"It’s not just the unhinged murderous settler thugs & the Israeli genocidal army that are Israel’s weapon of choice in Palestine & throughout the region; the American army & administration are clearly the most accommodating & lethal weapon that carries out Israel’s bidding in our region to re-engineer the whole area to suit Israel’s “security” & hegemonic designs." Dr Hanan Ashrawi

Dr. Hanan Ashrawi

 Hanan Ashrawi

@DrHananAshrawi

It’s not just the unhinged murderous settler thugs & the Israeli genocidal army that are Israel’s weapon of choice in Palestine & throughout the region; the American army & administration are clearly the most accommodating & lethal weapon that carries out Israel’s bidding in our region to re-engineer the whole area to suit Israel’s “security” & hegemonic designs.

 https://x.com/DrHananAshrawi/status/2027727720969285822

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Hanan Ashrawi reposted

 

Ofer Cassif עופר כסיף عوفر كسيف

@ofercass

 

The article by Adam Raz from the

@Akevot

Institute published today in Haaretz proves, once again, what we have been crying out for decades: the Nakba is not a “narrative”, it is a historical truth of genocide, ethnic cleansing, and plunder. To our shame and horror, this is an ongoing history, not only the past but also the present. Recognition of the crimes and a just solution for the victims are not only a moral demand, but also a necessary recipe for shared life between the two peoples.  https://x.com/ofercass/status/2027480502785941964

 

A world on edge as Trump bombs Iran and triggers war in the Middle East. There was no need for this: We cannot know where this foolish, reckless attack will end – but new hatreds will be seeded, terrorist vendettas sown and, ultimately, little will be achieved.

 

Simon Tisdall - Guardian foreign affairs commentator  

Blocked roads in Tehran after Israeli and US strikes on Iran, 28 February 2026. Photograph: Majid Asgaripour/Reuters

They never learn. Once again, a bellicose US president has unleashed overwhelming military firepower to force a sovereign nation to its knees. Once again, blatant lies and exaggerated claims are being propagated to justify the attack. Duplicitous American diplomacy became a fig leaf for premeditated aggression. The cautionary advice of allies was spurned. The UN, international law and public opinion were ignored. Democratic consent is lacking. And once again, there are few defined goals by which to gauge success, and no long-term plan.

Now, as in the past, the predictable result of today’s renewed, expanded and apparently open-ended US-Israeli aggression against Iran will be instant, spreading chaos. Civilians will be killed, children orphaned, families torn apart. Regional turmoil and international oil-price panic will follow the Iranian retaliation that has already begun, and which may be backed by Tehran’s Hezbollah and Houthi allies. New hatreds will be seeded, terrorist vendettas sown. The west’s foes will rejoice. And nothing of enduring value will be achieved. That was the bitter outcome of the failed US-led interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq. Today, it’s Tehran’s turn to reap the whirlwind.

How dismaying – how unforgivable! – that those past lessons have not been learned. How incredible that an elected 21st-century American president still believes it’s effective and permissible, let alone moral, to dictate to the world from the barrel of a gun. By what conceivable right does the US behave in this way?

While there are certain differences, the similarities between Donald Trump’s siege of Iran and George W Bush’s disastrous 2003 invasion of Iraq are striking. Both crises fit a wider pattern of unsuccessful, costly US interventionism dating back to Vietnam – and the 1953 CIA-led Iran coup. Trump promised to avoid foreign adventures. Surprise! He lied. Anyone who believes he has radically changed the way the US engages with the world should review this sordid saga of post-1945 imperial hubris. In this, he’s no different from his predecessors... READ MORE https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/28/donald-trump-bombs-iran-war-middle-east

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"Israel has equipped thousands of settlers with military firearms and uniforms and given them lethal powers without adequate oversight mechanisms. Shootings, violent assaults, trespassing, theft and property damage are only some examples of the types of offenses Israeli civilians have committed against Palestinians behind the shield of military issued firearms and uniforms over the past two years." Settlers in Uniform, on violence perpetrated against Palestinians in the West Bank by Israeli civilians wearing military uniforms.

 Yesh Din English

@Yesh_Din

 

Today, we are publishing our new report, "Settlers in Uniform", on violence perpetrated against Palestinians in the West Bank by Israeli civilians wearing military uniforms. 

 

Israel has equipped thousands of settlers with military firearms and uniforms and given them lethal powers without adequate oversight mechanisms. Shootings, violent assaults, trespassing, theft and property damage are only some examples of the types of offenses Israeli civilians have committed against Palestinians behind the shield of military issued firearms and uniforms over the past two years. 

 

These violations were perpetrated by settler-soldiers on military duty who were abusing their authority, settler-soldiers on leave acting outside any official mission, or settlers in uniform acting on their own initiative. 

 

"Settlers in Uniform" demonstrates that Israel consistently, and as a matter of policy, enables the deliberate blurring of lines between settlers and military forces and promotes violent actions against Palestinian civilians in the West Bank by militias working in the service of settlement interests. 

 

These practices run counter to Israel’s obligations under international law as the occupying power in the West Bank and gravely violate the human rights of Palestinians living there. To read the full report: https://bit.ly/4tVOjg2

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'40,000 Palestinian children in Gaza are now without parents. This is the largest orphan crisis in modern history, according to UNICEF. Israel did this. If Russia had done the same in Ukraine, the world would call it what it is — a war crime, a crime against humanity."

sarah

@sahouraxo

40,000 Palestinian children in Gaza are now without parents. This is the largest orphan crisis in modern history, according to UNICEF. Israel did this. If Russia had done the same in Ukraine, the world would call it what it is — a war crime, a crime against humanity.

 

Almost 40,000 Palestinian children in Gaza have lost one or both parents, making it the largest orphan crisis in modern history

The Cradle

@TheCradleMedia

—Nearly 40,000 children in Gaza have lost one or both parents during the genocide, creating what UNICEF has described as the largest orphan crisis in modern history. 

 

Many of these children are living with severe psychological trauma amid widespread destruction, displacement, and the collapse of basic services, with humanitarian agencies warning that support systems are overwhelmed, especially as Israel continues to block access to aid and deny petitions for children to travel for overseas medical care. 

 

Local field reports highlight that some Palestinian children now rely on elderly relatives, while others have been forced to assume responsibility for younger siblings after losing both parents. 

 

Aid officials estimate that more than 3,000 Palestinian children have been left completely orphaned in Gaza, with many families struggling to meet their emotional and financial needs as resources fall far short of demand. 

 

The crisis is unfolding alongside the near collapse of Gaza’s education system. 

 

UNRWA reports that about 94 percent of schools have been damaged or destroyed, with limited learning continuing in tents and temporary spaces. 

 

Humanitarian agencies warn that without sustained support, a generation of children faces growing up amid loss and instability that will have implications for generations to come.

 

https://x.com/TheCradleMedia/status/2026217892572803225 

 

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"Israel has invented new ways to violate international law, further entrenching its unlawful occupation and apartheid and while totally disregarding its obligations as an occupying power towards Palestinian civilians. Israel instead has deliberately and consistently advanced its aggressive annexation agenda, with total impunity in blatant violation of international law, which categorically prohibits annexation, settling civilians from the occupying power in the occupied territory, displacing or removing protected persons and unlawfully seizing property in the occupied territory:"

Amnesty International

@amnesty

 

Israeli authorities have unleashed a series of unlawful measures such as land registration, that are deliberately designed to dispossess Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and to make the annexation of the territory an irreversible reality. 

 

These decisions clear the path for further takeover of Palestinian land, authorize a record number of new settlements, expand existing ones, and formalize registration of land in the West Bank as Israeli state property effectively enabling Israel’s land grabs. 

 

Israel has invented new ways to violate international law, further entrenching its unlawful occupation and apartheid and while totally disregarding its obligations as an occupying power towards Palestinian civilians. Israel instead has deliberately and consistently advanced its aggressive annexation agenda, with total impunity in blatant violation of international law, which categorically prohibits annexation, settling civilians from the occupying power in the occupied territory, displacing or removing protected persons and unlawfully seizing property in the occupied territory: https://amn.st/6010hsanw

 

 https://x.com/amnesty/status/2027035929890730066

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26 February 2026

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Israel/OPT: Global impunity fueling Israel’s unlawful annexation measures in the West Bank

Since December 2025, Israeli authorities have unleashed a series of unlawful measures deliberately designed to dispossess Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and to make the annexation of the territory an irreversible reality, Amnesty International said today.   

These decisions represent an unprecedented escalation – in scale and speed – in Israel’s project to expand illegal settlements. They facilitate the takeover of more Palestinian land, authorize a record number of new settlements, expanding existing ones, and formalize registration of land in the West Bank as Israeli state property. While successive Israeli governments have pursued policies aimed at expanding settlements and entrenching occupation and apartheid, the latest measures underscore how the current Israeli government has turbocharged these efforts, in the shadow of the genocide in Gaza.   

“What we are witnessing is a state, led by a Prime Minister wanted by the International Criminal Court on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity, openly gloating about its defiance of international law... READ MORE   https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/02/israel-opt-global-impunity-fueling-israels-unlawful-annexation-measures-in-the-west-bank/

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