Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: ISRAELI RAIDS ON PALESTINIAN CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Join legal and policy experts to hear how Israel’s measures to terminate the work of six prominent civil society organizations engaged in documenting violations of international law and supporting the International Criminal Court investigation of Israeli officials is harming defense of Palestinian rights, and what international inaction will mean for both Palestinians and Israelis, and international human rights advocacy efforts more broadly.
In the early morning hours of August 18, the Israeli military raided the offices of six prominent Palestinian civil society organizations, destroying property, seizing files and office equipment, and welding the entrances to the offices shut. Since then, the Israeli Security Agency, the Shin Bet, has interrogated or called in for questioning representatives of the organizations who have refused to abide the closure of their offices. Almost one year ago, the Israeli Knesset passed legislation designating the West Bank-based organizations as “terrorist organizations” and the Israeli military issued regulations determining them to be “unlawful associations.” European donor countries have stated that Israel has failed to substantiate the terrorism charges.
Co-convened by the Middle East Institute, the Foundation for Middle East Peace, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, DAWN, the International Crisis Group, Century International and USMEP.
SPEAKERS:
Shawan Jabaran, Al Haq
Sahar Francis, Addameer
Ubai Abboud, Bisan Center
Moayyad Bsharat, Union of Agricultural Work Committees
Tahreer Jaber, Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees
Khaled Quzmar, Defense of Children International—Palestine
Khaled Elgindi, Middle East Institute
Lara Friedman, Foundation for Middle East Peace
Zaha Hassan, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Emcee: Raed Jarrar, DAWN