Unrwa may be forced to stop saving lives in Gaza. Will the world let that happen?
Outrage over Israel’s attempt to dismantle our UN agency has largely petered out. The stakes are very high now
Philippe Lazzarini is commissioner-general of Unrwa
Author: Abbes
Mathematician, Director of research in Paris, Secretary of AURDIP
Gaza death trap: MSF report exposes Israel’s campaign of total destruction
A new report from MSF highlights how repeated Israeli military attacks on civilians in Gaza, and the systematic denial of humanitarian assistance are destroying the conditions of life.
Our teams in the north of Gaza are seeing clear signs of ethnic cleansing as Palestinians are forcibly displaced, trapped, and bombed.
The health care system lies in ruins and medical staff – including MSF’s – have been detained or killed.
We call for an immediate ceasefire and for states to leverage their influence to alleviate the suffering of people and enable a massive scale-up of aid in Gaza.
Israel accused of act of genocide over restriction of Gaza water supply
Human Rights Watch says Israeli forces have acted deliberately to cut availability of clean water
Complaint filed against Franco-Israeli soldier: the French judiciary must open an investigation
Hundreds of Israeli soldiers allegedly involved in international crimes in Gaza have dual French-Israeli citizenship. However, no investigation has yet been opened in France. Our organisations call for the immediate opening of an investigation against one of them, Yoel. O.
Gaza and the matter of genocide : Q&A on the law and recent developments
In recent months, ECCHR has been conducting independent research and analysis on the topic of genocide, and analyzing this against the available information and evidence relating to Israel’s actions in Gaza. This process has led us to the conclusion that there is a legally sound argument that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza.
Targeted aid killings: How Israel starved a population and sowed chaos in northern Gaza
“Our committees were subjected to direct Israeli bombing.”
Human Rights Prize Awarded to Israeli in Tel Aviv, Palestinian at IDF Checkpoint
Israeli laureate Maoz Inon accepted his Franco-German human rights prize in the French ambassador’s Tel Aviv residence, while Palestinian activist Issa Amro received his on the street outside an Israeli military checkpoint, calling it ‘a small taste of life under occupation’
B’tselem: Unleashed – Abuse of Palestinians by Israeli Soldiers in the Center of Hebron
For over a year, Israel has been waging an unrestrained war against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and within the State of Israel. The violence that has always characterized the Israeli apartheid regime’s treatment of Palestinians is now appearing in its most direct and exposed form. This report focuses on one facet of this violence: recurring instances of severe abuse of Palestinians by Israeli soldiers in the center of Hebron throughout the summer of 2024.
Bisan Lecture Series: The Israeli Society and the War: a conversation with Orly Noy
We are very excited to have Orly Noy for the next installment of the Bisan Lecture Series, on Wednesday December 18th, at 7PM Palestine time. Register here to get the Zoom link!
Multilateralism Under Attack: What Will Be the Human and Political Cost of Efforts to Dismantle UNRWA?
In alignment with the current School of Social Science theme seminar, titled “The Politics of Migration and Displacement as a Form of Life,” the School of Social Science of the Institute for Advanced Study hosted Philippe Lazzarini, the Commissioner-General of UNRWA, the UN agency created to provide humanitarian assistance and human development services to Palestine refugees in the Near East.