Students taking classes on the ruins of their school, destroyed by Israel in 2018. An Israeli illegal settlement appears in the background. Abu Nuwar and Khan al Ahmar – Abu al Helu are among the Palestinian communities at risk of forcible transfer in the central West Bank, in the area slated for the E1 settlement that seeks to connect the so called “Ma’ale Adummim” settlement with East Jerusalem while severely jeopardizing the contiguity of the State of Palestine. By Issam Rimawi
Overview
The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People has a mandate from the United Nations General Assembly “to extend its cooperation and support to Palestinian and other civil society organizations”. In keeping with this mandate, a network of more than 1,000 civil society organizations from all regions of the world, active on the question of Palestine, has been established over the years. National and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs), organizations involved in political and humanitarian work, NGOs promoting human rights or economic and social development, solidarity-, charity- or action-oriented groups, churches, academic institutions, trade unions and professional associations, and organizations that focus on women, children, refugees and detainees, are all part of the network.