Palestine emergency 🚨

Push the UN to expose the truth about Jenin [Sign Now!]( Israel hit a Palestinian refugee camp with drone strikes and forced thousands to run for their lives. UN experts say it could be a war crime but warned it could attack again. Now the former UN rights chief could make sure there’s no impunity for the attack, but she’s under massive pressure from Israel and its allies. Add your name now to back her! [Sign Now!]( Dear Friends, Imagine waking up to the sound of shots and explosions. That’s the real-life horror that forced thousands to run for their lives as war came again for the Palestinian refugees of Jenin. This was the biggest military operation in the occupied West Bank in 20 years. UN experts say it could be a war crime – but Israel thinks it’s untouchable and warned it would attack again. One woman stands in the way: Navi Pillay, the former High Commissioner for Human Rights, leads a UN Commission on abuses in Palestine – now she could make sure there’s no impunity for Israel’s deadly attack on Jenin refugee camp. But the UN is under huge pressure from Israel and its allies – so Navi Pillay will need a groundswell of public support to succeed: add your name now to make it massive. Avaaz will collect evidence and testimonies from Jenin – and we’ll bring survivors' voices straight to her office to urge her to act now. Sign and share everywhere! [Help bring voices from Jenin survivors to Navi Pillay]( Israel justified waging war on this densely populated area claiming half the residents were affiliated with armed groups. But the truth is that Jenin is a refugee camp, and a majority of those who live there are children. Israel’s brutal attack is collective punishment, and a violation of its responsibility as the occupying force in the West Bank. Violence keeps coming back to the people of Jenin. Most families in the refugee camp were displaced by war and the creation of Israel in 1948. And in 2002, it was also a flashpoint of fighting during the Second Intifada. The spiral of violence keeps getting worse and impunity fuels Israel’s attacks: it’s time to demand accountability – and it starts with the truth. Navi Pillay’s investigation could expose what happened in Jenin and lay the groundwork for justice. So let’s build a thundering call and amplify voices from survivors to back her – Avaaz will take it to the UN in Geneva. Add your name now. [Help bring voices from Jenin survivors to Navi Pillay]( Our movement’s strength comes from our ability to unite within hours in the face of injustice — and we have been millions to show up in solidarity with the Palestinian people. Their occupiers hope we’ll get tired and resign ourselves to the status quo of violence and oppression. That’s why it’s as important as ever to stand up to it now. With hope and determination, Abdelrahman, John, Mo, Laura, Ahmed, Fadi, Nate and the whole Avaaz team More information: - [Israel ended a huge military operation in Jenin. Here’s what you need to know]( (CNN) - [Israeli air strikes and ground operations in Jenin may constitute war crime: UN experts]( (UN/OHCHR) - [Palestinian families return to rubble in Jenin refugee camp]( (BBC) - [What the siege of Jenin signals about the future of Israel and Palestine]( (Vox) - [Displaced at Israeli gunpoint, Jenin residents return to find their homes in ruins]( (Middle East Eye) Avaaz is a 70-million-person global campaign network that works to ensure that the views and values of the world's people shape global decision-making. ("Avaaz" means "voice" or "song" in many languages.) Avaaz members live in every nation of the world; our team is spread across 18 countries on 6 continents and operates in 17 languages. Learn about some of Avaaz's biggest campaigns [here](, or follow us on [Facebook](, [Twitter](, or [Instagram](. You became a member of the Avaaz movement and started receiving these emails when you signed "Join Avaaz!" on 2016-03-01 using the email address {EMAIL}. To ensure that Avaaz messages reach your inbox, please add avaaz@avaaz.org to your address book. To change your email address, language settings, or other personal information, [contact us](, or simply [go here to unsubscribe](. To contact Avaaz, please do not reply to this email. Instead, write to us at [www.avaaz.org/en/contact]( . [Avaaz.org] 27 Union Square West Suite 500 New York, NY 10003 [facebook]( [twitter]( [instagram](