematician, Director of research in Paris, Secretary of AURDIP
Fights in bread lines, despair in shelters: War threatens to unravel Gaza’s close-knit society
For the people of the Gaza Strip, each day has become a mind-numbing cycle of despair. With the Israel-Hamas war in its second month, trapped civilians are struggling to survive without electricity or running water.
A Dangerous Conflation. An open letter from Jewish writers
A group of Jewish writers drafted this letter after seeing an old argument gain new power: the claim that critiquing Israel is antisemitic. Editors at a corporate-owned magazine were prepared to publish the letter, but their lawyers advised against it. The writers share this letter in solidarity with those who continue to speak out in support of Palestinian freedom.
Gaza is on the verge of collapse
Why haven’t leaders of the United States and European countries demanded a mutual cease-fire, which would stop the death and destruction, and facilitate the release of hostages and the safe entry of needed levels of aid?
Inside the Israeli Crackdown on Speech
Since the October 7th attack, Palestinians and peace activists in Israel have increasingly been targeted by employers, universities, government authorities, and right-wing mobs.
Amnesty International: Horrifying cases of torture and degrading treatment of Palestinian detainees amid spike in arbitrary arrests
Israeli authorities have dramatically increased their use of administrative detention, a form of arbitrary detention, of Palestinians across the occupied West Bank; extended emergency measures that facilitate inhuman and degrading treatment of prisoners; and failed to investigate incidents of torture and death in custody over the past four weeks, Amnesty International said today.
Open Letter to President Macron: Humanitarian Conference for Civilian Population in Gaza and the Paris Peace Forum
The damning letter from the main Palestinian civil society organizations to President Macron.
I Live in Gaza. Israel’s Horrific Bombing Campaign Is Like Nothing I’ve Ever Seen Before.
In a harrowing dispatch from Gaza, Palestinian human rights activist and Gaza City resident Raji Sourani gives an account of daily life amid Israeli air strikes that are killing entire families. Despite it all, Palestinians in Gaza are clinging to hope.
Ending Complicity in International Crimes: a Two-Way Arms Embargo on Israel
The undersigned organisations demand that States that have provided and continue to provide arms and other forms of military assistance to Israel, adhere to their legal obligations and act resolutely and urgently to prevent Israel from perpetuating further international crimes and other serious violations of international law. This includes their obligations to prevent the commission of genocide.
Why Israel wants to erase context and history in the war on Gaza
The dehistoricisation of what is happening helps Israel pursue genocidal policies in Gaza.