Omar Shakir

Former Israel and Palestine Director, Middle East and North Africa Division

Articles Authored

August 7, 2025

Gaza: Israeli School Strikes Magnify Civilian Peril

Deadly Attacks on Schools-Turned-Shelters Show Vulnerability of Displaced People
August 1, 2025

Gaza: Israeli Killings of Palestinians Seeking Food Are War Crimes

Abandon US-Backed ‘Death Trap’ Scheme, Press Israel to End Mass Starvation
May 14, 2024

Gaza: Israelis Attacking Known Aid Worker Locations

End Unlawful Attacks, Ensure Accountability
April 4, 2024

Gaza: Israeli Strike Killing 106 Civilians an Apparent War Crime

Governments Should Suspend Arms to Israel, Support ICC Probe
April 27, 2021

A Threshold Crossed

Israeli Authorities and the Crimes of Apartheid and Persecution
December 17, 2019

Born Without Civil Rights

Israel’s Use of Draconian Military Orders to Repress Palestinians in the West Bank
October 23, 2018

Two Authorities, One Way, Zero Dissent

Arbitrary Arrest and Torture Under the Palestinian Authority and Hamas
August 12, 2014

All According to Plan

The Rab’a Massacre and Mass Killings of Protesters in Egypt