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Mathematics and Moral Responsibility: The IMO and the Genocide in Gaza
Over 700 mathematicians have signed an open letter urging the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) Board to take a principled stand — consistent with its own past decisions — in response to Israel’s ongoing genocidal war in Gaza. The letter calls for the suspension of Israel’s IMO membership while still allowing its students to participate as individuals, as was done with Russia in 2022. Among the signatories are some of the world’s most renowned mathematicians, including Fields Medalists Timothy Gowers, David Mumford, and Cédric Villani, along with numerous IMO contestants and team leaders. Despite the killing of thousands of children, the destruction of Gaza’s schools, and the blocking of the Palestinian team from the 2024 IMO, the Board has taken no action. Two students from Gaza are still preparing for the 2025 competition — displaced, starving, and under constant bombardment — while the IMO amended its rules last year to suppress any discussion of the situation.
Gaza: 57 children reported dead from malnutrition, says WHO
In the aid desert of Gaza, malnourished children are dying while survivors can now expect a lifetime of dire health problems, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
Risk of famine for children across Gaza, new report says
UNICEF and WFP warn of looming catastrophe as 71,000 children and more than 17,000 mothers are threatened by acute malnutrition.
‘Render it unusable’: Israel’s mission of total urban destruction
While airstrikes account for mass casualties, bulldozers and explosives are flattening Gaza from the ground — what soldiers say is a systematic campaign to make the Strip unlivable, a joint investigation reveals.
Israeli bombing wave kills dozens in Gaza including at least 22 children, say reports
Bombardment signals new escalation after Netanyahu said Israel would ‘go in with full force to complete the operation’
PCHR Releases Report on Torture and Genocide Against Palestinians from Gaza
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) has published a 129-page report documenting the systematic use of torture and inhumane treatment of Palestinians from Gaza detained by Israel since 7 October 2023.
Israeli security cabinet’s decision to resume land registration in Area C of the occupied West Bank is deeply troubling
The UN human rights office in the Occupied Palestinian Territory is alarmed by reports that the Israeli security cabinet on 11 May decided to resume land registration in Area C of the occupied West Bank. The registration, which was suspended in 1968, appears to be the latest tool used by Israel to acquire Palestinian land and consolidate the unlawful annexation of the West Bank.
A grim lottery: as Israel bombs hospitals, some Gaza children are granted rare exit permits
The al Astal brothers are among the unlucky Palestinians who are fighting their own battle against cancer while stuck in a war zone
As Gaza Starves, Israel Attacked UNRWA Food Distribution Center
Israel is targeting Palestinians’ slim means of accessing food, bombing two makeshift kitchens and UNRWA’s distribution center in Jabalia in the past few days