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In this interview, national security lawyer Fahad Ansari speaks with JURIST News Associate Editorial Director, Alanah Vargas, about the transformation of the London-based law firm Riverway Law into Riverway to the Sea—a movement-embedded legal training and advocacy organization dedicated to confronting Zionism, and defending Palestinian liberation and anti-colonial resistance. He explains how the organization is [...]

A UN expert urged states to recognize hostage-taking as a crime against humanity on Thursday. The statement comes as a preparatory committee is drafting a treaty on crimes against humanity. The Special Rapporteur on torture, Alice Jill Edwards, called on states participating in the negotiations to include hostage-taking as a crime against humanity in the [...]

On January 22, the White House released a statement on its website: “Today, in an historic ceremony in Davos, Switzerland, President Donald J. Trump formally ratified the Charter of the Board of Peace—establishing it as an official international organization. President Trump, who is serving as the Board’s Chairman, was joined by Founding Members representing countries [...]

UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territory, Francesca Albanese, on Friday expressed grave concern about Israel’s ongoing systemic attacks against the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), the UN, and the Palestinian people. The remarks come following Israeli forces’  demolition of the UNRWA compound in East [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Thursday reversed a district court’s decision that released Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil from immigration detention. The court held that the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) stripped the US District for the District of New Jersey of subject-matter jurisdiction because the INA requires deportation challenges [...]

The Islamic Resistance Movement, commonly known as Hamas, stated Sunday that it is prepared to dissolve its government entities administering the Gaza Strip and hand them over to a “technocratic” Palestinian body. Spokesperson Hazem Qassem made the announcement in a televised address, stressing that the movement’s decision to relinquish control was “clear and final.” He [...]

The Palestinian ambassador to the UK raised his nation’s flag over the new Palestinian embassy in London on Monday, following the UK’s recognition of Palestinian statehood. During the ceremony in Hammersmith, Ambassador Husam Zomlot presented the official signage for the diplomatic office, finalizing a political shift in the UK that began last year alongside Canada [...]

Italian authorities on Saturday arrested nine individuals on suspicion of raising more than €7 million for Hamas by misrepresenting the funds as humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza. The arrests follow a counter-terrorism and financial crimes investigation jointly conducted by Italy’s anti-terror police and the Guardia di Finanza, launched shortly after the Hamas attacks in [...]

Belgium filed Tuesday a declaration of intervention to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the case against Israel in relation to the situation in the Gaza Strip. In the declaration, Belgium expressed its understanding of the term “genocidal intent” contained in the Genocide Convention. Citing a previous ICJ provisional measure order in the case [...]

Amnesty International on Thursday urged all states to prevent the Portuguese-flagged Holger G vessel, carrying munition components bound for Israel, from docking at their ports. Having departed from India on November 16, the cargo is destined for Israel’s biggest arms manufacturer, Elbit Systems, and its subsidiary IMI Systems. Erika Guevara Rosas, senior director for research [...]