11 July 2021 — MintPress News
Lifta, the only town Israel did not demolish after the Nakba, stands as a symbol of the Palestinian right of return, but an Israeli government “development” plan may soon change that.
LIFTA, JERUSALEM — Yacoub Odeh is 81 years old but he can still remember his childhood in the Palestinian village of Lifta as if it were yesterday. Children playing together in the gardens, swimming in the pools and laying in the grass.
19 June 2021 — Barbara Nimri Aziz
by Barbara Nimri Aziz
Christian Science Monitor Illustration accompanying my 1996 article, below
Residents of Sheikh Jarrah’s resistance to eviction by Israeli Jews evolved into a military confrontation so lopsided, the Israeli bombardments against Gaza so terrifying, it drew widespread condemnation (the US government excepted).
14 May 2021 — The Electronic Intifada
Resistance movements in Gaza are responding to a wave of popular anger over Israeli provocations in Jerusalem and at al-Aqsa. – Bashar Taleb APA images
As I write, the building I live in here in Gaza is shaking continuously. Above us, Israeli F-16 warplanes pummel us with a seemingly endless barrage of bombs.
I am writing amid a rapid flow of developing events, so it is certain that by the time this is published, many things may have changed, but I am trying to highlight the general features of this current round of escalation in Palestine.
12 May 2021 18:49 — The New Dark Age
Enough is Enough: It is Time for Apartheid to End, by Kenn Orphan
I have anxiety in my heart tonight. I have friends in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel, Palestinians and Israeli Jews, and I am truly fearing for them. Several of them have reported explosions close to their homes.
Muna is Palestine, Yakub is Israel: The Untold Story of Sheikh Jarrah
There are two separate Sheikh Jarrah stories – one read and watched in the news and another that receives little media coverage or due analysis.
11 May 2021 — Mint Press News
A Palestinian man runs away from tear gas during clashes with Israeli security forces in front of the Dome of the Rock Mosque at the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City Monday, May 10, 2021. Israeli police clashed with Palestinian protesters at a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site on Monday, the latest in a series of confrontations that is pushing the contested city to the brink of eruption. Palestinian medics said at least 180 Palestinians were hurt in the violence at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, including 80 who were hospitalized. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
by Miko Peled
7 May 2021 — The Electronic Intifada
Israeli police detain a Palestinian protester in Sheikh Jarrah on 4 May. – Ammar Awad Reuters
The state’s authorities said they were investigating the death of Said Yousef Muhammad Odeh, a Palestinian boy who was shot in the back by Israeli soldiers earlier this week.
21 July 2020 — Jonathan Cook
The Jewish National Fund has won plaudits for its environmental work, but its agenda has been to evict on behalf of the state
The National – 21 July 2020
The Jewish National Fund, established more than 100 years ago, is perhaps the most venerable of the international Zionist organisations. Its recent honorary patrons have included prime ministers, and it advises UN forums on forestry and conservation issues.
25 April 2020 — Jonathan Cook
Palestine DeepDive – 25 April 2020
As the holy fasting month of Ramadan begins, the coronavirus outbreak in Israel and the Palestinian territories is proving how inevitably intertwined the two populations’ lives are, while also underlining the extreme differentials of power between them.
18 August 2019 — Craig Murray
28 July 2019 — Jonathan Cook
The National – 28 July 2019
Recent events have shone a spotlight not only on how Israel is intensifying its abuse of Palestinians under its rule, but the utterly depraved complicity of western governments in its actions.
24 July 2019 — TRNN
Jeff Halper, a leader of the anti-demolitions movement, discusses the destruction of Palestinian homes, along with the history and politics that allows this violation of international law to continue (Inc. transcript)
14 July 2019 — Jonathan Cook
The struggle of Jawad Siyam perfectly illustrates the relentless oppression faced by all Palestinians
The National – 14 July 2019
Israeli police forced out the Siyam family from their home in the heart of occupied East Jerusalem last week, the final chapter in their 25-year legal battle against a powerful settler organisation.
The family’s defeat represented much more than just another eviction. It was intended to land a crushing blow against the hopes of some 20,000 Palestinians living in the shadow of the Old City walls and Al Aqsa mosque.
