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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.

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.

Al Mezan Issues New Fact Sheet on the Impact of Israeli Starvation Policies on Palestinian Children, Pregnant Women, and Nursing Mothers

Gaza, 12 May 2025 – Al Mezan has published a new fact sheet exposing the catastrophic and deliberate starvation of Gaza’s population, with a specific focus on children, pregnant women, and nursing mothers. The fact sheet, titled “The Effects of Israel’s Genocidal Siege and Starvation on Gaza’s Children, Pregnant Women, and Nursing Mothers,” documents the calculated use of hunger as a weapon of war and underscores the genocidal nature of Israel’s policies since the full siege imposed on 2 March 2025.