International NGOs and UN agencies call on the Israeli authorities to protect Palestinians participating in the ongoing olive harvest season, as well as their property, from violence by Israeli settlers, and ensure that farmers can access their land freely and … Continue reading →
Statement by Yvonne Helle, the Humanitarian Coordinator ad interim for the occupied Palestinian territory on 4 November 2020. Yesterday, 73 people, including 41 children, were displaced when Israeli authorities demolished their homes and other structures and destroyed belongings in the … 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 →
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 →
In a broadcast from the US State Department on 28 December, US Secretary of State John Kerry addressed the Obama administration’s relationship with Israel and defended the decision to abstain from a UN Security Council vote on a resolution that criticized … Continue reading →