DAWN
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Founded by Jamal Khashoggi in 2018, DAWN works to reform U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East and North Africa, hold abusers accountable & magnify the voices of experts/activists from the region. dawnmena.org
"Treating Jordan as Palestine does not resolve the conflict; it relocates it," writes Yara Bataineh.
"The consequences of that relocation are no longer hypothetical. They are unfolding in real time."
"The consequences of that relocation are no longer hypothetical. They are unfolding in real time."
The Jordan Option: Israel’s Demographic Anxiety and the Future of Palestinian Identity
Central to Israel’s approach toward Palestinians is a long-standing demographic concern, with Palestinian population growth framed as a threat to the state’s Jewish identity. Since the genocide on Gaz...
dawnmena.org
February 10, 2026 at 5:23 PM
"Treating Jordan as Palestine does not resolve the conflict; it relocates it," writes Yara Bataineh.
"The consequences of that relocation are no longer hypothetical. They are unfolding in real time."
"The consequences of that relocation are no longer hypothetical. They are unfolding in real time."
(Washington, D.C., Feb, 9, 2026) — In response to the Israeli Security Cabinet's approval of sweeping measures that remove nearly all restraints and controls on illegal settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank, DAWN issues the following statement:
DAWN Statement on Israel's Cabinet Decisions to Effectively Annex the Occupied West Bank
Washington, D.C., Feb, 9, 2026) — In response to the Israeli Security Cabinet's approval of sweeping measures that remove nearly all restraints and controls on illegal settlement expansion in the occu...
dawnmena.org
February 9, 2026 at 7:21 PM
(Washington, D.C., Feb, 9, 2026) — In response to the Israeli Security Cabinet's approval of sweeping measures that remove nearly all restraints and controls on illegal settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank, DAWN issues the following statement:
"Ending purchases of Israel Bonds is not anti-Israel — It is pro-accountability," writes @sarahleah1.bsky.social.
"New Yorkers deserve investments that are lawful, ethical and financially sound."
"New Yorkers deserve investments that are lawful, ethical and financially sound."
Why New York Should Rethink Its Investments in Israel Bonds
New York State and City investments in so-called “Israel Bonds” are once again in the spotlight. Public officials, including candidates competing in the November election for State Comptroller, are de...
dawnmena.org
February 9, 2026 at 5:58 PM
"Ending purchases of Israel Bonds is not anti-Israel — It is pro-accountability," writes @sarahleah1.bsky.social.
"New Yorkers deserve investments that are lawful, ethical and financially sound."
"New Yorkers deserve investments that are lawful, ethical and financially sound."
In a farewell message, Sarah Leah Whitson (@sarahleah1.bsky.social) has announced her departure from DAWN, where she served for nearly six years as Executive Director. She says that the Board has confirmed an extremely talented successor, to be announced next month. Read her message here:
February 9, 2026 at 1:43 PM
In a farewell message, Sarah Leah Whitson (@sarahleah1.bsky.social) has announced her departure from DAWN, where she served for nearly six years as Executive Director. She says that the Board has confirmed an extremely talented successor, to be announced next month. Read her message here:
In meetings with diplomats, I've "gotten a clear sense that people understand that the two-state process as it was articulated in Oslo is dead,” says Michael Omer-Man.
Watch Omer-Man and @sarahleah1.bsky.social explain their bold new plan to move from Apartheid to Democracy: youtu.be/NK6TGp2KA5g
Watch Omer-Man and @sarahleah1.bsky.social explain their bold new plan to move from Apartheid to Democracy: youtu.be/NK6TGp2KA5g
February 5, 2026 at 8:18 PM
In meetings with diplomats, I've "gotten a clear sense that people understand that the two-state process as it was articulated in Oslo is dead,” says Michael Omer-Man.
Watch Omer-Man and @sarahleah1.bsky.social explain their bold new plan to move from Apartheid to Democracy: youtu.be/NK6TGp2KA5g
Watch Omer-Man and @sarahleah1.bsky.social explain their bold new plan to move from Apartheid to Democracy: youtu.be/NK6TGp2KA5g
The so-called "Jordan Option" has once again returned to Israeli political discourse concerning the Israel-Palestine conflict, writes Yara Bataineh.
"Treating Jordan as Palestine does not resolve the conflict; it relocates it."
"Treating Jordan as Palestine does not resolve the conflict; it relocates it."
The Jordan Option: Israel’s Demographic Anxiety and the Future of Palestinian Identity
Central to Israel’s approach toward Palestinians is a long-standing demographic concern, with Palestinian population growth framed as a threat to the state’s Jewish identity. Since the genocide on Gaz...
dawnmena.org
February 4, 2026 at 10:05 PM
The so-called "Jordan Option" has once again returned to Israeli political discourse concerning the Israel-Palestine conflict, writes Yara Bataineh.
"Treating Jordan as Palestine does not resolve the conflict; it relocates it."
"Treating Jordan as Palestine does not resolve the conflict; it relocates it."
(New York, N.Y., February 4, 2026) – In response to the reported killing of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi and former head of the Gaddafi International Charity and Development Foundation, DAWN issued the following statement:
DAWN Statement on the Killing of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi
(February 4, 2026: New York): In response to the reported killing of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi and former head of the Gaddafi International Charity and D...
dawnmena.org
February 4, 2026 at 6:51 PM
(New York, N.Y., February 4, 2026) – In response to the reported killing of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi and former head of the Gaddafi International Charity and Development Foundation, DAWN issued the following statement:
New York State and City's purchase of Israel Bonds carries severe legal, financial and reputation risks, writes
@sarahleah1.bsky.social.
"It is time for New York to put its residents first," divesting from Israel Bonds once and for all.
@sarahleah1.bsky.social.
"It is time for New York to put its residents first," divesting from Israel Bonds once and for all.
Why New York Should Rethink Its Investments in Israel Bonds
New York State and City investments in so-called “Israel Bonds” are once again in the spotlight. Public officials, including candidates competing in the November election for State Comptroller, are de...
dawnmena.org
February 4, 2026 at 4:43 PM
New York State and City's purchase of Israel Bonds carries severe legal, financial and reputation risks, writes
@sarahleah1.bsky.social.
"It is time for New York to put its residents first," divesting from Israel Bonds once and for all.
@sarahleah1.bsky.social.
"It is time for New York to put its residents first," divesting from Israel Bonds once and for all.
“Investments in Israeli state securities, including Israel Bonds, effectively allocate public funds to sustain criminal acts,” Alex Smith, a DAWN legal advisor, said. “New York officials ... may face personal civil and criminal liability for aiding and abetting those crimes."
Rights group threatens legal challenge to New York's purchase of Israel bonds
Advocacy group's lobbying comes as New York City comptroller says he will restart purchases of the bonds
www.middleeasteye.net
February 3, 2026 at 8:33 PM
“Investments in Israeli state securities, including Israel Bonds, effectively allocate public funds to sustain criminal acts,” Alex Smith, a DAWN legal advisor, said. “New York officials ... may face personal civil and criminal liability for aiding and abetting those crimes."
"In a letter to state and local officials, the human rights organization DAWN warned on Friday that any investment in Israeli sovereign debt by New York City would violate local and international law ... Israeli bonds have emerged as a crucial source of funding for the Israeli government."
Zohran Mamdani Wants NYC to Divest From Israel — But New Comptroller Pledges to Buy War Bonds
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani opposes the investments, but City Comptroller Mark Levine has pledged to invest in Israeli sovereign debt.
theintercept.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:34 PM
"In a letter to state and local officials, the human rights organization DAWN warned on Friday that any investment in Israeli sovereign debt by New York City would violate local and international law ... Israeli bonds have emerged as a crucial source of funding for the Israeli government."
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The Yellow Line in Gaza is "a continuation of colonial precedent" that the international community and United Nations has failed to stop, writes @ramonawadi.bsky.social.
"As a result of this demarcation, Israel now controls 58% of Gaza with no clear end in sight."
"As a result of this demarcation, Israel now controls 58% of Gaza with no clear end in sight."
Gaza's Shrinking Territory: Colonial Violence, Genocide and the Yellow Line
As the ceasefire in Gaza stalls, Israel appears to be hardening its military occupation of the Strip’s territory through the Yellow Line separating its territorial control from that of Hamas.
dawnmena.org
January 30, 2026 at 7:10 PM
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"A human rights group [DAWN] has warned New York state and local officials that investment of public funds in bonds issued by Israel violates both international law and fiduciary duties and may expose officials and beneficiaries alike to 'substantial legal, ethical and financial risks.'"
Human rights group warns New York officials against investing public funds in Israeli bonds
Group advised Kathy Hochul, Zohran Mamdani, and city and state comptrollers of ‘legal obligations’ not to abet crimes
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:02 PM
"A human rights group [DAWN] has warned New York state and local officials that investment of public funds in bonds issued by Israel violates both international law and fiduciary duties and may expose officials and beneficiaries alike to 'substantial legal, ethical and financial risks.'"
The Yellow Line in Gaza is "a continuation of colonial precedent" that the international community and United Nations has failed to stop, writes @ramonawadi.bsky.social.
"As a result of this demarcation, Israel now controls 58% of Gaza with no clear end in sight."
"As a result of this demarcation, Israel now controls 58% of Gaza with no clear end in sight."
Gaza's Shrinking Territory: Colonial Violence, Genocide and the Yellow Line
As the ceasefire in Gaza stalls, Israel appears to be hardening its military occupation of the Strip’s territory through the Yellow Line separating its territorial control from that of Hamas.
dawnmena.org
January 30, 2026 at 5:50 PM
The Yellow Line in Gaza is "a continuation of colonial precedent" that the international community and United Nations has failed to stop, writes @ramonawadi.bsky.social.
"As a result of this demarcation, Israel now controls 58% of Gaza with no clear end in sight."
"As a result of this demarcation, Israel now controls 58% of Gaza with no clear end in sight."
DAWN just sent a cease and desist letter to New York State and New York City officials saying they should immediately cease unlawful and dangerous investments in Israel Bonds. Watch as DAWN's @sarahleah1.bsky.social explains why.
Read more: dawnmena.org/new-york-cit...
Read more: dawnmena.org/new-york-cit...
January 30, 2026 at 5:35 PM
DAWN just sent a cease and desist letter to New York State and New York City officials saying they should immediately cease unlawful and dangerous investments in Israel Bonds. Watch as DAWN's @sarahleah1.bsky.social explains why.
Read more: dawnmena.org/new-york-cit...
Read more: dawnmena.org/new-york-cit...
New York State and NYC officials should immediately cease new purchases and divest any holdings of Israel Bonds because such investments breach their legal obligations and expose citizens to unnecessary legal, financial and reputational harms, DAWN said in a cease and desist letter to officials.
New York City and New York State: Cease Unlawful and Dangerous Investments in “Israel Bonds”
New York State and New York City officials should immediately cease new purchases and divest any holdings of Israel Bonds because such investments breach their international and domestic legal obligat...
dawnmena.org
January 30, 2026 at 4:17 PM
New York State and NYC officials should immediately cease new purchases and divest any holdings of Israel Bonds because such investments breach their legal obligations and expose citizens to unnecessary legal, financial and reputational harms, DAWN said in a cease and desist letter to officials.
“As welcome as international support for reconstruction is ... Israel bears legal responsibility for rebuilding Gaza ... To outsource these costs would be to reward Israel with impunity by avoiding the consequences of its crimes, both criminal and financial,” said DAWN's @sarahleah1.bsky.social.
Gaza as a post-UN experiment: Inside Trump’s Board of Peace
The Board of Peace for Gaza signals a shift away from multilateral institutions to personalised, transactional diplomacy driven by private business interests
www.newarab.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:27 PM
“As welcome as international support for reconstruction is ... Israel bears legal responsibility for rebuilding Gaza ... To outsource these costs would be to reward Israel with impunity by avoiding the consequences of its crimes, both criminal and financial,” said DAWN's @sarahleah1.bsky.social.
Reviewing "The Reluctant Fundamentalist," Yahia Lababidi (@ysl.bsky.social) connects Mohsen Hamid's 2007 novel to Palestine, arguing that "the novel becomes an allegory for the gaze that decides who is seen, who is feared and who may speak."
The Mirror and the Empire: Reading “The Reluctant Fundamentalist” in the Age of Palestine
If we assume danger because a Pakistani man leans toward an American, the mirror condemns us. If we sense only the peril to Changez, we miss the shared vulnerability that binds the two men. The more g...
dawnmena.org
January 28, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Reviewing "The Reluctant Fundamentalist," Yahia Lababidi (@ysl.bsky.social) connects Mohsen Hamid's 2007 novel to Palestine, arguing that "the novel becomes an allegory for the gaze that decides who is seen, who is feared and who may speak."
Don't miss today online, 12:30 PM EST, "From Apartheid to Democracy," with @sarahleah1.bsky.social, Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man, and Nader Hashemi. Registration link below.
Join us Tuesday, Jan. 27, 12:30 PM ET, for an online discussion of the book "From Apartheid to Democracy: A Blueprint for Peace in Israel-Palestine." With co-authors @sarahleah1.bsky.social and Michael Omer-Man of DAWN, in conversation with Nader Hashemi.
Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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January 27, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Don't miss today online, 12:30 PM EST, "From Apartheid to Democracy," with @sarahleah1.bsky.social, Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man, and Nader Hashemi. Registration link below.
Join us Tuesday, Jan. 27, 12:30 PM ET, for an online discussion of the book "From Apartheid to Democracy: A Blueprint for Peace in Israel-Palestine." With co-authors @sarahleah1.bsky.social and Michael Omer-Man of DAWN, in conversation with Nader Hashemi.
Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
January 26, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Join us Tuesday, Jan. 27, 12:30 PM ET, for an online discussion of the book "From Apartheid to Democracy: A Blueprint for Peace in Israel-Palestine." With co-authors @sarahleah1.bsky.social and Michael Omer-Man of DAWN, in conversation with Nader Hashemi.
Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
"If Trump finally follows through on his threats but still fails to fracture Iran’s machinery of repression, he should expect to perversely strengthen the regime’s base, which will believe it is justified in even greater violence against the country’s civilians," DAWN's @omidmemarian.bsky.social.
What Trump Fails to Grasp About Iran
The president’s threats reinforce the regime’s siege mentality.
www.theatlantic.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:40 PM
"If Trump finally follows through on his threats but still fails to fracture Iran’s machinery of repression, he should expect to perversely strengthen the regime’s base, which will believe it is justified in even greater violence against the country’s civilians," DAWN's @omidmemarian.bsky.social.
"Driven by the interests of autocratic Arab states, negotiations remain far from building a Sudanese-led, civilian negotiating table" that can achieve sustainable peace in Sudan, writes DAWN fellow Kholood Khair.
Be Careful What You Wish For: What a Trump “Peace” Deal Could Mean for Sudan
Sudan has become a political football between key U.S. partners in the Middle East, with Washington now playing referee. Previous U.S. engagement with them produced few results and were similarly disc...
dawnmena.org
January 26, 2026 at 2:59 PM
"Driven by the interests of autocratic Arab states, negotiations remain far from building a Sudanese-led, civilian negotiating table" that can achieve sustainable peace in Sudan, writes DAWN fellow Kholood Khair.
The Palestinian Christian "community—rarely acknowledged in the U.S. and Europe—aims to keep hope and happiness alive amid ongoing Israeli attacks, as billions of people around the world celebrate the Advent season," writes Isabelle Hayslip.
Christmas in Palestine: Ecclesiocide and the Hope that Refuses to Die
That Western hypocrisy is particularly apparent during Christmas, a holiday celebrating the birth of a man whose teachings of kindness, love and forgiveness are revered by billions around the world. M...
dawnmena.org
January 26, 2026 at 2:57 PM
The Palestinian Christian "community—rarely acknowledged in the U.S. and Europe—aims to keep hope and happiness alive amid ongoing Israeli attacks, as billions of people around the world celebrate the Advent season," writes Isabelle Hayslip.
"A sharp Saudi-led correction."
Sam Ali writes that recent Saudi-Emirati competition in the war-torn country has left Yemen's future "unclear."
For Yemenis, that future "is no longer being written in Aden or Sana'a, but in Hadramaut."
Sam Ali writes that recent Saudi-Emirati competition in the war-torn country has left Yemen's future "unclear."
For Yemenis, that future "is no longer being written in Aden or Sana'a, but in Hadramaut."
“A Sharp Saudi-Led Correction:” What Southern Yemen’s Reshuffle Means for the Anti-Houthi Bloc
“A sharp Saudi-led correction,” has already been triggered, Jalal said—an outcome that had not occurred in over a decade. Whether Riyadh can translate its intervention into a durable political and sec...
dawnmena.org
January 23, 2026 at 9:40 PM
"A sharp Saudi-led correction."
Sam Ali writes that recent Saudi-Emirati competition in the war-torn country has left Yemen's future "unclear."
For Yemenis, that future "is no longer being written in Aden or Sana'a, but in Hadramaut."
Sam Ali writes that recent Saudi-Emirati competition in the war-torn country has left Yemen's future "unclear."
For Yemenis, that future "is no longer being written in Aden or Sana'a, but in Hadramaut."
"We can’t be distracted. Fighting for Palestinian freedom is one of the frontlines of democracy defense at home ... the fight against authoritarianism within the U.S. is inseparable from our fight to end U.S. support for Israeli apartheid and genocide."
— @stefaniefox.bsky.social, @jvp.bsky.social
— @stefaniefox.bsky.social, @jvp.bsky.social
January 23, 2026 at 5:00 PM
"We can’t be distracted. Fighting for Palestinian freedom is one of the frontlines of democracy defense at home ... the fight against authoritarianism within the U.S. is inseparable from our fight to end U.S. support for Israeli apartheid and genocide."
— @stefaniefox.bsky.social, @jvp.bsky.social
— @stefaniefox.bsky.social, @jvp.bsky.social
"Driven by the interests of autocratic Arab states, negotiations remain far from building a Sudanese-led, civilian negotiating table" that can achieve sustainable peace in Sudan, writes DAWN fellow Kholood Khair.
Be Careful What You Wish For: What a Trump “Peace” Deal Could Mean for Sudan
Sudan has become a political football between key U.S. partners in the Middle East, with Washington now playing referee. Previous U.S. engagement with them produced few results and were similarly disc...
dawnmena.org
January 23, 2026 at 1:34 PM
"Driven by the interests of autocratic Arab states, negotiations remain far from building a Sudanese-led, civilian negotiating table" that can achieve sustainable peace in Sudan, writes DAWN fellow Kholood Khair.