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![Demonstrators hold placards during a pro-Palestinian demonstration by various political parties and trade unions in Johannesburg, South Africa, on November 29, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/12/GettyImages-1809909653-400x300.jpg)
South Africa Initiates Case Against Israel at International Court of Justice
South Africa called on the court to declare that Israel has breached its obligations under the UN Genocide Convention.
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UN Special Rapporteur Slams Netanyahu’s “Voluntary Migration” Plan for Gazans
Francesca Albanese says Israel has a pattern of smearing and obstructing the U.N.'s operations in Israel and Palestine.
![A community of Jewish groups gather at the Columbus Circle during the first night of Hanukkah to protest Israel's attacks on Gaza in Manhattan, New York, on December 7, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/12/2023_1228-ceasefire-400x300.jpg)
“Ceasefire Now!” Means Peace for All and Justice for Palestinians
A permanent ceasefire in Gaza is an urgent matter that all Jews should be supporting.
![Children stand by a Palestinian civil defense firetruck before a building that was heavily damaged during an Israeli raid in the Nur Shams camp for Palestinian refugees near the northern city of Tulkarm in the occupied West Bank on December 26, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/12/2023_1228-west-bank-400x300.jpg)
UN Report Finds Settler Attacks Surged to an Average of 6 Per Day in West Bank
“The intensity of the violence and repression is something that has not been seen in years,” said one official.
![Tal Mitnick stands outside and speaks to someone wearing a blue shirt, whose back is out of focus and facing the camera](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/12/2023_1227-tal-mitnick-400x300.jpg)
Teen Who Refused to Enlist Over Israel’s “Revenge Campaign” Jailed for 30 Days
Over 200 high school students announced in August they would refuse to enlist due to Israel's occupation of Palestine.
![A man sifts through discarded luggage as he walks through a destroyed refugee camp](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/12/2023_1227-GAZA-REFUGEE-CAMP-400x300.jpg)
Israel Expands Its Ground Assault to Refugee Camps in Central Gaza
According to the United Nations, more than 61,000 people were sheltering in the area Israel is now targeting.
![Israel's Foreign Affairs Minister Eli Cohen, seen at the United Nations Headquarters on October 24, 2023, has called the UN's criticism of Israel's genocidal war "a disgrace to the organization and the international community.”](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/12/2023_1226-eli-cohen-400x300.jpg)
Israel Will Deny Visas for Some UN Officials Following Criticism of War on Gaza
The UN special rapporteur on Palestine slammed the new policy and said the UN must hold Israel to account.
![The empty Security Council Chamber is pictured at United Nations headquarters in New York City on December 20, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/12/2023_1226-united-nations-400x300.jpg)
As US Veto Power Enables Genocide, There Are Still UN Options to Protect Gaza
Any party to the Genocide Convention can submit the matter to the World Court, which could make a finding of genocide.
![Hundreds gather at the lakefront to mourn Palestinian writer and activist Refaat Alareer, on December 23, 2023, in Chicago, Illinois.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/12/24347d55-c5df-49ce-9bab-d96de96b6bbc_2048x1365-400x300.jpg)
As We Fight for Those Living in Palestine, Let’s Remember Those Who Were Lost
Activists gathered to honor writer, professor and activist Refaat Alareer, and to deepen commitment to a free Palestine.
![Unions Increasingly Condemn Israeli Occupation and Call for Gaza Ceasefire](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/12/SEG3-GUESTS-Labor-SPLIT-400x300.jpg)
Unions Increasingly Condemn Israeli Occupation and Call for Gaza Ceasefire
Trade unionist Bill Fletcher and labor historian Jeff Schuhrke discuss labor’s history with Israel and Palestine.