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LETTER TO THE EUROPEAN UNION – STOP FUNDING HAMAS | Thursday 26/10/2023

“Hamas has mastered the graft of converting humanitarian aid into material support for terrorism,” said Uri Morad, Director of International Law & Public Diplomacy for the Jerusalem Institute of Justice (JIJ). “Hamas taxes the shipments at the border, confiscates a portion to sell for profit on the black market, flagrantly steals humanitarian assets like fuel and food and even digs up humanitarian projects like water and sewage pipes to make rockets.”
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Archived: Live Updates on The Israel-Hamas War | Friday 13/10/2023

Live updates on the ongoing crisis in Israel. The Jerusalem Institute of Justice is heartbroken by the unprovoked attacks on the people of Israel. Thousands of rockets have bombarded cities as Hamas terrorists seek to murder Jews and destroy Israel. Hamas fighters rampaged through southern Israel. They kidnapped babies, children, and grandmothers, raped countless women, beheaded and tortured captives, and desecrated corpses, leaving nothing but death and destruction in their wake. This is the worst time in Jewish history since the Holocaust.
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Free the Hostages – Petition to the International Red Cross | Thursday 12/10/2023

Stand Up for the Gaza Hostages - In the wake of Hamas' horrific attacks on Israel, over 150 Israeli civilians were kidnapped and taken hostage in Gaza. These innocent people now face torture, rape, abuse, and even execution at the hands of Hamas.The Jerusalem Institute of Justice, an Israeli human rights organization, has led a coalition of 50 groups in urging the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to take immediate action to help these hostages.
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LOCATE AND FACILITATE THE RELEASE OF THE HOSTAGES | Thursday 12/10/2023

In the wake of Hamas’ barbaric rampage through the civilian communities of southern Israel, the Jerusalem Institute of Justice, the Jerusalem Institute of Justice, leads a coalition of 50 organizations in urging the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to verify the status of the 150+ Israeli hostages taken into captivity in Gaza. Specifically, the coalition urged the International Red Cross to take the following steps: • Locate and establish communication with the Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip. • Call for Hamas to cease its heinous acts of raping and sexually abusing Israelis. • Condemn the use of human shields as military targets
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A War for Human Rights | Tuesday 10/10/2023

Following the many atrocities that have been committed against Israeli civilians in an unprecedented terrorist attack to the south of the country, the JIJ submitted a letter to the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. We urge them to take immediate action to address the grave human rights violations taking place by Hamas and other terrorist organizations.
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Committing to Palestinian rights (?) | Monday 31/07/2023

In 2012, the United Nations (UN) granted the Palestinians non-member observer State status. Following this decision, the “State of Palestine” – as officially named in the UN – ratified several international treaties, supposedly to commit itself to comply with human rights and other international legal obligations. One such treaty is the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), which obligates those countries that have joined the treaty to respect and ensure the protection of fundamental human rights. Last week, the Human Rights Committee issued its recommendations to the State of Palestine, also expressing its concerns on the numerous human rights violations that appear to be committed by Palestinian authorities.
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53rd Session of the Human Rights Council – Agenda Item 7 – JIJ’s Statement | Thursday 13/07/2023

On the 10th of July, the UN Human Rights Council held a session on Item 7 of its agenda. This Item is defined as the “Human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories.” This is, in fact, the only country-specific item on the agenda and has served as a pretext to issue a disproportionate amount of resolutions against Israel. JIJ’s Human Rights, Law, and Research Officer, Carolina Grimberg Golijov, issued a statement opposing this item and calling upon the Council to respect its mandate and work for the protection of human rights.

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A Step Too Far: The UN Human Rights Council COI Report on Israel | Wednesday 12/07/2023

After clashes between Israel and Hamas in May 2021, the UN Human Rights Council opened a Commission of Inquiry (COI) to investigate human rights abuses in Israel. Over the course of the past two years, the COI has produced three reports detailing one-sided, biased information about the events on the ground, falsely portraying reality for so many Israelis and Palestinians. In its latest report, the COI focused on “Israel’s attacks, restrictions, and harassment of civil society actors” and revealed numerous concerning human rights violations in the Palestinian Territories and East Jerusalem. However, the UN fell into its biased routine of disproportionate representation once again.
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