On 17 October 2023, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights spokesperson, Ravina Shamdasani made the following statement. With a staggering 4,200 people killed, over one million people displaced in just 10 days, and large areas in the Gaza Strip reduced … Continue reading →
The Quakers in Britain acting on behalf the the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI) has issued an urgent call for people to act in solidarity with the people of Palestine and Israel. Regardless of your background on … Continue reading →
The following report was published by International Institute for Nonviolent Action in 2014. The Emergency Session of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine held 24th and 25th September 2014 in Brussels was supposed to focus only on Israel’s Operation Protective Edge but, even … Continue reading →
António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations issued the following statement on 9 October 2023. A transcript of his speech is given below the video. I have just concluded an extraordinary meeting of senior UN leaders to discuss the unprecedented … Continue reading →
The following UN report published in September 2023 by United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in occupied Palestinian territory gives a little of the background to the ongoing Israel-Palestine war, although it is just the most recent … Continue reading →
This statement was issued on 10 October 2023 by the Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Lynn Hastings, on the hostilities between Palestinian armed groups in the Gaza Strip and Israel. Palestinian armed groups infiltrated Israel on 7 October, … Continue reading →
United Nations Resident Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory wrote on 19 August 2023: Today, we mark World Humanitarian Day, reaffirming our commitment to the protection, well-being, and dignity of all those affected by crises. The day also pays … Continue reading →
The Security Council heard on 27 July that insecurity and violence increased rapidly in the occupied West Bank over the last month, punctuated by one of the most intensive Israeli military operations in nearly two decades. Assistant Secretary-General for Middle … Continue reading →
Following the latest wave of violence between Israelis and Palestinians, at the end of February UN Middle East envoy Tor Wennesland appealed for both sides to take action towards addressing core issues fuelling their conflict. Tension and violence between Israel … Continue reading →
On 1 November 2022 the most right-wing government in Israeli history was elected. Members of the new Israeli coalition government have pledged to accelerate the building of Jewish settlements in the West Bank – a practice that negates the possibility … Continue reading →