Revisiting the First Intifada
Nearly 27 years after it began, the First Intifada remains etched in the Palestinian pysche and collective memory. It was a time of hope and unity which has not...
October 31, 2014
Nearly 27 years after it began, the First Intifada remains etched in the Palestinian pysche and collective memory. It was a time of hope and unity which has not...
October 31, 2014
Whichever direction you face in Qalqilya there is concrete. The entire town is surrounded by Israel’s Apartheid Wall which blocks the view, restricts access in and out of the...
October 31, 2014
Heather Shroud introduces us to a whole host of characters in her novel Abraham’s Children. We first meet the affected young Fida as she embarks on a trip to...
October 31, 2014
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman described Sweden’s decision on Thursday to recognise a Palestinian state as “very unfortunate”, Anadolu news agency reported. Responding to the move on his Facebook...
October 31, 2014
A UN panel of independent experts in Geneva has urged Israel to end a host of practices violating Palestinian human rights. The UN Human Rights Committee, which monitors implementation...
October 30, 2014
The former Israeli Ambassador to the United States Danny Ayalon recently said he would not be surprised if US President Barack Obama did not use the US veto in...
October 30, 2014
With a growing list of US military interventions around the world, and their accompanying human rights abuses including the ongoing shame of Guantanamo Bay in the background, it is...
October 30, 2014
A senior official at the United Nations has said that Israel’s commitment to build 1,060 settler homes in East Jerusalem raises serious doubts about the country’s commitment to peace...
October 30, 2014
Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai is to donate $50,000 towards rebuilding schools in Gaza, she announced Wednesday. Malala was speaking in Stockholm where she received the World’s Children’s Prize....
October 30, 2014
Prime Minister of Morocco Abdelilah Benkirane said that his country’s relationship with Turkey is “deeply rooted in history and is based on brotherhood, cooperation and advocacy”. The statement was...