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Though some European leaders are still demanding action, Europe has remained on the sidelines of the U.S./Israel war on Iran. As a result, the EU and its members have lost moral authority in yet another defining issue of our time, writes Kourosh Ziabari. .

The E.U. Abdicated its Moral Responsibility by Failing to Oppose War on Iran - DAWN

When the United States and Israel launched surprise airstrikes on Iran in February, one of the most unexpected reactions came from the European Union. Despite its track record of opposing unilateral m...

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5/ "The killing of Jamal Khashoggi is not just a memory– it is unfinished business. Human rights advocates will take to the streets in D.C. Friday and to the National Press Club on Monday to continue the fight for justice," said Raed Jarrar, Advocacy Director at DAWN.

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4/ DAWN will mark the anniversary on Friday, Oct. 2, with a protest outside the Saudi Embassy at 600 Jamal Khashoggi Way NW, co-hosted with the Arab Rights and Research Center. On Monday, Oct. 5, DAWN holds its annual gala and awards dinner in memory of Khashoggi at the National Press Club.

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3/ "For Trump to dismiss a Saudi hit team killing and dismembering a respected dissident...as a thing that 'happens' in the presence of the person US intelligence said approved the operation underscores ongoing deep US complicity in repression in Saudi Arabia & across the region," said Omar Shakir.

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DAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

2/ On Oct. 2, 2018, a Saudi hit team murdered and dismembered Jamal Khashoggi inside the kingdom's Istanbul consulate, in an operation US intelligence concluded was "approved" by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS). Asked about the murder in 2025 with MBS by his side, Trump said "things happen."

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"Iranians have shown they want diplomacy. They want a way out. But they don't want to capitulate. They don't want to surrender," DAWN's @omidmemarian.bsky.social tells BBC News.

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Forum on the Arms Trade @forumarmstrade.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This could also be a good read before our event on Sudan on October 8 co-hosted with @controlarms.bsky.social www.forumarmstrade.org/events.html#...

DAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

"Sudan’s brutal civil war continues with no end in sight in its fourth year, largely due to the negative role of outside actors. The United Arab Emirates’ role is notable, enabled by U.S. complicity that has allowed Abu Dhabi to perpetuate the fighting," writes Husam Mahjoub.

The UAE Is Fueling Sudan’s War. U.S. Complicity Helps Make It Possible - DAWN

Sudan’s brutal civil war continues with no end in sight in its fourth year, largely due to the negative role of outside actors. The United Arab Emirates’ role is notable, enabled by U.S. complicity th...

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DAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"Pete Hegseth's opposition to what he calls 'stupid rules of engagement' suggests that pressure for any changes designed to protect civilians in war must come from outside the Department of Defense." See Charles Blaha's analysis of US strikes on a school in Minab, Iran: dawnmena.org/six-months-a...

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DAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

DAWN is calling on the US, UK, Canada, Norway and Australia to impose targeted sanctions on Maj. Gens. Ghassan Alian and Yoram Halevy, former and current heads of the Israeli army unit, COGAT, implementing Israel's campaign of starvation in Gaza. Our full statement: dawnmena.org/us-uk-other-...

DAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Eight years after Jamal Khashoggi’s murder by agents of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, we gather to remember his life, courage, and the voice his killers couldn't silence. In D.C., join us on Friday, Oct. 2, 5 PM, outside the Saudi Embassy, for a protest and commemoration honoring Jamal.

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DAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"For now, most of these Christian villages remain standing. But as Israel's occupation leaves them increasingly cut off from the rest of Lebanon in an increasingly uninhabitable south, they risk becoming unviable as Lebanese communities," Fin de Pencier says. Read more: dawnmena.org/israels-occu...

5/ "Sanctions regimes exist to deal with situations of ongoing mass abuses like this, to make clear that human rights are non-negotiable and that following orders is never a defense for starving human beings or other grave crimes," said Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man, Israel-Palestine Director at DAWN.

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4/ "COGAT's role in starving Gaza's civilian population is not in dispute–COGAT set out its own policy on video and has put in writing its restrictions," said Raed Jarrar. "Governments have everything they need to sanction COGAT officials. After today, none of them can say they were never asked."

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3/ "Gaza was not starved by accident. A specific military unit was responsible...The officials who ordered that starvation are wanted for war crimes and crimes against humanity; those who implement and continue to administer it should at minimum be sanctioned," said Omar Shakir, DAWN's Director.

2/ DAWN’s submission calls on the US, UK, Canada, Norway and Australia to impose asset freezes and entry bans on Major Generals Ghassan Alian and Yoram Halevy, former and current head of the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT).

Israel: Maj.-Gens. Ghassan Alian and Yoram Halevy Administered Campaign of Starvation in Gaza - DAWN

Major Generals Ghassan Alian and Yoram Halevy, the current and former heads of the Israeli military’s COGAT unit, directed, implemented, and maintained a government-sanctioned total siege and systemat...

1/ The commanders of the Israeli army unit implementing Israel's campaign of starvation against Palestinians in Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023 should be sanctioned, said DAWN in sanctions referrals with governments of US, UK, Canada, Norway and Australia today.

US, UK & Other States: Sanction Israeli Army Commanders Overseeing Starvation of Palestinians in Gaza - DAWN

(Washington, D.C., September 24, 2026) - The former and current commanders of the Israeli army unit administering and implementing Israel’s campaign of starvation against Palestinians in Gaza since Oc...

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DAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

"What this independent investigation underscored was that this" US strike on a school in Minab, Iran "wasn't just a case of negligence ... DAWN, my organization, called from the early days for this to be investigated as a war crime. The most viable path for this would be the ICC," said Omar Shakir.

DAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

“Pink should step down. UNICEF itself has called Gaza a graveyard for children. Its ambassadors are supposed to speak for those children, not attack the people who do,” said DAWN's Raed Jarrar, after the singer, a UNICEF Ambassador, criticized Macklemore for speaking out for Palestinians in Gaza.

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Pink Supported Macklemore’s Firing. Now Activists Want UNICEF to Cut Ties With Her.

Activists are trying to make sure there’s a cost for trampling pro-Palestine voices.

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DAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Egyptian President El-Sisi's proposed new debt instrument will further shift economic burdens "onto Egypt's most vulnerable and away from wealthy regime insiders ... worsening corruption at the expense of working-class citizens." Analysis from @magedmandour.bsky.social: dawnmena.org/sisis-latest...

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DAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"Prosecuting a journalist for sharing a link isn't about protecting national security. It's about shutting down discussion about repression in Jordan and US aid," said Raed Jarrar. See DAWN's call for Jordan to drop all charges against American journalist Ali Younes: dawnmena.org/jordan-drop-...

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DAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"40,000 of the bombs that flattened Gaza is not a defense package, it is a down payment on the next round of atrocities," said Omar Shakir. DAWN called on Congress to block the Trump administration's proposed $2.8 billion transfer of 40,000 2,000-pound bombs to Israel: dawnmena.org/u-s-congress...

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"The Houthi Movement's (Ansar Allah) naval blockade on Saudi Arabia and offensive in Yemen are taking their toll ... Yet it is Riyadh's response to these actions and approach to Yemen that should raise eyebrows," writes @afrahnasser.bsky.social. See Nasser's analysis: dawnmena.org/can-the-new-...

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What does the US war on Iran mean "for the internal struggle for democracy? I argue it's a colossal disaster. Because you cannot organize internally and fight for democracy when there is mass poverty...and bombs are falling on your head,” says Nader Hashemi. Watch more here: youtu.be/pFaV6JPQUWg

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5/ "The administration is betting that Congress will do what it always does: complain, then look away," said Raed Jarrar, advocacy director at DAWN. "Congress should show the administration that it's no longer the rubber stamp it long has been on arms to Israel and block this sale."

4/ "The executive branch's refusal to apply the Leahy Law to a single Israeli unit is not an oversight—it is state policy and this sale would send billions more U.S. taxpayer dollars to forces that have caused mass civilian casualties using these same weapons," said DAWN's Charles Blaha.

3/ "40,000 of the bombs that flattened Gaza is not a defense package, it is a down payment on the next round of atrocities," said DAWN's Omar Shakir. "Every member of Congress now has the law and the evidence in front of them. A vote to proceed is a decision to help Israel commit more war crimes."

2/ DAWN’s letter to members of the Senate and House lays out how the transfer would violate U.S. and international law, and how it could expose members of Congress to individual criminal liability for aiding and abetting war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.

1/ Members of Congress should introduce and pass joint resolutions of disapproval under the Arms Export Control Act to block the Trump administration's proposed $2.8 billion transfer of 40,000 2,000-pound bombs to Israel, DAWN said today in a letter to every member of the Senate and House.

U.S.: Congress Should Block $2.8 Billion Arms Package to Israel - DAWN

(Washington, D.C., September 18, 2026) — Members of Congress should introduce and pass joint resolutions of disapproval under the Arms Export Control Act to block the Trump administration's proposed $...

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Also ejected from the hearing was DAWN senior advisor and ex-State Deptartment official Charles Blaha. Blaha said that Palm Beach County “is unable to defend the investment publicly. Instead, the County suppressed legitimate free speech and public debate."

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“It’s becoming harder and harder to argue that these investments are being made purely for fiduciary or financially sound reasons,” said DAWN's Michael Omer-Man. A memo DAWN sent to elected officials says investing public funds in Israeli bonds violates international law and fiduciary duties.

“These millions should be going to local needs," Lydia Ghuman of the Internationalist Law Center said. "That they are being invested in bonds that aren't beating the rate of inflation and propping up the economy of a foreign government is a sign of the special interests gripping local politics.”

“Human rights lawyer Noura Erakat was arrested Tuesday at a Palm Beach county, Florida budget hearing about the county’s $1 billion+ in investments in Israeli bonds, after Erakat and others were prevented from speaking. See @alicesperi.bsky.social's report: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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DAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

“In a move reeking of impunity, US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs Gideon Sa’ar signed an agreement on July 1 for the construction of a permanent American embassy in Jerusalem,” writes @ramonawadi.bsky.social. Read more: dawnmena.org/trump-cement...

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4/ "The severity of these charges — and the local media attacks over the alleged sharing of an article — raises grave concerns about freedom of speech and freedom of the press. Journalists must be able to report, share information, and scrutinize governments," said Jenin Younes of ADC.