United Nations

( Middle East Monitor ) – The United Nations reported that 85 per cent of its requests to coordinate aid convoys and humanitarian access to northern Gaza were either blocked or delayed by Israeli authorities in the past month. According to UN spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) […]

Israel/ Palestine

Targeting UNRWA Could Harm Israel’s Own Interests

Foreign Policy in Focus

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Israel/ Palestine

Israel’s Relations with the UN have hit a new Low with ban on UN Relief and Works Agency

The Conversation

By Lisa Strömbom, Lund University | – (The Conversation) – Israel’s relationship with the United Nations has historically been strained, but over the past year, tensions have reached new levels. On October 28, the Israeli parliament (the Knesset) passed a law to prohibit operations of the UN’s relief and works agency (Unrwa) – the UN […]

Israel/ Palestine

Gaza: Yes, the UN can suspend Israel over its Treatment of Palestinians

The Conversation

By Aidan Hehir, University of Westminster | – (The Conversation) – “Where is the UN?” is a question that has often been asked since the start of Israel’s military offensive in Gaza. As the death toll rises and the conflict spreads, the UN appears woefully unable to fulfil its mandate to save humanity “from the […]

Israel/ Palestine

Israel’s ban on UNRWA continues a Pattern of politicizing Palestinian refugee Aid – and puts Millions of Lives at Risk

The Conversation

By Nicholas R. Micinski, University of Maine and Kelsey Norman, Rice University | – (The Conversation) – The Israeli parliament’s vote on Oct. 28, 2024, to ban the United Nations agency that provides relief for Palestinian refugees is likely to affect millions of people – it also fits a pattern. Aid for refugees, particularly Palestinian […]

Israel

Israel’s actions against UN Peacekeepers suggest it may seek to Occupy Southern Lebanon

The Conversation

By Vanessa Newby, Leiden University and Chiara Ruffa, Sciences Po | – (The Conversation) – The United Nations security council has expressed strong concern for the safety of peacekeepers in Lebanon after a series of incidents over the past week in which UN positions have come under fire from the Israel Defense Forces as they […]

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UNHCHR: Israel Guilty of Deliberately Destroying Gaza Healthcare and … Extermination

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In a report dated October 11th, the United Nations Office of the High Commission on Human Rights concluded that Israel has implemented a deliberate policy of destroying Gaza’s healthcare system and is guilty of the crime against humanity of “extermination.” The numbers revealed by the investigation for the first nine […]

Israel

UN Peacekeepers at Risk from Israeli Army as they Protect Civilians in Southern Lebanon

The Conversation

By Chiara Ruffa, Sciences Po and Vanessa Newby, Leiden University | – (The Conversation) – United Nations peacekeepers in southern Lebanon have reported a series of incidents over the past few days in which they have been endangered by Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) as Israel continues its incursion into southern Lebanon. Two members of the […]

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The Gaza Crisis and the End of Human Rights: The Failure of International Law

Hilal Cibik

Exeter (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – As the Israeli attacks against Gaza have continued to rage, now spilling into Lebanon, a year of unspeakable violence has raised persistent questions about the efficacy of international law and global governance. Israel’s ongoing military actions in Palestine and the devastating toll on civilian lives. In the face […]