Fun lessons could save lives in Gaza
… in the last two centuries, large tracts of Israel and the Occupied Territories are … Service (UNMAS), since the 2014 conflict with Israel, approximately 6,000 items of …
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Relevant and practical: The Additional Protocols at 40
… – including those of Indonesia, Israel, Kenya, the Philippines, the United …
Scalpels and ventilators on the sidelines of politics
… doctor working at a leading hospital in Israel or in Gaza has already experienced a …
Eleven Women Facing War: Exhibition at Parlamentarium in Brussels
… Colombia, Gaza, Hebron (West Bank), Israel,, Kosovo and Sierra Leone. "We are …
Inspiring women working to improve people’s lives
… of several women working for the ICRC in Israel and the Occupied Territories, to … program run by the ICRC for detainees held in Israeli places of detention. Joelle Natanel is … up on permits related to a family visit. Israel, Tel Aviv, ICRC/Dana Guy "I have helped …
Generating respect for the law: The need for persistence and imagination
… as in the Middle East (in universities in Israel, Lebanon, Tunisia). This is by no means … Yearbook of IHL published by TMC Asser, the Israeli Law Review, the African Yearbook on … can mention specifically the work of ALMA in Israel, available at: …
Ten must-see films and series for IHL buffs
… Creators: Lior Raz and Avi Issacharoff (Israel, 2015) This series follows the … operations of a special unit of the Israeli Defence Forces assigned to hunt down a … it shows both the Palestinian and Israeli side of events. ICRC recommended …
Messaging apps: an untapped humanitarian resource
… apps? For example, Yotam Polizer of the Israeli non-governmental, non-political aid … - How one little app saves lives”, Times of Israel, 15 September 2014: … − How one little app saves lives”, Times of Israel: …
Catalogue of publications and films in Arabic
… two and a half years after the war between Israel and Lebanon. In a cartoon documentary … conflict that raged between Hezbollah and Israel brought the Lebanese summer to a …
People on War 2016: Background, methodology and results
… by violence. Long-standing conflict with Israel continues to affect the daily lives of … occupation and the welfare of detainees in Israeli and Palestinian jails. Switzerland is … Asia has been located in Beijing since 2005. ISRAEL Israel has been locked in conflict with …
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