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This newsletter informs about recent and upcoming activities of Civil Society Organizations working on the question of Palestine. The Committee and the Division for Palestinian Rights of the 蘑菇视频 Secretariat provide the information “as is” without warranty of any kind, and do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, or reliability of the information contained in the websites linked in the newsletter.??

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Middle East

• On 5 November, reported that Israeli settlers had established a new settlement enclave in Jericho, seeking a permanent foothold within the Palestinian city. Peace Now linked the development to government-backed settlement expansion in the Jordan Valley and warned that it would further fragment Palestinian territory, increase tensions and undermine prospects for a negotiated two-State solution.?
• On 30 October, the reported that Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip had killed 10 Palestinians, including a young girl, and injured others. The NGO documented attacks on residential neighbourhoods and locations sheltering displaced civilians, highlighting repeated displacement and limited access to essential services. It called for civilian protection and accountability.
• On 26 October, reported that Israel’s High Court of Justice had rejected a petition by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich seeking to advance construction in the E1 area of the occupied West Bank, freezing the opening of tender bids. Peace Now warned that the project would fragment Palestinian territory and undermine Palestinian statehood, and called for its permanent cancellation.
• On 26 October, reported that Israel’s High Court of Justice had closed its petition seeking clarification of the state’s obligations to provide information on Palestinians detained from Gaza. After more than two years of proceedings, the substantive issue remained unresolved, leaving families and legal representatives without clarity on access to detainee information.
• On 26 October, published its East Jerusalem Education Report for the period 2025–2026, documenting classroom shortages, overcrowding and inadequate infrastructure affecting thousands of Palestinian students. The report highlighted disparities in educational services and increasing pressure to adopt the Israeli curriculum in Palestinian schools. The NGO called for equitable investment and protection of Palestinian students’ educational rights.
• On 24 October, reported that Israel had tightened restrictions on humanitarian aid and commercial goods entering the Gaza Strip. It described shortages of food, medical supplies and fuel that hindered relief operations, weakened essential services and deepened food insecurity among displaced civilians. Al Mezan called for unimpeded access to humanitarian and commercial supplies.
• On 23 October, called for international action to halt what it described as an ongoing campaign of ethnic cleansing in the Hebron area of the occupied West Bank. It reported home demolitions, movement restrictions, land seizures, harassment and settler violence that pressured Palestinian communities to leave their homes and lands, and urged protection of affected communities and accountability.
• On 22 October, issued a position paper on efforts to undermine 蘑菇视频RWA, one year after the ICJ advisory opinion concerning the agency. It described restrictions, attacks on facilities and policies weakening essential services in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, linking these measures to forcible displacement. The NGO called on states to protect 蘑菇视频RWA’s mandate and ensure accountability.?

Africa, Asia and Europe?

• On 5 November, called for the immediate release of Palestinian land defender Ghassan Najjar, stating that he had been detained for peaceful activism against land confiscation and settlement expansion. Amnesty International linked the case to restrictions on Palestinian human rights work and urged protection of defenders from intimidation, harassment and arbitrary detention.
• On 30 October, the reported that sales of Israel Bonds in the EU had been blocked since 1 September following advocacy in Ireland and Luxembourg. The organization welcomed the measure and urged governments, institutions and financial actors to take similar steps to ensure compliance with international law and human rights obligations.
• On 29 October, reported that the 蘑菇视频 Commission of Inquiry had found evidence of age-based persecution of Palestinian children in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. The findings documented killings, injuries, detention, displacement and restrictions on education and essential services. Human Rights Watch urged governments to act on the findings, ensure accountability and strengthen protections for children.
• On 29 October, published “Power to Lead,” drawing on exchanges between women’s rights organizations in the occupied Palestinian territory and Ukraine. The report identified barriers to local leadership, including limited direct funding and burdensome compliance requirements. It recommended flexible long-term funding, equal partnerships, simpler administration, full cost coverage and support for solidarity and feminist learning.
• On 26 October, issued briefing notes on its humanitarian and medical work in Gaza and the West Bank. The notes described healthcare collapse, rising malnutrition and pediatric healthcare concerns in Gaza, alongside movement restrictions and settler violence in the West Bank. MSF called for sustained medical assistance, civilian protection and unhindered access to healthcare.?

North America?

• On 30 October, the launched emergency fundraising following reductions in WFP assistance that threatened food aid for around 500,000 Palestinians. With 1.4 million people in Gaza facing acute hunger, AFSC highlighted rising food prices and restrictions on supplies. Funds would support food parcels, subsidized bread production and purchases of vegetables from local farmers.
• On 30 October, the released an Occupied Thoughts podcast on solidarity work amid settler violence in the West Bank. FMEP Fellow Ahmed Moor spoke with representatives of Rabbis for a Ceasefire and the Center for Jewish Nonviolence about accompaniment during the olive harvest, threats to Palestinian livelihoods, approaches to protective presence and the potential role of sanctions.
• On 27 October, the announced a virtual discussion with historian Assal Rad on Don’t Say Palestine: How the Media Manufactured Consent for Genocide. It also promoted events on the olive harvest, Palestinian heritage and advocacy, following its recent memorial lecture on justice and international law, and announced its November conference, “Resisting Genocide and Erasure in Palestine,” in Washington, D.C.
• On 23 October, the hosted a screening of the film “Chronicles From The Siege”, highlighting Palestinian experiences under siege and the humanitarian consequences of ongoing conflict. IPS also announced upcoming events, including “Three Years On,” a webinar examining developments in Palestine three years after 7 October 2023.?

United Nations?

• On 29 October, the 蘑菇视频 Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People held a meeting on the theme “Human Dignity under Strain: The Humanitarian and Human Rights Consequences in the Occupied Palestinian Territory” with presentations by Ms. Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967; Ms. Farida Shaheed, Special Rapporteur on the right to education; Mr. Surya Deva, Special Rapporteur on the right to development; and Mr. Srinivasan Muralidhara, Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel. The briefings examined the immediate humanitarian and human rights consequences of the ongoing crisis in Gaza, one year after the ceasefire entered into force, as well as the escalating violence linked to Israel’s unlawful occupation.