Q. Last week, Israel celebrated Jerusalem Day, commemorating the reunification of the city in 1967. Destructive? A. First, a few facts. … More
Category: Palestine
‘the most beautiful village in Palestine’
Al-Walaja (Arabic: الولجة) is a Palestinian village in the West Bank, four kilometers northwest of Bethlehem. It is an enclave in the Seam Zone, near the Green Line. Al-Walaja is … More
Israel’s fourth day of air strikes on Gaza, 30 dead
Israel’s air strikes on Gaza have entered fourth day with at least 30 Palestinians killed, among them several leaders of … More
UN: History of the Question of Palestine
1917 – 1947: British mandate Palestine was among former Ottoman territories placed under UK administration by the League of Nations … More
Israel facial recognition entrenching apartheid
The Israeli authorities are using an experimental facial recognition system known as Red Wolf to track Palestinians and automate harsh … More
Press Freedom Day: Abu Akleh killing
A spokesperson for the US State Department has faced a barrage of questions about what the United States has done … More
PEACE in Palestine, Israel was on 3 January 1919
The Faisal–Weizmann Agreement was a 3 January 1919 agreement between Emir Faisal, the third son of Hussein ibn Ali al-Hashimi, King of the short-lived Kingdom … More
Israeli raid on the Al-Aqsa Mosque triggers violence
Raids by Israeli police on the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the most holy Muslim site in Jerusalem, have triggered a spike in … More
Israelis protest for democracy, not apartheid
Chaos continued to spread across Israel on Monday as flights were grounded, cargo shipments were halted, schools were closed, and … More
Itikaf, Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Israeli Apartheid
Iʿtikāf (Arabic: اعتكاف, also i’tikaaf or e’tikaaf) is an Islamic practice consisting of a period of staying in a mosque for a certain number of days, devoting … More
Israeli raid leaves 11 dead and 100 wounded
At least 11 Palestinians were killed during an Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, according to … More
Japheth lives in Shem’s house and Cainan serves
Genesis 9 And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant. God shall enlarge Japheth, … More
Palestinian gunman kills 7 near Jerusalem synagogue
A Palestinian gunman opened fire outside an east Jerusalem synagogue Friday night, killing seven people, including a 70-year-old woman, and … More
Palestinians say 9 killed in the West Bank
The Israeli military on Thursday carried out its deadliest operation in the occupied West Bank in years, killing at least … More
Netanyahu’s Betrayal of Democracy and Israel
This past summer, I marked a personal milestone: 40 years since moving to Israel. The summer of 1982 was one … More
Don’t Normalize Israel’s Extremist Government
Over the coming weeks and months, the newly formed Israeli governing coalition and its U.S. allies will try to normalize … More
Netanyahu, the godfather of modern Israeli fascism
Fascism has been on the minds of Israel’s friends and foes alike since “the Jewish State” held its latest elections … More
Kingdom of Hejaz
The Hashemite Kingdom of Hejaz (Arabic: المملكة الحجازية الهاشمية, Al-Mamlakah al-Ḥijāziyyah Al-Hāshimiyyah) was a state in the Hejaz region in the Middle East that included the western portion … More
‘branches of the Semitic family, Arabs and Jews’
The Faisal–Weizmann Agreement was a 3 January 1919 agreement between Emir Faisal, the third son of Hussein ibn Ali al-Hashimi, King of the short-lived Kingdom … More
A Palestinian Princess and the King of Israel
Naamah was one of the 700 wives and 300 concubines of King Solomon and mother of his heir, Rehoboam, according to both 1 Kings 14:21–31, and 2 Chronicles … More
Michael Ruark 