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“Israel Genocide?” statement in response to the United Nations Human Rights​ “Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict” and call to action

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The United Nations Human Rights “Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict” has been released and the word genocide appears only once, to define what an International Crime is.

Even though the numbers speak for themselves, the treatment of the occupying army and the population it besieges as some kind of equals, with equal responsibility and military ability, in this report is glaring. We feel that the report, while detailing Israel’s individual war crimes, both in the Gaza Strip and in the West Bank, during Israel’s attack last summer, intentionally glosses over the context of 68 years of colonization and its subsequent on-going genocidal effects.

A crime of this magnitude- which lasted 51 consecutive days and resulted in the extermination of 89 whole families and the deaths of scores of others, and in devastating damage to civilian property and infrastructure in the context of Israel’s ever-tightening de-facto stranglehold on Palestinian land and lives and infinitely superior fire-power- cannot be assessed under the laws of war, but under the laws of genocide. We appeal to the United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng, and the International Criminal Court Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda to investigate the possibility that Israel is committing the crime of genocide against the Palestinian people.

We also call on each and every one of you, who agree with our appeal, to send this email below to the relevant offices. Seeing this report, we cannot stress enough the importance of such civil society action. Please help us preasure the UN Office of the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide and the ICC Prosecutor. Together we will end Israel’s genocide of the Palestinian people.

UN Office of the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, International Criminal Court Prosecutor, International Court of Justice President: Investigate the Possibility that Israel is Committing the Crime of Genocide Against the Indigenous Palestinian People

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Letter of Support from the BDS National Committee (BNC) for the Israel Genocide? Campaign

Dear friends, organizers of the Israel Genocide? Campaign,

The Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC) welcomes and supports your initiative to encourage people worldwide to write to the UN Office of the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, and demand that the UN conduct an enquiry into the possibility that Israel may have committed the crime of genocide against the Palestinian people and publish its findings and recommendations.

In light of earlier and alarming findings of independent experts, in particular since Israel’s hermetic siege and separation of the occupied Gaza Strip in 2007 and the consecutive waves of mass killings of Palestinian civilians in Gaza, the BNC considers this initiative, which is directed specifically at the responsible UN personnel, to be important and timely. All, including the former UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the OPT, Prof. Richard Falk, separate Arab League- and UN-led investigations into Israel’s 2008/9 war on Gaza, and the 2014 Russell Tribunal on Palestine special session on Israeli violations of international law in Gaza and elsewhere in the OPT, have all confirmed that Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity have been perpetrated with impunity and, furthermore, that direct and public incitement to genocide by Israeli political, religious and parliamentary leaders have been well documented. Therefore, the UN Office of the Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide should be pressured to investigate if Israeli officials are responsible for the crime of genocide, including the crime of incitement to genocide, and to assess and prevent the risk of a future Israeli genocide against (parts of) the Palestinian people.

While supporting the Israel Genocide? Campaign, and irrespective of its results, the BNC calls on campaigners to continue to build public awareness and pressure for holding Israel accountable for its regime of colonialism, apartheid and occupation, including the war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in this context against Palestinians since 1948, such as ethnic cleansing and mass killing of civilians.  Both, facts and international law strongly support this approach. Like the crime of genocide, colonialism and the crime of apartheid are internationally prohibited. They also result in similar legal responsibilities: all states and international organizations, such as the United Nations, are to isolate and suppress Israeli apartheid and colonialism, bring responsible individuals to justice, and ensure full reparation for the Palestinian victims.

In solidarity,
Mahmoud Nawajaa
BNC General Coordinator

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UN Office of the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide and the International Criminal Court Prosecutor: Investigate the Possibility that Israel is Committing the Crime of Genocide Against the Palestinian People

Click to take action right now and demand the U.N. Office of the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide and the International Criminal Court Prosecutor investigate Israel for the possibility of the Crime of Genocide

The Crime of Genocide is defined in a declaration made by the General Assembly of the United Nations in its resolution 96 (I) dated 11 December 1946:

The Contracting Parties confirm that genocide, whether committed in time of peace or in time of war, is a crime under international law which they undertake to prevent and to punish.

Article 2

In the present Convention, genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such:

(a) Killing members of the group;
(b) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;
(c) Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part;
(d) Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group;
(e) Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.

Article 3

The following acts shall be punishable:

(a) Genocide;
(b) Conspiracy to commit genocide;
(c) Direct and public incitement to commit genocide;
(d) Attempt to commit genocide;
(e) Complicity in genocide.

Article 4

Persons committing genocide or any of the other acts enumerated in Article 3 shall be punished, whether they are constitutionally responsible rulers, public officials or private individuals.

We are people from all around the world who fear that we are witnessing the genocide of the Palestinian people by the State of Israel. Witnessing Israel’s daily violations of Palestinian human rights- military take-over of land, restriction of movement, economic strangulation, house demolitions, restrictions on basic foodstuff, mass arbitrary arrests of both adults and children, torture, extra judicial executions, and large-scale massacres of whole families, openly calling for genocide and extermination by law makers and other public figures- we can not keep silent about this 67 year-old atrocity, unfolding before our eyes.

We demand the United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide and the International Criminal Court Prosecutor take action and investigate the possibility that Israel is committing the Crime of Genocide against the Palestinian People, and that the office publish its findings and recommendations.

Please see our call to action and act now.

 
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Ed Sheeran’s Tour Openers, Backing Band Resign After Macklemore Removal by Walden Green

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On September 14, after being dropped from Sheeran’s tour, Macklemore released a statement in which he blamed both Sheeran and Gillette Stadium owner Robert Kraft for removing him from future dates. Messina Touring Group, a subsidiary of AEG, confirmed that multiple venues had joined Kraft’s Gillette Stadium in opposing the rapper’s presence on the bill. In his post, Macklemore accused Kraft of rallying the owners of those venues to follow his lead. Sheeran eventually responded with a statement of his own, putting the blame on the promoter.

…Following Sheeran’s post, the pop star’s remaining support acts—Finneas, Lukas Graham, and Aaron Rowe—along with his backing band, Beoga, said they would leave the tour due to Macklemore’s removal. “Artists must not be silenced when they speak up for the oppressed,” Finneas posted on Instagram. In his own statement, Rowe wrote, “[As] Irish people we know all too well about genocide, forced famine, and violent occupation. I cannot stand by and allow billionaires to use their position of power to silence the rightful voices of those who speak up against Israeli genocide and the savage murder of children. I would lose all respect for myself to carry on as normal.”

Continue reading at https://pitchfork.com/story/ed-sheeran-addresses-macklemores-removal-from-tour-in-new-statement/

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‘Ongoing Genocide against Palestine’: Ramaphosa Demands Accountability at BRICS by The Palestine Chronicle

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for accountability for the “ongoing genocide against the people of Palestine,” placing Gaza at the center of his appeal for the equal application of international law during the BRICS leaders’ summit in New Delhi.

Addressing the summit on Saturday, Ramaphosa said international law could retain its authority only if violations were met with accountability, regardless of the state responsible.

“To give strength to the law, there must be accountability for atrocities, for the ongoing genocide against the people of Palestine, for the crimes committed against the people of the Sudan, and for the illegal war against Iran,” Ramaphosa said.

“We must exert pressure and expose violations whenever and by whomever they are committed. International law cannot be applied selectively,” he added.

Continue reading at https://www.palestinechronicle.com/ongoing-genocide-against-palestine-ramaphosa-demands-accountability-at-brics/

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THE HAGUE – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) holds public hearings in the case Nicaragua v. Germany

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Day 1

Germany

Nicaragua

Day 2

Germany

Nicaragua

Day 1
Germany https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1y/k1ykuhlgjd
Nicaragua https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1z/k1zbb0lki3
Verbatim record https://www.icj-cij.org/sites/default/files/case-related/193/193-20260907-ora-01-00-bi.pdf

Day 2
Germany https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1i/k1ink204sx
Nicaragua https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1w/k1wtlavz1k

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‘We Cannot Normalize a Genocide’: Artists Boycott Festival Headlined by Seinfeld by Palestine Chronicle

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Among the clearest statements came from Portuguese actress and comedian Inês Aires Pereira, who withdrew her show Namastê from the festival.

Pereira did not name Seinfeld directly, but said that “one of the names” on the program “insistently defends ideas and actions” she considers “indefensible.”

“We cannot relativise or normalise a genocide,” she wrote, explicitly expressing solidarity with Palestine.

Comedy duo Cebola Mol, made up of Eduardo Madeira and Filipe Homem Fonseca, also withdrew. Their announcement was accompanied by an image featuring a slice of watermelon, a widely recognized symbol of Palestinian identity and solidarity.

“We will celebrate justice, freedom and joy with you on another occasion,” the duo wrote.

The withdrawals have spread beyond the two acts initially highlighted in reports. The Tributo Pop concert featuring Carolina Deslandes, Tatanka and Bárbara Tinoco, Conjunto Cuca Monga, comedian Pedro Tochas and visual artist Vhils have also withdrawn or had their appearances canceled. Some did not publicly state a reason for leaving the festival.

Vhils, whose real name is Alexandre Farto, said his name had appeared on a festival poster but that he had requested its removal.

Continue reading at https://www.palestinechronicle.com/we-cannot-normalize-a-genocide-artists-boycott-festival-headlined-by-jerry-seinfeld/

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Food has returned to Gaza’s markets, but most people still can’t afford to eat by Tareq S. Hajjaj

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Food is visible in Gaza’s markets for the first time in years, but hunger is not gone. According to the August 2026 IPC report, more than 1.4 million people, or two-thirds of Gaza’s population, are projected to face Crisis conditions or worse through December 2026. The presence of goods on shelves has not translated into food security for the majority of Gaza’s population, whose purchasing power has been destroyed by more than two years of war, displacement, and economic collapse. 

Continue reading at https://mondoweiss.net/2026/09/food-has-returned-to-gazas-markets-but-most-people-still-cannot-afford-to-eat/

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Luxembourg ends role approving Israeli bond prospectus for European markets by Necva Taştan Sevinç

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Luxembourg has decided not to renew its authorization of Israeli state bonds, ending its role in approving the bonds for access to investors across European markets, local media reported Tuesday.

… Israel must now seek approval of its bond prospectus from another EU member state to continue offering the bonds across European markets.

Responsibility could revert to the Central Bank of Ireland, which had been designated Israel’s “home” state for the bonds after the UK left the EU, according to Irish public broadcaster RTE.

The Irish central bank has declined to say whether it has resumed the role or received a new application from Israel.

… Sinn Fein lawmaker Mairead Farrell called on the bank to clarify whether Israel had submitted a request to renew the prospectus and whether it had been accepted… “We should have nothing to do with the funding of the genocide in Gaza,” she added.

… Ireland’s Finance Ministry said it had raised the issue with the European Commission and sought a possible revision of the bloc’s Prospectus Regulation.

Continue reading at https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/luxembourg-ends-role-approving-israeli-bond-prospectus-for-european-markets/4044650

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The UN’s Inaction: Normalizing Israeli Violations by BADIL Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights

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Due to ongoing inaction, the denial of entry escalated to UN Special Rapporteurs, becoming the status quo since 2008, when the then Special Rapporteur (SR) of the OPT, Richard Falk, was detained at Ben Gurion Airport and deported. Every subsequent SR of the OPT has been denied entry. The Israeli regime’s non-cooperation with special procedures extended to other mandate holders, such as the SR on violence against women (2015) and the Working Group on Involuntary or Enforced Disappearances (April 2025). 

In the face of the UN’s inaction and the lack of accountability, the Israeli regime extended entry denial to high-level UN officials: the former Commissioner-General of UNRWA, Philippe Lazzarini, barred from entering Gaza since June 2024; Ajith Sunghay, head of the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) in the OPT was denied entry in February 2025; and, in July 2025, the Israeli regime refused to renew the visa of the head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in the West Bank and Gaza, Jonathan Whittall.

So, it comes as no surprise, given the blanket impunity provided by UN member states – enhanced by the UN’s inaction – that the Israeli regime’s violations of its obligations as a UN member state have become the norm and not the exception. The killing of 397 UN personnel (including 391 UNRWA staff) as of April 2026 and the ongoing wanton destruction of UN property and premises in the Gaza Strip have become an almost daily occurrence. 

… The UN sought and received reparations from the Israeli regime for the Zionists’ assassination of the UN Mediator, Count Folke Bernadotte, in 1948. In December 2023, and although he didn’t call it a genocide, Mr. Guterres did invoke Article 99 of the UN Charter – one of the most potent actions available to the UNSG. Article 99 forces the Security Council to consider whatever issue is brought to its attention by the UNSG invoking this “peacemaking” measure. At the time, the UNSC passed Resolution 2720 to ramp up humanitarian aid to the Strip – without the “humanitarian ceasefire” requested by the Secretary-General. The resolution itself was largely ineffective, but the failure of the Security Council to impose practical measures does not excuse the subsequent inaction of the UN, its leadership and bodies.

The UNSG has not invoked Article 99 again, nor any other measures within his purview to address either the ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip, or the situation of UNRWA, or Israeli breaches of UN privileges and immunities, settling for ineffective condemnations that serve to normalize Israeli violations and crimes. Additionally, the UN has also failed to protect itself, its agencies and mechanisms through measures and statements that diminish its credibility. 

… The historic and ongoing failure of the UN to respond to the Israeli regime’s systematic and systemic violations of its UN obligations serves to ensure the commission of future crimes, and the eventual dismantling of UNRWA and the UN system itself.

Continue reading at https://badil.org/press-releases/17015.html

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Militarized Industrial Policy and Israeli Surveillance Firms by Islam Al-Khatib

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Israel’s position as a global cyber power is the outcome of a tightly integrated public-private apparatus, linking the military and intelligence establishment with a robust surveillance technology sector. This ecosystem, shaped through decades of settler-colonial domination and military occupation, enables the rapid development, refinement, and deployment of digital tools designed to monitor, classify, and eliminate. Technologies are first tested on Palestinians, particularly in Gaza and the West Bank, then refined for export. As Loewenstein argues in his 2023 book on Palestine as a laboratory, the Israeli occupation has been of surveillance capitalism. Palestinians have become the subjects of what is now widely identified as the world’s first AI-powered genocide.

Continue reading at https://7amleh.org/storage/posts/pdf/30df786f-1a32-4096-b15c-61efaf0b7727.pdf

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Cultural Genocide: Devastation of Cultural Heritage in Gaza by Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights

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This report’s findings strongly suggest that Israel has carried out its destruction of Palestinian cultural heritage sites systematically and with the intent to eradicate Palestinian heritage. This heritage takes both tangible forms – ancient buildings, cemeteries, mosaics, markets, bath houses and so on – and intangible ones, such as the sense of belonging that arises from living among the material culture of a civilization that has endured for centuries. The extensive damage to these sites is not merely collateral – the unintended result of attacks against military objectives. It is a genocidal method that contributes to the erasure of a people. The impact of such an attack on heritage is manifold and profound.

Continue reading at https://mezan.org/en/post/46891

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On the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances by Addameer for Palestinian prisoners’ institutions

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Ramallah, occupied Palestine – On the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, Palestinian prisoners’ institutions affirm that the Israeli occupation authorities continue, for the third consecutive year, to use “enforced disappearance” as a systematic policy against thousands of Palestinian detainees abducted from the Gaza Strip, who were arrested during the years of the crime of genocide. The fates and places of detention of a large number of them remain unknown to this day.

Continue reading at https://www.addameer.ps/news/5732