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Abbreviations

Abbreviation Meaning
48 The Palestinian territory lost in 1948 during the Nakba with the creation of Israel
BLM Black Lives Matter
EU European Union
GDP Gross Domestic Product
GSS General Security Services [Israel – Shin Bet]
HRW Human Rights Watch
ICC International Criminal Court
ICJ International Court of Justice
ICRC International Committee of the Red Cross
IDF Israel Defense Forces
IHCJ Israeli High Court of Justice
IOF Israeli Occupation Forces
IPO Israeli Prison Authorities
IVF In vitro fertilisation
LGBTQ+ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer+
MDA Magen David Adom
NGO Non-Governmental Organization
OCHA UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
PA Palestinian Authority
PCATI Public Committee Against Torture in Israel
PLO Palestine Liberation Organization
PSAF Palestinian Authority Security Forces
PTSD Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
SSR Security Sector Reform
UK United Kingdom
UN United Nations
UNGA United Nations General Assembly
UNHRC United Nations Human Rights Council
UNRWA United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees
UNSC United Nations Security Council
UNSCOP United Nations Special Committee on Palestine
US United States