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News & opinions from a Palestinian-American
living & working in Ramallah/Al-Bireh, 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

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.

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What I am supporting

Dear friends, I take this opportunity to wish you all a happy holiday season and a Happy New Year, despite all. It is this time of year that is also tagged as the month of giving. I, like you, am bombarded with funding requests during the end of every year. Some are...

Rick Steves Europe in Palestine

Guidebook author and travel TV host Rick Steves is said to be America's most respected authority on European travel. He visited Palestine in October 2014. Thanks to IMEU for sharing the Palestine episode of Rick Steves' travel show, which debuted this fall on PBS...

Video: Sam Bahour at Startup Grind Palestine (1:08:33)

October 29, 2014, Ramallah Video: Sam Bahour at Startup Grind Palestine (1:08:33) http://youtu.be/R4NfMwIbNRY _____________________________________ Everything about this list: http://lists.riseup.net/www/info/epalestine To subscribe, send mail to:...

Watch: Why is Jerusalem always on edge? (3mins)

As we all mourn, yet more, senseless loss of innocent lives and destruction of property we have no option but to keep hope alive. This is not the time to remind all that we have warned of such an outbreak of uncontrollable violence for years now. Rather, this is the...

NYT: Europe Is Blocking Mideast Peace (By NAVI PILLAY)

A very sound analysis that should be read by all involved. "This cycle of violence will only be broken when the international community insists upon greater accountability and ceases to turn a blind eye to the horrific human rights violations committed by both sides."...

+972/TPM: Why must Gaza wait in the dark?

+972 Blog Published October 3, 2014 Why must Gaza wait in the dark? Separating Gaza's electricity supply from the political conflict is a step long overdue. By Sam Bahour Palestinians gather near a fire in the At-Tuffah district of Gaza City, which was heavily ...

FILM: To see if I’m smiling (MUST WATCH BEFORE TAKEN DOWN)

The International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court are going to have such an easy time holding Israel accountable for their war crimes. Watch how easy here:https://vimeo.com/ondemand/toseeifimsmiling _____________________________________...

The Hill: US guilty of war crimes in Palestine

The Hill (Congress Blog) September 18, 2014 US guilty of war crimes in Palestine By Sam Bahour The U.S. is not a neutral mediator in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict; it is an active participant and is guilty of the crimes being committed by Israel against...

+972: Israelis, stop swimming in our shit

For Hebrew click here. +972 Blog  Published September 5, 2014 Israelis, stop swimming in our shit A new report by Al-Shabaka, the Palestinian Policy Network details the damage that consecutive Israeli military assaults have caused to...

Guardian: Fatou Bensouda: the truth about the ICC and Gaza

Politicking around when, or if, to hold a criminal responsible for his/her crimes is as abhorrent as the crime itself, if not more so! ~Sam Bahour Friday 29 August 2014 Fatou Bensouda: the truth about the ICC and Gaza Under the laws of the Hague court, my office can...

The Forward/Haaretz: Israeli Teens Gripped by Virulent Racism

A peek into tomorrow's Israel... "For me, personally, Arabs are something I can't look at and can't stand," a 10th-grade girl from a high school in the central part of the country says in abominable Hebrew. "I am tremendously racist. I come from a racist home. If I...

The New Yorker: Friends of Israel

Political prostitution at its best! --- The New Yorker The Political Scene September 1, 2014 Issue Friends of Israel The lobbying group AIPAC has consistently fought the Obama Administration on policy. Is it now losing influence? By Connie Bruck...

The Ultimate Act of Resistance

Al-Quds Newspaper (Ar) & Open Democracy (En) The Ultimate Act of Resistance  A call for political leadership By Sam Bahour As the horrific carnage in Gaza slowly moves off the world’s headlines and all the shock and outcry that reverberated around the globe...

MME: Analysis: Reaction to Israel-Hamas ceasefire collapse

Middle East Eye Analysis: Reaction to Israel-Hamas ceasefire collapse #GazaUnderAttack   Analysts say that Gaza has bled too much to accept an easy truce with Israel, but fear this will usher in a "horrendous tragedy" that will further compound Palestinian...

NYT: Eight Days in Gaza: A Wartime Diary (Atef Abu Saif)

First comes the shelling, then the explosions, then the bodies, so many bodies, so many young, fragile bodies, then the burials, then, once the dust starts to settle, emerge the stories...horror, human made horror, a horror that does not settle with the dust! Eight...

Don’t Cry For Me

Don’t Cry For Me The voice of a Palestinian child in Gaza, taken from this world by Israel — “the only democracy in the Middle East” By Sam Bahour As the latest horrific obscenity of Israel’s aggression against the Gaza Strip continues, the death toll mounts....

LRB: Hamas’s Chances (by Nathan Thrall) – A MUST READ

A really solid and comprehensive analysis by my good friend, Nathan Thrall. London Review of Books Vol. 36 No 16 · 21 August 2014 pages 10-12 | 3611 words Hamas's Chances Nathan Thrall http://www.lrb.co.uk/v36/n16/nathan-thrall/hamass-chances Nathan Thrall is a senior...

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