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🎙️ “You cannot coexist on genocide.” Speaking at the IMEU Policy Project’s Project 2029 for Palestine event in Philadelphia, legal scholar and Rutgers University professor Noura Erakat argued that accountability is the foundation of any lasting peace. Erakat warned that the dehumanization of Palestinians and racial supremacy used to...

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“Almost all of us have been marked expendable by a ruling elite.” Human rights expert Noura Erakat (Noura Erakat) says Israel’s genocide and impunity in Gaza are dissolving international norms – and that is putting the whole world at risk.
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“Almost all of us have been marked expendable by a ruling elite.” Human rights expert Noura Erakat (Noura Erakat) says Israel’s genocide and impunity in Gaza are dissolving international norms – and that is putting the whole world at risk.

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"The dehumanization of Palestinians has become completely normal in Israeli public and political discourse," explains Yuli Novak, director of B'Tselem, describing the process that led to the genocide in the Gaza Strip. She calls on the international community to confront this reality of ongoing genocide. Novak spoke on a panel with Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Dr. Noura Erakat, Dr. Josh Ruebner and Rebecca Abu Chedid, in the Netroots Nation annual conference for progressive activists, organizers, and policymakers in the US, held this year in Philadelphia. The IMEU
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"The dehumanization of Palestinians has become completely normal in Israeli public and political discourse," explains Yuli Novak, director of B'Tselem, describing the process that led to the genocide in the Gaza Strip. She calls on the international community to confront this reality of ongoing genocide. Novak spoke on a panel with Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Dr. Noura Erakat, Dr. Josh Ruebner and Rebecca Abu Chedid, in the Netroots Nation annual conference for progressive activists, organizers, and policymakers in the US, held this year in Philadelphia. The IMEU

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“What we’ve learned about Palestinians is the duality of their invisibility and their power," says Noura Erakat. "They are not recognized as made of flesh, that they have a life of dignity and a normal life to return to, that mothers grieve, that fathers grieve, that there is love for one another." What Have We Learned? Israel’s Genocide — One Year On w/ Noura Erakat and Bassam Haddad (Sep 2024)
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“What we’ve learned about Palestinians is the duality of their invisibility and their power," says Noura Erakat. "They are not recognized as made of flesh, that they have a life of dignity and a normal life to return to, that mothers grieve, that fathers grieve, that there is love for one another." What Have We Learned? Israel’s Genocide — One Year On w/ Noura Erakat and Bassam Haddad (Sep 2024)

Jadaliyya

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"That's my grandma's mosque, who was born in 1937, before Israel was established." Noura Erakat (Noura Erakat) spoke with Democracy Now! about the San Diego mosque shooting and the mass dehumanization of Muslims by American media and the political class. She reminds us that Randy Fine, who has compared Muslims to dogs, was never held accountable, while Rashida Tlaib was censured for standing up for Palestinians three months into Israel’s televised genocide in Gaza. Watch the clip here:
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"That's my grandma's mosque, who was born in 1937, before Israel was established." Noura Erakat (Noura Erakat) spoke with Democracy Now! about the San Diego mosque shooting and the mass dehumanization of Muslims by American media and the political class. She reminds us that Randy Fine, who has compared Muslims to dogs, was never held accountable, while Rashida Tlaib was censured for standing up for Palestinians three months into Israel’s televised genocide in Gaza. Watch the clip here:

Jadaliyya

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"Zionism, for most of us who study it and have tried to continue to provide racial and colonial theory about it as a political ideology, as an intellectual and political bedfellow of apartheid, a similar kind of ideology, we have said in theory that the end goal of it, taken to its logical conclusion, is a form form of the complete erasure and removal of Palestinians. It is an 'unquenchable thirst,' in the words of Fayez Sayegh, for land in order to continue expansion," says Noura Erakat Noura Erakat on Zionism's logical end, first theoretically and today materially, in the genocide of Palestinians. What Have We Learned? Featuring Noura Erakat and hosted by Bassam Haddad (Bassam Haddad). September 2024
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"Zionism, for most of us who study it and have tried to continue to provide racial and colonial theory about it as a political ideology, as an intellectual and political bedfellow of apartheid, a similar kind of ideology, we have said in theory that the end goal of it, taken to its logical conclusion, is a form form of the complete erasure and removal of Palestinians. It is an 'unquenchable thirst,' in the words of Fayez Sayegh, for land in order to continue expansion," says Noura Erakat Noura Erakat on Zionism's logical end, first theoretically and today materially, in the genocide of Palestinians. What Have We Learned? Featuring Noura Erakat and hosted by Bassam Haddad (Bassam Haddad). September 2024

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After human rights attorney Noura Erakat testified at the UN Security Council on the legal arguments for why Israel’s war in Gaza constitutes genocide, U.S. envoy Dorothy Shea responded by labeling it “false” and “antisemitic.” Erakat told Drop Site that while Palestinians have long described their suffering as the Nakba, using the term genocide is important because it strips away the lie of legitimacy. Wars, she explained, can still be defended as lawful even if they include atrocities; genocide, by definition, never can. That’s why Israel’s stated aims, “destroying Hamas, freeing captives,” are nothing but “cover.” The true goal, she asserted, is to eliminate Palestinians’ very capacity to resist. Naming it genocide forces recognition of Israel’s intent: the destruction of a people. Sharif Kouddous شريف عبد القدوس | Noura Erakat
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After human rights attorney Noura Erakat testified at the UN Security Council on the legal arguments for why Israel’s war in Gaza constitutes genocide, U.S. envoy Dorothy Shea responded by labeling it “false” and “antisemitic.” Erakat told Drop Site that while Palestinians have long described their suffering as the Nakba, using the term genocide is important because it strips away the lie of legitimacy. Wars, she explained, can still be defended as lawful even if they include atrocities; genocide, by definition, never can. That’s why Israel’s stated aims, “destroying Hamas, freeing captives,” are nothing but “cover.” The true goal, she asserted, is to eliminate Palestinians’ very capacity to resist. Naming it genocide forces recognition of Israel’s intent: the destruction of a people. Sharif Kouddous شريف عبد القدوس | Noura Erakat

Drop Site

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🎙️ “To walk in Europe today and say I’m an Israeli is a shame.” Speaking at the IMEU Policy Project’s Project 2029 for Palestine event in Philadelphia, B’Tselem Executive Director Yuli Novak said Israel’s conduct in Gaza has fundamentally changed how Israelis are perceived abroad. Novak said she now feels uncomfortable identifying herself as Israeli in places where she once felt at ease, explaining that the shift reflects both Israel’s actions and years of advocacy that have reshaped public opinion. Genocide is “an attack on humanity itself,” making it a concern for people everywhere, not only Palestinians or Israelis, she said, arguing also that Israel’s violence against Palestinians cannot be understood as the actions of individual settlers or a single government. “It is not the extremists. It is a whole system.”
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🎙️ “To walk in Europe today and say I’m an Israeli is a shame.” Speaking at the IMEU Policy Project’s Project 2029 for Palestine event in Philadelphia, B’Tselem Executive Director Yuli Novak said Israel’s conduct in Gaza has fundamentally changed how Israelis are perceived abroad. Novak said she now feels uncomfortable identifying herself as Israeli in places where she once felt at ease, explaining that the shift reflects both Israel’s actions and years of advocacy that have reshaped public opinion. Genocide is “an attack on humanity itself,” making it a concern for people everywhere, not only Palestinians or Israelis, she said, arguing also that Israel’s violence against Palestinians cannot be understood as the actions of individual settlers or a single government. “It is not the extremists. It is a whole system.”

Drop Site

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🇵🇸🇺🇳Palestinian-American legal scholar Noura Erakat (Noura Erakat) made history Monday as only the second Palestinian woman to brief the UN Security Council since October 7, 2023— and the first to present the legal case that Israel’s war on Gaza is genocide. Speaking for over 10 minutes, Erakat explained how Israel’s campaign amounts to the deliberate destruction of Palestinian life, laying out a four-part case of genocide through attacks on reproductive capacity: ⭕️ Stage 1 - Preventing conception: 92% of homes destroyed, privacy impossible. Systematic sexual torture in captivity including rape, forced nudity, electrocution of genitalia, creating trauma that impede sexual intimacy. Israel bombed the Al-Basma fertility clinic, destroying 4,000 embryos and over 1,000 vials of genetic material. Birth rates have plummeted 41% since 2022. ⭕️ Stage 2 - Preventing gestation: Constant bombardment, destroyed medical facilities, hunger and disease make carrying pregnancies nearly impossible. Miscarriage rates increased 300% by 2024. ⭕️ Stage 3 - Preventing delivery: 55,000 women lack prenatal care. Fifteen women weekly deliver in “appalling conditions”—public bathrooms, without hospitals. Erakat describes C-sections without anesthesia, and “pain beyond human tolerance.” ⭕️ Stage 4 - Preventing survival: Famine has been confirmed. Over 60% of mothers can’t produce milk due to starvation. At least 450 babies were born and killed during the genocide. She urged the Council to ensure any end to the genocide does not come at the expense of accountability or international law—calling for UN, not Israeli, oversight of Gaza. She also called for protection of ICC and ICJ proceedings, and for ensuring that Palestinian women take part in rebuilding Gaza. “Should you be paralyzed by fear, look to Palestinian women. They refused to surrender. Neither should you,” she concluded.
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Drop Site

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Media critic Adam Johnson says that even if a consensus eventually emerges that Israel’s assault on Gaza constituted a genocide, there is unlikely to be meaningful accountability for the political and media figures who enabled it. Johnson pointed to former Biden administration officials quickly returning to influential liberal institutions as evidence that the political establishment has already moved on, and argues that without an organized resistance movement that explicitly pushes accountability for Gaza to the front and center, those who backed the genocide will continue to be reintegrated into mainstream political and public life without consequence.
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Media critic Adam Johnson says that even if a consensus eventually emerges that Israel’s assault on Gaza constituted a genocide, there is unlikely to be meaningful accountability for the political and media figures who enabled it. Johnson pointed to former Biden administration officials quickly returning to influential liberal institutions as evidence that the political establishment has already moved on, and argues that without an organized resistance movement that explicitly pushes accountability for Gaza to the front and center, those who backed the genocide will continue to be reintegrated into mainstream political and public life without consequence.

Drop Site

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THE GENOCIDE IN GAZA IS A REHERSAL FOR THE REST OF THE GLOBE‼️ When parents had to collect their children flesh in rice bags to bury them. At this point there should have been mercy and an outcry from the world. THE WORLD IS IN A VERY DANGEROUS PLACE‼️ Noura Erakat
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THE GENOCIDE IN GAZA IS A REHERSAL FOR THE REST OF THE GLOBE‼️ When parents had to collect their children flesh in rice bags to bury them. At this point there should have been mercy and an outcry from the world. THE WORLD IS IN A VERY DANGEROUS PLACE‼️ Noura Erakat

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🎥 “I remember covering the Second Intifada. You couldn’t say Palestine… You would get attacked so viciously,” Sharif Kouddous recalled, before asking Palestinian-American human rights attorney Noura Erakat how she gauges this moment entering the third year of genocide. Erakat said despair is real, but hope comes from action: “We are the most hopeful when we’re doing the most work together.” She recalled her own low point when U.S. Democratic politicians once again normalized Israel as it bombed Iran this year during its ongoing genocide in Gaza, but drew strength from how far the discourse has shifted and from ancestors who carried the struggle through darker times: “They could not imagine millions around the world protesting. And here we are.” “It is our duty to have hope. It is our duty to resist. It is our duty to fight. There is no alternative,” she told Drop Site. Sharif Kouddous شريف عبد القدوس | Noura Erakat
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🎥 “I remember covering the Second Intifada. You couldn’t say Palestine… You would get attacked so viciously,” Sharif Kouddous recalled, before asking Palestinian-American human rights attorney Noura Erakat how she gauges this moment entering the third year of genocide. Erakat said despair is real, but hope comes from action: “We are the most hopeful when we’re doing the most work together.” She recalled her own low point when U.S. Democratic politicians once again normalized Israel as it bombed Iran this year during its ongoing genocide in Gaza, but drew strength from how far the discourse has shifted and from ancestors who carried the struggle through darker times: “They could not imagine millions around the world protesting. And here we are.” “It is our duty to have hope. It is our duty to resist. It is our duty to fight. There is no alternative,” she told Drop Site. Sharif Kouddous شريف عبد القدوس | Noura Erakat

Drop Site

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“Clearly this is part of an attempt to make life impossible for Palestinians.” Omer Bartov, professor of Holocaust & Genocide Studies at Brown University, talks about Israel’s starvation campaign in Gaza and argues that it fits the UN definition of genocide.
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“Clearly this is part of an attempt to make life impossible for Palestinians.” Omer Bartov, professor of Holocaust & Genocide Studies at Brown University, talks about Israel’s starvation campaign in Gaza and argues that it fits the UN definition of genocide.

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🚨ISRAELI SOCIETY IS IN 'GENOCIDE FEVER' 'For quite some time the top ten songs that were on the Israeli hits, at least 3 of them called for a genocide...there is a real sense of genocide fever here, a genocide fever that is being pushed and fuelled not only by the government, but also by the Israeli media.' -Dr. Diana Buttu, former Legal Advisor and Negotiator for the Palestinian Liberation Organisation on Israeli society's genocidal bloodthirsty against Palestinians FULL SHOW:
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🚨ISRAELI SOCIETY IS IN 'GENOCIDE FEVER' 'For quite some time the top ten songs that were on the Israeli hits, at least 3 of them called for a genocide...there is a real sense of genocide fever here, a genocide fever that is being pushed and fuelled not only by the government, but also by the Israeli media.' -Dr. Diana Buttu, former Legal Advisor and Negotiator for the Palestinian Liberation Organisation on Israeli society's genocidal bloodthirsty against Palestinians FULL SHOW:

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"The most dangerous place to be a Jew today is in Israel." Daniel Levy, a former Israeli peace negotiator and prominent Jewish voice, has warned that Zionism is now undermining Jewish safety and global security. Speaking at a London panel titled “Genocide in Gaza, War on Iran: What’s Next for Palestine?” which is part of the Genocide in Gaza conference organised by the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP), Levy said the actions of the Israeli state are fueling antisemitism and eroding post-Holocaust international law. “What Israel does,” he warned, “is becoming ground zero for new levels of inhumanity.”
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"The most dangerous place to be a Jew today is in Israel." Daniel Levy, a former Israeli peace negotiator and prominent Jewish voice, has warned that Zionism is now undermining Jewish safety and global security. Speaking at a London panel titled “Genocide in Gaza, War on Iran: What’s Next for Palestine?” which is part of the Genocide in Gaza conference organised by the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP), Levy said the actions of the Israeli state are fueling antisemitism and eroding post-Holocaust international law. “What Israel does,” he warned, “is becoming ground zero for new levels of inhumanity.”

Middle East Eye

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Jewish director Sarah Friedland accepted the #VeniceFilmFestival Lion Of The Future Award for Best Debut Film for ‘Familiar Touch’. During her speech she said that she stands in solidarity with the people of Palestine and says “I am accepting this award on the 336th day of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, and 76th year of occupation. It is our responsibility as filmmakers to use the institutional platforms in which we work to address Israel’s impunity on the global stage” #Venezia81
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Jewish director Sarah Friedland accepted the #VeniceFilmFestival Lion Of The Future Award for Best Debut Film for ‘Familiar Touch’. During her speech she said that she stands in solidarity with the people of Palestine and says “I am accepting this award on the 336th day of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, and 76th year of occupation. It is our responsibility as filmmakers to use the institutional platforms in which we work to address Israel’s impunity on the global stage” #Venezia81

Deadline

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Tayab Ali, director of the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians, spoke at a panel in London titled "Genocide in Gaza: Trump’s Policy, and the Crisis of Law and Media," organised by the ICJP. Ali warned that international law is not only failing Palestinians but is at risk of collapsing altogether. He argued that when governments ignore legal obligations, people begin to lose faith in the entire legal system, both internationally and domestically. Citing the UK government’s move to proscribe Palestine Action, he said it marked a dangerous erosion of legal norms. When law loses its meaning, he added, people stop following it.
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Tayab Ali, director of the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians, spoke at a panel in London titled "Genocide in Gaza: Trump’s Policy, and the Crisis of Law and Media," organised by the ICJP. Ali warned that international law is not only failing Palestinians but is at risk of collapsing altogether. He argued that when governments ignore legal obligations, people begin to lose faith in the entire legal system, both internationally and domestically. Citing the UK government’s move to proscribe Palestine Action, he said it marked a dangerous erosion of legal norms. When law loses its meaning, he added, people stop following it.

Middle East Eye

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"There is not a single decent expert that you can call an expert today that doesn't call what's happening in Gaza a genocide." At the Together for Palestine event in London, Un Special Rapporteur for the Occupied Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese called out the failure of politicians and the media to take responsibility for what is happening in Gaza.
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"There is not a single decent expert that you can call an expert today that doesn't call what's happening in Gaza a genocide." At the Together for Palestine event in London, Un Special Rapporteur for the Occupied Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese called out the failure of politicians and the media to take responsibility for what is happening in Gaza.

Novara Media

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Breaking: Reawaken America Accountability is the foundation of the Republic. Without accountability, you do not have a Constitution. Without accountability, you do not have justice. You have a system of men protecting themselves. Without accountability, you do not have a nation of laws. You have a Nation of men who will use their offices to destroy anyone who stands in their way. This is the essential requirement of free government. The Founders understood this truth, and that is why they built the entire system on the principle that no man is above the law. We have watched that principle be shattered. Men in government used their authority to spy on Americans, to prosecute the innocent, to destroy families, and to silence dissent. They have faced no consequences. They have been protected by the very system that should have held them accountable. Every official who abused their power must answer for it. Every agency that was weaponized must be gutted. Every person who participated in the cover-up must face justice. Without accountability, the Republic dies.
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Breaking: Reawaken America Accountability is the foundation of the Republic. Without accountability, you do not have a Constitution. Without accountability, you do not have justice. You have a system of men protecting themselves. Without accountability, you do not have a nation of laws. You have a Nation of men who will use their offices to destroy anyone who stands in their way. This is the essential requirement of free government. The Founders understood this truth, and that is why they built the entire system on the principle that no man is above the law. We have watched that principle be shattered. Men in government used their authority to spy on Americans, to prosecute the innocent, to destroy families, and to silence dissent. They have faced no consequences. They have been protected by the very system that should have held them accountable. Every official who abused their power must answer for it. Every agency that was weaponized must be gutted. Every person who participated in the cover-up must face justice. Without accountability, the Republic dies.

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#DRC - #USA : The world is slowly beginning to understand that diplomatic propaganda driven by lobbying does not reflect the reality on the ground. Congo does not only need peace, it needs sustainable peace that addresses the root causes of conflict. Any process that ignores governance failures, exclusion, and lack of accountability will only prepare the stage for renewed instability. The United States must prioritize what is best for the Congolese people, not simply echo the position of officials in Kinshasa. Listening equally to civil society, opposition leaders, and faith-based institutions is essential. An imposed peace including any Washington-driven framework that lacks national ownership risks being temporary and fragile. Leadership from CENCO and ECC offers a credible pathway toward a truly inclusive national dialogue. Sustainable peace cannot be imposed. It must be built from within. Well done to the Committee on Foreign Affairs for advancing an approach grounded in facts and accountability. Encouraging transparency and bringing truth to light is essential for building trust, restoring credibility, and fostering sustainable solutions. Truth remains the foundation upon which lasting peace and responsible diplomacy are built. Donald J. Trump Secretary Marco Rubio U.S. Senior Advisor for Arab and African Affairs
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#DRC - #USA : The world is slowly beginning to understand that diplomatic propaganda driven by lobbying does not reflect the reality on the ground. Congo does not only need peace, it needs sustainable peace that addresses the root causes of conflict. Any process that ignores governance failures, exclusion, and lack of accountability will only prepare the stage for renewed instability. The United States must prioritize what is best for the Congolese people, not simply echo the position of officials in Kinshasa. Listening equally to civil society, opposition leaders, and faith-based institutions is essential. An imposed peace including any Washington-driven framework that lacks national ownership risks being temporary and fragile. Leadership from CENCO and ECC offers a credible pathway toward a truly inclusive national dialogue. Sustainable peace cannot be imposed. It must be built from within. Well done to the Committee on Foreign Affairs for advancing an approach grounded in facts and accountability. Encouraging transparency and bringing truth to light is essential for building trust, restoring credibility, and fostering sustainable solutions. Truth remains the foundation upon which lasting peace and responsible diplomacy are built. Donald J. Trump Secretary Marco Rubio U.S. Senior Advisor for Arab and African Affairs

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