This statement by Lakhdar Brahimi was originally published on 4 March. Lakhdar Brahimi is an Algerian diplomat who served as the United Nations and Arab League Special Envoy to Syria until 14 May 2014. Last month, The Elders marked thirty … Continue reading →
Donald Trump announced his peace plan for the Israel-Palestine conflict on 28 January by accepting Israel’s right to settle large areas of Palestinian territory acquired through war, in flagrant disregard of Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention and numerous … Continue reading →
This report was originally published by the UN Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights. GENEVA (19 November 2019) – The announcement by the US Secretary of State that Israeli settlements do not violate international law is a decisive … Continue reading →
Published by the Elders on 20 November 2019. “The US position is bad law made in bad faith.” – Mary Robinson, Chair of The Elders. The Elders today strongly condemned the policy shift announced by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo … Continue reading →
Since late March 2018, thousands of Palestinians have participated in the weekly Great March of Return (GMR) demonstrations in the vicinity of Israel’s perimeter fence between the Gaza Strip and Israel, calling for the Palestinian right of return and the … Continue reading →
Statement issued by Mr. Jamie McGoldrick, the Humanitarian Coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territory, on 29 September 2018. I am deeply saddened by reports that seven Palestinians, including two children, were killed, and hundreds of others injured, by Israeli forces … Continue reading →
OCHA reports that in July, Israel tightened its longstanding blockade on the Gaza Strip, worsening the already desperate humanitarian situation. Measures adopted by the Israeli authorities included restricting imports to mainly food and medicine; a complete halt to the exit … Continue reading →
Khan al-Ahmar is one of nine Palestinian Bedouin villages on the Jerusalem to Jericho Road, in the occupied West Bank. Its families were evicted from the Negev Desert in 1952 to make way for an Israeli town. The live in abject poverty, have … Continue reading →
Mindful of centuries of European persecution of the Jewish people and the continuing plight of the Palestinian people The Balfour Project invites the government and people of the United Kingdom to : • learn what the Balfour Declaration and Palestine mean … Continue reading →
Report published by OCHAopt February 2018 Key Facts Israel exercises direct control over the 20% of Hebron City, known as H2, which is home to approximately 40,000 Palestinians and a few hundred Israeli settlers living in five settlement compounds.[1] At … Continue reading →