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DAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Watch TRT World's full interview with DAWN's @sarahleah1.bsky.social about the U.S. State Department's decision to deny visas to Palestinian representatives for September's UN General Assembly meeting in New York. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn9X...

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US denies Palestinian officials visas for the UN General Assembly

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DAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

“The majority of the American people oppose the genocide, want [US] weapons to Israel to stop, believe that the U.S. has gone too far in supporting Israel... What the Trump administration is doing isn't in the interest of the American nation," @sarahleah1.bsky.social w/ @msnbc.com's Ayman Mohyeldin.

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DAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

"Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman is a murderer, and whatever billions he spends to grease the palms of politicians and businessmen around the world won't erase that," said @sarahleah1.bsky.social.

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Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai @lorenzofb.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

SCOOP: Spyware maker NSO Group confirmed to us that the company has been acquired by a U.S. investment group. NSO's spokesperson said the group "has invested tens of millions of dollars in the company and has acquired controlling ownership," but declined to say who is behind the investment.

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Spyware maker NSO Group confirms acquisition by US investors | TechCrunch

NSO Group confirmed to TechCrunch that an unnamed group of American investors has taken “controlling ownership” of the surveillance tech maker.

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Background Briefing with Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

NOW at backgroundbriefing.org | @sarahleah1.bsky.social - Calls Grow For a UN Peacekeeping Protection Force in Gaza | George Beebe - What a Peace Plan to End Russia's War on Ukraine Could Look Like | @lktiv.bsky.social - Trump Moves to Use the Military for Domestic Law Enforcement

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Arab Center Washington DC @arabcenterdc.org · 13/08/2025

US complicity and international inaction have so far failed to halt #Israel’s genocide in #Gaza, though growing isolation suggests the system of impunity may finally be weakening. Read this analysis from @sarahleah1.bsky.social arabcenterdc.org/resource/acc...

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Accountability for War Crimes in Gaza: Where We Are

The global struggle to hold Israel accountable for war crimes in Gaza represents a critical test for international justice. At stake is not only the enforcement of laws prohibiting genocide, war crime...

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Sarah Leah Whitson @sarahleah1.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

“it is concerning that Mayor Suarez is promoting the PIF, given the country’s record of abuses and the nearly $1 trillion fund at its disposal, which the kingdom could use to exert its political influence.”

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https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/francis-suarez-announces-new-saudi-investment-office-in-miami-22523162

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Sarah Leah Whitson @sarahleah1.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Kudos to Governor @JanetMillsforME refusing to whither before Trump and his bullying. He’s so easily provoked, so quickly resorts to threats and personal attacks. Whether or not you support trans in sports, respect her backbone.

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https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-maine-governor-clash-over-transgender-athletes-2025-02-21/

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DAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

“Senator Menendez should spend every day of his next 11 years in prison contemplating not only his betrayal of the American people but the harm he caused millions of Egyptians as he worked to cover up the Egyptian dictatorship’s human rights abuses for a few gold bars," said @sarahleah1.bsky.social.

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DAWN Statement on the Sentencing of Sen. Bob Menendez and Egypt’s Corrupt Influence in U.S. Politics

(Washington, D.C., January 27, 2025) – In response to the sentencing today by the Federal Court of the Southern District of New York of former New Jersey Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez to 11 years i...

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Sarah Leah Whitson @sarahleah1.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Join @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social TODAY at 12:30 PM EST for a press conference RE: our lawsuit against The State Department, demanding the US uphold the Leahy Laws and stop military aid to abusive Israeli forces harming Palestinian families. WATCH: www.facebook.com/dawnmenaorg/ #Israel #Gaza #Palestine

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DAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

"Every member state of the International Criminal Court – and even its erstwhile champions like the U.S. – have a duty to swiftly arrest Prime Minister Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Gallant at the first opportunity they get," said @sarahleah1.bsky.social, DAWN's executive director.

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DAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

On Nov. 18, the US Treasury Department announced sanctions designations against Amana, an Israeli state-backed settlement organization with approximately $160 million in assets. On Nov. 8, DAWN submitted to Treasury a detailed dossier urging sanctions on Amana. DAWN's statement on these sanctions:

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DAWN Statement in Response to Designation of Amana Settlement Organization to U.S. Sanctions List

(Washington, D.C., November 19, 2024) — On November 18, the U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions designations against Amana, an Israeli state-backed settlement organization with approximately...

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Andrew Farrand @afarrand.bsky.social · 09/09/2024

"For occupying powers, including Russia and Israel, it provides invaluable precedent as well as encouragement that, sooner or later, their 'might' will also one day 'make right'..." DAWN's Sarah Leah Whitson on the true cost of France abandoning #WesternSahara 🇪🇭, via @wpr.bsky.social:

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France’s Shift on Western Sahara Comes With a Huge Cost

France says it is committed to the rules-based order. In the Morocco-Western Sahara conflict, it chose short-term political benefits instead.

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Sherifa Zuhur @sherifazuhur.bsky.social · 04/05/2024

ANCA Calls for Expulsion of Rep. Cuellar from Congress - Sarah Leah Whitson: Is anyone following the tsunami of foreign government corruption that has overtaken our government? anca.org/press-releas...

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#ExpelCuellar: ANCA Calls for Expulsion of Rep. Cuellar from Congress

Washington, DC— The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) today called on the U.S. House to immediately expel Henry Cuellar (D-TX) over his indictment for accepting nearly six hundred thousand...

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H.D. Gregg @hdgregg.bsky.social · 17/10/2024

"Why is the U.S. bombing Yemen—with a B-2 bomber no less—with zero congressional authorization?" asked Sarah Leah Whitson, executive director of Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN), following Wednesday's strikes. www.commondreams.org/news/us-bomb...

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US Deploys B-2 Stealth Bombers to Attack Yemen Without Congressional Approval | Common Dreams

"Why is the U.S. bombing Yemen—with a B-2 bomber no less—with zero congressional authorization?"

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