UN: Israel should reveal secret torture centers, if they exist
A United Nations report published Friday by the world body’s Committee Against Torture urged Israel to reveal secret torture facilities. Read more »
Updated: 21 Aug 2009
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UN demand for IDF compensation in Gaza could reach $11m
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon accused Israel Tuesday of lying about attacks on the facilities, including one said to have killed more than 40 people outside a school compound… [A] UN investigation found conclusively that Israel was responsible for attacks on several schools, a health clinic and the organization’s Gaza headquarters. Some of the weapons used in these attacks contained white phosphorous. Read more »
Hasan Abu-Nimah: Ban Ki-moon’s moral failure
The UN does not exist only to protect its personnel and installations. The UN flag alone ought to provide that kind of real protection… But Israel has repeatedly attacked UN facilities, schools, peacekeeping forces and personnel in Palestine and Lebanon knowing full well that it, not the UN, enjoys immunity for its actions. The next time Israel attacks a UN facility, part of the responsibility will lie with those who failed to act correctly this time around. Read more »
Palestinian and Israeli Human Rights Organisations call for End to International Donor Complicity in Israeli Violations of International Law
[A]s Palestinian and Israeli human rights organisations, we must note that by agreeing to reconstruction without specific, binding assurances from the State of Israel, international donors are effectively underwriting Israel’s illegal actions in the occupied Palestinian territory. Read more »
End Palestinian demolitions in Jerusalem, UN tells Israel
Dozens of Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem are demolished each year because they do not have planning permits. Critics say the demolitions are part of an effort to extend Israeli control as Jewish settlements continue to expand. Read more »
UN envoy: Gaza op seems to be war crime of greatest magnitude
Richard Falk, UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, said the Geneva Conventions required warring forces to distinguish between military targets and surrounding civilians. “If it is not possible to do so, then launching the attacks is inherently unlawful and would seem to constitute a war crime of the greatest magnitude under international law,” Falk said. Read more »
March 19, 2009 | Posted in Diplomacy, Gaza, Human-Rights, IDF/War Crimes, International-Law | Read More »
Irene Gendzier: What the US knew and chose to forget in 1948 and why it matters in 2009
The PR war being waged by Israel over coverage of its invasion of Gaza is a critical part of maintaining the US public, if not the US government, in a state of maximal ignorance and above all, indifference, to the meaning of what is taking place in Gaza. Read more »
January 23, 2009 | Posted in Diplomacy, Gaza, History, Irene Gendzier, Middle East, US-Israel | Read More »
Ali Abunimah: We have no words left
With governments and international institutions failing to do their jobs, the Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee – representing hundreds of organisations – has renewed its call on international civil society to intensify its support for the sanctions campaign modelled on the successful anti-apartheid movement. Read more »