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Al-Mezan الميزان @almezan.bsky.social · 28d

🆕🇪🇺 The EU must amend and activate the Blocking Statute to shield Palestinian NGOs and others from US sanctions.

If it truly stands for the rule of law, the EU cannot let these draconian measures obstruct the pursuit of justice for Israel’s crimes at the ICC.

Our statement: mezan.org/en/post/46772

European Union Must Activate the Blocking Statute To Protect Those Pursuing Accountability at the ICC for Israel's Crimes from US Sanctions

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Al-Mezan الميزان @almezan.bsky.social · Aug 22

🚨 REACTION: Al Mezan hopes @theipcinfo.bsky.social’s formal famine declaration in the Gaza Governorate will be a turning point. The international community has no excuse left. Urgent, effective action is needed. Empty statements won’t feed the hungry.

Full statement ⤵️⤵️ mezan.org/en/post/46754

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Al-Mezan الميزان @almezan.bsky.social · Aug 19

Unequivocal op-ed co-authored by our director on the failure of @kajakallas.bsky.social’s Gaza 'deal': "Presented as a great diplomatic breakthrough [...] this so-called 'deal' has proven to be little more than a symbolic gesture and a way for Israel to buy more time, when there is no time left."

euobserver — EU news that matters @euobserver.com · Aug 18

A month on, Kallas' meaningless Gaza 'deal' has failed

During the past month, there has been no visible improvement on the ground. Presented as a great diplomatic breakthrough EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas' so-called “deal” has proven to be little more than a symbolic gesture and a way for Israel to buy more time, when there is no time left.

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Al-Mezan الميزان @almezan.bsky.social · Jul 22

"Hemos ido a buscar comida muchas veces y no queda nada de nada en el mercado: es parte de la política genocida de Israel, ante el silencio del mundo. Hace tres días que no comemos nada de nada: no hay ni harina, ni comida enlatada ni verduras. No queda nada."

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El hambre en Gaza desde dentro: "No queda ni una migaja de pan. Y si en algún sitio encuentras harina, cuesta 100 euros el kilo"

Periodistas y personal humanitario alertan de que el bloqueo israelí a los alimentos ha sometido a la Franja a un hambre sin precedentes

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Al-Mezan الميزان @almezan.bsky.social · Jul 22

“We have gone looking for food many times and there is nothing left at the market: it is part of Israel's genocidal policy, in the face of the world's silence. We have not eaten anything for three days. [...] There is nothing left," reports our Deputy Director from Gaza.

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Gaza hunger from within: "There's not even a crumb of bread left. And if you find flour anywhere, it costs 100 euros a kilo."

Journalists and humanitarian workers warn that the Israeli food blockade has subjected the Strip to unprecedented hunger.

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Al-Mezan الميزان @almezan.bsky.social · Jul 22

We are appalled by empty statements that lack corresponding action. If Western states were truly committed to ending Israel’s war on Gaza or ensuring the delivery of humanitarian aid to starving Palestinians, they would impose sanctions on Israel & members of its cabinet & implement an arms embargo.

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Al-Mezan الميزان @almezan.bsky.social · Jul 22

🚨 Israel is using starvation and dehydration as tools of genocide in Gaza.

After new displacement orders on July 20, Gaza’s largest desalination plant is at risk of shutting down.

Mass death by thirst and hunger is imminent.

Read more: mezan.org/en/post/46743

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TRIAL International @trialinternational.bsky.social · May 23

🚨 #Gaza: Two legal submissions by TRIAL International request Swiss authorities to monitor the activities of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. 👇

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ESCR-Net | Red-DESC @escrnet.bsky.social · May 21

Hunger and starvation in Gaza are worsening under the devastating impact of the Israeli blockade. Over 300 civil society organizations worldwide demand that governments launch a diplomatic humanitarian convoy to Gaza. @almezan.bsky.social #alhaq_org
www.escr-net.org/news/2025/un...

Unified Call to Confront Famine in Gaza: Launch the Diplomatic Humanitarian Convoy Now

Read In: Español Français العربية

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Al-Mezan الميزان @almezan.bsky.social · May 20

At last, a majority of EU Member States demanded to review Israel’s compliance with Article 2 of the EU-Israel Association Agreement.

Decades of documented human rights violations render non-compliance undeniable.

The review must proceed immediately.

2+ million lives in Gaza are at stake.

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Al-Mezan الميزان @almezan.bsky.social · May 17

On 7 May, we warned Israel was planning to escalate the genocide in Gaza with the stated aim to seize the territory & forcibly expel Palestinians.

This is no longer a threat. The plan is being carried out.

The tools to stop it exist: sanctions & arms embargo.
mezan.org/en/post/46713

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Al-Mezan الميزان @almezan.bsky.social · May 5

Amid a lack of accountability and near-total isolation, Palestinian detainees held in Al-Naqab Prison face inhumane conditions—held in tents, starved, denied medical care, and subjected to degrading treatment & torture by the Israeli authorities.

🔗 mezan.org/en/post/46694

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Al-Mezan الميزان @almezan.bsky.social · Apr 1

🚨 Tomorrow, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu—wanted by the
International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity—is set to visit Hungary. This planned visit is an affront to international law. As a Rome Statute signatory, Hungary must arrest him.

mezan.org/en/post/46673

EU and Its Member States Must Stop Enabling Israel’s Atrocities and Enforce ICC Arrest Warrants

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Al-Mezan الميزان @almezan.bsky.social · Mar 25

🚨 Today, the Beer Sheva District Court reviewed and extended Dr. Abu Safiya's detention for another 6 months.

This ruling underscores the role of Israeli civilian courts in sustaining the illegal occupation of the OPT & reinforcing Israel’s apartheid regime.

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Al Mezan Condemns Israeli Court’s Ruling Upholding 6-Month Detention of Dr. Abu Safiya Under Unlawful Combatants Law

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Al-Mezan الميزان @almezan.bsky.social · Mar 13

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Al-Mezan الميزان @almezan.bsky.social · Mar 13

🚨 Latest UN Commission of Inquiry report finds that Israeli authorities have destroyed in part the reproductive capacity of Palestinians in Gaza, including by imposing measures intended to prevent births, which is a genocidal act under the Rome Statute and the Genocide Convention.

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Al-Mezan الميزان @almezan.bsky.social · Mar 13

During our participation at #HRC58, Al Mezan repeatedly called out the international community for its blatant failure to prevent and stop Israel’s ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza.

Learn more about our engagement with the UN Human Rights Council:
mezan.org/en/post/46661

Al Mezan Denounces Global Failure to Prevent and Stop Israel’s Genocide at HRC 58

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Al-Mezan الميزان @almezan.bsky.social · Mar 2

Further evidence that the genocide in Gaza is still ongoing: Israel's deliberate suspension of humanitarian aid to Gaza is a genocidal act that violates the ICJ provisional measures and a prosecution of the war crime of starvation, for which the ICC has issued arrest warrants.

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Al-Mezan الميزان @almezan.bsky.social · Feb 15

Israel is using an apartheid law designed to detain Gaza residents without charge and no meaningful judicial review or due process rights to hold Dr. Abu Safiya and hundreds of other Palestinians. We again call for their immediate and unconditional release.
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Israel’s Apartheid Law Enables Indefinite Detention of Dr. Abu Safiya Without Charges

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Al-Mezan الميزان @almezan.bsky.social · Feb 14

We reiterate our call for the immediate and unconditional release of Dr. Abu Safiya, as well as all Palestinians who have been illegally arrested and arbitrarily detained by Israeli authorities, including medical workers.

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Al-Mezan الميزان @almezan.bsky.social · Feb 14

Under the current amendments, detainees must wait 45 days for the Be’er Sheva District Court to ratify the detention order. Once ratified, detention lasts six months, with the possibility of indefinite extensions.

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Al-Mezan الميزان @almezan.bsky.social · Feb 14

The Unlawful Combatants Law. enables prolonged detention without charges, stripping detainees of any meaningful judicial review or due process rights.

Since October 2023, Israeli authorities have extensively used this legal framework to detain thousands of Palestinian residents of Gaza.

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Al-Mezan الميزان @almezan.bsky.social · Feb 14

🚨 UPDATE ON DR. ABU SAFIYA

Our lawyer has been informed that the Commander of the Southern Command of the Israeli army has issued an order to detain Dr. Abu Safiya under the Unlawful Combatants Law.

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Al-Mezan الميزان @almezan.bsky.social · Feb 12

Yesterday, our lawyer visited Dr. Abu Safiya in Ofer Prison. He detailed the torture and severe abuses he has endured since his unlawful arrest and arbitrary detention by Israeli forces and authorities.

We demand his immediate and unconditional release.

#FreeDrAbuSafiya

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Dr. Abu Safiya Reports Torture and Severe Abuses in Israeli Custody; Al Mezan Calls for His Immediate Release

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Al-Mezan الميزان @almezan.bsky.social · Feb 10

We firmly condemn France, Italy, & Greece for failing to uphold their legal obligations under the Rome Statute by allowing Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to cross their airspace twice—on 2 and 9 Feb—without executing the arrest warrant issued against him by the ICC.

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ICC States Parties Must Fulfill Their Legal Obligations and Arrest Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Within Their Territory, Including Airspace

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