The only international response to the brazen Trump-Israel plan must be concrete action to stop Israel’s West Bank annexation, and full-fledged apartheid By Dr. Saeb Erekat Israel’s colonial project in Palestine was never about a temporary Israeli presence. 53 years since it occupied the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and …
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Nearly 50 independent human rights experts are calling for the international community to oppose Israel’s plan to annex significant parts of the occupied Palestinian West Bank beginning as early as next month. Human rights experts appointed by the UN have called for urgent global action against Israeli annexation: « Annexation …
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Over 10 000 citizens from all over Europe and beyond have signed a petition to demand an end to a drones deal between the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) and Israel’s largest military company Elbit Systems. EMSA leases, through the Portuguese company CeiiA, two Hermes 900 ‘killer drones’. The €59 …
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1,315,186 have signed. Let’s get to 1,500,000 In a few days, Israel’s Prime Minister is set to expand Israel into much of Palestine. Palestine is recognised by the United Nations. But Israel’s government is simply taking it over, in violation of international law. Virtually everyone opposes this, but the question …
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On Tuesday, 23 June 2020, 25 European countries signed a letter against Israeli occupation’s annexation plans. The signatories are Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom. The full letter: …
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The Australian Centre for International Justice (ACIJ) today urged its government to oppose Israeli annexation of occupied Palestinian land, recommending imposing sanctions if Israel takes this step. In a 10-page briefing paper on Australia’s international law obligations regarding Israel’s annexation of large parts of the West Bank, ACIJ said the …
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Current and incoming European Union Members (Germany, Belgium France, Estonia, Ireland) of the United Nations Security Council, the United Kingdom and Norway called on Israel to abandon its plans to annex occupied Palestinian territory. “We share the grave concerns expressed by the Secretary General in his latest report on the …
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President Mahmoud Abbas said that if Israel implements annexation of occupied Palestinian territories, which is an illegal step, it will entail that Israel assumes all responsibilities for the occupied territories, as per the Fourth Geneva Convention, as an occupying power. Speaking before the closing session of the Arab Parliament virtual …
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Some 120 French Members of Parliament have co-signed a letter urging their president Emmanuel Macron to recognize the state of Palestine as a response to Israel’s impending plans to annex large part of the occupied West Bank. In their letter, the French parliamentarians urged the French president to move forward …
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Spanish politicians, members of the Spanish parliament, and former ministers called on their government to reject the Israeli annexation of Palestinian territories, and to warn Israel that the annexation will not pass without serious consequences. In a letter addressed to Spain’s Foreign Minister, Arancha González Laya, the politicians and lawmakers expressed …
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