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Items by Lama Khater
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A qualitative comeback for the Islamic Bloc at An-Najah University
We cannot address an issue related to the Islamic Bloc at An-Najah University without recalling its great legacy, which dates back decades, and originated with the founding of the university. We cannot diminish the role of the Islamic Bloc within the scope of the traditional field of any typical...
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Even if the meeting did not occur
In practice, the recent meeting of PA President, Mahmoud Abbas, with Defence Minister, Benny Gantz, in Tel Aviv, did not take place to add another confirmation or new evidence to the pile of political and national sins that the PA leadership has been committing since its inception, especially since...
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The PA security services bring shame and humiliation to the people of occupied Palestine
Unsurprisingly, Palestinian Authority security forces safeguarded two Israeli settlers who entered Ramallah a few days ago. As has happened before, the incident passed largely unnoticed until the PA officers had to protect the settlers from the anger of Palestinian youths at Al-Manara roundabout, and return them safely to the...
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A new strategy is needed before the complete Judaisation of the Ibrahimi Mosque
Several days ago, the occupation authorities began the implementation of a new Judaisation project in the vicinity of the Ibrahimi Mosque in the city of Hebron. The apparent goal of this project is to build an elevator to facilitate settlers’ storming of the mosque, the construction of which will...
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The joint list debate for the Palestinian elections is growing
The features of the electoral lists competing in the upcoming Palestinian Legislative Council election are not yet clear. The only certain thing is that Fatah will ally itself with five Palestinian factions: the Palestinian Democratic Union (FIDA); the Arab Liberation Front (ALF); the Palestinian Popular Struggle Front (PPSF); the...
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Israel’s annexation plan relies on the obvious limitations of the PA’s response
The Zionist plan to annex large parts of the occupied West Bank comes in the midst of a complex Palestinian reality at several levels. Perhaps the most prominent challenges facing the Palestinians as they stand up to the annexation is the new wave of coronavirus infections. This is compounded...
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Palestinians, curfews and self-discipline
I do not think that there is any Palestinian in the West Bank and Gaza Strip who has not had experience of curfews in their years of living under the Zionist occupation, especially those old enough to remember the First Intifada (1987-1993). The most volatile areas in terms of...
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Trump’s deal will go ahead, because there is no real PA opposition to it
After Mahmoud Abbas’s speech about Donald Trump’s “deal of the century”, there was optimism that it would lead to something new on the ground from the PA. At the very least, that it would help to manage the relationship between the Palestinian factions. Several days have now passed and nothing...
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The consequences of passing the e-crimes law
The new law has a misleading name: 'electronic crimes' is not a reference to blackmail and identity theft or publishing and promoting pornography. It is a means to allow the PA to violate people’s privacy as much as it wants...
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The PA’s blocking of media sites
The bells of hatred rang in Riyadh and Abu-Dhabi and its echoes were heard in the land that is administered by the Palestinian Authority. Yes, the echoes were heard in the West Bank, where the various branches of power are being tested. The PA is exercising its power and...
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Basel’s story: the manner of his death reflected his life
From his will, that has been circulated since his death, one can get to know the martyr Basel Al-Araj. It epitomised his clarity, simplicity, and depth of his determination. However, there are some questions left behind by the death of Basel Al-Araj that are unresolved. In Basel’s case, questions focus...
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Two faces to the settlements
The Knesset recently passed a law allowing for expansion of settlement blocks, without any international interference, on land privately owned by Palestinians. What this means is that any house that was built by Israeli settlers in the West Bank or in Jerusalem will be protected under Israeli law. Therefore...
