Israeli settlement expansion has surged in the two months since the diplomatic Quartet called for a halt to the construction of illegal Jewish outposts on … UN Tells Israel to Stop Building Settlements. Building Surges.Read more
Palestine
Facts about Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip
This week marked the 49th anniversary of Israel’s military occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. So here are 49 facts about a military … Facts about Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and Gaza StripRead more
Remembering Hedy Epstein
The Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC), the broad coalition of Palestinian civil society that leads the global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Movement for freedom, … Remembering Hedy EpsteinRead more
The Seeds of Fascism
Blasting a military that continues to act with impunity and a willfully blind judiciary that continues to serve as “the Occupation’s fig leaf,” Israel’s foremost … The Seeds of FascismRead more
The Widening Cracks in Zionism
Ideological movements, be they religious or secular, are demanding and Procrustean movements. By ideological movements I mean those that demand of their adherents resolute belief … The Widening Cracks in ZionismRead more
The Nakba: Narrating the ‘non-existing’ Palestinians into history
I have been engaged in a constant writing project that intends to highlight Palestinian narratives since 1948 up to the present. A narrative of dispossession … The Nakba: Narrating the ‘non-existing’ Palestinians into historyRead more
Rise in Palestinian children held by Israel ‘alarming’
A jabbing pain in his shoulder and thigh roused Obada from his sleep at 3am. In the half-light, the 15-year-old could make out eight masked … Rise in Palestinian children held by Israel ‘alarming’Read more
Home Demolitions on the Rise
According to the Israeli Committee against House Demolitions, an Israeli NGO, the Israeli government has demolished 28,000 Palestinian structures since the Occupation of the West … Home Demolitions on the RiseRead more
Israeli Soldiers Say They Killed a 15-Year-Old Palestinian Boy by Mistake
The Israeli military says its soldiers shot and killed a 15-year-old Palestinian boy and wounded four other people by mistake. Mahmoud Rafat Baderan was killed … Israeli Soldiers Say They Killed a 15-Year-Old Palestinian Boy by MistakeRead more
Quarry Shutdown Harms Palestinians
Israeli military authorities closed down about 35 Palestinian quarries in the West Bank in late March 2016 and confiscated millions of dollars’ worth of equipment. … Quarry Shutdown Harms PalestiniansRead more