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Following US Pressure, Abbas Announces First Elections in Palestine in 15 Years

January 15, 2021

Responding to a recent call by the Biden Administration to hold elections in Palestine as soon as possible, the office of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced Friday that parliamentary and presidential elections will be […]

Biden’s Teams Asks PA’s Abbas to Hold Elections in Palestine

January 13, 2021

The administration of US President-elect Joe Biden has asked Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to renew legitimacy and hold general elections, Israel’s Channel 20 reported. #PA President #Abbas to Set Dates for New #Elections in […]

Abbas is Exploiting Palestinian Reconciliation and Unity Efforts

January 10, 2021

After returning to security coordination with Israel just days after Joe Biden was declared the winner of the US presidential election, the Palestinian Authority wasted no time in reassuring the international community that it was […]

US Congressman Pledges to Resume US Aid to Palestinians

January 7, 2021

US Congressman Gregory Meeks, the new Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has said he was looking forward to resuming humanitarian aid to the Palestinians, as part of a push by President-elect Joe Biden […]

UNRWA and Palestinian Refugees are the Next Targets of Normalization Deals with Israel

January 2, 2021

When US President Donald Trump leaves office in three weeks’ time, he will have laid the foundations for a further downgrading of the Palestinian struggle for freedom. It is, perhaps, little wonder that the Palestinian […]

Report: Abbas Impatient to Resume Unconditional Talks with Israel

January 2, 2021

Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas hopes to resume unconditional talks with Israel as soon as possible, a senior PA official informed Israel Hayom. On Friday, the Israeli outlet reported a senior PA official stating […]

The US Money Tree: The Untold Story of American Aid to Israel

December 30, 2020

On December 21, the United States Congress passed the COVID-19 Relief Package, as part of a larger $2.3 trillion bill meant to cover spending for the rest of the fiscal year. As usual, US representatives […]

On 2021 and Confronting the Ghosts of the Past

December 28, 2020

In “A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas” (1843) Charles Dickens tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an elderly miser who is paid a visit by his former business associate Jacob […]

European Politicians Urge Biden to Promote Palestinian-Israeli Peace Process

December 21, 2020

A group of European parliamentarians from national parliaments of the United Kingdom, Ireland, Belgium, Denmark, France, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Spain and Sweden, along with members of the European Parliament, have written to US President-elect Joe Biden […]

‘Long Live the (Dead) Peace Process’: Abbas Prioritizes US Ties over Palestinian National Unity

December 9, 2020

No one seemed as excited about the election of Joe Biden being the next President of the United States as Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas. When all hope seemed lost, where Abbas found himself desperate […]

From Turtle Island to Palestine: There is No Going Back to ‘Normal’

December 8, 2020

Shortly before Thanksgiving social media was abuzz with news that President-Elect Joe Biden had conferred with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden over what measure to take regarding the Coronavirus crisis in the States. At […]

The King’s Man: Blinken’s Appointment Reassures Israel that Little Will Change under Biden

December 2, 2020

Right-wing Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has nothing to worry about as the man who will directly handle America’s foreign policy in the Middle East is a loyal friend of Israel. Crisis averted. President-elect, Joe […]

The Planet Cannot Heal until We Rip the Mask off the West’s War Machine

November 30, 2020

Making political sense of the world can be tricky unless one understands the role of the state in capitalist societies. The state is not primarily there to represent voters or uphold democratic rights and values; […]

‘Wynken, Blinken, and Nod’: On the Diversity of Biden’s Administration

November 29, 2020

Published on March 9, 1889, “Wynken, Blynken, and Nod” is a children’s poem composed by American writer Eugene Field. The title suggests a child’s blinking eyes and nodding head, meant perhaps by suggestion to lull […]

The PA Excels in Theatre of the Absurd

November 26, 2020

If there is one thing in which the Palestinian Authority excels, it is theatre of the absurd. Following its announcement that, based on international reassurances, there will be a resumption of security coordination with Israel, […]

US Congresswoman Omar Calls on Biden to Reverse Trump’s Deals with the Middle East

November 23, 2020

US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has called America’s allies in the Gulf “dictators” and said that agreements between regional states and Israel are not “peace deals”. Omar made her comments in an article in The Nation. […]

A Return to Collaboration over Israel’s Security Narrative

November 20, 2020

US President-elect Joe Biden has not yet taken office, but Israel’s false security narrative is already taking precedence over everything else. Meanwhile, within the ranks of the Palestinian Authority which gambled with Palestinian lives during […]

‘Total Reset’ is Wishful Thinking: The Daunting Task of Reordering US Foreign Policy

November 19, 2020

A new term has imposed itself on the conversation regarding the impending presidency of US President-elect, Joe Biden: “The Total Reset”. Many headlines have already promised that the Biden Presidency is ready to ‘reset’ US […]

The EU has Played a Waiting Game to Israel’s Advantage

November 19, 2020

There are a couple of meaningful things that the EU should do, without delay: it should drop the pretence that it supports the Palestinian people’s right to their own land, and it should clarify the […]

Israeli PM Netanyahu has ‘Warm’ Conversation with Biden

November 18, 2020

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a “warm conversation” with US President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday, Netanyahu’s office said, in a delayed and clear acknowledgment of Biden’s election defeat of the Israeli leader’s ally Donald […]

Post-Election 2020: ‘The Beat Goes On’

November 16, 2020

In a popular song from the mid-60s, there is a reference to the changing times—grocery stores that become super marts, cars built to go “faster all the time.” Nevertheless, at the same time, some things […]

Israel to Build Over 1,000 Settlement Units in East Jerusalem

November 15, 2020

Israel on Sunday issued a tender for the construction of 1,257 settlement homes in the occupied East Jerusalem, according to local media, Anadolu Agency reports. The Walla news website said the new settlement units will […]

Biden Will Fail to Bring back ‘Normal’ Politics. What’s Needed Now is a Populism of the Left

November 13, 2020

Analysts are still grappling with the fallout from the US election. Trumpism proved a far more enduring and alluring phenomenon than most media pundits expected. Defying predictions, Trump improved his share of the overall vote […]

‘Race against Time’: Israel’s Settlement Expansion Sends Clear Message to the Biden Administration

November 12, 2020

In a clear message to the next US administration, which will, presumably, be headed by Democratic President-elect Joe Biden, the Israeli government has decided to approve the construction of 108 homes in the illegal Jewish […]

‘My Friends Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’: Netanyahu Speaks of His ‘Warm Relationship’ with US Democrats

November 11, 2020

For Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the election victory of US Democratic presidential nominee, Joe Biden and his vice president, Kamala Harris will not make any difference as far as the United States government’s strong […]

‘Playing for Time’: The Non-strategy of Mahmoud Abbas

November 11, 2020

“If we are going to live another four years with President Trump, God help us, God help you and God help the whole world.” These were the words of Palestinian Authority Prime Minister, Mohammed Shtayyeh, […]

Netanyahu Responds to Biden’s Victory by Announcing New Settlement near Gaza

November 9, 2020

Only hours after Democratic nominee Joe Biden was projected to be the 46th President of the United States, the Israeli government approved the construction of a new settlement adjacent to the border of the besieged […]

WATCH: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on Israel, Palestine

November 9, 2020

US President Donald Trump has arguably been the most staunch supporter of the state of Israel than any other US president since the launch of the so-called peace process in the early 1990s. Now that […]

From Palestine to Turtle Island: When All Else Fails Oppressors Blame the Victim

November 9, 2020

Reflecting on the 2020 election, Onyesonwu Chatoyer wrote: “One thing I’ve been reflecting on today is how much election discourse is just poor and working-class people” blaming each other “for not participating in the right […]

Hamas Chief Haniyeh Urges Biden to Abandon ‘Deal of the Century’

November 8, 2020

Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh has called on US President-elect Joe Biden to pull back outgoing President Donald Trump’s so-called “deal of the century”, Anadolu reports. In a statement, Haniyeh asked the Biden administration to abolish […]

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