![A group of pro-Palestinians hold an emergency demonstration of "Stop Israel's Starvation of Gaza and Humanitarian Access to Gaza Cannot Wait" in front of the Egyptian Mission to the UN and The European Union Mission to the UN on Monday, July 21, 2025, in New York City, United States. [Selçuk Acar - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/AA-20250722-38623398-38623393-PROPALESTINIANS_PROTEST_EGYPT_AND_THE_EUROPEAN_UNION_IN_NEW_YORK_CITY.jpg)
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the United Nations member states scheduled to convene for the Palestine conference on 28-29 July 2025 in New York to take immediate and concrete actions towards ending decades of “impunity” for Israel’s crimes against the Palestinians. “It’s essential for governments to address Israel’s grave abuses by committing to concrete, timebound measures, including targeted sanctions, arms embargoes, suspending preferential trade agreements, and a clear commitment to support the enforcement of all International Criminal Court arrest warrants,” the statement issued on 22 July quoted Bruno Stagno, HRW chief advocacy officer as saying. “More platitudes about a two-state solution and peace process will do nothing to advance the conference’s goals, nor to halt the extermination of […]
