The Pat Kenny Show The perspective of someone working on the ground in Palestine
Nov 11, 2025
Dana Abu Koash, an International Humanitarian Law coordinator with the Palestine Red Crescent Society, shares her firsthand experiences from Ramallah. She outlines the alarming breaches of international humanitarian law in Palestine and the challenges of documenting attacks on healthcare. Dana discusses the need for stronger accountability for crimes in Gaza and the importance of Palestinian-led initiatives for rebuilding trust. She highlights the obstacles her teams face and reflects on the global implications of the ongoing conflict, emphasizing the urgency for international attention.
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Prioritize Accountability Over Cleanup
- Demand accountability and justice for perpetrators to restore trust in protection of civilians.
- Push states to prioritize accountability rather than leaving humanitarians to fix politically caused harm.
Scope Of Protections Under IHL
- Civilians, civilian objects, medical missions and press must be protected under IHL.
- Dana stresses these protections are systematically absent in current operations.
Claims Of Human Shields Shift Focus
- Israel frequently justifies strikes by alleging combatants shelter in civilian sites, diverting attention from civilian suffering.
- Dana says such claims often fail when tested against evidence from Red Crescent facilities.