Israel aims new Nakba-style weapon at Arab citizens
What Jewish Israelis call their War of Independence, Palestinians refer to as the Nakba, or “catastrophe” in Arabic. During the 1948 war and its...
Visualizing Palestine
Palestine has been transformed dramatically over the seven decades since the Nakba (‘catastrophe’) of 1947-49, when over 500 Palestinian towns and villages were depopulated...
Greenwashing the Naqab
Some questions in the Palestinian context reveals a reality that is anything but sunny. On both sides of the Green Line, in Area C...
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FIFTY YEARS AGO, between June 5 and June 10, 1967, Israel invaded and occupied East Jerusalem, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and the Golan...
Analysis: West Bank annexations reinforce the impunity of Israeli action
In the twenty years since the Second Intifada in 2000, major assaults in the Gaza strip have taken place at a rate of more...
What kind of Jew is Shlomo Sand?
Bruce Robbins, an English literature professor and political theorist at Columbia University, has long been active in the effort to bring democracy to Israel...
Settlements and National Parks
IntroductionIsraeli construction in East Jerusalem began as soon as the area was annexed in 1967. Large Jewish neighborhoods/settlements were built: French Hill, Giloh, East...
BBC World Service: Miriam and Youssef
Miriam and Youssef’ is a 10-part radio drama from the BBC World Service about the founding of the state of Israel between the years...
The Forgotten History of the Jewish, Anti-Zionist Left
Progressive Jewish opposition to Zionism
Zionism was for many years a minority movement throughout most of the Jewish world. Prior to the Holocaust, its political...
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How the West Stole Democracy From the Arabs – Book Review
How the West Stole Democracy From the Arabs, by Elizabeth F. Thomson. (Photo: Book...
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Why can’t the EU say the word apartheid?
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Why can’t the EU say the word apartheid?
Ali Abunimah Rights and Accountability
The European Union refuses to recognize the reality of Israel’s regime...
Abbas offered four solutions to allow first Palestinian elections in 15 years but decided...
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‘NYT’ coverage of the Human Rights Watch ‘Apartheid’ report is a game-changer
‘NYT’ coverage of the Human Rights Watch ‘Apartheid’ report is a game-changer
Having grown up in a secular liberal Jewish family in and around New...