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CIR welcomes Portugal Parliament decision to recognize Nakba

Council on International Relations – Palestine (CIR) welcomed the vote of the Portuguese parliament in favor of a resolution recognizing the Palestinian Nakba.   “We see in this vote a new victory for the Palestinian people, in addition to previous similar decisions issued by the parliaments of Britain, Ireland, Spain and France, hoping that the […]

CIR: Israeli occupation continues to systematically torture Palestinian detainees

On International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, CIR: Israeli occupation continues to systematically torture Palestinian detainees   Council on International Relations – Palestine said the Israeli occupation continues to practice all forms of physical and psychological torture against Palestinian detainees and their families. In a statement issued Monday, the CIR indicated that the […]

CIR calls for protecting Palestinian refugees, confronting conspiracy against UNRWA

On World Refugee Day, CIR calls for protecting Palestinian refugees, confronting conspiracy against UNRWA   Council on International Relations – Palestine said that more than 7 million Palestinian refugees, at home and in the diaspora, are still suffering from the tragedies of asylum and conspiracies that aim to obscure their role in defending their identity […]

CIR calls on UN to take its committees recommendations to hold occupation accountable, prosecute war criminals

Council on International Relations – Palestine welcomed the end-of-mission statement issued by the UN Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices, appreciating its outputs.   In a statement issued on Saturday, the Council highlighted the most prominent points made by the committee, referring to the clearest evidence the special Committee was presented that Israeli policies systematically […]

CIR denounces renewal of Framework agreement between UNRWA, US

CIR denounces renewal of Framework agreement between UNRWA, US   Council on International Relations – Palestine denounced the renewal of the Framework Agreement between the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees “UNRWA” and the United States of America which guarantees the flow of US aid to UNRWA in return for UNRWA being […]

CIR welcomes UN experts’ statement on ending forced displacement and annexation of occupied territory

Council on International Relations welcomed the statement by United Nations experts who shed light on the war crime of the Israeli forced evictions and displacement of Palestinians in east Jerusalem.   In a statement issued on Saturday, the Council indicated that the experts’ statement reflects the serious situation in which the Palestinians live in occupied […]

CIR: Electing Danon member of Terrorism Committee of IPU represents support for Israeli terrorism

Council on International Relations – Palestine expressed its strong condemnation of the Inter-Parliamentary Union’s selection of Danny Danon as a member of the IPU’s Anti-Terrorism Committee, considering the move as explicit support for the continued Israeli terrorism against the Palestinian people.   The Council said in a statement issued, Monday, that allowing the nomination of […]

Significant Surge in Israeli Terrorism against Palestinians, CIR Report Reveals

Council on International Relations – Palestine (CIR) said in a new report issued, Monday, that 2022 was the bloodiest and most brutal year against the Palestinians in the occupied Palestinian territories since 2005, as 230 Palestinians were killed, thousands injured, and hundreds of homes and institutions were demolished.   The CIR said that the report […]

Israeli occupation deliberately killing Abu Hamid war crime: CIR

Council on International Relations (CIR) affirmed that the deliberate killing of the Palestinian detainee Nasser Abu Hamid by the Israeli occupation through medical negligence is a war crime and a violation of the Geneva Conventions.   The CIR in a statement Wednesday denounced the international silence towards this crime, in conjunction with their continuous weeping […]