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12/10 (in person, Brunswick ME) 4:#0pm - Israel's War Against the UN and Palestinian Refugees

Tuesday, December 10, 2024, 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM, Kresge Auditorium 239 Maine Street Brunswick, ME, (map)

Israel’s War Against the UN and Palestinian Refugees

In October, the Israeli Knesset voted to ban any activity by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees – a lifeline for Palestinians in Gaza. This move is part of a larger war against not only Palestinians, but also the United Nations itself. Israel has refused to comply with UN General Assembly or Security Council resolutions, derided decisions and advisory opinions of the International Court of Justice, and rejected UN human rights envoys and commissions of inquiry.

What is UNRWA, and why is Israel so obsessed with destroying it?

Why is Israel waging war on the United Nations?

What does this mean for Palestinians?

Please join Bowdoin Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) & Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine (FSJP) for a free public panel featuring:

Nasser Abourahme - Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern and North African Studies at Bowdoin College

Fateh Azzam - Former Middle East Representative for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

Lee O'Brien - Former Head of Research for the UNRWA West Bank and Gaza; Former Head of the Middle East Team, Department of Political Affairs for the UN Secretariat

Source: Israel’s War Against the UN and Palestinian Refugees — MAINE VOICES FOR PALESTINIAN RIGHTS

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