"Treating Jordan as Palestine does not resolve the conflict; it relocates it," writes Yara Bataineh. "The consequences of that relocation are no longer hypothetical. They are unfolding in real time."

(Washington, D.C., Feb, 9, 2026) — In response to the Israeli Security Cabinet's approval of sweeping measures that remove nearly all restraints and controls on illegal settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank, DAWN issues the following statement:

"Ending purchases of Israel Bonds is not anti-Israel — It is pro-accountability," writes @sarahleah1.bsky.social. "New Yorkers deserve investments that are lawful, ethical and financially sound."

In a farewell message, Sarah Leah Whitson (@sarahleah1.bsky.social) has announced her departure from DAWN, where she served for nearly six years as Executive Director. She says that the Board has confirmed an extremely talented successor, to be announced next month. Read her message here:

In meetings with diplomats, I've "gotten a clear sense that people understand that the two-state process as it was articulated in Oslo is dead,” says Michael Omer-Man. Watch Omer-Man and @sarahleah1.bsky.social explain their bold new plan to move from Apartheid to Democracy: youtu.be/NK6TGp2KA5g

The so-called "Jordan Option" has once again returned to Israeli political discourse concerning the Israel-Palestine conflict, writes Yara Bataineh. "Treating Jordan as Palestine does not resolve the conflict; it relocates it."

(New York, N.Y., February 4, 2026) – In response to the reported killing of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi and former head of the Gaddafi International Charity and Development Foundation, DAWN issued the following statement:

New York State and City's purchase of Israel Bonds carries severe legal, financial and reputation risks, writes @sarahleah1.bsky.social. "It is time for New York to put its residents first," divesting from Israel Bonds once and for all.

“Investments in Israeli state securities, including Israel Bonds, effectively allocate public funds to sustain criminal acts,” Alex Smith, a DAWN legal advisor, said. “New York officials ... may face personal civil and criminal liability for aiding and abetting those crimes."

"In a letter to state and local officials, the human rights organization DAWN warned on Friday that any investment in Israeli sovereign debt by New York City would violate local and international law ... Israeli bonds have emerged as a crucial source of funding for the Israeli government."

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"A human rights group [DAWN] has warned New York state and local officials that investment of public funds in bonds issued by Israel violates both international law and fiduciary duties and may expose officials and beneficiaries alike to 'substantial legal, ethical and financial risks.'"

The Yellow Line in Gaza is "a continuation of colonial precedent" that the international community and United Nations has failed to stop, writes @ramonawadi.bsky.social. "As a result of this demarcation, Israel now controls 58% of Gaza with no clear end in sight."

DAWN just sent a cease and desist letter to New York State and New York City officials saying they should immediately cease unlawful and dangerous investments in Israel Bonds. Watch as DAWN's @sarahleah1.bsky.social explains why. Read more: dawnmena.org/new-york-cit...

New York State and NYC officials should immediately cease new purchases and divest any holdings of Israel Bonds because such investments breach their legal obligations and expose citizens to unnecessary legal, financial and reputational harms, DAWN said in a cease and desist letter to officials.

“As welcome as international support for reconstruction is ... Israel bears legal responsibility for rebuilding Gaza ... To outsource these costs would be to reward Israel with impunity by avoiding the consequences of its crimes, both criminal and financial,” said DAWN's @sarahleah1.bsky.social.

Reviewing "The Reluctant Fundamentalist," Yahia Lababidi (@ysl.bsky.social) connects Mohsen Hamid's 2007 novel to Palestine, arguing that "the novel becomes an allegory for the gaze that decides who is seen, who is feared and who may speak."

Don't miss today online, 12:30 PM EST, "From Apartheid to Democracy," with @sarahleah1.bsky.social, Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man, and Nader Hashemi. Registration link below.

Join us Tuesday, Jan. 27, 12:30 PM ET, for an online discussion of the book "From Apartheid to Democracy: A Blueprint for Peace in Israel-Palestine." With co-authors @sarahleah1.bsky.social and Michael Omer-Man of DAWN, in conversation with Nader Hashemi. Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

"If Trump finally follows through on his threats but still fails to fracture Iran’s machinery of repression, he should expect to perversely strengthen the regime’s base, which will believe it is justified in even greater violence against the country’s civilians," DAWN's @omidmemarian.bsky.social.

"Driven by the interests of autocratic Arab states, negotiations remain far from building a Sudanese-led, civilian negotiating table" that can achieve sustainable peace in Sudan, writes DAWN fellow Kholood Khair.

The Palestinian Christian "community—rarely acknowledged in the U.S. and Europe—aims to keep hope and happiness alive amid ongoing Israeli attacks, as billions of people around the world celebrate the Advent season," writes Isabelle Hayslip.

"A sharp Saudi-led correction." Sam Ali writes that recent Saudi-Emirati competition in the war-torn country has left Yemen's future "unclear." For Yemenis, that future "is no longer being written in Aden or Sana'a, but in Hadramaut."

"We can’t be distracted. Fighting for Palestinian freedom is one of the frontlines of democracy defense at home ... the fight against authoritarianism within the U.S. is inseparable from our fight to end U.S. support for Israeli apartheid and genocide." — @stefaniefox.bsky.social, @jvp.bsky.social

"Driven by the interests of autocratic Arab states, negotiations remain far from building a Sudanese-led, civilian negotiating table" that can achieve sustainable peace in Sudan, writes DAWN fellow Kholood Khair.

Join DAWN Tuesday, Jan. 27, 12:30 PM ET, for an online event on the new book "From Apartheid to Democracy: A Blueprint for Peace in Israel-Palestine." With co-authors @sarahleah1.bsky.social & Michael Omer-Man of DAWN, in discussion with Nader Hashemi. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

"Israel’s forced removal of 32,000 West Bank refugees is not a lawful evacuation," writes @hrw.org's @nadiahardman.bsky.social. "It is a war crime of forced displacement" that is "intentional Israeli state policy," per statements by Israeli officials.

The Gaza ceasefire "has worked pretty well for Israel. Israel has already achieved it's main objective, which was to get the hostages back ... For the Palestinians, not well ... Gazans continue to die," says DAWN Senior Advisor Charles Blaha. Watch more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpyJ...

"Though there is growing recognition of the abuses of migrant workers in Lebanon, the plight of migrant children remains poorly understood and stands to become a growing issue," reports Paul Hefel-James from Lebanon.

​"Trump’s Power Politics and the Return of Empire" by Sarah Leah Whitson, Executive Director, DAWN @sarahleah1.bsky.social @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social #TrumpAtOneYear www.forumarmstrade.org/trump_yearon...

The U.S. should halt its stated plan to take military action against the Iranian government, an unlawful use of force without authorization from Congress or the UN Security Council, said DAWN today. The UN should launch investigate the recent violence in Iran, and hold perpetrators accountable.

Palestinian Christians are "rarely acknowledged" by the West, writes Isabelle Hayslip. Yet they bravely insist on recognition and acceptance "amid ongoing Israeli attacks as billions of people around the world celebrate the Advent season."

(Washington, D.C., January 14, 2026) — The Trump administration's January 13, 2026 terrorism designations of the Jordanian, Egyptian and Lebanese Muslim Brotherhood organizations lack sufficient factual and policy justification and will not advance U.S. national interests, said DAWN today.

"A serious plan for Iranian democracy—one that is indigenous—requires hard work. It also requires patience," writes Nader Hashemi. "Bombing Iran will feed the Islamic Republic’s narrative and strengthen the resolve of its supporters."

"As Yemen’s conflict grows more complex, the United States continues to look on from afar as the situation worsens," writes Karim al-Yemani, as recent Saudi-Emirati proxy fighting in south Yemen throws the anti-Houthi bloc into disarray.

“The Iranian government must stop treating its citizens as enemies to be feared and controlled. Tear gas, arrests, bullets, and crackdowns aren't responses to legitimate grievances. People’s right to a dignified life must be recognized and meaningfully addressed.” — @sarahleah1.bsky.social, DAWN

With Iran's latest protest movement, "a new patriotic discourse has emerged that frames the struggle in civilizational terms rather than purely political ones," writes Sheema Kalbasi. That discourse is driving the protests in Iran today.

“Protests in Iran are not a vacuum for foreign agendas. They are the result of decades of unanswered demands and deeply-held grievances. Solidarity with Iranians means respecting their agency and rejecting efforts to co-opt their struggle.” — Assal Rad

“Once again, the Iranian authorities are responding with sheer brutality to the Iranian people’s desire for a government that is accountable to them...It's way past time for the authorities to allow a genuine democracy rather than their outdated, unpopular dictatorial rule.” @kennethroth.bsky.social

"While there can no doubt that the Israeli and American governments seek to exploit these protests to advance a repressive agenda, our solidarity should be clearly and unequivocally on the side of the democratic demands of the heroic people of Iran.” — Naderal Hashemi, DAWN Fellow.

“Targeted internet disruptions by the Iranian government are meant to silence protests and suppress coordination. These tactics reflect a state that is more invested in repression than resolution.” — Assal Rad, DAWN Fellow. Scholar of modern Middle Eastern history.

Mayor Mamdani's revocation of two executive orders designed to stifle advocacy for Palestinian human rights is an important move to restore the free speech rights of New Yorkers, said DAWN in a statement.

AIPAC doesn’t want you to know who runs it. But we found out, and what we discovered is bigger than one organization. DAWN's “Faces of AIPAC” project reveals 50 people who run AIPAC—a network of networks in leadership positions across pro-Israel institutions. Learn more: aipacwhoweare.org

With Kazakhstan joining the Abraham Accords, "the so-called 'Circle of Peace' is no longer confined to a specific geography, but is now global in dimension and scope," writes Saahil Menon.

"The Islamic Republic is not easing its grip; in key areas it is hardening it," writes @sinatoossi.bsky.social. But "public debate about its strategic choices, from foreign alignments to cultural and social norms" is expanding in unprecedented ways.

Responding to new U.S. sanctions on International Criminal Court judges, "@sarahleah1.bsky.social, the executive director for DAWN, said Rubio is 'coddling Israeli war criminals.' She added that the court should 'not wait to prosecute him for interfering with justice.'"

See DAWN's full statement: dawnmena.org/aipac-stop-h...

"Our research revealed that AIPAC's board is not just a group of any 50 individuals – it is a nexus connecting virtually every major pro-Israel institution in America," said DAWN's Isabelle Hayslip. "Documenting AIPAC's leadership also exposes who controls the entire pro-Israel ecosystem."

"These 50 officers and directors shouldn't try to hide behind the AIPAC name. US nonprofit law makes them personally responsible for the organization's conduct ... its board members and officers are legally on the hook. That is why we are putting faces to the names."" said DAWN's Raed Jarrar.

"AIPAC has obfuscated the identities of its directors and officers from the American public, so today we're providing the transparency this organization refuses to offer ... The public has a right to easily know who they are," said @sarahleah1.bsky.social, DAWN's executive director.