While the US was opening its new embassy in Jerusalem, dozens of Palestinians were being shot dead in Gaza by the Israeli army.
Like any settler-colonial power, Zionism views native Palestinians as an ‘other’ to be fought against and erased.
Stuck between the hammer of the Israeli apartheid and the anvil of Palestinian political parties, the youth in Gaza are rising up.
Education is a crucial component for a self-determined future but for Palestinians this future is hindered by the Israeli occupation.
Reduced to refugee status 70 years ago, subjected to three wars since 2008 and an eleven-year economic siege, Israel now denies Palestinians the right to protest.
The murderously disproportionate violence meted out against demonstrating Palestinians is only the latest in a long series of deadly responses to popular protests.
The right to health is severely restricted for the residents of Gaza in a way that would be inconceivable if enacted in a different setting.
The “peace process” is now a useful instrument for Israel to continue its occupation and settlement expansion.
If the Israeli authorities do not recognize the destructive ramifications of its own security rationale, it will not only harm Palestinians but Jewish-Israelis as well.
بغض النظر عن انتماء الروس العرقي والديني، يتشارك السوريون في جزء كبير منهم برفض تسمية القوات الأجنبية الموجودة على أرضهم بالاحتلال، وكل منهم يتمترس وراء موقفه الأساسي مما يجري في البلاد.
The Balfour Declaration shows that sovereignty and security for one group of people can never be achieved at the expense of another.
Recent developments on the ground are creating a localized Palestinian national discourse countering the threats that traditional political movements have failed to address.
