The 1948 Palestinian Nakba Continues Today
ears after establishing Israel on Palestinian lands in 1948, Israeli leaders were certain that the old Palestinians would die and the young would forget.
73 Years Later: The Ongoing Palestinian Nakba Shadowed by Apartheid
he recently released report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) which described Israel’s policies towards the Palestinians as apartheid is important.
Sheikh Jarrah: A Third Palestinian Intifada Is Now a Stone’s Throw Away
he ongoing Israeli policies of mass expulsion of Palestinians from the neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah in Jerusalem is a continuation of a more than seven-decade-long policy of ethnic cleansing against native Palestinians following the creation of Israel on May 15, 1948.
Sheikh Jarrah and the Mass Expulsion of Palestinians in Jerusalem – Politics Today Editorial
srael’s provocative policies in Jerusalem, particularly in the Old City and at Al-Aqsa Mosque, the second holiest site in Islam, violate international law and threaten the existence of Palestinians in the city.
Human Rights Watch: Israel’s Policy Towards the Palestinians is Apartheid
A deliberate domination of the Israeli Jewish population over the Palestinians," Human Rights Watch (HRW) has denounced Israel's policy towards Palestinians on its soil and those in the Occupied Territories as apartheid on Tuesday, April 27, 2021.
Palestinian Political Prisoners: Untold Stories and Palestinian Politics
ahmoud Hijazi was the first Palestinian political prisoner to be freed from an Israeli jail on April 17, 1971.
The Illusion of a Palestinian Kingmaker in Israel
Obviously aiming to please his Zionist listeners, he did not once mention the word Palestinian, or Palestine.
Seeing Ramallah from above: In Memory of Mourid Barghouti, Legendary Palestinian Poet and Novelist
Born to a Palestinian family in the West Bank, Barghouti grew up surrounded by his extended family which lives in Deir Ghassana and the nearby villages.
ICC Probe in Palestine Brings Some Hope to the Palestinians at Last
While the court did not elaborate on what steps would follow, it is expected that international criminal investigations will be commenced, and that, potentially, Israelis (and Palestinians) guilty of crimes under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court will be indicted and, hopefully, put on trial.
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.
False Hopes: How the Palestinian Elections Will Only Reinforce Division
n what seemed a surprising move, the Palestinian Authority (PA) president Mahmoud Abbas issued a decree on January 15, announcing that general elections will take place in Palestine this year.
A Palestinian Memory: Israel’s Offensive on Gaza 12 Years Later
I was an undergraduate student preparing for my final exams when the Israeli Air Force (IAF) carried out more than 60 air strikes against Hamas-run police stations, buildings, facilities, and military sites, killing approximately 200 Palestinians in the first few hours of the intensive air offensive.
103 Years since Jerusalem’s Capture: Britain Is Responsible for the Plight of the Palestinians
Hoping that your treatment will also be similar…
Read: Israeli Occupation and the Palestinian Identity: An Interview with Sami Al-Arian
Then British Prime Minister David Lloyd George described the capture of Jerusalem as "a Christmas present for the British people" and numerous publications in the U.
Why Irish and Palestinian Hunger Strikers Choose Self-Sacrifice
ver since visiting Belfast a year ago I have been struck by how the Irish revolutionaries, despite these vast differences in circumstances and goals, regard their struggle as being reproduced in its essential character by the Palestinian struggle, and have a robust solidarity movement that regards Palestinian freedom as one of the incomplete aspects of their own struggle.
Israeli Occupation and the Palestinian Identity: An Interview with Sami Al-Arian
fter the state of Israel was established, millions of Palestinians were either displaced or forced to move from their lands – some into refugee camps and others to Arab or Western countries.
Turkish Red Crescent to support 1,500 Palestinian Families
An agreement, where the chiefs of the Turkish Red Crescent, AFAD and TOBB attended, was signed to support 1,500 Palestinian families who migrated to Turkey.
A Strategic Renewal? The Palestinian Reconciliation Government and the Role of Hamas
alestinian politics witnessed a significant turning point during October 2017.
When Did the Concept of Terrorism Become Exclusively Negative?
At the same time, towards the end of the 1940s, the Zionist paramilitary group Irgun appeared in British Mandate Palestine, carrying out terrorist attacks including targeting the King David Hotel in 1946, killing hundreds of British and Palestinians.
Second Generation Israeli Politicians Gamble with the Future of the Middle East
n Zionist literature, Israel’s foundation in 1948, which followed a mass expulsion of 750,000 Palestinians, is always portrayed as a success story.
Terror in Huwara: Israeli Settler Violence Has No Limit
hen hundreds of Israeli settlers burned 15 Palestinian homes and 100 Palestinian cars in the West Bank’s town of Huwara near the city of Nablus on February 26, 2023, some analysts, government spokespeople, and political commentators expressed their shock at the magnitude of organized violence against Palestinians.
