Nour Joudah und Dena Qaddumi auf der Seite von Al-Shabaka
Introduction
After Hamas’s recent announcement that it will hand over governing authority in Gaza to the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), urgent questions about who will shape Gaza’s future and on whose terms have reemerged. These questions are particularly salient given that the NCAG’s framework reflects the same technocratic and externally imposed logic that has come to characterize the dominant international proposal for Gaza’s reconstruction: one that treats it as a technical exercise in disaster management, sidelining Palestinian sovereignty, return, and self-determination.
In contrast, this roundtable asks what it means to understand Gaza as an Indigenous region rather than simply a besieged strip or humanitarian space. Nour Joudah and Dena Qaddumi explore how Indigenous frameworks reshape prevailing understandings of urbanism, reconstruction, and governance; why reconstruction must begin with Palestinian agency and reclamation rather than externally designed colonial master plans; and how rebuilding is already taking place through everyday forms of Indigenous endurance, social organization, and spatial resistance under conditions of ongoing genocide.
Im Podcast von +972mag spricht Eyal Weizman über eine neue Dimension dessen, was im Gazastreifen geschieht: Nicht sprachlos werden, auch wenn einem dieser Gedanke kommen kann…
Ein Beitrag von James Smith auf der Seite von Middle Eats Eye
„Dr Abu Safiya must be immediately released. So too should all Palestinian detainees, including the 82 other healthcare workers still in Israeli prisons“
Die vorliegende, von der Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung beauftragte Studie liefert erstmals einen systematischen Einblick in die Advocacy-Arbeit Israel-naher politischer Akteur*innen in den USA, Deutschland und Israel. Im Mittelpunkt steht die politische Kampagne gegen das seit 1949 bestehende Hilfswerk der Vereinten Nationen für Palästina-Flüchtlinge im Nahen Osten (United Nations Reliefs and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, UNRWA).
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Crisis Appeal for Health, Emergency Support, and Survival Essentials in Gaza
As part of its Emergency Appeal: Crisis Appeal for Health, Emergency Support, and Survival Essentials in Gaza, Caritas Jerusalem continues to respond to one of the most urgent humanitarian needs facing displaced communities: access to safe drinking water.
Across Gaza, the ongoing crisis has severely damaged water infrastructure, leaving countless families without reliable access to clean water. Today, 91% of households experience water insecurity, while many people survive on less than six liters of water per person per day—far below the minimum amount required to meet basic daily needs. The lack of safe water, combined with overcrowded living conditions, damaged sanitation systems, and limited healthcare services, has significantly increased the risk of disease and has further worsened an already devastating humanitarian situation.
To help address this critical need, Caritas Jerusalem has launched a water trucking intervention, delivering potable drinking water directly to shelters, displacement camps, and communities where access to safe water has been cut off. The intervention is implemented in close coordination with local authorities and community representatives to ensure that the most vulnerable families are reached safely and equitably.
One of the communities currently benefiting from this intervention is the Al-Abraj area, where residents have endured prolonged shortages of clean drinking water.
„We have been suffering from a shortage of clean water in this area,“ says Yehia Abdo, Regional Director for Al-Abraj. „Caritas Jerusalem has now provided us with clean water, and we are grateful for your kind efforts. This is the best-quality water we have received in a long time. We truly appreciate your support.“
He explains that the community’s access to water became increasingly difficult after routes were cut off, forcing residents to travel long distances in search of safe drinking water. „This camp has an urgent need for water due to the long distances people must travel after access routes were cut off. We issued an emergency appeal, and Caritas Jerusalem responded. The water quality is excellent. Thank you, Caritas Jerusalem.“
For families living through prolonged displacement, access to clean water is more than a basic necessity—it is essential for survival, health, and dignity.
Beyond water trucking, the intervention also includes the distribution of emergency WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) kits containing essential hygiene and dignity items, helping families maintain basic hygiene standards despite the challenging conditions. Together, these interventions aim to reduce the spread of waterborne diseases, protect public health, and preserve the dignity of vulnerable households.
Through its Emergency Appeal, Caritas Jerusalem remains committed to standing alongside the people of Gaza, delivering life-saving assistance where it is needed most and ensuring that families continue to have access to one of life’s most fundamental necessities: safe, clean drinking water.
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