Israel/ Palestine

Excerpted from Tingis. Historically, and even theologically, Jews have always been closer to Muslims than they were to Christians. It was in Muslim lands, the late eminent historian Bernard Lewis told us, that Arabic “became the language of science and philosophy, of government and commerce, even the language of Jewish theology when such a discipline […]

Israel/ Palestine

The Past, Present and Future of Israel/Palestine – Juan Cole, Sherene Seikaly and Zachary Lockman

Juan Cole

Massachusetts Peace Action: The Hamas attacks in Israel and Israel’s war on and invasion of Gaza are the latest rounds in a long-running conflict. In this webinar, three leading historians of the region will explore how we got here; what is fueling the present conflict; and what we in the United States can do. Speakers: […]

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How Long will Palestinians go on being Scapegoats for the West’s Atrocities in WWII?

Sara Jamshidi

Seattle, Wa. (Special to Informed Comment; Featured) – If an Arab writer would create a Palestinian version of Schindler’s List, and if an Arab, or a filmmaker sympathetic to Arabs, would create the movie, I wonder what the story would look like. I wonder what the writer would write. I wonder what the filmmaker would […]

art and photography

How I express my diasporic Palestinian Grief through Art

Waging Nonviolence

Liz Bajjalieh November 14, 2023 ( Waging Nonviolence ) – I woke up on Oct. 7 to a Facebook timeline full of friends posting about how the world is just so cruel. Confused, I scrolled a bit further, and read what Western newspapers were saying: Israel and Hamas were targeting each other again. The heaviness […]

Israel/ Palestine

Gaza: What Aid Agencies can hope to Achieve under the Strict Limits of the 4-Day Pause

The Conversation

By Sarah Schiffling, Hanken School of Economics; and Chris Phelan, Edge Hill University | – (The Conversation) – The four-day humanitarian pause in Israel’s assault on the Gaza Strip will be vital to allow humanitarian agencies into the stricken Palestinian enclave with much-needed supplies of food, water, fuel and medicine. But four days is a […]

Israel/ Palestine

Demanding an End to Israel’s Military Assault on Gaza’s Educational Sector

Committee on Academic Freedom

Committee on Academic Freedom, Middle East Studies Association. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Fax: +972-2-5664838 Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant pniot@mod.gov.il Brigadier General Hisham Ibrahim Head of Civil Administration in the West Bank, Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) Fax: +972-2-6599133 Prime Minister Netanyahu, Minister Gallant, General Ibrahim, We write […]

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Israelis and Palestinians: It will be Worse Next Time

Jeremy Pressman

Storrs, CT (Special to Informed Comment) – Israelis and Palestinians have already entered hell. The casualties, the wounded, the hostages, the displacement of people and emptying of communities, the widespread trauma, the fear, the complete disruption of normal life, the intense suffering. But even at this moment we should all remember something: Barring a strategic […]

Israel/ Palestine

The Humanitarian Pause in Gaza Proves Diplomacy Works: Now we need a Real Ceasefire

Foreign Policy in Focus

A quick FAQ on the agreement between Israel and Hamas to release hostages and pause the fighting. By Khury Petersen-Smith and Phyllis Bennis | – ( Foreign Policy in Focus) – The pause in the fighting in Gaza — with some humanitarian aid allowed in and exchange of some Israeli and Palestinian captives — is […]

Israel/ Palestine

In the Face of Death, Destruction and Displacement, Beauty plays a Vital Role in Gaza

The Conversation

By Stephanie Acker, Clark University | – A small group of children in Gaza sit on a lavender and white blanket around a small tray of beverages, singing “Happy Birthday” to a young girl. Like kids her age around the world, she wears a sweatshirt with prints of Elsa and Anna, characters from “Frozen”; unlike […]