Fadwa Tuqan (1917 – 12 December 2003), was a Palestinian poet known for her representations of resistance to Israeli occupation in … More
Category: Palestine
53 schools have Israeli demolition orders
On the road between the Palestinian city of Tubas and the northern Jordan Valley in the occupied West Bank, sits … More
the “Seam Zone”
In June of 2002 the Israeli government decided to build a Wall with the stated goal of “providing security” to … More
20 years on, Israeli barrier shapes Palestinian lives
Three days a week, Palestinian farmers in the occupied West Bank village of Qaffin line up at a yellow gate … More
Arthur Balfour’s role in racialised academia
In July 1903, the first Allied Colonial Universities Conference took place in London, as the culmination of knowledge production and university networks … More
designates Palestinian human rights as terrorist
Activists said Saturday they hope an international backlash will help reverse Israel’s designation of six Palestinian human right groups as … More
Joseph ben Caiaphas and the plot to kill Jesus
Joseph ben Caiaphas (14 BC – c. 46 AD), known simply as Caiaphas, in the New Testament, was the Jewish high priest who, according to the gospels, … More
The woman saving Palestinian heirloom seeds
West of Bethlehem, rugged stone-strewn mountains frame a green valley winding into the sun-hazed distance. The West Bank village of … More
Political Zionism – FEBRUARY 1921
“Those who are familiar with life in Palestine, where the feeling between Moslem and Christian and Jew is perhaps more … More
Anti-Zionism is anti-racist, not antisemitic
Following the recent onslaught of brutal violence in Occupied Palestine, a noticeable shift in awareness has occurred among Americans. Increasingly, … More
9-11 AND THE WAR ON TERROR – 20 YR. PSYOP
All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed, second it is violently opposed, and third, it is accepted as self-evident.“ – Arthur SchopenhauerPhilosopher, 1788-1860 … More
Sabra and Shatila massacre
The Sabra and Shatila massacre (also known as the Sabra and Chatila massacre) was the killing of between 460 and 3,500 civilians, mostly Palestinians and Lebanese Shiites, … More
Israeli Victims of Palestinian Violence
List of victims by date: Sept 27, 2000 – Sgt. David Biri, 19, of Jerusalem, was fatally wounded in a … More
Palestinians Fear Eviction For a Park
The bulldozer and more than a dozen Israeli police cars arrived unannounced at around 8:30 a.m. on June 29 to … More
Palestinians Hope Israel’s New Government Will
Entering this coastal village, smooth asphalt gives way to a part-dirt road. Drivers struggle to steer along the bumps and … More
Israel arrests Palestinian activist Muna el-Kurd
Israeli security forces have questioned a Palestinian activist who played a significant role in protests against the possible eviction of … More
73 years of occupation in Palestine
The recent war between Israel and the Palestinians in Gaza has raised many questions. Foremost among them is the question … More
“Palestinian” derives from the Philistines
The word “Palestinian” derives from the Philistines. The English term Philistine comes from Old French Philistin; from Classical Latin Philistinus; from Late Greek Philistinoi; ultimately from Hebrew Pəlištî (פלשתי; plural Pəlištîm, פלשתים), meaning ‘person of Pəlešeth [פלשת]’; … More
UNSC Resolution 2334- Israel stop all settlement
The Security Council, Reaffirming its relevant resolutions, including resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973), 446 (1979), 452 (1979), 465 (1980), 476 … More
The Incitement in Israel That Killed Yitzhak Rabin
I’m not big on counterfactual historical musings. The hypothetical is tempting and tantalizing, but valueless. History happens but only just. … More
Michael Ruark 