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
Palestine
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
Israel to confiscate 1,250 acres of Palestinian land for illegal outposts
The Israeli authorities on Saturday delivered notices to the Palestinian village of Jalud in the northern occupied West Bank, alerting residents that 5,000 dunams (1,250 … Israel to confiscate 1,250 acres of Palestinian land for illegal outpostsRead more
The Story of Palestinian Nationhood Thwarted After the League of Nations Recognized It
On March 10, I posted on the humiliation heaped on Vice President Joe Biden by the Israeli government of far-right Likud leader Binyamin Netanyahu. Biden … The Story of Palestinian Nationhood Thwarted After the League of Nations Recognized ItRead more
Cheating American tax payers in the name of Israel
Joel Beinin talking: Bernie has been evolving. If we remember the summer of Israel’s assault on Gaza, when he tried to shout down people in … Cheating American tax payers in the name of IsraelRead more
Treat the Palestinian people with respect and dignity
The Israeli propaganda line is that the Palestinians are natural, intrinsic terrorists who are always attacking Israelis out of blind hatred for Jews and who … Treat the Palestinian people with respect and dignityRead more