Key Findings on Hamas’ Internal Repression in Gaza
Oppression Within: Hamas’ Brutality Against the People of Gaza
Hamas maintains control over Gaza through a pattern of violence and intimidation. Our fact sheet highlights how the group has escalated its repression since October 7, 2023, meeting the legal criteria for both war crimes and crimes against humanity. Findings include:
- Intensified Brutality: The "Arrow Unit" conducts public executions of alleged collaborators and looters.
- Targeting Civilians: Hamas has killed protesters and humanitarian workers who try to challenge its authority.
- Weaponizing Aid: The group controls aid distribution and targets those who seek it independently.
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Child Soldiers in Gaza - FactSheet
Indoctrination / Militarization of Gaza's Children
Through educational institutions, media, summer camps, and direct involvement in military operations, Hamas has created an environment where children are psychologically conditioned, trained, and, in many cases, recruited for armed conflict. These practices constitute grave violations of international humanitarian law (IHL), international criminal law (ICL), and international human rights law (IHRL). JIJ condemns the indoctrination and militarization of children by Hamas and calls for comprehensive education reforms and accountability. Download factsheet here.
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2025 - Echoes of Denial - FactSheet
The October 7th Atrocities and Rising Antisemitism
The October 7th attacks against Israelis were a horrific act of violence that left deep scars on the Jewish community worldwide. However, as the reality of these atrocities is denied or downplayed, antisemitic incidents have surged globally. The correlation between denialism and rising antisemitism is highlighted by presenting compelling data and advocating for legislation and resolutions that prohibit the denial of such events to protect against hate and ensure justice for the victims. Enacting such laws is vital not only for addressing current injustices but also for guaranteeing the non-recurrence of such hatred and violence in the future. Download factsheet here.
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A Year of Resilience
Echoes of Denial - FactSheet
The October 7th Atrocities and Rising Antisemitism
The October 7th attacks against Israelis were a horrific act of violence that left deep scars on the Jewish community worldwide. However, as the reality of these atrocities is denied or downplayed, antisemitic incidents have surged globally. The correlation between denialism and rising antisemitism is highlighted by presenting compelling data and advocating for legislation and resolutions that prohibit the denial of such events to protect against hate and ensure justice for the victims. Enacting such laws is vital not only for addressing current injustices but also for guaranteeing the non-recurrence of such hatred and violence in the future. Download factsheet here.
Survivors Seeking Justice
In the afthermath of the harrowing events on October 7, the Jerusalem Institute of Justice stands at the forefront of a campaign to seek justice for the survivors and to hold the perpetrators of that day's heniouse acts accountable. Here are the facts.
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From Intent to Genocide
On October 7, 2023, at 6:30, Hamas and other terrorist organizations orchestrated a deliberate and indiscriminate rocket onslaught on Israel, unleashing over 2,000 projectiles in a single day. This assault, designed not only to target civilians but also as a diversion, enabled the infiltration of more than 3,000 terrorists. Striking over 20 locations in Israel, these infiltrators perpetrated a range of heinous acts, including murder, rape, and kidnapping.
The acts perpetrated by Hamas and other terrorist groups on October 7 amount to genocide, comprising two essential components: physical and mental. There is unequivocal evidence that the actions encompass, at the very least, the killing and causing serious bodily or mental harm to Israeli nationals and Jewish people. The numerous speeches, targeting of civilians, massive scale, destructive effect, and context all lead to the conclusion that the only reasonable inference to be drawn is the intent of the perpetrators of the attacks of October 7 to commit genocide.
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UNRWA in Numbers
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Not Apartheid
As defined by the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of Apartheid, apartheid includes policies and practices of racial segregation and discrimination practiced in southern Africa that established and maintained dominance by one racial group over all other racial groups and systematically oppressed them.
