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UN experts warn international order on a knife’s edge, urge States to comply with ICJ Advisory Opinion

Posted on | The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

GENEVA (18 September 2024) – Over 50 days since the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered its historic Advisory Opinion, declaring that Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory unlawful, UN experts* are warning that the edifice of international law stands upon a knife’s edge, with most States failing to take meaningful steps to comply with their international obligations reaffirmed in the ruling.

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Help Al-Azhar University – Gaza (AUG)

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Save the future of 15,000 students and about 600 employees. Join us in restoring and rebuilding AUG after the devastation caused by the war on the Gaza Strip. To know the extent of the damage and losses, join us at the Zoom link that will be available soon.
Date: Sunday, 6th, October, 2024
Time: 18:00 Palestine Time (15:00 GMT)

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The Organizers Are Jewish. The Cause Is Palestinian. This College Won’t Be Hosting.

Posted on | Masha Gessen | New York Times

On the surface, this is a small story: A college canceled an event planned by a magazine. But it seems to be a story about something bigger: fear. Rather, it’s a story about many fears — including the fear of antisemitism, the fear of being accused of antisemitism, and the fear of controversy generally — and how they can combine to turn an institution designed to facilitate open discussion into something that makes open discussion impossible.

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Devastation From Gaza to the West Bank

Posted on | Jonathan Kuttab | Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA)

While much of the world’s attention has been concentrated on Gaza since October 7, 2023, the same Israeli policy imperatives in Gaza have been followed in the West Bank. While the level of carnage has been of a lesser degree until now, the methods and policies are the same. It has been estimated that since October 7, over 700 Palestinians in the West Bank have been killed. Furthermore, the Israeli settlers have intensified their attacks on Palestinian farmers and the rate at which they are taking over their land by force, all the while benefiting from the impunity that Israel has been enjoying and the relative silence of the world.

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Press statement by High Representative/Vice-president Josep Borrell at the Rafah Border Crossing

Posted on | Josep Borrell

What is happening in Gaza today is another horror. It is not just a matter of defending, it is, I think, a massive violation of human rights. The European Union will continue supporting the Palestinians, but at the same time, knowing that we have to look for a political solution. Because to feed someone with a dinner tonight, in order to be killed tomorrow, is not exactly the solution.