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Three Israeli army refusers: ‘We will not participate in genocide’
Conscientious objectors Yuval Moav, Itamar Greenberg, and Oryan Mueller explain why they are willing to go to jail in order to stand against the war.
The Radicalization of Israel’s Military
How the response to alleged abuse of Palestinian detainees reveals a wider ideological war within the I.D.F.
Overwriting Palestine
It is extraordinary that to date not a single US university has officially condemned the genocide in Gaza – or, at the very least, the systematic Israeli destruction of universities there. On the contrary, they have insisted that they will maintain institutional ties with their Israeli counterparts, including those that are implicated in the war on Palestinian society and life, as well as their investments in the corporations gorging on the profits generated by Palestinian death.
Israel/Gaza: Statement by the High Representative on remarks of Minister Smotrich regarding starving civilians
The European Union strongly condemns recent declarations of Israeli Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich at the Katif Annual Conference.
Director of Al-Haq Shawan Jabarin Holds Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera accountable
Il Corriere Della Sera, one of Italy’s most prominent newspapers, has paid around 15,000 Euros in damages to Shawan Jabarin, the General Director of Al-Haq, for falsely accusing him in 2021 of being a terrorist and murderer, an unfounded allegation based on Israeli propaganda and smear campaigns. Mr. Jabarin will donate the compensation to Al-Haq and UNRWA.
Restrictions and violence block Palestinians in Hebron from medical care
- Since the war in Gaza, Israeli forces have increased restriction and violence against Palestinians in the West Bank governorate of Hebron, Palestine.
- The harassment and movement restrictions have had a devastating impact on people’s mental and physical health.
- The restrictions and violence impede access to healthcare, both for those who need to seek it and those who provide it, with clinics closed.
- MSF calls on the Israeli authorities to guarantee unimpeded access to healthcare and other essential services.
Welcome to Hell: The Israeli Prison System as a Network of Torture Camps
“Welcome to Hell” is a report on the abuse and inhuman treatment of Palestinians held in Israeli custody since 7 October 2023. B’Tselem collected testimonies from 55 Palestinians held during that time and released, almost all with no charges. Their testimonies reveal the outcomes of the rushed transformation of more than a dozen Israeli prison facilities, military and civilian, into a network of camps dedicated to the abuse of inmates as a matter of policy. Facilities in which every inmate is deliberately subjected to harsh, relentless pain and suffering operate as de-facto torture camps.
The Tip of the Iceberg: Israel Cannot Whitewash Horrific Abuse of Palestinians by Its Soldiers
It’s not easy to commit crimes and get off scot-free. It requires legal expertise and a degree of sophistication, especially when you simultaneously have to contend with public opinion, both local and international.
Palestinian prisoners describe systemic abuse in Israel’s jails
Guardian interviews back up report by rights group B’Tselem, which says jails should now be labelled ‘torture camps’