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Two MSF facilities in Gaza reach all-time high acute malnutrition levels
Economic sanctions now: the EU is Israel’s largest investor
On Tuesday 15 July, European Union (EU) foreign ministers are meeting in Brussels to decide whether to impose sanctions on Israel. This is a crucial moment for the EU to draw a red line and stop pumping billions of euros into Israel’s economy, fuelling genocide and occupation. SOMO’s analysis of trade and foreign investment into and from Israel reveals how deeply intertwined the European and Israeli economies are. Based on this analysis, SOMO calls for the immediate suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement, along with a full arms embargo, extensive economic sanctions and corporate accountability.
I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It.
A month after the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, I believed there was evidence that the Israeli military had committed war crimes and potentially crimes against humanity in its counterattack on Gaza. But contrary to the cries of Israel’s fiercest critics, the evidence did not seem to me to rise to the crime of genocide.
EU-Israel: Refusal to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement is a ‘cruel and unlawful betrayal’
This will be remembered as one of the most disgraceful moments in the EU’s history.
Agnès Callamard, Amnesty International’s Secretary General
Israel Blocks Medical Equipment From Entering Gaza Strip, Citing Potential Hamas Use
Items banned by Israel include operating tables, scalpels and vaporizers for people with respiratory disorders. The IDF said its policy is ‘not a blanket ban,’ saying it has allowed ‘dual-use’ products that could also be used by Hamas to enter Gaza ‘despite the security risks’
‘Like a video game’: Israel enforcing Gaza evacuations with grenade-firing drones
The Israeli army is weaponizing Chinese-made drones to police expulsion orders across Gaza, with soldiers saying they deliberately target civilians so others will ‘learn’ not to return, an investigation reveals.
The Jewish State Is Building a Ghetto
If Mordechai Anielewicz were alive today, he’d have died. The leader of the Jewish Combat Organization during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising would have died of shame and disgrace at hearing the defense minister’s plans – with the full backing of the prime minister – to erect a « humanitarian city » in the southern Gaza Strip. Anielewicz would never have believed that anyone would dare conceive of such a diabolical plan 80 years after the Holocaust.
Math in the Time of Genocide
In ancient Greece, the Ekecheiria — a sacred truce — was meant to suspend warfare during the Olympic Games, honoring the spirit of peace, competition, and shared humanity. In the twenty-first century, however, neither Russia nor Israel has shown any willingness to halt their campaigns of destruction, even during international events meant to celebrate youth and excellence, such as the Olympic Games in Paris (2024).
USA: Sanctions against UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese are a disgraceful affront to international justice
« This is a shameless and transparent attack on the fundamental principles of international justice. » Amnesty International’s Secretary General Agnès Callamard