Category: Columns

Al Mezan Urges Immediate Release of Dr. Abu Safiya Ahead of Tomorrow’s Court Hearing

Gaza, 15 October 2025 – Al Mezan is extremely worried about the arbitrary detention of Dr. Hossam Abu Safiya, a Palestinian paediatrician and the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital. Dr. Abu Safiya was not included in the group of Palestinians prisoners and detainees released by Israel as part of the recent ceasefire agreement, raising the alarm that his detention is likely to be extended once again under Israel’s Unlawful Combatants Law.

Open letter to World Bank President Ajay Banga condemning the smear campaign against Massimiliano Cali

A group of scholars firmly rejects and condemns the toxic smear campaign targeting the World Bank Senior Economist, Mr. Massimiliano Cali. Mr. Cali is the husband of Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967. It is clear that he is being singled out by bad-faith actors such as “UN Watch,” an organization with a long record of smearing critics of Israel, in a malign attempt to delegitimize and silence Ms. Albanese in her role as Special Rapporteur. This campaign comes in the wake of the shameful sanctions imposed on Ms. Albanese by the US government, and at a time when the Israeli government is intensifying its war on Gaza—a war that many respected institutions and leading experts have identified as genocidal.

Film Workers Pledge to end Complicity

Inspired by Filmmakers United Against Apartheid who refused to screen their films in apartheid South Africa, we pledge not to screen films, appear at or otherwise work with Israeli film institutions—including festivals, cinemas, broadcasters and production companies—that are implicated* in genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people.

Classical Music For Palestine

In a rare public statement, more than 300 French and international musicians condemn “the support of Western powers for the genocidal policy of the State of Israel, which tramples international law and its institutions with total impunity.” They call on the so-called “classical” music world to clarify its stance on the ongoing genocide in Gaza.