Day 1: October 23, 2025

Welcome Address

Richard Falk, President of the Gaza Tribunal

Introduction of the Jury of Conscience

Overview of the Work of the Gaza Tribunal Chambers

Chamber 1 International Law : Susan Akram

Chamber 2 International Relations and World Order : Craig Mokhiber

Chamber 3 History, Ethics, and Philosophy : Cemil Aydın

Sarajevo Meeting Recap : Penny Green

Global Statements of Conscience

Angela Davis
Omar Suleiman
Marcia Cross
Raji Sourani
Thiago Ávila
Dr. Tamim Barghouti

Hearings: Root Causes

Zionist Settler-Colonialism Avi Shlaim

 

Zionist Settler Colonialization and Racism in Palestine Lana Tatour

 

Crimes against Palestinian people: Indicting Zionist Settler Colonialism Jeff Halper

Apartheid as a Denial of Self-Determination Rania Muhareb

 

Towards Nakba as a Legal Concept Rabea Eghbaria

Capitalism and Related Structural Dynamics Behind the Genocide Yanis Varoufakis

Root Causes Drawing on Historical Perspective Ussama Makdisi

Root Causes Session:
Discussion, Questions & Answers

The Crimes

Testimony of Genocide Survivor Haider Eid

We Charge Nakba: Colonial Genocide of the Palestinian People Noura Erakat

Witness Eye Testimonies

Targeting of Civilians: Radwan Abu Muammar

Sexual Assault and Mass Imprisonment: Samer Abu Foura, Mahmoud Alkhatib, Raghad Suleiman, Israa Alsharif

Day 2: October 24, 2025

The Crimes: Starvation

Starvation by Design: Blocked Aid and the Fight to Feed Gaza Hani Almadhoun

Declaration of Famine and Weaponization of Humanitarian Aid Hilal Elver

The Crimes: Starvation - Discussion, Questions & Answers

Witness Eye Testimonies: Starvation

Hossam Shabat, Tevfik Al-Hams, Hadeel Alharazin, Sundus Zaqout, Mahmoud Muin Ayyash, Laith Arafat, Rola Darwish, Usama Abo Safer

The Crimes: Ecocide

The Extent of the Ecocide That is Accompanying the Last Two Years of Genocide in the Gaza Strip Mazin Qumsiyeh

Ecocide and Its Links to the Genocide David Whyte

The Crimes: Ecocide - Discussion, Questions & Answers

Witness Eye Testimonies: Ecocide

Ahmad Jabr Baraka, Laith Arafat, Nabeel Jumah

The Crimes: Domicide

When Homes Become Targets A Testimony from Gaza Mohamed Al Helou

UNSR on Housing “Recognition of Domicide as a Pathway to Accountability and Responsibility for the Destruction of Gaza” Balakrishnan Rajagopal

The Crimes: Targeting of Medical Systems

Deliberate Mass Harm to Civilians, Destruction of the Healthcare System, Food as a Weapon of War: Bearing Witness to Genocide in Gaza Dr. Javid Abulmoneim

Traces of Genocide in Gaza’s Health System Dr. Taner Kamacı

Evidence for the Systematic Israeli Attacks on Palestinian Healthcare, Personnel and the Destruction of Preconditions for Public Health Dr. Mads Gilbert

From Healing to Survival: Gaza’s Mental Health Crisis Amid Genocide Gwyn Daniel

The Crimes: Targeting of Medical Systems - Discussion, Questions & Answers

Witness Eye Testimonies: Targeting of Medical Infrastructure, Aid and Staff

Fares Afanah, Fadya Malhis

The Crimes: Crimes Against Civilians​​​​

We Are Not Numbers – Giving a Voice to the Youth of Palestine Ahmed Alnaouq

Sexual Assault and Mass Imprisonment Sahar Francis

Reprocide: How Israel’s Genocide in Gaza Targets the Present and Future of Palestinian Life Hala Shoman

The Crimes: Crimes Against Civilians - Discussion, Question and Answers

The Crimes: Targeting Journalists

Testimony of a Palestinian Journalist from Gaza Abubaker Abed

Eradicating Journalists: Systematic Attacks on Journalists in Gaza as a Genocidal Strategy Munir Nusseibeh

Expert Reflection

Britain’s Complicity Jeremy Corbyn

The Crimes: Scholasticide

Gazan Student: The Dreams They Took Osama Alostta

Scholasticide in Gaza:
A Witness to the Systematic Destruction of Education
Malek Alsweirki

The Genocide of Knowledge:
Israel’s Systematic Destruction of Gaza’s Intellectual Life and the
Silencing of Palestine’s Future Wesam Amer

The Crimes: Scholasticide - Witness Eye Testimonies

Asmaa Albatash, Nabeel Jumah, Sevjan Al-Shami, Mahmoud Haniyeh, Fidaa Al-Madhoun, Inas Hamdan, Sundus Zaqout, Abdelrahman Al-Himdiat

Day 3: October 25, 2025

Media, States, University, and Corporate Complicity

Media Complicity Katie Halper

University Complicity Maura Finkelstein

Government Complicity Lily Greenberg

Corporate/Weapons Complicity Shad Hammouri

Cloud and AI: Bombs and Bullets of the 21st Century Ibtihal Aboussad

Western Civilization and Complicity Hamid Dabashi

Witness Eye Testimonies: Targeting of Journalists & Attacks on the Dead and Unborn

Targeting of Journalists: Mohammad Qraiqea, Ghazi Al-Majdalawi, Hossam Shabat

Attacks on the Dead and Unborn: Mahmoud Haniyeh, Fadya Mahlis, Laith Arafat

Media, States, University, and Corporate Complicity: Discussion, Questions & Answers

The Response of the International System

The Attack Against UNRWA Ardi Imseis

Politics of Genocide Darryl Li

Critique of the UN System Craig Mokhiber

The ICC Under Attack: The Struggle for Justice and Accountability during the Genocide in Palestine Triestino Marinello

The Role of Gaza in the Current Experimental Juncture Mary Kaldor

The Gaza Tribunal as an Alternative Jurisprudential Paradigm Aslı Bali and Vasuki Nesiah

The Response of the International System: Discussion, Questions & Answers

Resistance and Solidarity

Gaza’s Resistance Within Its Historical and Political Context Ramzy Baroud

Self-Defense, Resistance, and Inverse Reality Wadie Said

Global Sumud Flotilla Yasemin Acar

The Hind Rajab Foundation Jake Romm

The Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) Movement Jamal Juma

The Oslo Solidarity Charlotte Qvale & Dr Mads Gilbert

World BEYOND War David Swanson

Anatolian Civil Society Platform Metin Doğan

Worldwide Lawyers Association Hüseyin Dişli & Hasan Basri Bülbül

Resistance and Solidarity: Discussion, Questions & Answers

Day 4: October 26, 2025

Gaza Tribunal's Final Outcome - Prof. Christine Chinkin, Chair of the Jury of Conscience

Final Statement of the Istanbul Session - Prof. Richard Falk, President of Gaza Tribunal