Israel/ Palestine

In ‘War on Palestinians,’ Israel ‘legalises’ Colonial Squatter Outposts in Palestine, causing further Irritation in Washington

( Middle East Monitors ) – Israel has “legalised” nine colonial outposts in the occupied West Bank, turning them into official settlements. The decision, which is said to be the first legalisation of such outposts by the Israeli government since 2012, has caused further irritation in Washington. According to Axios, in addition to the legalisation […]

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European Union insists on Rules-Based Int’l order in Ukraine, but Commission Runs Interference for Israeli Crimes in Palestine

Human Rights Watch

Published in: EU Observer Claudio Francavilla Senior EU Advocate @ClaFrancavilla @ClaFrancavilla ( Human Rights Watch ) – The recent spike in deadly attacks and repression in the occupied West Bank should surprise no one. Last year, Israeli forces killed more Palestinians in the West Bank than in any other year since […]

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Palestinians Mount Blood Donation Drive for Earthquake Victims, as one Artist tells European Islamophobes, ‘Turkey is Strong and Will Rise Again’

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas authorized the Palestinian foreign ministry to send a 30-member rapid response team to Malatya in southern Turkey. They were split into two teams and are paired with Turkish colleagues combing collapsed buildings for survivors. About half of the delegation were members of Palestinian Civil Defense, 10 […]

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When Governments Speak of a Non-Existent ‘Two-State Solution,’ it is to Avoid Acknowledging Israeli Apartheid

Ramona Wadi

( Middle East Monitor) – In January 2021, the Israeli human rights organisation B’Tselem declared that Israel imposes apartheid on the people of occupied Palestine, prompting other organisations to be more vocal about the colonial violence experienced by the Palestinians. Politically, the apartheid designation is failing to gain ground, as evidenced by the EU’s recent […]

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International perspectives on apartheid and decolonization in Palestine

Middle East Monitor

By Omar Ahmed | – (Middle East Monitor ) – A conference was held in London yesterday, hosted by MEMO entitled “International perspectives on apartheid and decolonization in Palestine” and included a diverse group of academics and writers discussing three broad themes: apartheid, genocide and decolonisation. Dr Daud Abdullah, the Director of MEMO, kicked off […]

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Why is the Biden Administration So Worried about Israel’s New Government? (Juan Cole Video Interview)

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – I am interviewed by prominent journalist Steve Clemons, editor at large of the global news site Semafor, for his Al Jazeera English show, The Bottom Line, on “Why is the US worried about Israel’s new government?” It is a rollicking 24-minute conversation. Here is the YouTube description of the show: […]

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Why the Violence between Israel and the Palestinians may be entering a devastating new Phase

The Conversation

By Susan de Groot Heupner, Griffith University | – (The Conversation) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken rushed to the Middle East last week to make yet another push for a negotiated settlement between Israel and the Palestinians following yet another dramatic escalation in violence between the two sides. Blinken urged peace in his […]

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No, Militant Israeli Squatters haven’t Exceeded 500K in Occupied Palestine: It is more Like 733,000

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – AP is reporting that what it calls the Israeli “settler” population in the Palestinian West Bank has now exceeded 500,000, quoting an Israeli squatter organization. Later in the article AP admits that about 200,000 Israelis also live in East Jerusalem, but does not specify that their presence there is illegal, […]

Israel/ Palestine

Israel: Illegal Collective Punishment against Palestinians

Human Rights Watch

( Human Rights Watch ) – (Jerusalem) – Israeli authorities’ actions to seal the family homes in the occupied West Bank of two Palestinians suspected of attacks against Israelis amount to collective punishment, a war crime, Human Rights Watch said today. This punitive measure, which Israeli authorities have said they will follow by demolishing the […]