{"id":315398,"date":"2026-02-19T09:49:56","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T14:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=315398"},"modified":"2026-02-20T10:00:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T15:00:53","slug":"ngo-action-news-19-february-2026","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/ngo-action-news-19-february-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"NGO Action News \u2013 19 February 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>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 Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Secretariat provide the information \u201cas is\u201d 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.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Middle\u00a0East<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On\u00a019\u00a0February,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alhaq.org\/advocacy\/27341.html\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">the Palestinian Human Rights Organizations\u00a0 Council<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(PHROC)\u00a0issued\u00a0a\u00a0position\u00a0paper\u00a0expressing its support and solidarity with Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese,\u00a0stating\u00a0that the attacks on\u00a0the Special Rapporteur\u00a0are not related to a professional or objective evaluation of her reports, but rather represent an attempt to silence her clear characterization of crimes committed against Palestinians and her highlighting of responsibilities borne by the occupying power, the international community as a whole, and multinational corporations that invest in activities linked to war crimes.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"16\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 18 February,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adalah.org\/en\/content\/view\/11538\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Adalah \u2013 The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0informed it had\u00a0sent an urgent letter to\u00a0Israeli\u00a0Defense Minister Katz, Attorney General\u00a0Baharav-Miara, and Minister Smotrich, to demand the immediate cancellation of the government\u2019s decision to advance the process of land registration and \u201csettlement of title\u201d in Area C of the occupied West Bank.\u00a0The NGO\u00a0warned\u00a0that\u00a0implementation of this decision will result in the large-scale dispossession and expropriation of Palestinian land,\u00a0in order to\u00a0facilitate\u00a0its registration as Israeli \u201cstate land.\u201d Under IHL,\u00a0an occupying\u00a0power is prohibited from interfering with the private property of the protected civilian population except in cases of imperative military necessity, which is entirely absent in this instance.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"16\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 16 February,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alhaq.org\/advocacy\/27323.html\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Al-Haq<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0condemned\u00a0the escalation\u00a0of Israel\u2019s annexation plans and\u00a0called\u00a0on third\u00a0States to take concrete immediate action to end annexation.\u00a0The NGO\u00a0warned\u00a0that the announced administrative and legalistic measures by Israel, aligned with\u00a0ongoing campaigns of escalating military and settler violence, are designed\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to\u00a0facilitate\u00a0the rapid appropriation of Palestinian land and\u00a0the\u00a0forcible transfer of Palestinian families from their homes.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Such acts of direct and indirect transfer not only breach Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva\u00a0Convention,\u00a0but\u00a0are also\u00a0intended to prevent the exercise of the inalienable right of the Palestinian people to\u00a0self-determination and\u00a0deny the collective right of return.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"16\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 16 February,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/peacenow.org.il\/en\/jerusalem-is-expanding-into-the-west-bank\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Peace Now<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0issued the press release \u201cFor the\u00a0first time since 1967, Jerusalem is expanding into the West Bank\u201d, following\u00a0the announcement of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Israel\u2019s Ministry of Construction and Housing\u00a0of the signing of a development agreement for the\u00a0Adam\u00a0settlement\u00a0.\u00a0The NGO\u00a0informed\u00a0that\u00a0the plan entails the establishment\u00a0of\u00a0a new neighborhood of Jerusalem, expanding the city for the first time since 1967 into the\u00a0West Bank, without any territorial or functional connection between the area and\u00a0the\u00a0Adam\u00a0settlement.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"16\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 16 February,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gisha.org\/en\/gisha-and-adalah-demand-immediate-halt-to-harassment-of-palestinians-at-rafah-warning-of-apparent-efforts-to-prevent-their-return-to-gaza\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Gisha\u00a0\u2013 Legal Centre for Freedom of Movement\u00a0and Adalah\u00a0\u2013 The Legal Centre for Arab Minority Rights in Israel<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0issued a joint press release demanding an immediate halt to harassment of Palestinians at Rafah crossing, and warning of\u00a0apparent\u00a0efforts to prevent their return to Gaza.\u00a0The two NGOs informed\u00a0that\u00a0they had sent an urgent\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">letter to Israeli officials\u00a0\u2013\u00a0the Minister of Defense, the Attorney General, and the Military Advocate General\u00a0\u2013\u00a0following the reopening of the Rafah crossing in early February 2026.\u00a0The\u00a0NGOs\u00a0argued that under international law, the right of residents to return to their homeland is absolute, and that preventing the return of residents, imposing preconditions, and subjecting them to harassment and threats may constitute the crime of forcible transfer of a population, which is prohibited under the Geneva Conventions and constitutes a war crime.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"16\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 13 February,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alhaq.org\/advocacy\/27312.html\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Al-Haq<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0highlighted\u00a0Israel\u2019s\u00a0methodical,\u00a0targeted\u00a0violence against Palestinian\u00a0mothers in Gaza in its\u00a0submission to Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women and Girls.\u00a0The NGO\u00a0stated\u00a0that the\u00a0violence inflicted on Palestinian mothers is not only an attack on individual women and children, but an assault on the survival, dignity, and future of an entire people. Immediate international action is urgently\u00a0required\u00a0to end\u00a0the war on Gaza and to ensure accountability for Israel\u2019s crimes.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"16\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 11 February,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miftah.org\/Display.cfm?DocId=29890&amp;CategoryId=36\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">MIFTAH<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">held\u00a0the\u00a0conference \u201cParticipation and Complementarity as a Strategy of Governance amid crises\u201d, in\u00a0person in\u00a0Ramallah and simultaneously in Gaza\u00a0(via Zoom).\u00a0The\u00a0event\u00a0addressed how the Palestinian people\u2019s existence is being targeted along with their ability to survive and remain steadfast amid the genocide in the Gaza Strip, escalating settlement policies and forced displacement from the West Bank, including Jerusalem.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Africa,\u00a0Asia\u00a0and\u00a0Europe<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[360],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"17\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 16 February,\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/prc.org.uk\/en\/news\/7909\/un-warns-of-significant-impediments-to-gaza-aid-despite-ceasefire\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Palestinian Return Centre<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0provided an update\u00a0on\u00a0the situation in Gaza\u00a0\u201cÄ¢¹½ÊÓƵ Warns of Significant Impediments to Gaza Aid Despite Ceasefire\u201d.\u00a0Humanitarian partners emphasized that unless restrictions on essential construction materials and equipment are lifted, providing durable housing for the 1.5 million displaced people living in temporary sites will remain impossible.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[360],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"17\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On\u00a013\u00a0February,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/latest\/news\/2026\/02\/european-states-must-retract-attacks-francesca-albanese\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Amnesty International<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0issued a press release calling on European\u00a0states\u00a0to retract their attacks on\u00a0Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ\u00a0Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese.\u00a0The NGO\u00a0stated\u00a0that calls for Ms. Albanese\u2019s resignation are\u00a0\u201clatest in a series of alarming personal attacks and attempts to silence her\u201d\u00a0and must be categorically rejected.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[360],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">North\u00a0America<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[360],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"17\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 25 February,\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palestine-studies.org\/en\/node\/1658517\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Institute for Palestine Studies<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0will hold the\u00a0webinar\u00a0\u201cThe New Palestinian Memoir\u201d\u00a0where\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">four Palestinian scholars, activists, and writers in exile\u00a0will discuss\u00a0their debut memoirs.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[360],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"17\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 25 February,\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mei.edu\/events\/the-international-relations-of-the-two-state-solution\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Middle East Institute<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0will hold the\u00a0webinar\u00a0\u201cthe International Relations of the Two-State Solution\u201d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">featuring Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen (MEI), Alexander\u00a0Loengarov\u00a0(KU Leuven), and Amb. Hesham Youssef (European Institute of Peace).\u00a0The discussion will explore how the two-State\u00a0solution\u00a0shapes\u00a0United\u00a0States, European, and Arab diplomatic\u00a0strategies\u00a0toward Israel\/Palestine. Speakers will assess the roles of major and regional powers in\u00a0sustaining\u00a0prospects for a negotiated settlement and\u00a0whether\u00a0new\u00a0approaches\u00a0can help break the impasse.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[360],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"17\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On\u00a019 February,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2026\/02\/19\/attacks-on-un-expert-on-crimes-against-palestinians\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Human Rights Watch<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0stated\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that the latest unjustified assault on\u00a0Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Special\u00a0Rapporteur\u00a0Francesca Albanese\u00a0is aimed at muzzling criticism of Israeli authorities\u2019 atrocity crimes against Palestinians, ensuring impunity for these abuses and other governments\u2019 complicity in them.\u202fIt urged governments\u00a0to\u00a0stop attacking independent Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ experts and instead\u00a0to\u00a0take long overdue steps to address ongoing Israeli crimes that the special rapporteur and so many others have exposed and denounced.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[360],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"17\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 15 February,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fmep.org\/resource\/upside-down-love-human-rights-work-and-living-in-the-west-bank-a-conversation-with-sari-bashi\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Foundation for Middle East Peace<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">FMEP)\u00a0Fellow Ahmed Moor\u00a0spoke\u00a0with human rights attorney and\u00a0writer\u00a0Sari Bashi\u00a0about her new memoir\u00a0\u201cUpside-Down Love: A Memoir in Two Voices\u201d.\u00a0Among other things, they talked about \u201cthe moral and individual culpability of Jewish Israelis for genocide\/war crimes, the future of Israel\/Palestine, and the state of human rights more broadly\u00a0[\u2026].\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[360],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">United\u00a0Nations<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[360],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"17\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On\u00a018 February, the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/un-palestinian-rights-committee-pressrelease-18feb2025\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0issued a press release condemning\u00a0the decision by Israel, the occupying Power, to resume land registration procedures in the occupied West Bank alongside countless other illegal policies and practices in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem. Such illegal measures risk the further dispossession of Palestinian landowners and entrenchment of Israel\u2019s unlawful control over occupied territory.\u202fThe Committee Bureau called\u00a0on Israel, the occupying Power, to\u00a0immediately\u00a0cease and reverse these measures and fully\u00a0comply with\u00a0its obligations under international law.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[360],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"17\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"8\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 18 February,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/special-rapporteur-condemns-israeli-attempts-to-further-annex-west-bank\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ\u00a0Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0condemned\u00a0Israeli attempts to further annex\u00a0parts of the\u00a0West Bank.\u00a0The\u00a0recent Israeli\u00a0legislation expands Israeli administrative authority into Areas A and B, which under the Oslo\u00a0Accords\u00a0were\u00a0designated\u00a0for Palestinian civil and security control. Extending Israeli enforcement and demolition powers into these areas directly encroaches on Palestinian governance. Combined with Israel\u2019s 2025 decision to take control of land registries in Area C\u00a0\u2013\u00a0reversing the planned transfer of authority to Palestinian institutions\u00a0\u2013\u00a0these measures undermine the territorial and administrative framework\u00a0established\u00a0by the Oslo Accords.\u00a0The Special Rapporteur\u00a0called on\u00a0Member States to\u00a0comply with\u00a0their legal obligations: refrain from recognition, to withhold\u00a0assistance, and to take effective measures to bring the unlawful occupation to an end.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[360],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"17\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"9\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 18 February,\u00a0in her briefing to the Security Council,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unsco.unmissions.org\/en\/news\/security-council-briefing-18-february-2026\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ DPPA\u00a0Under-Secretary-General\u00a0Rosemary DiCarlo<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0reiterated\u00a0the Secretary-General\u2019s condemnation of the Israeli\u00a0government\u2019s 15 February decision to resume land registration procedures in Area C of the occupied West Bank, adding that all Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and their associated regime and infrastructure, have no legal validity.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[360],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Secretariat provide the information \u201cas is\u201d without warranty of any kind, and do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, or reliability of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/ngo-action-news-19-february-2026\/\"> [&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":301,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"country":[],"document-category":[6640],"document-source":[5595,5435,2541,1753,6659,2749,6738,6735,3441,7014,6047,6854,6158],"committee-meeting":[],"document-subject":[5362],"entity":[1729],"document-language":[],"class_list":["post-315398","document","type-document","status-publish","hentry","document-category-ngo-action-news","document-source-adalah-legal-center-for-arab-minority-rights-in-israel","document-source-al-haq","document-source-amnesty-international","document-source-ceirpp","document-source-foundation-for-middle-east-peace-fmep","document-source-human-rights-watch","document-source-institute-for-palestine-studies","document-source-middle-east-institute","document-source-miftah","document-source-palestinian-human-rights-organizations-council-phroc","document-source-palestinian-return-centre-ltd","document-source-special-rapporteur-on-the-situation-of-human-rights-in-the-palestinian-territories-occupied-since-1967","document-source-united-nations-department-of-political-and-peacebuilding-affairs","document-subject-ngo-civil-society","entity-united-nations-system"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document\/315398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/document"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/301"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document\/315398\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":315400,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document\/315398\/revisions\/315400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=315398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=315398"},{"taxonomy":"document-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-category?post=315398"},{"taxonomy":"document-source","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-source?post=315398"},{"taxonomy":"committee-meeting","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/committee-meeting?post=315398"},{"taxonomy":"document-subject","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-subject?post=315398"},{"taxonomy":"entity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/entity?post=315398"},{"taxonomy":"document-language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-language?post=315398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}