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Gazans survive among unexploded bombs
Third State Economic Responsibility in light of the International Court of Justice’s Advisory Opinion
The study outlines the concrete consequences of the ICJ Advisory Opinion, which reaffirmed Israel’s violations of fundamental principles of international law. The Court reiterated that third states have a duty to not recognise, not support, and bring an end to this unlawful situation. This research provides a concise legal framework, drawing on international law, historical precedents and economic analysis, and is intended as a policy tool for governments, legal professionals and civil society organizations working towards decolonisation and economic justice.
Unleashing terror: Dutch dogs in Israel’s war crimes
The Israeli military systematically uses dogs to brutalise Palestinians, including children, elderly people, and detainees, sometimes with fatal consequences.
New evidence obtained by SOMO reveals a significant risk that police dogs exported from the Netherlands are used by the Israeli army in international law abuses.
The Perimeter
Breaking the Silence
New Testimony Collection
Soldiers’ testimonies from the Gaza Buffer Zone 2023-2024
Report of the Commission of Inquiry: Israel’s systematic use of sexual, reproductive and other forms of gender-based violence since 7 October 2023
“More than a human can bear”: Israel’s systematic use of sexual, reproductive and other forms of gender-based violence
since 7 October 2023
Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel
Ensuring Genocide – The Insurance Industry and Israel’s War Machine
This report exposes the complicity of global insurance companies in the genocide & dispossession of the Palestinian people.
Powering injustice
‘Powering Injustice’ examines how foreign trade and investment in Israel’s energy sector may contribute to grave violations of international law being perpetrated by Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including in Gaza. It considers the obligations of states and the responsibilities of companies involved in the supply of energy to Israel.
Maha Mehanna — Request for Support for Gazan Ph.D. Student in Canada
Then, October 7, 2023, happened, and its aftermath continues with no end in sight through today. Maha, like every Palestinian around the globe, became numb, finding it difficult to focus on anything but our loved ones in Gaza.
Saudi Arabia: Thank you, but no thank you!
As Saudi Arabia attempts to assume the unilateral leadership role in the Arab World, it has welcomed the Palestinian issue as a component in the negotiations because it is looking for a save-face measure in front of the Arab and Muslim worlds to normalize with Israel, which seems to be one of the conditions the Biden Administration has placed on Saudi Arabia to be able to reach a historic U.S.- Saudi Arabia deal.
2023 UN General Assembly Debate: A Speech Worthy of the Palestinian People
I offer the following draft of what I suggest Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas adopt as his speech in the upcoming General Debate of the 78th Session of the General Assembly.
Interview with Jonathan Pollard
This racist Israeli who spied on the U.S. has the ultimate solutions… Watch the full 16 minutes and 31 seconds, from 1:48:29 – 2:05:00.
That Massacre Was Personal
This week in 1982, 41 years ago, in full coordination with the Israeli military which had invaded South Lebanon a few months prior, a group of “Christian” Phalangist fundamentalists, entered two Palestinian refugee camps, Sabra and Shatila, and slaughtered around 3,000 Palestinian civilians.
The Bible Is Not a Baton [Book Review]
The opening line of Decolonizing Palestine: The Land, the People, the Bible says it all: “For Palestinians, including the Palestinian Christian community, Palestine is a real land with real people.” It seems self-evident, but in a time when more people are in love with some majestic idea of Israel/Palestine rather than the real Israel/Palestine, it needs to be reiterated. This short read debunks many falsehoods that have taken root in parts of the Christian community over time and have been kept alive by constant watering by the State of Israel and the Zionist movement.
Mondoweiss: Israel’s ‘slay-for-play’ practice must be stopped
Israel has instilled a culture of “Slay-for-Play” to enable its soldiers and private citizens to shoot first and ask questions — if ever needed to — later. As B’Tselem, Israel’s leading human rights organization, previously documented, “[Israel’s] open-fire policy — which allows the unjustified use of lethal force — conveys Israel’s deep disregard for the lives of Palestinians and facilitates Israel’s continued violent control over millions of Palestinians.”
“They Called Me a Lioness: A Palestinian Girl’s Fight for Freedom” [Recommended]
A Palestinian activist jailed at sixteen after a confrontation with Israeli soldiers illuminates the daily struggles of life under occupation in this moving, deeply personal memoir.
Yesterday, I Was a “Security Threat”—Today, I Am Welcome in Jerusalem
So proud of our daughter Nadine...yet another generation of Palestinians speaking truth to power...onward and upward! Jerusalem Story Yesterday, I Was a "Security Threat"—Today, I Am Welcome in JerusalemBy Nadine...
“A Day in the Life of Abed Salama” [Recommended]
Nathan Thrall received the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction for A Day in the Life of Abed Salama. Five-year-old Milad Salama is excited for a school trip to a theme park on the outskirts of Jerusalem. On the way, his bus collides with a semitrailer. His father, Abed, gets word of the crash and rushes to the site. The scene is chaos—the children have been taken to different hospitals in Jerusalem and the West Bank; some are missing, others cannot be identified. Abed sets off on an odyssey to learn Milad’s fate. It is every parent’s worst nightmare, but for Abed it is compounded by the maze of physical, emotional, and bureaucratic obstacles he must navigate because he is Palestinian. He is on the wrong side of the separation wall, holds the wrong ID to pass the military checkpoints, and has the wrong papers to enter the city of Jerusalem. Abed’s quest to find Milad is interwoven with the stories of a cast of Jewish and Palestinian characters whose lives and histories unexpectedly converge. (Publisher’s description)
Haaretz: Decades, I Defended Israel From Claims of Apartheid. I No Longer Can
Dear friends, The last two sentences make no sense after all that is written before them, but nevertheless a worthy read of yet another awakening. Best,Sam---HaaretzIsrael NewsOpinion | For Decades, I Defended Israel From Claims of Apartheid. I No Longer...
Recording of Economic Justice In Palestine!
Here is a recording of the webinar. https://greenolivetours.com/online-events/economic-justice-in-palestine/ ...
Medium: My clown is in an Israeli prison, again!
Medium 𝗠𝘆 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝘀𝗿𝗮𝗲𝗹𝗶 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻! Are Israeli mothers and fathers resting better knowing Palestinian children will not be smiling? By Sam Bahour Read...
Haaretz: This Is the Unnamed Palestinian Casualty of Israel’s Assault on Jenin
Haaretz | Opinion This Is the Unnamed Palestinian Casualty of Israel's Assault on Jenin Amid Israeli airstrikes and our political struggle for statehood, we are fighting an economic battle to keep Palestinians in Palestine, the ultimate act of non-violent resistance...
From Wisconsin to Gaza to Jenin: An American Writer’s Lived Experience in Palestine [Book Review]
The memoir of an American daughter of a German immigrant raised under Nazi Germany, and the mother of three Palestinian Americans, who meets Palestine from the ground level. An eloquent read with nuanced explanations of a multitude of key points about the conflict, explained in depth in extensive endnotes.
PayPal’s missed opportunity with Palestinians
The Plain Dealer (cleveland.com)PayPal’s missed opportunity with Palestinians: Sam BahourPublished: Jun. 18, 2023, 5:11 a.m.Signage outside PayPal headquarters in San Jose, California is pictured on March 10, 2015. At PayPal's May 24 annual shareholders meeting,...
Webinar: Want Israeli-Palestinian Peace? Try A Model of Confederation
Click on above photo or here to watch. Co-sponsored by the Florida Chapter of World BEYOND War, the Veterans For Peace Chapter 136 in The Villages, FL, and Partners For Palestine, FL. ____________________________________ ePalestine.ps SUPPORT OUR WORK...
تخرجت ولكن، غير قابل للتوظيف
يمكن أيضًا قراءة هذه المقالة على صحيفة الحدث ووكالة وطن. تخرجت ولكن، غير قابل للتوظيفماذا تفعل عندما تدرك أن شهادتك لا يمكنها أن تجلب لك وظيفة. بقلم سام بحور صورة من المناظرة الانتخابية لانتخابات مؤتمر مجلس طلبة جامعة بيرزيت للدورة 2023-2024 التخرج...
“Peacemakers in Israel-Palestine: Dialogues for a Just Peace” [Recommended]
Featuring a chapter by Sam, “Peacemakers in Israel-Palestine aims to analyze the crucial roles and capacities of mid-level, nongovernmental peacemakers as they provide unique approaches to transforming the Israel-Palestinian conflict. It also aims to analyze and experience dialogue as the primary mode of peacemaking communication.
PayPal Annual General Assembly Meeting (AGM)
Yesterday, I addressed the PayPal Annual General Assembly Meeting (AGM), where I presented, on behalf of Harrington Investments, a 5-minute statement supporting a shareholder resolution asking shareholders to vote to extend PayPal services to Palestinians in...
Don’t cry for me. Cry for yourselves.
𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗰𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲. 𝗖𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀.The voice of a Palestinian child in Gaza, taken from this world by Israel — "the only democracy in the Middle East".By Sam...
DAWN: Jamal Niser: Israel Imprisoning Elderly US Citizen Without Charge or Trial
Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN) Free my cousin Jamal Niser...
“The Law and the Prophets” documentary
The Law and the Prophets amplifies the voices of the brave, determined individuals who are trying to expose the destructive, unjust, and sometimes invisible ways in which Israel exploits and oppresses Palestinians. They deserve your attention.
Reports on Palestine
Third State Economic Responsibility in light of the International Court of Justice’s Advisory Opinion
The study outlines the concrete consequences of the ICJ Advisory Opinion, which reaffirmed Israel’s violations of fundamental principles of international law. The Court reiterated that third states have a duty to not recognise, not support, and bring an end to this unlawful situation. This research provides a concise legal framework, drawing on international law, historical precedents and economic analysis, and is intended as a policy tool for governments, legal professionals and civil society organizations working towards decolonisation and economic justice.
Unleashing terror: Dutch dogs in Israel’s war crimes
The Israeli military systematically uses dogs to brutalise Palestinians, including children, elderly people, and detainees, sometimes with fatal consequences.
New evidence obtained by SOMO reveals a significant risk that police dogs exported from the Netherlands are used by the Israeli army in international law abuses.
The Perimeter
Breaking the Silence
New Testimony Collection
Soldiers’ testimonies from the Gaza Buffer Zone 2023-2024
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Maha Mehanna — Request for Support for Gazan Ph.D. Student in Canada
Then, October 7, 2023, happened, and its aftermath continues with no end in sight through today. Maha, like every Palestinian around the globe, became numb, finding it difficult to focus on anything but our loved ones in Gaza.