PALESTINE

Maha Nassar provides historical context to the current violence in the densely populated and besieged enclave.   The focus of the conflict in the Middle East has again returned to the Gaza Strip, with Israel’s defense minister ordering a “complete siege” of the Palestinian enclave. Israel’s military operation, which involves extensive bombing of residences, follows a surprise attack on Oct. 7 by Hamas militants …

Smoke and flames rise after Israeli air forces targeting a shopping center in Gaza Strip, Gaza on October 07, 2023. [Mustafa Hassona – Anadolu Agency] Israeli occupation forces raid Palestinian cities, villages and refugee camps in the occupied West Bank almost every day. They storm Palestinian homes, detain whoever they want and most times kill Palestinians, including women, children and …

A view of Al-Urme Hill in Beita town, considered the second highest point around the city of Nablus, West Bank on June 6, 2021 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency] The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) published a report yesterday expressing deep concern about the Israeli illegal settlers’ forceful seizure of Palestinian Territories, which has resulted in the displacement of 500 Palestinians from seven different communities. …

Israeli authorities demolish what remains of the Khader family home in the Shuafat neighbourhood of East Jerusalem on 16 January 2023 (Reuters)   The organisation demanding financial compensation from a group representing its own victims has pursued the erasure of Palestinian geography and presence on the land for a century The Zionist movement’s major financial and colonial arm, the Jewish National …

Morocco’s Jawad El Yamiq raises the Palestinian flag after the World Cup soccer match between Canada and Morocco at the Al Thumama Stadium in Doha on 1 December, 2022 (AP)   By refusing interviews with Israeli journalists, Arab fans are refusing to bestow legitimacy on the state’s apartheid system Israeli journalists have flocked to Doha this month to cover the World …

Protesters hold up Palestinian national flags during a demonstration near the city of Sakhnin in northern Israel, on 5 May 2022, ahead of the Palestinian marking of the 74th anniversary of the Nakba (AFP)   Israeli ambassador condemns the UN move, while Palestinian representative tells UN the world is facing ‘end of the road’ for two-state solution The UN General …