Category: Articles about the situation

Spying & threats: Israel spent 9 years trying to keep the ICC off the trail of Israel’s war crimes

Israel has run an almost decade-long secret “war” against the International Criminal Court. The country deployed its intelligence agencies to surveil, hack, pressure, smear and allegedly threaten senior ICC staff in an effort to derail the court’s inquiries into Israeli crimes….

Gaza’s Stolen Healers: Hundreds of Palestinian Doctors Disappeared Into Israeli Detention

According to the World Health Organization, at least 214 medical staff from Gaza have been detained by the Israeli military since October 7th. In early May, when Israeli authorities announced the death of well-known surgeon Adnan Al-Bursh, the world began to learn about the detention and alleged torture of Gazan medical professionals. 

Hostages of Israeli revenge in the Gaza Strip: Testimonies of 100 released Palestinian detainees reveal crimes of torture, cruel treatment

Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor documents the testimonies of about 100 released Palestinian detainees. These testimonies confirm that the Israeli authorities and army committed horrific crimes of arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance, torture, and inhuman and cruel treatment against thousands of Palestinian civilians who were arrested as part of Israel’s genocide in the Gaza Strip, ongoing since 7 October 2023.

Unmasking counterprotesters who attacked UCLA’s pro-Palestine encampment

Law enforcement stood by for hours as Israel partisans attacked the pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA on April 30. Over 150 pro-Palestinian students were assaulted with pepper spray and bear mace. At least 25 ended up being transported to emergency rooms to be treated for fractures, severe lacerations, and chemical-induced injuries.

I created the Leahy law. It should be applied to Israel.

The Leahy law has been applied to many countries. Secretaries of state and defense of both political parties have affirmed its importance as an effective tool to shield the US from involvement in horrific crimes. But since the law was passed, not a single Israeli security force unit has been deemed ineligible for U.S. aid, despite repeated, credible reports of gross violations of human rights…