Palestinian rights groups under threat as Israel targets ‘hostile humanitarian activity’

Both measures are ominous for civil society groups on both sides of the Green Line that separates Israel from the OPT, says Suhad Bishara, legal director at“The tax will have an enormous effect on the viability and financial sustainability of many organisations, as a large percentage of their budgets come from organisations connected to foreign governments,” she says.

Reforms to the legal system will also “limit the scope of actions” for NGOs to defend Palestinians in Israeli courts, she adds, as court decisions could be overridden by politicians under the new laws. Challenges to demolition orders and displacement of Palestinian communities in the West Bank, such as in theThe Palestinian NGOs designated as terror groups are facing increasing challenges due to the label, despite the lack of evidence against them and qualified support from foreign governments.

for the Ramallah-based Palestinian non-profit Union of Agricultural Work Committees last year despite finding no evidence of “organisational ties” to the PFLP.Defence for Children International Palestine“We have relations with banks and companies that provide services for us and they are afraid to deal with a designated organisation,” he says, adding that unnamed payment platforms have ceased cooperation, which has caused difficulties with receiving donations.

The major frustration is the additional bureaucratic hurdles detract from the group’s core mission. Safeguarding the welfare of Palestinian children has never been more important, says Mr Abu Eqtaish, given the increasing violence in the OPT.

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Non-interventional follow-up versus fluid bolus in RESPONSE to oliguria in hemodynamically stable critically ill patients: a randomized controlled pilot trial - Critical CareBackground Fluid bolus therapy is a common intervention to improve urine output. Data concerning the effect of a fluid bolus on oliguria originate mainly from observational studies and remain controversial regarding the actual benefit of such therapy. We compared the effect of a follow-up approach without fluid bolus to a 500 mL fluid bolus on urine output in hemodynamically stable critically ill patients with oliguria at least for 2 h (urine output | 0.5 mL/kg/h) in randomized setting. Methods We randomized 130 patients in 1:1 fashion to receive either (1) non-interventional follow-up (FU) for 2 h or (2) 500 mL crystalloid fluid bolus (FB) administered over 30 min. The primary outcome was the proportion of patients who doubled their urine output, defined as 2-h urine output post-randomization divided by urine output 2 h pre-randomization. The outcomes were adjusted for the stratification variables (presence of sepsis or AKI) using two-tailed regression. Obtained odds ratios were converted to risk ratios (RR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI). The between-group difference in the continuous variables was compared using mean or median regression and expressed with 95% CIs. Results Altogether 10 (15.9%) of 63 patients in the FU group and 22 (32.8%) of 67 patients in FB group doubled their urine output during the 2-h period, RR (95% CI) 0.49 (0.23–0.71), P = 0.026. Median [IQR] change in individual urine output 2 h post-randomization compared to 2 h pre-randomization was − 7 [− 19 to 17] mL in the FU group and 19[0–53] mL in the FB group, median difference (95% CI) − 23 (− 36 to − 10) mL, P = 0.001. Median [IQR] duration of oliguria in the FU group was 4 [2–8] h and in the FB group 2 [0–6] h, median difference (95%CI) 2 (0–4) h, P = 0.038. Median [IQR] cumulative fluid balance on study day was lower in the FU group compared to FB group, 678 [518–1029] mL versus 1071 [822–1505] mL, respectively, median difference (95%CI) − 387 (− 635 to − 213) mL, P | 0.001. Conclusions
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