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Fed up with absent leadership, Palestinians yearn for political unity
While the PA tries to assert itself in Gaza’s ‘day after,’ its inability to confront Israeli attacks has brought its legitimacy to an all-time low in the West Bank.
By
Fatima AbdulKarim
January 4, 2024
As Gaza war rages, West Bank faces violent collective punishment
With all eyes on Gaza, Palestinians in the West Bank are beginning to seethe, caught between outrage at the strip's destruction, spiraling Israeli settler and army violence, and silence from their leaders.
By
Fatima AbdulKarim
October 19, 2023
‘I told Arafat: Israel will promise you an inch and not give you a millimeter’
Reflecting on the Oslo Accords 30 years later, veteran politician Hanan Ashrawi recounts her arguments with PLO leaders during the negotiations, and explains why Israel's political crisis is opening cracks in the occupation.
By
Meron Rapoport
September 13, 2023
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Why elections are key to re-energizing Palestinian politics
Instead of discouraging voting in the PA elections, Palestinians should use the opportunity to finally shake up their unaccountable political leaders.
By
Omar H. Rahman
March 15, 2021
‘If you take the land, you must give people citizenship’
Israel’s annexation of East Jerusalem should be a lesson to Palestinians in the West Bank, says activist Aziz Abu Sarah. 'The central lesson I learned as a Jerusalemite is: You are on your own.'
By
Orly Noy
June 24, 2020
The world won’t stop Israeli annexation. What will Palestinian leaders do?
Four events last week illustrate the international community's failure to halt annexation — and why only a Palestinian policy change will force them to act.
By
Omar H. Rahman
May 22, 2020
PODCAST: Deciding the fate of Palestinians — without Palestinians
The callousness of Trump’s 'Deal of the Century' mirrors the racism targeting Palestinians in Israeli politics, says human rights lawyer Diana Buttu.
By
Amjad Iraqi
March 6, 2020
Yes, Israel wants peace — after it gets rid of the Palestinians
Billboards posted across Tel Aviv showing Palestinian leaders blindfolded and on their knees reveals what many Israelis think.
By
Orly Noy
February 17, 2020
Abbas to family of Iraqi-Jewish author: ‘You are our bridge to peace’
An Iraqi-Jewish family visits Ramallah for the first time — at the personal invitation of the Palestinian president.
By
Naomi Niddam
November 22, 2019
Why Hamas is staying out of Israel’s fight with Islamic Jihad
Israeli coordination with Hamas has served mutual interests for years. Now Hamas is hoping to stay out of the current fighting to potentially expand its power in the West Bank.
By
Menachem Klein
November 13, 2019
The Mizrahi author whose book Mahmoud Abbas wants to distribute
Ishaq Bar-Moshe started writing in Arabic two decades after he emigrated from Iraq to Israel. The language aroused deep antipathy in Israel — but Bar-Moshe was undeterred.
By
Naomi Niddam
November 8, 2019
An election between annexationists and pro-occupation generals
Palestinians have no say over whether they will be ruled by messianic religious zealots or by generals who previously presided over the occupation. On September 17, Israelis will return to the polls for round two of an election cycle that failed to determine an outcome in April, this time hoping for a different result. While…
By
Omar H. Rahman
September 16, 2019
Meretz is the last Jewish anti-occupation party. But for how long?
As Israel’s center-left and centrist parties have dropped the topic of the occupation over the years, Meretz has remained the sole Jewish party to emphasize ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But can it continue to hold out amidst running mate Ehud Barak’s talk of annexation? By Meron Rapoport Meretz has seen its fair share of criticism…
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+972 Magazine
September 6, 2019
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