Nimer Sultany
@nimersultany.bsky.social
Reader in Law, SOAS; Editor-in-Chief, Palestine Yearbook of International Law; author, Law and Revolution: Legitimacy and Constitutionalism After the Arab Spring (OUP 2017).
"Prisoners were rarely given stronger painkillers than paracetamol, even when undergoing medical procedures. On one occasion, a roughly 70-year-old amputee, whose leg had become infected, had to undergo surgery. “He’s screaming in pain"
November 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
"Prisoners were rarely given stronger painkillers than paracetamol, even when undergoing medical procedures. On one occasion, a roughly 70-year-old amputee, whose leg had become infected, had to undergo surgery. “He’s screaming in pain"
This statement follows an initial SOAS statement in Dec 2023
October 31, 2025 at 7:51 AM
This statement follows an initial SOAS statement in Dec 2023
A heightened responsibility to show meaningful solidarity with academics in Palestine
October 31, 2025 at 7:51 AM
A heightened responsibility to show meaningful solidarity with academics in Palestine
"To commit to refraining from partnerships with academic institutions that are instrumental to the commission, or support, or enablement of scholasticide."
October 31, 2025 at 7:51 AM
"To commit to refraining from partnerships with academic institutions that are instrumental to the commission, or support, or enablement of scholasticide."
Beyond "ethnic cleansing"
October 26, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Beyond "ethnic cleansing"
"Israeli settler militias, backed by soldiers, are laying waste to Palestinian communities – beating residents, torching crops, smashing cars, slaughtering animals"
The Lynching State
The Lynching State
October 26, 2025 at 10:24 AM
"Israeli settler militias, backed by soldiers, are laying waste to Palestinian communities – beating residents, torching crops, smashing cars, slaughtering animals"
The Lynching State
The Lynching State
Dit is een genocidale campagne die de Palestijnse vrijheid blijft verwerpen ed de Joodse supermatie wil opleggen, van de rivier tot aan de zee. @ Destandaard www.standaard.be/opinies/neta...
August 12, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Dit is een genocidale campagne die de Palestijnse vrijheid blijft verwerpen ed de Joodse supermatie wil opleggen, van de rivier tot aan de zee. @ Destandaard www.standaard.be/opinies/neta...
644 days of Genocidal barbarism.
July 11, 2025 at 9:06 AM
644 days of Genocidal barbarism.
July 11, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Genocidal spirituality in Israel: "Spiritual people who view the annihilation of the other as a form of personal growth and the eradication of the enemy as empowerment. The desire to annihilate and destroy millions of people... With great love."
May 19, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Genocidal spirituality in Israel: "Spiritual people who view the annihilation of the other as a form of personal growth and the eradication of the enemy as empowerment. The desire to annihilate and destroy millions of people... With great love."
“We all know what’s going on there, and we’ve all heard the objectives stated by Netanyau’s ministers, which are clear declarations of genocidal intent. Seldom have I heard the leader of a state so clearly outline a plan that fits the legal definition of genocide.”
May 10, 2025 at 6:16 AM
“We all know what’s going on there, and we’ve all heard the objectives stated by Netanyau’s ministers, which are clear declarations of genocidal intent. Seldom have I heard the leader of a state so clearly outline a plan that fits the legal definition of genocide.”
"The Special Committee was shocked to see the size and scale of the colonial expansion in the West Bank... it became evident that what the world is witnessing could very well be a second Nakba."
May 10, 2025 at 6:15 AM
"The Special Committee was shocked to see the size and scale of the colonial expansion in the West Bank... it became evident that what the world is witnessing could very well be a second Nakba."
The ICC has no excuse...
May 5, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The ICC has no excuse...
"Genocide has two phases: destruction of the national pattern of the oppressed group; & the imposition of the national pattern of the oppressor upon the oppressed population which is allowed to remain, or upon the territory alone, after removal of the population" (Lemkin)
May 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
"Genocide has two phases: destruction of the national pattern of the oppressed group; & the imposition of the national pattern of the oppressor upon the oppressed population which is allowed to remain, or upon the territory alone, after removal of the population" (Lemkin)
Goldstone Report (2009): that "argument that Israel should “put pressure” on Hamas by targeting civilian infrastructure to attain its war aims... is a dangerous argument that should be vigorously rejected as incompatible with the cardinal principle of distinction."
March 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Goldstone Report (2009): that "argument that Israel should “put pressure” on Hamas by targeting civilian infrastructure to attain its war aims... is a dangerous argument that should be vigorously rejected as incompatible with the cardinal principle of distinction."
More genocidal statements from Israeli ministers:
Netanyahu Minister: 'Only Solution for Gaza Is to Empty It of Gazans,' God Sent Us Trump to Build Settlements
archive.ph/B04pB
Netanyahu Minister: 'Only Solution for Gaza Is to Empty It of Gazans,' God Sent Us Trump to Build Settlements
archive.ph/B04pB
March 11, 2025 at 7:25 PM
More genocidal statements from Israeli ministers:
Netanyahu Minister: 'Only Solution for Gaza Is to Empty It of Gazans,' God Sent Us Trump to Build Settlements
archive.ph/B04pB
Netanyahu Minister: 'Only Solution for Gaza Is to Empty It of Gazans,' God Sent Us Trump to Build Settlements
archive.ph/B04pB
Clearly, it is difficult to prove genocidal intent...
March 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Clearly, it is difficult to prove genocidal intent...
3 Likud ministers, 3 statements of genocidal intent
March 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
3 Likud ministers, 3 statements of genocidal intent
Centre for Palestine Studies @soasuni.bsky.social
"Gaza: Empire, Colonialism, Genocide"
With Adam Hanieh, Rafeef Ziadah & Nate George
Register here:
www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
"Gaza: Empire, Colonialism, Genocide"
With Adam Hanieh, Rafeef Ziadah & Nate George
Register here:
www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
March 10, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Centre for Palestine Studies @soasuni.bsky.social
"Gaza: Empire, Colonialism, Genocide"
With Adam Hanieh, Rafeef Ziadah & Nate George
Register here:
www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
"Gaza: Empire, Colonialism, Genocide"
With Adam Hanieh, Rafeef Ziadah & Nate George
Register here:
www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
Today at @soasuni.bsky.social "The Genocide in Gaza: A Legal Analysis".
Featuring @msjamshidi.bsky.social and @alonso-gd.bsky.social, chaired by @pmpoc.bsky.social
Register here: www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
Featuring @msjamshidi.bsky.social and @alonso-gd.bsky.social, chaired by @pmpoc.bsky.social
Register here: www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
February 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Today at @soasuni.bsky.social "The Genocide in Gaza: A Legal Analysis".
Featuring @msjamshidi.bsky.social and @alonso-gd.bsky.social, chaired by @pmpoc.bsky.social
Register here: www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
Featuring @msjamshidi.bsky.social and @alonso-gd.bsky.social, chaired by @pmpoc.bsky.social
Register here: www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
More than 35,000 Palestinians displaced in the West Bank
February 10, 2025 at 11:12 AM
More than 35,000 Palestinians displaced in the West Bank
The Settler Colonial Post
February 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The Settler Colonial Post
Two new, exciting books:
- Lena El-Malak, Stolen Nation: The Right to Reparation of Palestinian Refugees (SOAS Palestine Studies)
- Karam Dana, To Stand with Palestine: Transnational Resistance and Political Evolution in the United States (Columbia Uni Press)
- Lena El-Malak, Stolen Nation: The Right to Reparation of Palestinian Refugees (SOAS Palestine Studies)
- Karam Dana, To Stand with Palestine: Transnational Resistance and Political Evolution in the United States (Columbia Uni Press)
January 10, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Two new, exciting books:
- Lena El-Malak, Stolen Nation: The Right to Reparation of Palestinian Refugees (SOAS Palestine Studies)
- Karam Dana, To Stand with Palestine: Transnational Resistance and Political Evolution in the United States (Columbia Uni Press)
- Lena El-Malak, Stolen Nation: The Right to Reparation of Palestinian Refugees (SOAS Palestine Studies)
- Karam Dana, To Stand with Palestine: Transnational Resistance and Political Evolution in the United States (Columbia Uni Press)