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A Step Too Far: The UN Human Rights Council COI Report on Israel
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…
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A Step Too Far: The UN Human Rights Council COI Report on Israel
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…
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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…
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Boycotting UN Investigations
After the 11-day conflict between Israel and Hamas in 2021, the Geneva–based United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) created a three-person commission, to be headed by…
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The Tide Rises the Tide Falls
Two occurrences in the sphere of international relations between Israel and the EU caused confusion and consternation to many who follow this field. So what is…
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The Cat is Out of the Bag
The Gaza Voice, a recorded podcast released on May 21st 2020 contains Boycott Divestment Sanctions (BDS) co-founder Omar Barghouti saying ...
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Human Rights Council – Political Bias
The UN Human Rights Council “database” of business enterprises On 24 March 2016, at its 31st session, the Human Rights Council (HRC) adopted resolution 31/36 entitled…
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Getting BDS Right
This past week, the founder of the BDS movement, Omar Barghouti, was denied entrance into the United States. Barghouti’s chief allies claimed this amounted to a…
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Boycotting the Boycotters
By Nikki Golomb. Former Pink Floyd musician Roger Waters is facing severe backlash from the German Jewish community for his open support for the BDS (boycott,…
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Worldwide BDS Activity- June 2018
The BDS (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions) Movement seeks to delegitimize the State of Israel through academic, cultural, and financial boycotts. The left side summarizes worldwide BDS…
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Palestinian Women Group against Arab Women Rights
The Culture and Free Thought Association (CFTA) is a Palestinian NGO situated in Khan Younis, a city in the southern Gaza Strip. Their vision statement reads:…
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Water Crisis in Gaza: the Real Enemy
Gaza water crisis: “BREAKING NEWS: Gaza unlivable in 3 years, some experts say”, “NEWS FLASH: 97% of drinking water polluted in Gaza.” The water crisis in…