This opinion essay by Mona Ali Khalil was originally published on 5 September 2024 by PassBlue. Israeli newspapers recently reported that the country’s former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and the former Palestinian Minister for Foreign Affairs Nasser Al-Kidwa “agreed to work together … Continue reading →
Senior Programme Manager Mahmoud Shalabi of the UK charity Medical Aid for Palestinians says: Gaza’s population is being deliberately starved, and children have already died because Israel is intentionally cutting off their food and water. Right now, Gaza is on … Continue reading →
On 7 October 2023, Hamas and several other Palestinian militant groups launched armed incursions from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel, killing 1,139 people and taking about 250 people hostage. In response, the Israeli Government has killed tens of thousands … Continue reading →
On 28 May, Ireland, Spain and Norway will formally recognise the state of Palestinian. They will join Sweden which recognised Palestine in 2014 and, according to the BBC, seven other EU member states which recognise Palestinian statehood. Ireland’s Taoiseach Simon … Continue reading →
On 10 May 2024, 143 out of 193 members of the UN General Assembly voted in favour of a resolution to upgrade Palestine’s rights at the United Nations as an observer State and urging the Security Council to favourably consider … Continue reading →
Everyone is invited to sign the following open letter, coordinated by Oxfam, addressed to the UK Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch And Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron. Click here to sign the letter Dear Trade Secretary and Foreign Secretary, Together we are … Continue reading →
MAP website says: It is approaching six months since Israel launched its military bombardment and total closure of Gaza. This is long past time for the UK Government to step up pressure on Israel to reopen land crossings for aid … Continue reading →
On 26 March 2024 United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese, told the U.N.’s Human Rights Council in Geneva that she believes “the threshold indicating the commission of the crime of genocide against Palestinians as a … Continue reading →
In an interview with BBC International Editor, Jeremy Bowen, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, said there is a plausible case that Israel is using starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza. If intent were … Continue reading →
On 29 February 2024, the UN rights chief Volker Türk told the Human Rights Council that, after almost five months of constant Israeli bombardment and mass displacement in Gaza which has left more than 30,000 dead, the prospect of an … Continue reading →