3 Questions for an Expert: The ICC Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu & Gallant

Human rights attorney and political analyst Diana Buttu on the Internatiaonal Criminal Court issuing arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes committed in Gaza.

Resources for Trauma-Informed Reporting

Fact Sheet: One Year of Israel’s Genocide in Gaza, By the Numbers

9 Things to Remember When Covering 1 Year of Israel’s Genocide in Gaza

Explainer: The Sabra & Shatila Massacre

On September 16, 1982, Christian Lebanese militiamen allied to Israel entered the Palestinian refugee camp of Shatila and the adjacent neighborhood of Sabra in Beirut under the watch of the Israeli army and began a slaughter that caused outrage around the world. Over the next day and a half, up to 3,500 Palestinian and Lebanese civilians, mostly women, children, and the elderly, were murdered in one of the worst atrocities in modern Middle Eastern history.

Explainer: The Dahiya Doctrine & Israel’s Use of Disproportionate Force

A central tenet of Israeli military strategy is deterrence. This is embodied in the so-called "Dahiya Doctrine," which dictates the use of massive and disproportionate force and the targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure during military operations.

Benjamin Netanyahu: Putting “an End to the Oslo Accords” & the Two-State Solution

For more than two decades, Benjamin Netanyahu has played a central role in the failure of the US-sponsored Oslo negotiations process and the two-state solution that it’s predicated on. As he boasted to a group of Israeli settlers in a candid moment caught on video in 2001 following his first term as prime minister (1996-1999): "I de facto put an end to the Oslo Accords.”

Fact Sheet: 288 Days of Israel’s Genocide in Gaza: By the Numbers

Explainer: Israel’s West Bank Wall

In 2002, under the pretext of security, the Israeli government began unilaterally constructing a wall to separate Palestinians in the occupied West Bank from Israel and occupied East Jerusalem, and from Israeli settlements built inside the West Bank. The IMEU offers the following explainer on Israel's West Bank wall.