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Palestine

The Palestine Chronology: A new online database

June 30th, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Institute for Palestine Studies has launched a new online database documenting political and military events surrounding the Israeli occupation of Palestine since 1982. The Palestine Chronology will allow researchers, readers, journalists, students, scholars and activists to easily access day-by-day summaries...

Other Voices

On “conflict”, “peace” and “genocide”: Time for new language on Palestine and Israel

June 20th, 20211 On May 25, famous American actor Mark Ruffalo tweeted an apology for suggesting that Israel is committing “genocide” in Gaza. “I have reflected and wanted to apologize for posts during the recent Israel/Hamas fighting that suggested Israel is committing ‘genocide,’” Ruffalo wrote, adding, “It’s not accurate, it’s...

Other Voices

On Trumpism and Netanyahu-ism: How Benjamin Netanyahu won America and lost Israel

June 18th, 20210 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is as much American as he is Israeli. While other Israeli leaders have made their strong relationship with Washington a cornerstone in their politics, Netanyahu’s political style was essentially American from the start. Netanyahu spent many of his formative years in the U.S. He lived in...

COMMUNITY

Palestinian American from Ohio imprisoned by Israeli court for activism

June 18th, 20210 YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – A 75-year-old Palestinian American from Ohio has been imprisoned by Israeli authorities for activism. Jamal Nisser, a retired Palestinian American businessman from Youngstown, Ohio, has been sentenced to four months in prison by an Israeli court on charges of political activism, The Palestine Chronicle...

Palestine

ADC: Workplace discrimination against pro-Palestinian voices on the rise

June 16th, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is looking for a federal hearing and investigation into rising incidents of workplace discrimination against employees who have expressed solidarity with Palestine and against Israeli apartheid and occupation. The ADC says it is responding to a surge of...

Other Voices

On the politics of victory and defeat: How Gaza dethroned the king of Israel

June 12th, 20210 How did Benjamin Netanyahu manage to serve as Israel’s longest-serving prime minister? With a total of 15 years in office, Netanyahu surpassed the 12-year leadership of Israel's founding father, David Ben Gurion. The answer to this question will become particularly critical for future Israeli leaders who hope to emulate Netanyahu’s...

COMMUNITY

Detroit pizzeria Pie-Sci hosts Palestinian Youth Movement specialty pizza fundraiser

June 11th, 20210 DETROIT- Pie-Sci, a popular pizzeria near Wayne State University, has collaborated with Palestinian activists to create a delicious new pizza special for the week, the “Musak It To Me.” Pie-Sci also collaborated with renowned Detroit pastry chef Lena Sereini for the special. On Wednesday afternoon, Pie-Sci hosted a "Pizza and...

Palestine

Omar clarifies remarks on Israel, U.S. war crimes, after Dem, GOP pushback

June 11th, 20210 WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) clarified earlier remarks regarding open investigations by the International Criminal Court (ICC) into war crimes committed by Israel, the U.S., Hamas and the Taliban, after backlash from both Democrats and Republicans. On Monday, Omar questioned U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken...

Local

Wayne State University president blocks student senate statement on Palestine

June 7th, 20210 DETROIT — A statement on Palestine issued by the Wayne State University Student Senate has seen objection and censorship from the large urban university’s administration, most notably by President Roy Wilson. The Senate, which is comprised of dozens of students, had gone through lengthy and intense deliberation on making a...

Local

Detroit commemorates 54 Years since Al-Naksa

June 5th, 20210 DEARBORN - Organizers and community members will gather this Saturday, June 5th, at Ford Woods Park in Dearborn, to commemorate the 54th anniversary of Al-Naksa (or "the setback") marking 54 years since the second major land loss and mass expulsion of Palestinian people from their homeland. The event will include a march and a...

Other Voices

“Mowing the grass” no more: How Palestinian resistance altered the equation

June 5th, 20210 The ceasefire on May 21 has, for now, brought the Israeli war on Gaza to an end. However, this ceasefire is not permanent and constant Israeli provocations anywhere in Palestine could reignite the bloody cycle all over again. Moreover, the Israeli siege on Gaza remains in place, as well as the Israeli military occupation and the rooted...

In Our Opinion

In Our Opinion: Palestine needs us. Let’s not disappoint her

May 15th, 20210 On Sunday, March 16 at 1 p.m., we will be gathering outdoors at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center in Dearborn for an important event, "the March for Jerusalem." This event will be sponsored by New Generation for Palestine, The Arab American News, Students for Justice at Wayne State University and many other...

COMMUNITY

Palestinian killed by Israeli troops during clashes – witness

March 19th, 20210 BEIT DAJAN - Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian on Friday as demonstrators protesting against Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank hurled rocks at soldiers, a Reuters witness said. The man was shot in the head during a protest near the villlage of Beit Dajan, near Nablus, and was taken to a hospital where he later died,...

Art & Culture

Fearing the Palestinian narrative: Why Israel banned “Jenin Jenin”

January 21st, 20210 On Jan. 11, the Israeli Lod District Court ruled against a Palestinian film-maker, Mahmoud Bakri, ordering him to pay hefty compensation to an Israeli soldier who was accused, along with the Israeli military, of carrying out war crimes in April 2002, in the Palestinian Jenin refugee camp located in the northern occupied West Bank. The...

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2021: Palestine’s chance of fighting back

January 12th, 20210 2020 will go down in history as the year that terminated the American-sponsored “peace process.” While 2021 will not reverse the monumental change in the U.S. attitude and objectives in Palestine, Israel and the Middle East, the new year presents Palestinians with the opportunity to think outside the American box. The previous...

Opinions

In lieu of a liberation strategy: Palestinian elections are designed to buy time

October 1st, 20200 It is abundantly clear that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has underestimated the seriousness of the challenges facing Palestine and the Palestinians. The rushed agreement between his party, Fatah, and Hamas in Istanbul on September 24, and the Palestinian leader’s speech at the 75th session of the U.N. General...

Opinions

‘World Refugee Day’: Palestinians keep their right of return alive through hope, resistance

June 22nd, 20190 The United Nations’ World Refugee Day, observed annually on June 20, should not merely represent a reminder of “the courage, strength and determination of women, men and children who are forced to flee their homeland under threat of persecution, conflict and violence.” It should also be an opportunity for the international...

Other Voices

Notre Dame of Gaza: Our mosques and churches are also burning

April 26th, 20190 As the 300-foot spire of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris tragically came tumbling down on live television, my thoughts ventured to Nuseirat Refugee Camp, my childhood home in the Gaza Strip. Then, also on television, I watched as a small bulldozer hopelessly clawed through the rubble of my neighborhood mosque. I grew up around that...

Opinions

War versus peace: Israel has decided and so should we

April 19th, 20190 So, what have we learned from the Israeli legislative elections on April 9? A whole lot. To start with, don’t let such references as the “tight race” between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and his main rival, Benny Gantz, fool you. Yes, Israelis are divided on some issues that are particular to...

In Our Opinion

Netanyahu has gone too far right for the right

March 1st, 20190 After all these years, we are now seeing politically what followers of the cruel occupation of Palestine have known for many years: Benjamin Netanyahu has gone way too far to the right, and his political career is finally now careening toward its dramatic end as a result. The Israeli prime minister has been indicted in three cases...

World

Palestinians in Jerusalem demolish own homes rather than see Israelis move in

July 19th, 20180 JERUSALEM — Two Palestinian families on Thursday demolished the homes they had lived in for nearly two decades, saying they would rather destroy them than face the prospect of Israeli settlers moving in. Within two hours, two mechanical diggers smashed through the ceilings, walls and floors of the two buildings in Beit Hanina, a...

Opinions

Will Israeli policies change if Netanyahu leaves office?

March 16th, 20180 If scandal-plagued Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu exits his country’s political scene today, who is likely to replace him? And what does this mean as far as Israel's occupation of Palestine is concerned? Netanyahu, who is currently being charged with multiple cases of corruption, misuse of government funds and public...

Opinions

The boomerang effect: How Netanyahu made Israel an American issue and lost

February 16th, 20180 Despite massive sums of money spent to channel public opinion in the United States in favor of Israel, unmistakable trends in opinion polls are attesting to the changing dynamics of Israel's support among ordinary Americans. Not only is Israel losing its support and overall appeal among large sections of American society, but among...

World

Israel approves hundreds of new illegal settlement homes in the West Bank

January 12th, 20180 WEST BANK — The Israeli government has given its final approval for 352 homes in illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, an anti-settlement movement said on Thursday — construction that Palestinians see as jeopardizing their prospects for an independent state. The Peace Now group said a meeting on Wednesday by a planning...

World

Israeli parliament changes law to tighten grip on Jerusalem

January 2nd, 20180 JERUSALEM — Israel’s parliament passed an amendment on Tuesday that would make it harder for it to cede control over parts of Jerusalem in any peace deal with the Palestinians, who condemned the move as undermining any chance to revive talks on statehood. The legislation, sponsored by the far-right Jewish Home coalition party,...

In Our Opinion

Trump’s Jerusalem decision is reckless and dangerous

December 8th, 20170 President Trump's decision this week to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital was reckless, misguided and dangerous. He has legitimized the illegal occupation of East Jerusalem. Let us not forget that the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza, along with the occupation and annexation of East Jerusalem, have been condemned by numerous...

World

A century on, UK’s Jewish homeland declaration stirs mourning in Middle East

November 3rd, 20170 LONDON/WEST BANK ― In a 67-word statement composed 100 years ago, Britain endorsed the establishment of a Jewish homeland in the Middle East, triggering a process that would culminate in the creation of Israel - and with it one of the world’s most intractable conflicts. On Thursday British and Israeli leaders commemorated the...

International

Lebanese court issues death sentence over 1982 Gemayel assassination

October 22nd, 20170 BEIRUT ― Lebanon’s top court on Friday sentenced Habib Shartouni to death for the 1982 assassination of president-elect Bashir Gemayel, an event that was a turning point in Lebanon’s 15-year civil war. Shartouni, a member of the Syrian Socialist Nationalist Party (SSNP), admitted his part in the bombing in the 1980s and was tried...

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