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Writer: Ramona Wadi
In the Interim before Annexation, the International Community is Just Not Concerned
By Ramona Wadi Reports in the Times of Israel indicate that the annexation of land from the occupied West Bank will be suspended until 2024, confirming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s insistence that annexation is still on […]
Palestinians Need to Discard and Disregard US and International Misrepresentations
By Ramona Wadi Predictably, Donald Trump’s Senior Adviser Jared Kushner exhibited no historical discernment when justifying the normalisation of relations between Israel and the UAE, and how this will affect the Palestinian people’s political rights. […]
The EU is Rewarding Israel for Merely Postponing Violations of International Law
By Ramona Wadi It was not a half-hearted scramble by the EU to get Israel to abide by international law, but rather another maneuver biding time to rekindle suspended diplomatic meetings. Following a meeting of […]
The PA Rises up to Fail the Palestinians at Every Occasion
By Ramona Wadi It is a pity that Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas wasted so much time in declaring that no one has the right “to speak on behalf of the Palestinian people.” The statement was made […]
Palestinians are Deprived of a Political Voice, and Their Leaders do Nothing about it
By Ramona Wadi Palestinian refugees are at the core of Palestinian narratives. The international community has, however, classified Palestinian refugees as a humanitarian issue. In between these diverging depictions, the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) seeks […]
Israel Pushes to Remove ‘Occupation’ from the Discourse, and Biden Duly Obliges
By Ramona Wadi In perfect synchronization with Israeli lobbying at an international level, pro-Israel organizations in the US have influenced Democratic Party presidential candidate Joe Biden to remove references to the “occupation” from the party’s political […]
Australia and Israel are Two Sides of the Colonial Legacy which Undermines Palestinian Rights
By Ramona Wadi Like other countries prioritizing international consensus and diplomatic relations with Israel simultaneously, Australia is trying to square a colonial circle. Whilst not averse to promoting the two-state paradigm and expressing “concern” at […]
Funding the PA Strengthens Israel’s Colonial Framework
By Ramona Wadi Unsurprisingly, Israel’s decision to halt its annexation plans temporarily has been met with a resounding silence from the international community, rather than utilizing the interlude to come up with a unified approach […]
Israel’s List of Compromised Officials Suggests Their Guilt of War Crimes
By Ramona Wadi The International Criminal Court (ICC) has adjourned without issuing its ruling on whether Israeli officials will be tried for war crimes against the Palestinian people since 2014 when Gaza was destroyed during […]
Inconclusive Investigations and Psychological Trauma Cultivate Israel’s Impunity
By Ramona Wadi In May, Israeli security forces killed Eyad Al-Hallaq, a 32-year-old Palestinian man with special needs, on suspicion that he had a weapon. He was on his way to the special school in […]
Biden Will Seek to Extend the Narrative that Israel is Being ‘Singled out’
By Ramona Wadi Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden may try to sustain the fable that he is an alternative to current US President Donald Trump, but for the Palestinians, a Biden presidency will most probably […]
Danon has Exposed the Fact that the UN has Abandoned Palestine and the Palestinians
By Ramona Wadi Israel’s outgoing Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, is not leaving the arena without his usual, unfounded claim that the international community is subservient to the Palestinian narrative. In a recent item […]
The PA is a Willing Accomplice in the International Subjugation of Palestine
By Ramona Wadi From seemingly defiant rhetoric to the expected capitulation, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has offered nothing in terms of a unified Palestinian stance against US President Donald Trump’s deal of the century. […]
British Diplomacy Defends Israel and Legitimizes Annexation
By Ramona Wadi British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s op-ed for YNet news reflects all that is wrong with speaking out against annexation “as Israel’s friend”. Israel has diplomatic allegiances and acquaintances; “friendship” is the euphemism used to […]
The EU’s Delay in Sanctioning Israel Reflects Its Compromised ‘Peace Building’ Agenda
By Ramona Wadi According to Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz, 1 July is not “a sacred date” to implement the proposed annexation of more Palestinian land. In response, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu minimized the role played […]
Israel’s Military Checkpoints are Places Made for Its Colonial Violence
By Ramona Wadi For Palestinians, Israel’s military checkpoints are made for its colonial violence and perpetual dehumanization of the occupied population. In the latest grotesque spectacle of extrajudicial killing, Ahmed Erekat, a 27-year-old Palestinian man […]
The PA has Played Its Part to Normalize Israel’s Annexation Plans
By Ramona Wadi The main arguments against the impending Israeli annexation of land in the occupied West Bank are dominated by proponents of the Zionist colonial project. Of course, some Palestinians are speaking out against […]
EU Diplomacy is Profitable for Israel, but a Disaster for the Palestinians
By Ramona Wadi Since Israel announced its plan to annex swathes of the occupied West Bank, the EU has only hypothesized on what steps the bloc may take in response. The most prominent of these […]
The PA’s ‘Counter-Proposal’ Facilitates Its Colonial Collaboration with Israel
By Ramona Wadi Further proof that the Palestinian Authority will not attempt to safeguard what remains of Palestine, let alone insist on decolonization, is the plan submitted to the Middle East Quartet which does nothing […]
International Collusion with Israel is What Real ‘Political Terrorism’ Looks like
By Ramona Wadi Israeli media outlets are trying to create a furor over a possible move by the Palestinian Authority to submit a resolution at the UN General Assembly condemning Israel’s annexation plan. “The solution […]
Israel’s One-state Reality is Facilitated by the International Community
By Ramona Wadi For several years, the call for a one-state solution has been part of the alternatives to the two-state paradigm which forms the backdrop to international diplomacy on Palestine. “One state” is generally […]
The PA’s Pro-EU Diplomacy Merely Serves Its Self-preservation
By Ramona Wadi After declaring an end to all agreements with Israel and the US, the Palestinian Authority is struggling to chart an alternative diplomatic path. While Israel has set a date for the forthcoming annexation of […]
The ICC Does Not Pose a ‘Strategic Threat’ to Israel
By Ramona Wadi Since the International Criminal Court (ICC) determined that Palestine is a state for the purpose of its investigations into war crimes committed by Israel against Palestinian civilians, a fresh round of threats against the institution […]
The World Must Halt Israel’s Annexation and Reverse Its Colonization of Palestine
By Ramona Wadi UN Special Rapporteur Michael Lynk’s criticism of the forthcoming US-Israeli annexation of more Palestinian land offers a good start to collective political action against Israel if only the international community would show that […]
The PA Has No Political Strategy to Counter US-Israeli Annexation Plans
By Ramona Wadi Since the Trump administration revealed its so-called deal of the century details, the annexation of the occupied West Bank has become a rallying point for Israeli politicians, particularly prior to the latest […]
On Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, the Struggle Should Frame the Call for Freedom, not COVID-19
By Ramona Wadi The annual commemoration of Palestinian Prisoners’ Day can turn easily into a travesty of remembrance. This year, 17 April will be marked with statements calling for the release of Palestinian prisoners from […]
Even in a Pandemic: Palestinian Prisoners Simply Don’t Matter to Israel’s Security Narrative
By Ramona Wadi Unsurprisingly, Israel has not heeded requests to safeguard the health of Palestinian prisoners in its jails. Besides recommending “precautionary measures”, which are likely to provide no protection in confined spaces, it seems […]
Security and Politics Determine the Degree of Coronavirus Cooperation
By Ramona Wadi Cooperation between Israel and the Palestinian Authority regarding the spread of coronavirus COVID-19 is similar to security coordination. The only real difference is that Israel can play the humanitarian card, even as […]
There are Precedents for America’s Eradication of Palestinian Identity
By Ramona Wadi The international community has stated repeatedly that it will not accept any changes to issues related to Palestine upon which global consensus has been reached. The unilateral decision taken by the US […]
International Complicity Aids US-Israel Efforts against the ICC
By Ramona Wadi Aside from lobbying governments to oppose the International Criminal Court’s investigation and possible war crimes charges, Israel is planning a joint response with the US to counter the process. The plan, according […]