Having once again been arbitrarily denied access to the Occupied Palestinian Territory by Israel, I have travelled across the region to meet with Palestinians and others who could help me better understand/assess developments on the ground.

Based on the information received, I…

Major breaking story by ⁦Bellingcat⁩ about domicide by Israeli unit. Wanton destruction of housing. bellingcat.com/news/2024/04/2…

USAID agrees that Israel is in violation of White House National Security Memo NSM-20 and is causing famine in Gaza. What is the response? ⁦Antony Blinken⁩ www-devex-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.devex.…

The catastrophe of domicide in Gaza: its 37m tonnes of bomb-filled debris could take 14 years to clear. theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

If true, this is an atrocious form of torture of the Palestinian population in Gaza including at Rafah. Tents can’t become traps. Better temporary housing is the need of the hour.

Carbon markets are a hoax that evict and kill people. This is an important call for a moratorium on carbon markets by the UN SR.

Important report by Josh Paul and Noura Erekat led group on US national security and Israel’s conduct in the Gaza war. linkedin.com/posts/josh-pau…

Israel’s claims about UNRWA are exposed. Reminds one of US claims about WMDs in Iraq. Funding to UNRWA must be restored now. wapo.st/4aKxuuy

The escalation of tit for tat attacks by Israel and Iran, are frightening in a region seething with so much tension. They are both illegal. International law allows self defense against an armed attack but not armed reprisal, revenge or retaliation. De-escalate now!

US vetoes Palestinian request for full UN membership. This is legally wrong. Veto power is not unlimited and can’t be used repeatedly to deny the right to self determination. Time to unseat Israel from the UN. theguardian.com/us-news/2024/a…

San Diego directs more money to its first safe sleeping site, though few have found permanent housing. In January, ⁦UN Special Rapporteur on the right to housing⁩ called out the inhumane conditions at these sites, calling for the City to shut them down completely. sandiegouniontribune.com/news/homelessn…

Domicide and Scholasticide and Urbicide and Ecocide part of Genocide in Gaza.

Urbicide and domicide in Gaza in Le Monde.
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'Systematic and widespread destruction of housing & civilian infrastructure represents a crime against humanity' : UN experts condemn #Israel ’s purported use of Artificial Intelligence #AI in #Gaza ' #domicide ' and urge reparative rebuilding

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I appeal to Iran and Israel to exercise maximum restraint and avoid escalation in the region which will resolve nothing. The world needs to stay focused on ending the war in Gaza and the occupation, release of hostages and urgent humanitarian aid.

Another major ruling, Ranjinth Singh v Union of India - that recognizes the “right to be free from the adverse effects of climate change” that draws, innovatively on right to equality as well as right to life. Courts are leading the way. When will reality catch up? ⁦

The right thing to do which also happens to be Germany’s international legal obligation. Stop arms transfers to Israel.

Palestine’s effort to be admitted to the UN as a full member seems to have hit a roadblock again. Same result as in 2011 about which I wrote this:

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