Debunking Israeli Myths about the Nakba: Denial Does Not Overwrite History
In this article, I present and debunk a number of myths about the Israeli narrative of the Nakba events and the creation of Israel.
Shireen Abu Akleh: Why Israeli Snipers Killed Prominent Aljazeera Journalist
n the morning of May 11, 2022, an Israeli sniper shot and killed prominent Palestinian journalist and Aljazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh in the West Bank city of Jenin.
My Daughter Asks, “Will There Be Another Israeli War during Eid?”
Like any Palestinian Gazan family, my family and I, watched the breaking news about the Israeli flagrant violations at the al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan.
Ahmad Al-Manasra: A Palestinian Child Who Grew up Behind Israeli Bars
video of an Israeli interrogator violently interrogating then 13-year-old Palestinian child prisoner Ahmad Al-Manasra went viral in November 2015.
Israeli Education: Denationalizing the Indigenous Palestinian Minority
It rests in the collective memory of the Palestinian people, yet it’s suppressed, and hidden in the Israeli history curriculum.
Humor under Israeli Occupation and Traumatized Jokes
Dance with Israeli soldiers
My father, upon his return from work at a factory in Israel during the First Palestinian Intifada in the late 1980s, was asked by an Israeli patrol unit stationed at the entrance of our Gaza neighborhood to stop and dance.
Family Unification Law: How an Israeli Law Divides Palestinian Families
n June of this year, the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, failed to pass a law extending a ban on family unifications for Palestinian families, both those living in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, and those holding Israeli passports.
Six Palestinian Prisoners Tunnel Out of Israeli Prison
sraeli security services woke up on September 6, 2021, to the shocking news of the escape of six Palestinian prisoners, whom Israel classifies as security prisoners, from the high-security prison complex of Jalboua, north of the West Bank and near the city of Beisan.
NSO’s Pegasus Scandal Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg of Israeli Spyware
This leak is going to be the story of the year,” wrote the eminent NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden last month as Amnesty International and Forbidden Stories obtained a leaked list of 50,000 phone numbers of potential targets of the Israeli spyware company, NSO Group.
Israeli Jewish Zionist Patriotism from a Palestinian-Jewish Perspective
, born in Jerusalem before Israel’s creation, founded Physicians for Human Rights-Israel 33 years ago As someone who has worked tirelessly her entire life for human rights and equality in historic Palestine, I wanted to hear her views about the radicalization of Jewish Israeli youth, especially in light of the most recent Israeli aggression in Gaza and the West Bank and the mobs attacking Palestinians in mixed Israeli cities.
We Cannot Use Victimhood to Justify Victimizing Others: An Interview with Alice Rothchild on Facing the Israeli Racism in Palestine
Can we hear the story of who you are and how your engagement in the Israeli-Palestinian predicament has started in your own words?
My grandparents were Orthodox Jews and immigrants to the U.
International Support for the New Israeli Government is Misguided
According to a report in the Arabic publication Arab-48, Ahmed Khalifa of the Abna'a El-Balad movement, which initiated the move to expel Ra’am members, said:
“We in Abna’a El-Balad do not see that there is a place for any of the vehicles of the Israeli government in the Follow Up committee.
What Travel Restrictions Reveal about Palestinian Life under Israeli Occupation
oday, Israeli restrictions imposed on the freedom of movement of Palestinians shape our lives to the minutest details.
Israeli Jewish Extremism and Radicalization in the 21st Century
Noa Lavi in 2016, found Israeli youth to be “the most right-wing compared to countries in Western Europe.
Ship Attacks in the Persian Gulf: Another Manifestation of an Iranian-Israeli Proxy War?
”VIDEO: Israel Strikes Iranian "Mother Ship" As Shadow War at Sea Heats UpOn the other hand, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu in a speech in July 2019, with an F-35 warplane in the background, stated that Israel was being threatened by Iran.
Israelis Might Go to Polls for the 5th Time in Two Years
Israeli governments have to secure a majority in the Knesset with each member casting one vote.
Mutawasiloun: Palestinians Resist Israeli Attempts to Encage Them
n the summer of 2017, I attended an exceptional Palestinian wedding in Istanbul, where the groom was from the Gaza Strip, the bride was from the West Bank, and those in attendance were from every corner of historic Palestine, including Palestinians who hold Israeli citizenships.
Gantz, Netanyahu, Bennett and Israeli Politics in a Stalemate
he upcoming Israeli elections - the fourth in two years - bring little promise of change.
Facebook’s Lawsuit against Israeli Spy Firm NSO Reveals Its Dirty Work
federal court against the infamous Israeli spyware firm NSO Group Technologies (“NSO” stands for Niv, Shalev, and Omri, the company’s founders).
Israeli Occupation and the Palestinian Identity: An Interview with Sami Al-Arian
Ada: For Palestinians who have Israeli citizenship, being an Israeli citizen is another aspect of their identity.
