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B’tselem: Unleashed – Abuse of Palestinians by Israeli Soldiers in the Center of Hebron
For over a year, Israel has been waging an unrestrained war against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and within the State of Israel. The violence that has always characterized the Israeli apartheid regime’s treatment of Palestinians is now appearing in its most direct and exposed form. This report focuses on one facet of this violence: recurring instances of severe abuse of Palestinians by Israeli soldiers in the center of Hebron throughout the summer of 2024.
Bisan Lecture Series: The Israeli Society and the War: a conversation with Orly Noy
We are very excited to have Orly Noy for the next installment of the Bisan Lecture Series, on Wednesday December 18th, at 7PM Palestine time. Register here to get the Zoom link!
Multilateralism Under Attack: What Will Be the Human and Political Cost of Efforts to Dismantle UNRWA?
In alignment with the current School of Social Science theme seminar, titled “The Politics of Migration and Displacement as a Form of Life,” the School of Social Science of the Institute for Advanced Study hosted Philippe Lazzarini, the Commissioner-General of UNRWA, the UN agency created to provide humanitarian assistance and human development services to Palestine refugees in the Near East.
Publication advice on collaboration with academic partners in Israel
The Advisory Committee on Collaborations was asked by the Executive Board to prepare an advisory report on Tilburg University’s partnerships with universities in Israel in the context of the Gaza conflict. Based on these findings, the Advisory Committee concludes that Tilburg University, as a moral actor, cannot remain passive and must act. The Committee translates this moral judgment into the following perspective for action: the Advisory Committee advises Tilburg University to suspend, within the legal and administrative frameworks, the collaborative activities under investigation.
‘We Give Them 48 Hours to Leave’: Israel’s Plans to Transfer Gazans Go Back 60 Years
In the 1960s and 1970s, left-wing governments of Israel proposed plans to ‘thin’ the population of the Gaza Strip. A perusal of the minutes of meetings reveals that their ideas don’t differ much from those of today’s far-right government
A Massive Database of Evidence, Compiled by a Historian, Documents Israel’s War Crimes in Gaza
A woman with a child is shot while waving a white flag ■ Starving girls are crushed to death in line for bread ■ A cuffed 62-year-old man is run over, evidently by a tank ■ An aerial strike targets people trying to help a wounded boy ■ A database of thousands of videos, photos, testimonies, reports and investigations documents the horrors committed by Israel in Gaza
Bearing Witness to the Israel-Gaza War
This document was written out of a profound sense of responsibility and commitment to addressing the ongoing humanitarian and political crisis in Gaza. I, Lee Mordechai, a historian working at an Israeli university and an Israeli citizen, wrote it by drawing on my professional expertise and moral obligation to examine and document the unfolding events. Based on my experience conducting rigorous research and critical analysis, I have undertaken this work as both a citizen compelled to respond to the actions of his government and an academic determined to uphold human rights and ethical principles.
Tel Aviv University developed live dog cameras for army unit linked to Gaza attacks
Dog unit has been linked to brutal attacks on civilians, including mauling of man with Down’s syndrome who was left to die
‘You Feel Like You Are Subhuman’: Israel’s Genocide Against Palestinians in Gaza: Executive Summary
This is the executive summary of the report ‘You Feel Like You Are Subhuman’: Israel’s Genocide Against Palestinians in Gaza (Index: MDE 15/8668/2024).
The report documents Israel’s actions during its offensive on the occupied Gaza Strip from 7 October 2023. It examines the killing of civilians, damage to and destruction of civilian infrastructure, forcible displacement, the obstruction or denial of life-saving goods and humanitarian aid, and the restriction of power supplies. It analyses Israel’s intent through this pattern of conduct and statements by Israeli decision-makers. It concludes that Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.