The Record
السِّجلWhat is documented, and by whom
The Land
الأرضGeography is the argument made visible
The Voice
الصوتWhat a people made, and go on making
The Majlis
المجلسThe room where the coffee is poured
The current exhibition
Gaza: Siege and Sumud
One of the oldest cities on earth, under the most documented siege of the modern era — and the people who keep teaching, writing, and reporting through it.
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Human rights organizations, UN agencies, legal monitors, and trusted journalism. Every summary here is original; every source links back to the publisher that issued it.
FALASTEEN.AI documentation desk
2026
History
Key document
A sourced record of what Israeli and international outlets have verifiably reported about Israeli forces' use of the Hannibal Directive and friendly fire on October 7, 2023 — alongside the established record of the Hamas-led massacre that day.
FALASTEEN.AI documentation desk
2026
History
Key document
The Gaza Ministry of Health's documented count — more than 72,500 reported killed by late April 2026 — is the floor, not the ceiling: peer-reviewed analyses using independent methods converge on substantial undercounting, while excess-mortality projections run far higher. This entry records what is documented, what is estimated, and by whom.
ICC
2024
Legal
ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I's decisions of 21 November 2024 rejecting Israel's jurisdictional challenges and issuing arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
ICJ
2024
Legal
The International Court of Justice's advisory opinion holding Israel's continued presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory unlawful, and obliging it to end that presence as rapidly as possible, evacuate all settlers, and make reparation.
ICJ
2024
Legal
The International Court of Justice's first provisional measures order in the Genocide Convention case, finding South Africa's rights under the Convention plausible and ordering six measures, including the prevention of genocidal acts and the punishment of incitement.
ICJ
2024
Legal
The International Court of Justice's second and third provisional measures orders in South Africa v. Israel: the 28 March 2024 order on famine and humanitarian access, and the 24 May 2024 order directing Israel to immediately halt its military offensive in Rafah.
UN Commission of Inquiry
2024
Legal
The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry's 2024 reports: the June 2024 report (A/HRC/56/26) on the 7 October 2023 attacks and Israel's military operations in Gaza, and the September 2024 report (A/79/232) on attacks on Gaza's healthcare system, Palestinian detainees, and hostages.
ICJ
2023
Legal
South Africa's 84-page application of 29 December 2023 instituting proceedings against Israel at the International Court of Justice under the Genocide Convention, together with a request for provisional measures.
+972 Magazine
ongoing
Journalism
An independent, nonprofit online magazine founded in 2010 and run by Palestinian and Israeli journalists, named after the telephone country code shared by Israelis and Palestinians.
Adalah
ongoing
Legal
Founded in 1996 and based in Haifa, Adalah litigates and advocates for the rights of Palestinian citizens of Israel, and for Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, before Israeli courts and international bodies.
Addameer
ongoing
Legal
Addameer supports Palestinian political prisoners held by Israeli authorities and campaigns against administrative detention and torture.
Al Mezan
ongoing
Human rights
Founded in 1999 and based in Gaza, Al Mezan documents human rights violations in the Gaza Strip, provides legal aid to victims, and advocates for accountability and the rule of law under occupation and blockade.
Al-Haq
ongoing
Legal
Key document
Al-Haq is a Palestinian non-governmental human rights organization based in Ramallah, specializing in legal research, advocacy, and international accountability.
Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network
ongoing
Journalism
A transnational think tank and global network of Palestinian analysts, Al-Shabaka produces peer-reviewed policy briefs, commentary, and the Rethinking Palestine podcast, grounded in a vision of a liberated, self-determined Palestinian future.
Amnesty International
ongoing
Human rights
Amnesty documents human rights violations by Israeli authorities and Palestinian armed groups and campaigns for justice, accountability, and an end to apartheid.
B'Tselem
ongoing
Human rights
Key document
B'Tselem documents human rights abuses in the Israeli-occupied territories through field research, video testimony, and policy analysis. Founded in 1989 by Israeli academics, attorneys, and journalists, it publishes reports in Hebrew, Arabic, and English.
BADIL
ongoing
Legal
Founded in 1998 in Bethlehem, BADIL defends the rights of Palestinian refugees and internally displaced persons, with a legal focus on residency, return, property restitution, and the right of return under international law.
DCIP
ongoing
Human rights
DCIP documents the detention, killing, and maiming of Palestinian children by Israeli forces and advocates for their rights under international law.
Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor
ongoing
Human rights
A youth-led nonprofit founded in 2011 and registered in Switzerland, Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor documents human rights violations across Europe and the MENA region, with extensive field reporting from the Gaza Strip.
Forensic Architecture
ongoing
Journalism
A research agency based at Goldsmiths, University of London, founded in 2010 by architect Eyal Weizman, producing spatial and media investigations of state violence and human rights violations, including a long-running body of work on Palestine.
Human Rights Watch
ongoing
Human rights
HRW investigates and reports on human rights conditions in Israel and Palestine, including laws and policies affecting Palestinians under occupation and in Israel.
International Criminal Court
ongoing
Legal
The International Criminal Court has been investigating alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Situation in the State of Palestine since 2021; in November 2024 its Pre-Trial Chamber issued arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant.
Institute for Middle East Understanding
ongoing
Journalism
A U.S. nonprofit founded in 2005, the IMEU provides journalists and media outlets with facts, analysis, and access to Palestinian experts and voices, and publishes fact sheets, explainers, and the This Is Palestine podcast.
Institute for Palestine Studies
ongoing
History
A free, bilingual interactive encyclopedia from the Institute for Palestine Studies and the Palestinian Museum, tracing modern Palestinian history through thousands of chronology entries, biographies, documents, and village profiles rooted in refugee and Nakba memory.
Jewish Voice for Peace
ongoing
Solidarity
Founded in 1996, Jewish Voice for Peace is the largest progressive Jewish anti-Zionist organization in the United States, organizing a grassroots movement of American Jews in support of Palestinian freedom.
Mondoweiss
ongoing
Journalism
An independent news organization founded in 2006 by journalist Philip Weiss, Mondoweiss covers developments in Israel/Palestine and related U.S. foreign policy through original on-the-ground reporting, scholarly analysis, and personal stories.
Palestine Open Maps
ongoing
History
An open platform layering historical maps of Palestine — including detailed 1940s British Mandate survey sheets — with present-day maps, documenting hundreds of villages depopulated in 1948.
Palestine Remembered
ongoing
History
A long-running, non-commercial website documenting Palestine's depopulated villages, whose Nakba Oral History Project publishes hundreds of recorded interviews with refugees who witnessed the events of 1948 firsthand.
PCHR
ongoing
Human rights
Key document
Based in Gaza, PCHR monitors and documents violations of international human rights and humanitarian law, provides legal aid, and advocates before international bodies.
Palestinian Oral History Archive, American University of Beirut
ongoing
History
A searchable digital archive at the American University of Beirut holding more than 1,000 hours of audio and video testimony recorded with first-generation Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, drawn from over 150 uprooted villages and communities.
The Electronic Intifada
ongoing
Journalism
An independent online publication founded in 2001 by Ali Abunimah and fellow activists, The Electronic Intifada publishes news, analysis, and first-person reporting on Palestine, its people, politics, culture, and place in the world.
The Nakba Archive
ongoing
History
A grassroots oral history collective founded in Lebanon in 2002 that has filmed more than 650 video interviews with first-generation Palestinian refugees about life before 1948 and the expulsions that made them refugees.
The Palestinian Museum
ongoing
History
The open digital archive of the Palestinian Museum in Birzeit, preserving photographs, documents, film, and audio contributed by Palestinian families and institutions in Palestine and the diaspora — a bottom-up record spanning more than two centuries.
UN OCHA
ongoing
United Nations
Key document
OCHA coordinates humanitarian response in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and publishes data dashboards, situation reports, and access maps used by aid agencies and journalists.
Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
ongoing
United Nations
An independent expert appointed by the UN Human Rights Council, the Special Rapporteur investigates and reports publicly on Israel's violations of international law in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, reporting annually to the Human Rights Council.
UNRWA
ongoing
United Nations
Established by UN General Assembly Resolution 302 (IV) in December 1949, UNRWA provides education, health care, and relief to millions of registered Palestine refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, the West Bank, and Gaza.
US Campaign for Palestinian Rights
ongoing
Solidarity
Founded in 2001 as the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, USCPR is a national network providing resources and strategic support to the U.S.-based Palestine solidarity movement, with a focus on ending U.S. military funding to Israel.
Visualizing Palestine
ongoing
Journalism
Founded in 2012, Visualizing Palestine produces data-driven infographics and visual stories about Palestinian life, rights, and history, published under Creative Commons licenses for free reuse.
We Are Not Numbers
ongoing
Journalism
Founded in Gaza in 2015, We Are Not Numbers pairs young Palestinian writers with English-language mentors around the world, publishing first-person essays and poems that resist the reduction of Palestinians to casualty statistics.
World Health Organization — occupied Palestinian territory
ongoing
Health
The WHO office for the occupied Palestinian territory supports the Palestinian health system, coordinates the health response to emergencies in Gaza and the West Bank, and publishes situation reports and data on attacks on health care.
Zochrot
ongoing
History
An Israeli organization, founded in 2002, that documents the Nakba for a Hebrew-speaking audience through refugee testimony, tours of destroyed Palestinian villages, and filmed interviews with both displaced Palestinians and Israeli veterans of 1948.
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