An overview of the response to recent allegations made against staff of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. It notes that Australia is putting in place new funding arrangements with more stringent staff neutrality conditions, as well as looking to diversify Australia’s aid funding.

This paper calls on the Australian Government to support the rights of Palestinians to self-determination and statehood. Its authors recommend the nation increase humanitarian aid and avoid supporting or contributing to the pursuit of a two-state solution.

This work builds on decades of Amnesty International research collecting evidence of violations of international human rights and humanitarian law in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), and on publications by Palestinian, Israeli and international organisations.

In this report, Amnesty International documents how online booking companies are driving tourism to illegal Israeli settlements and contributing to their existence and expansion.

Because of their good relations with both the US and Israel, certain Arab states are well placed to play an important role in Israeli–Palestinian peacemaking. This briefing explores four scenarios concerning their role in the process and the likely outcomes.