„Der palästinensische Aktivist Odeh Hadalin wurde Augenzeugen und Medienberichten zufolge von einem israelischen Siedler angeschossen und schwer am Oberkörper verletzt. Im Krankenhaus im israelischen Beersheva erlag er seinen Verletzungen.“
Ein Bericht von Judith Poppe in der taz und ein Beitrag von Yuval Abraham (Regisseur von No other Land, an dessen Entstehung Odeh Hadalin beteiligt war).
Nachtrag 2. August 2025: Ein Nachruf auf Holy Land Trust:
As a binational movement of Palestinians and Israelis committed to nonviolence and equality, Combatants for Peace issues this urgent statement in light of the deepening humanitarian and political crisis across Gaza and the West Bank:
In response to the continued policy of starvation in Gaza and the accelerating ethnic cleansing of Palestinian communities in the West Bank, we are compelled to speak clearly: this is genocide – and it must be stopped.
We do not use this word lightly. As outlined in B’Tselem’s recent report, “Our Genocide” what we are witnessing is not simply a failure to protect civilian life – it is the deliberate, state-enabled destruction of it.
In Gaza, more than 60,000 people have been killed, including thousands of children. Families are dying of hunger, and entire neighborhoods have been reduced to rubble. Israel has systematically and deliberately destroyed over 70% of Gaza’s buildings, damaged or destroyed 94% of hospitals, and wiped out 89% of schools. Aid is obstructed, water is cut off, and civilians are being shot as they attempt to reach food. This is not a natural disaster – it is a deliberate policy choice aimed at destroying the conditions for civilian life.
In the West Bank restrictions on movement have worsened dramatically, with checkpoints multiplying, roads closed without notice, and entire villages cut off from hospitals, schools and markets – all while entire rural Palestinian communities are being displaced by armed settlers and military units working in tandem. In the Jordan Valley, South Hebron Hills, and northern districts, homes have been torched, water sources poisoned, livestock killed, and people forced to flee. Just last night, Awdah Hathaleen – a well-known and loved community activist from Umm al-Khair – was shot and killed in yet another murderous settler attack. Weeks earlier, Sayfollah Musallet was beaten to death in the village of Sinjil while defending his family’s land from encroaching settlers. These are not isolated acts. They are part of a clear and documented strategy to remove Palestinians from their land – what international law recognizes as ethnic cleansing.
We also recognize the pain and anguish of Israeli families whose loved ones remain held hostage in Gaza. These hostages must be returned unharmed now – or, where necessary, given a respectful burial. Their immense suffering cannot be ignored. But it also cannot justify the starvation and mass killing of an entire civilian population.
At the same time, thousands of Palestinian political prisoners remain imprisoned in Israeli jails, held in inhumane and degrading conditions. Many have endured years without trial, in solitary confinement, or denied access to legal recourse. Their release must be part of any just and lasting political resolution.
Any meaningful path toward peace must confront the full scope of human rights violations in this conflict – including the systemic use of unlawful detention and collective punishment against Palestinians, and the ongoing trauma, insecurity, and targeting of civilians experienced by Israelis. Justice must be extended to all who live here, without exception.
As Palestinians and Israelis who have chosen to walk the path of nonviolence – even in a time of war – we call on all people of conscience, within our societies and beyond them, to speak out. To act. To refuse complicity, and to reject the lies that tell us there is no other way.
We remain committed to peace, to nonviolence, and to each other.
This commitment is rooted in the belief that the occupation must end, and that justice is not a dream – it is a requirement. Only then can we begin to repair what has been broken – and begin to build the future we know is possible: a future where Palestinians and Israelis live in freedom and equality, guided by a shared commitment to nonviolence and humanity.
In solidarity and hope,
Combatants for Peace
Auch andere als ethnisch.nationale Interpretationen sind möglich …
Ein Beitrag von Yonat Shimron auf RNS
| By Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator |
As the world is witnessing, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza is devastating. One in three people in Gaza hasn’t eaten for days. People are being shot just trying to get food to feed their families. Children are wasting away. This is what we face on the ground right now.
We welcome Israel’s decision to support a one-week scale-up of aid, including lifting customs barriers on food, medicine and fuel from Egypt and the reported designation of secure routes for UN humanitarian convoys. Some movement restrictions appear to have been eased today, with initial reports indicating that over 100 truckloads were collected.
This is progress, but vast amounts of aid are needed to stave off famine and a catastrophic health crisis. Across the UN agencies and humanitarian community, we are mobilized to save as many lives as we can.
But we need sustained action, and fast, including quicker clearances for convoys going to the crossing and dispatching into Gaza; multiple trips per day to the crossings so we and our partners can pick up the cargo; safe routes that avoid crowded areas; and no more attacks on people gathering for food.
Fuel must be allowed in consistently and at the volume needed to keep aid operations running.
More than 59,000 people have reportedly been killed in Gaza since 7 October 2023, nearly 18,000 of them children.
International humanitarian law must be respected. Aid must not be blocked, delayed or come under fire. Hostages must be released, immediately and unconditionally.
Ultimately of course we don’t just need a pause – we need a permanent ceasefire.
The world is calling for this lifesaving aid to get through. We won’t stop working for that.
Auch wer gleich nicht in Berlin sein kann, der „höre“ die Stimme der
Israelis für Frieden | Israelis for Peace
Ein Interview auf Kontrast.at mit der in Berlin lebenden, in West-Jerusalem aufgewachsenen Aktivistin Vered Berman.
Während sich die Stimmen mehren, die Augen nicht länger vor dem Leid und dem Hunger der Palästinenser:innen im Gazastreifen zu verschließen (Etwa Crisis Group, Abraham Initiatives, Forward Ärzte ohne Grenzen etc.) …
Hier ein Blick auf das, was die Besatzung und die Militäreinsätze mit den Besatzern macht (… wem klingen hier nicht die Worte von Y. Leibowitz nach??)
Der Autor und sein Buch | 29. Juli 2025 in Berlin
Dem Horror, dem Hunger, dem Tod etwas entgegensetzen!
Mati Shemoelof hat im Stadtsprachenmagazin dieser Tage ein Gedicht veröffentlicht:
(Ergänzung 22.7: 29, statt 25 Unterzeichnerstaaten)
Nicht einmal das glaubt die Bundesregierung unterschreiben zu können.
[Und es ist keine Erklärung des Iran, Rußlands, Nordkoreas und …]
sondern ein Joint statement by:
EU Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management and
Foreign ministers of
Australia,
Austria,
Belgium,
Canada,
Cyprus,
Denmark,
Estonia,
Finland,
France,
Iceland,
Ireland,
Italy,
Greece,
Japan,
Latvia,
Lithuania,
Luxembourg,
Malta,
The Netherlands,
New Zealand,
Norway, (da hat der Kanzler noch mal am selben Tag die großen Gemeinsamkeiten betont, als der PM in Berlin zu Gast war …)
Poland,
Portugal,
Slovenia,
Spain,
Sweden,
Switzerland and the
UK
We, the signatories listed below, come together with a simple, urgent message: the war in Gaza must end now.
The suffering of civilians in Gaza has reached new depths. The Israeli government’s aid delivery model is dangerous, fuels instability and deprives Gazans of human dignity. We condemn the drip feeding of aid and the inhumane killing of civilians, including children, seeking to meet their most basic needs of water and food. It is horrifying that over 800 Palestinians have been killed while seeking aid. The Israeli Government’s denial of essential humanitarian assistance to the civilian population is unacceptable. Israel must comply with its obligations under international humanitarian law.
The hostages cruelly held captive by Hamas since 7 October 2023 continue to suffer terribly. We condemn their continued detention and call for their immediate and unconditional release. A negotiated ceasefire offers the best hope of bringing them home and ending the agony of their families.
We call on the Israeli government to immediately lift restrictions on the flow of aid and to urgently enable the UN and humanitarian NGOs to do their life saving work safely and effectively.
We call on all parties to protect civilians and uphold the obligations of international humanitarian law. Proposals to remove the Palestinian population into a “humanitarian city” are completely unacceptable. Permanent forced displacement is a violation of international humanitarian law.
We strongly oppose any steps towards territorial or demographic change in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The E1 settlement plan announced by Israel’s Civil Administration, if implemented, would divide a Palestinian state in two, marking a flagrant breach of international law and critically undermine the two-state solution. Meanwhile, settlement building across the West Bank including East Jerusalem has accelerated while settler violence against Palestinians has soared. This must stop.
We urge the parties and the international community to unite in a common effort to bring this terrible conflict to an end, through an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire. Further bloodshed serves no purpose. We reaffirm our complete support to the efforts of the US, Qatar and Egypt to achieve this.
We are prepared to take further action to support an immediate ceasefire and a political pathway to security and peace for Israelis, Palestinians and the entire region.
