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WATCH VIDEO: Palestine UN Ambassador makes impassioned plea for global solidarity with the Palestinian people during UN General Assembly debate on Security Council veto misuse

WATCH VIDEO: Palestine UN Ambassador makes impassioned plea for global solidarity with the Palestinian people during UN General Assembly debate on Security Council veto misuse

Al-Jazeera—In his impassioned address to the UNGA, Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian ambassador highlights Israel’s unchecked atrocities against Palestinians, including indiscriminate bombing and starvation tactics. He calls for immediate action to halt the ongoing genocide and emphasizes the urgent need for accountability and sanctions against Israel. The ambassador urges global solidarity in support of Palestinian freedom and condemns any form of support to Israel’s criminal policies. He underscores the importance of correcting past failures to pave the way for justice, freedom, and peace in Palestine.

National Israeli rape crisis center releases “new” report on Oct 7 sexual violence—based on existing media coverage

National Israeli rape crisis center releases “new” report on Oct 7 sexual violence—based on existing media coverage

On 19 February 2024, the UN raised the alarm about widespread, ongoing human rights violations against Palestinian women & girls, including allegations of rape in detention.

Two days later, on 21 February 2024, the Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel (ARCCI) released a 39-page report titled, “Sexual Crimes in the October 7 War”, accusing HAMAS of a systematic rape plan during Operation Al-Aqsa Flood primarily relying on recycled, already-published and widely debunked propaganda.

The urgency of the UN press release to raise the alarm about violations of Palestinian women and girls—including credible extrajudicial killings—is that violations are ONGOING, not a historical event that took place 5 months ago. Israel’s distraction from ongoing human rights violations is dangerous to Palestinian women and girls.

‘Cancelling UNRWA’ might actually be a punishable act under the Genocide Convention

‘Cancelling UNRWA’ might actually be a punishable act under the Genocide Convention

The United States announced that it had cut off aid to UNRWA immediately following the International Court of Justice’s ruling in South Africa’s genocide case but the United States—along with every other country in the world—has not taken even a single action against Israel, the party violating the Genocide Convention!

New Israeli lies minimize the number of aid trucks that entered Gaza before October 7th to distract from the current trickle

New Israeli lies minimize the number of aid trucks that entered Gaza before October 7th to distract from the current trickle

Today, on 9 January 2024, COGAT turned up the dial on its gaslighting stove to the very highest setting. Knowing that all the aid Israel has permitted to enter has averaged 76 trucks a day since October 7th, COGAT’s social media team cooked up a 1-minute video featuring spokeswoman Shani Sasson, introduced with the obviously false claim that, “Before the war, an average of 70 food trucks entered Gaza every day. The average last week was 109.”