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The PA’s Pro-EU Diplomacy Merely Serves Its Self-preservation

May 28, 2020

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 occupied West […]

The ICC Does Not Pose a ‘Strategic Threat’ to Israel

May 22, 2020

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 is taking place. […]

The World Must Halt Israel’s Annexation and Reverse Its Colonization of Palestine

May 9, 2020

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 it is willing. […]

The PA Has No Political Strategy to Counter US-Israeli Annexation Plans

April 28, 2020

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 General Elections. The […]

On Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, the Struggle Should Frame the Call for Freedom, not COVID-19

April 17, 2020

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 Israeli jails on […]

Even in a Pandemic: Palestinian Prisoners Simply Don’t Matter to Israel’s Security Narrative

April 9, 2020

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 that Israel will […]

Security and Politics Determine the Degree of Coronavirus Cooperation

April 6, 2020

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 it persists with […]

There are Precedents for America’s Eradication of Palestinian Identity

March 22, 2020

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 to recognize Jerusalem […]

International Complicity Aids US-Israel Efforts against the ICC

March 15, 2020

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 to Israeli media […]

Brazil is Adopting Israel’s Terror Narrative, which is Anything but Democratic

March 10, 2020

Brazilian federal deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro, the son of right-wing dictatorship fanatic President Jair Bolsonaro, announced recently that the country will be moving to designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization. “Inside the government, we are debating […]

There Will Be no Sustainability for the Palestinians without their Legitimate Right of Return

March 8, 2020

The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) remains in perpetual financial crisis. Spokesman Adnan Abu Hasna has warned that apart from a possible cessation of services by May, there are no funds for emergency […]

The PA is Blindly Accepting International Impositions on Palestinians

March 2, 2020

Israel and the Palestinian Authority have been trading the same rhetoric about not having a suitable partner for diplomatic negotiations. The senior adviser and spokesman for Mahmoud Abbas, Nabil Abu Rudeineh, recently took the statement […]

Speaking against Settlement Expansion is just a Chore for the EU

February 28, 2020

The European Union’s fluctuations on Israel’s colonial settlement expansion are more prominent since the bloc’s refusal to issue a statement regarding US President Donald Trump’s so-called deal of the century. In response to Israel’s announcement […]

EU Delaying Tactics Bring it Closer to Trump’s Deal

February 25, 2020

For all its purported peace-building efforts and support for Palestinian rights, the EU is committed to supporting Israel’s colonial-settler expansionism. Its feeble response to US President Donald Trump’s so-called “deal of the century” was accentuated […]

PA Acquiescence to UN Resolutions Determines Palestine’s Disappearance

February 15, 2020

Further proof of the Palestinian Authority’s rejection of Palestinian land, history, and memory was articulated recently by Mahmoud Abbas’s spokesman, Nabil Abu Rudeineh, who basically discounted Zionist colonization and the Nakba by referring to a […]

Abbas is a Mouthpiece for International Impositions on Palestine

February 11, 2020

The Palestinian Authority has learned nothing from decades of futile UN Security Council Resolutions. Do the people of Palestine really need international consensus regarding the already very clear illegality of US President Donald Trump’s so-called […]

The PA Will Opt for Losing Palestine if It Means Keeping its ‘Authority’

February 8, 2020

Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas continues to provide proof of his worthlessness when it comes to political decision-making. If the US “continues” with the so-called deal of the century, Abbas has threatened only the possibility of a […]

These Chains Will Be Broken. Palestinian Stories of Struggle and Defiance in Israeli Prisons – Book Review

February 7, 2020

(These Chains Will be Broken: Stories of Struggle and Defiance in Israeli Prisons, Clarity Press, Atlanta, 2019) What the news reports eliminate, Ramzy Baroud’s new book, These Chains Will be Broken: Stories of Struggle and Defiance […]

Israel’s Renewed Campaign against UNRWA is an Attack on Palestinian Education and Liberation

January 10, 2020

The international community has still not caught up with or refuses to acknowledge, Israel’s commitment to countering each purported victory for the Palestinians with yet more violations. These countermeasures implemented by Israel, notably to prevent […]

UNRWA must Join Collective Effort to Help Palestinians Achieve their Political Rights

December 17, 2019

December 8, 1949, marked the establishment of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). Despite the recent Israeli-US conspiracy to eliminate the agency, as well as its internal shortcomings as evidenced […]

Recognition of a Palestinian State without Liberation is an Illusion

December 2, 2019

During the Berlin European Council summit in 1999, the European Union declared “its readiness to consider the recognition of a Palestinian state in due course” and conditionally dependent upon the Oslo framework, as well as “Israel’s […]

There is only One Legitimate Alternative to UNRWA; the Palestinian Right of Return

November 17, 2019

Since allegations about the misconduct and corruption of some staff members at the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) came to light, both defenses and criticism of the agency have shielded the […]

The PA’s Disengagement Rhetoric is Farcical

November 8, 2019

The Palestinian Authority’s promotion of its disengagement from Israel’s military occupation is mostly diplomatic jargon tied yet again to the two-state compromise. Whatever inference to resistance Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh may impart, the underlying reality […]

The EU, UN and PA Masquerade as Activists while Highlighting their Colonial Complicity

November 4, 2019

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the signing of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. True to form, UN, EU and Palestinian Authority representatives abandoned their political roles to pose as […]

Far from Being ‘Inhumane’, as US Ambassador Claims, Evicting Settlers is One Form of Justice

October 28, 2019

The Zionist erasure of Palestinians from their landscape is no longer contested in the international arena. The dispossession of Palestinians is treated as a historical fact removed from their legitimate right of return and ongoing […]

The EU’s Conditional Aid and Suppression of Palestinian Rights

October 22, 2019

The European Union’s incoming Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell has already signaled a continuation of the bloc’s prevailing politics when it comes to Palestine – preserve the two-state compromise by ensuring funding to the Palestinian […]

Palestinian Refugee Students Must Not be Incidental to Humanitarian Endeavors

September 11, 2019

Despite financial setbacks caused by political agendas and misconduct allegations, the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) ensured that its schools opened on time for the new academic year. Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl described education as […]

The PLO Endorses the Humanitarian Paradigm

September 4, 2019

At the G7 summit in Paris, US President Donald Trump speculated publically about the purported “deal of the century”, which infuriated the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO). If one had to rely on the PLO’s statements, […]

Palestinian Narratives Must Be Protected from PA Exploitation

August 31, 2019

Official Palestinian media are playing a major role in disseminating Palestinian narratives, according to Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh, that is. Departing from the fact that the Palestinian Authority and its media still portray Israel’s colonization […]

The PA’s Support for International Agendas Shuns the Palestinian Right of Return

August 22, 2019

The Palestinian Authority has not ceased to display where its compromised loyalties lie. With each public statement or declaration, it is evident that the PA is working for diplomatic conjectures and, as a result, against […]

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