How I Saw the Light in Gaza during my United States Trip
ince my first trip to the United States in 2014, I knew justice in Palestine is not an unattainable illusion.
Light in Gaza: Writings Born in Fire
Instead of merely narrating, the editors—all connected with the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), including veteran Palestine solidarity activists Jennifer Bing and Michael Merryman-Lotze--and the authors seek in the words of Abusalim “to inspire action and offer a glimpse of hope,” and maybe even “provide an exercise in imagination.
UN Body Rejects Discussion of Uyghur Muslims’ Persecution in Xinjiang
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An Advocate for ISHR in China and Latin America, Raphael Viana David, said, “While, in recent years, the Council has been able to scrutinize international crimes in Palestine, Ukraine or Myanmar, and to investigate systemic racism and police violence in the United States, Council members sent today a dreadful message: China remains so far untouchable”.
Will the United Kingdom Move Its Israel Embassy to Jerusalem?
The UK’s position on Jerusalem is of particular importance due to the role Britain played in the creation of the state of Israel and the Balfour Declaration which promised Jews a homeland in Palestine.
Jerusalem: Palestinian Schools Strike over Israel-Imposed Curriculum
Violations in Jerusalem on the Rise
There are different types of schools in Jerusalem that Palestinians attend including those run by the Islamic Waqf, private schools, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) schools, and those run by the Israeli municipality itself.
Ramon and Gaza: A Tale of Two Airports
ith the establishment of the Palestinian Authority in 1993, according to the Oslo Accords between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization, in 1998, a Palestinian airport was built to the south of Rafah in the Gaza Strip.
Who is Liz Truss, the Likely Next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
Read: Sinn Fein's Triumph in Northern Ireland Brings Good News to Palestine
Immigration
Truss has nearly always voted for stricter asylum laws and has consistently supported stricter enforcement of immigration laws.
Eid under Israeli Occupation Reopens Old Wounds
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This supposedly joyous celebration is a reminder of a different reality under Israel’s ongoing occupation of Palestine.
Paris Olympics: Hypocrisy and Illegal Abuse of Migrant Labour
Read: Solidarity with Palestine in Stadiums: When Sports and Politics Conjoin
How are the games affecting the property market?
Making matters worse, the 86,000 acre Olympic and Paralympic village is being built in St.
Europe’s Embrace of Ukrainian Refugees: Double Standards at Large?
There are three reasons that prevented the European public from displaying a negative approach towards the Ukrainian refugees.
Debunking Israeli Myths about the Nakba: Denial Does Not Overwrite History
Israel claims that seven Arab armies took part in the fighting against Jewish militias in Mandatory Palestine, which includes the entire land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, after Britain decided to end its mandate on May 15, 1948.
Shireen Abu Akleh: Why Israeli Snipers Killed Prominent Aljazeera Journalist
Read: JNF Greenwashing as a Means to Hide Ethnic Cleansing in PalestineThousands of Palestinians carried the body, wrapped in a Palestinian flag and with her vest resting on her, and marched in Jenin refugee camp.
Why the UAE is Denouncing Israel’s Brutality
“Their rulers may not feel it, but the Arab masses still care about Palestine and feel great humiliation at what the Palestinians are suffering at the hands of the Israelis.
“I Kept Three Copies of My Novels Lest They Get Confiscated”: An Interview with Freed Palestinian Prisoner Esmat Mansour
alestinians across the globe mark April 17 of each year as Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, a day that was introduced by the Palestinian National Council (PNC), the legislative body of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) on April 17, 1974, to recognize the sacrifices of Palestinian political prisoners and to call for international solidarity.
Ahmad Al-Manasra: A Palestinian Child Who Grew up Behind Israeli Bars
Defense for Children International-Palestine (DCI-P) notes that three out of four Palestinian prisoners are subjected to ill-treatment and torture at the hands of Israeli forces from the moment of their arrest.
On Land Day in Gaza: Limbs Lost but Not Hope
Read: On Land Day in Palestine: Our Home is our Land
Shot at the Gaza border
Mohammed took part in a peaceful protest as part of the Great March of Return, on May 25, 2018, which called for an end to Israel's ongoing siege on Gaza.
Just and Unjust Wars: The Need for a Third Way
Read: From Afghanistan to Palestine: ICC Tackles Politically Charged Cases
Proportional and indiscriminate war
Despite the principles of jus in bello, in almost all wars, whether waged by state or non-state actors, civilians have always, directly and indirectly, fallen victims of attacks carried out by parties that claim to be fighting a just war.
Selective Solidarity with War Victims: Ukrainian and Palestinian Refugees
In this regard, Palestine and other war-torn countries in the Middle East can speak volumes to this selective solidarity, which reveals the limits of western liberalism and its perception of who makes an authentic victim and refugee.
Israel Will Not Grant Palestinians a State: What Should the PLO Do?
ll facts on the ground in Palestine today speak of one reality: the Palestinian Authority (PA), which was created by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), has practically swallowed up its umbrella organization, making it increasingly insignificant despite claims by PA officials that the PLO is still the sole representatives of the Palestinian people.
Turkey-Saudi Normalization: A Larger Regional Bloc at the Door?
“Through the utilization of geoeconomics and geopolitics, Cairo emerges as a rising power on multiple strategic fronts—Libya, the Eastern Mediterranean, the Sahel, East Africa, Iraq, and Israel/Palestine.
