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Masked Israeli settlers attack Palestinian olive farmers from the village of Hawara on fields near the settlement of Yitzhar in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on October 7, 2020. (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP) (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP via Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 25: Thunderstorm clouds roll over the U.S. Capitol on July 25, 2022 in Washington, DC. The storms prevented many members of Congress from returning to the capital on Monday, forcing the Senate to postpone a procedural vote on the so-called CHIPS+ Act, which would give $39 billion to subsidize the construction of semiconductor factories in the U.S. and $11 billion for research and development initiatives into microprocessor innovation. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

DAWN Statement on Bill to Sanction the International Criminal Court, Undermining Justice and Accountability

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A Palestinian man carries two water containers past destroyed buildings in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip on June 11, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)

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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 19: Paul Keary, COO of Teneo Holdings attends the Billie Jean King Leadership Initiative Gala at Powerhouse at The American Museum of Natural History on November 19, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/Getty Images)

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A Palestinian man carries two water containers past destroyed buildings in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip on June 11, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 13: Naomi Klein, author of Doppelgänger, winner of the Women's Prize for Non Fiction Award 2024 at Bedford Square Gardens on June 13, 2024 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by David Levenson/Getty Images), author of Code Dependent

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Masked Israeli settlers attack Palestinian olive farmers from the village of Hawara on fields near the settlement of Yitzhar in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on October 7, 2020. (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP) (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP via Getty Images)

Revocation of Sanctions against Violent Israeli Settlers Will Encourage Terrorist Attacks against Palestinians, Fuel Instability

January 27, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 25: Thunderstorm clouds roll over the U.S. Capitol on July 25, 2022 in Washington, DC. The storms prevented many members of Congress from returning to the capital on Monday, forcing the Senate to postpone a procedural vote on the so-called CHIPS+ Act, which would give $39 billion to subsidize the construction of semiconductor factories in the U.S. and $11 billion for research and development initiatives into microprocessor innovation. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

DAWN Statement on Bill to Sanction the International Criminal Court, Undermining Justice and Accountability

January 27, 2025

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Tag: Israel-Palestine

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 13: Pro-Palestine demonstrators gather at Freedom Plaza for a rally on January 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. Officials are predicting at least 10,000 people will attend to protest the retaliatory actions taken by the Israeli government following the October 7th terrorist attacks by Hamas. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

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Can Article 25 of the U.N. Charter Impose Accountability on Israel?

October 21, 2024

KHAN YUNIS, GAZA - OCTOBER 9: A Palestinian girl cries, as they try to live under hard conditions amid Israeli attacks and restrictions during the ''International Day of the Girl Child', in Khan Yunis, Gaza on October 9, 2024. "International Day of the Girl Child" is celebrated on October 11 every year to draw attention to the problems faced by girls such as discrimination, violence, cultural and economic barriers and inequality, who are also deprived from their basic rights all around the world. The situation of girls in Gaza, who grew up amidst the sounds of guns and bombs and the bitter face of war due to Israeli attacks and the embargo enforcement continues in Gaza. (Photo by Doaa Albaz/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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The U.N. Must Do More to Protect Civil Society From the Abuses of Counterterrorism

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Chinese policemen guard at streets on July 7, 2009 in the capital of Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region of China.

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Gaza's Reality Has Been Hidden From the Israeli Public

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A general view shows destroyed building and the rubble of the al-Faruq mosque on February 22, 2024, following an overnight Israeli air strike in Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip, amid continuing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Photo by SAID KHATIB / AFP)

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People check the rubble of buildings which were levelled on September 27 by Israeli strikes that targeted and killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in the Haret Hreik neighbourhood of Beirut's southern suburbs, on September 29, 2024. Israel killed Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in a huge air strike in Lebanon, dealing the movement a seismic blow that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on September 28 called a "turning point" for his country. (Photo by AFP)

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A Pro-Palestinian activist holds a placard reading 'From the River to the Sea' as they march through London, during a National Day of Action for Palestine on September 7, 2024. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)

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Israel's Vision of No Palestinians 'From the River to the Sea'

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