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States squander vital opportunity to uphold international humanitarian law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
Instead of showing their commitment to upholding human rights and international law, states have callously squandered a crucial opportunity to agree key measures to enforce the application of international humanitarian law in the OPT demonstrating a chilling indifference to the fate of all civilians
UN Human Rights Office – OPT: Palestinian suffering continues as disregard for international law grows
Ramallah – 7 March 2025
Across the Occupied Palestinian Territory, the Palestinian people continue to increasingly grapple with Israel’s complete disregard of its obligations under international law to protect Palestinians and their chances of building a future that fulfills their rights to a dignified life and to self-determination.
Germany and Israel: from historical responsibility to criminal complicity
Germany, which brandishes the « Staatsräson » (raison d’état) as the absolute justification for its support of Israel, hijacks the memory of the Holocaust to cover up the genocide in Gaza. This posture is accompanied by a fierce McCarthyism against any dissenting voice, equating criticism of Israel with anti-Semitism. This AURDIP report examines the mechanisms of this drift, its consequences and the rare attempts at resistance.
Lebanon: Israeli attacks on health facilities, ambulances and paramedics must be investigated as war crimes
The Israeli military’s repeated unlawful attacks during the war in Lebanon on health facilities, ambulances and health workers, which are protected under international law, must be investigated as war crimes, Amnesty International said today.
Israel is building a ChatGPT-like tool weaponizing surveillance of Palestinians
The Israeli army is developing an AI language model using millions of intercepted conversations between Palestinians, which could accelerate the process of incrimination and arrest, a joint investigation reveals.
Israeli forces issue administrative detention order against youngest Palestinian child on record
Muin Ghassan Fahed Salahat. Photo courtesy of the Salahat family.
Israel cuts off humanitarian supplies to Gaza as it seeks to change ceasefire deal
Netanyahu wants Hamas to allow for release of hostages without troop withdrawal, in plan Israel says came from US
ACSA cancels Fall 2025 Journal of Architectural Education issue about Palestine and fires its interim executive editor
The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) announced this afternoon it has canceled a forthcoming Journal of Architectural Education (JAE) edition about Palestine.
Top university loses court battle to stop Israel-Palestine protests on campus
The order was ‘urgently’ needed ahead of a Saturday graduation ceremony, lawyers said