Category Archives: Nakba

The Palestinian refugees of Lebanon

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Roqayah Chamseddine

In my native Lebanon, where I volunteered last winter in a number of Palestinian refugees camps such as Burj el Barajne, I saw first hand the immense level of deprivation Palestinians face as refugees in Lebanon, where they are prevented from the right to work, from joining any Lebanese trade unions, from owning property and even denied social security.

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Assault on Beinart begins with poll claiming young American Jews love Israel

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Annie Robbins

Beinart is wrong about Zionism, say critics– American Jews heart Israel

Posted in Activism, American Jewish Community, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Media, Middle East, Nakba, Neocons, Occupation, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 11 Comments

The end of the ‘two-state solution’ is the beginning of a more just future

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Jeff Halper

Ever aware that the struggle for liberation must be led by Palestinians, our collective task at the moment, in my view, is to bring about the collapse of the present situation in Palestine in order to exploit its fundamental unsustainabilty.

Posted in Activism, Gaza, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Nakba, Occupation, One state/Two states, US Policy in the Middle East | 31 Comments

In Jerusalem, the Nakba is a fresh memory

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Philip Weiss

Everywhere I went in Jerusalem my first day here, I heard talk of the Nakba

Posted in Israel/Palestine, Nakba, On the ground reports | Tagged | 98 Comments

Book Review: ‘A Child’s View from Gaza: Palestinian Children’s Art and the Fight Against Censorship’

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Annie Robbins

The Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA) book A Child’s View from Gaza: Palestinian Children’s Art and the Fight Against Censorship offers a behind the scenes window into a continued struggle to give voice to a people whose cultural identity has been assaulted, ignored, hidden, repressed, attacked and stolen.

Posted in Activism, American Jewish Community, Arab Spring, Gaza, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Media, Middle East, Nakba, Neocons, Occupation, On the ground reports, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics, War on Terror | 22 Comments

Out of the Ballpark: Susan Abulhawa’s speech to the PennBDS conference

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Annie Robbins

A video and partial notes from Susan Abulhawa’s speech to the PennBDS conference.

Posted in Activism, Arab Spring, BDS, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Media, Nakba, Occupation, US Politics | 47 Comments

Radio Against Apartheid: People of Color in the US and Palestinian Queers for BDS

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Matthew Graber

Darnell Moore, a visiting scholar at NYU’s Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality, and Lisa Weiner-Mahfuz, a Jewish Arab writer and co-founder of intersections/intersecciones consulting, joined us on the program. The two recently returned from a delegation as guests of Palestinian Queers for BDS to the occupied Palestinian territories in the West Bank.

Posted in Activism, BDS, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Media, Nakba, Neocons, Occupation, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 1 Comment

Thirsting for justice

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Ishraq Othman and Leila Al-Najjar

Participating in “Youth for the Right to Water and Sanitation” project (YRWS) has opened our eyes to a deeper and wider range of information regarding the water crisis that Palestinians have been suffering from, for years.

Posted in Activism, Gaza, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Middle East, Nakba, Occupation, On the ground reports | 15 Comments

Israeli military court extends administrative detention for civil rights lawyer Dr. Yousef Abdul Haq

Posted on February 11, 2012 by International Solidarity Movement and Tanweer Enlightenment Forum

The Israel military court has extended administrative detention for two months in addition to three months already detained for civil rights lawyer Dr. Yousef Abdul Haq, a lecturer at An-Najah National University and the Cultural Coordinator for the Tanweer Palestinian Cultural Enlightenment Forum.

Posted in Activism, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Middle East, Nakba, Occupation, On the ground reports | 8 Comments

Where is the Bedouin Intifada?

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Mya Guarnieri

With massive increases in home demolitions and plans to expel 30,000, why has the “Bedouin Intifada” not come into fruition, as the Israeli media suggested.

Posted in Activism, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Nakba, Occupation, Settlers/Colonists | 80 Comments

‘Commentary’ covers its eyes and makes Palestinians disappear

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Annie Robbins

Commentary decides that Hamas is irrelevant

Posted in Arab Spring, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Media, Middle East, Nakba, Neocons, Occupation, US Politics | 115 Comments

The journey to the border

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Sarah Ziyad

We published the sequel to this journey before the journey itself. This is an amazing first journey of one young Palestinian woman to the home of her father, who was expelled in ’67. It’s important, it’s revealing and sometimes startling. … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Middle East, Nakba, Occupation, On the ground reports, US Policy in the Middle East | 26 Comments

Is Israel a failed state? asks ‘American Conservative’

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Philip Weiss

Palestinians have never reconciled themselves to the idea of a Jewish state

Posted in Israel/Palestine, Media, Nakba, One state/Two states, Settlers/Colonists | 38 Comments

Tadamun: Israel detained student because of computer engineering graduate project

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Today in Palestine

Tadamun: Israel detained student because of his graduate project The international Tadamun society for human rights said the Israeli occupation forces detained about one month ago a university student from Tulkarem city because of his graduate research project. link to … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Arab Spring, BDS, Egypt, Gaza, Gaza 2 Years Later, Iran, Iraq, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Middle East, Nakba, Occupation, On the ground reports, Settlers/Colonists, Today in Palestine, US Policy in the Middle East | 1 Comment

My life without a title

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Yousef M. Aljamal

A new day begins in Gaza, as the dead were peacefully buried.

Posted in Arab Spring, Gaza, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Middle East, Nakba, Occupation, Today in Palestine, US Policy in the Middle East | 8 Comments

Israeli soldiers drive tractor over worker’s legs to stop Palestinians from building a house on their (occupied) lands

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Philip Weiss

‘Make your state so that the stranger will feel comfortable among you,’ Herzl told Jews. Now look at these photos

Posted in Israel/Palestine, Nakba, Occupation | 47 Comments

Leader in fight for indigenous Australians’ rights is on board for denial of those rights in Israel and Palestine

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Nima Shirazi

“Australian Jew working to end discrimination against indigenous peoples,” reads a proud headline from the Jewish Telegraph Agency (JTA) today, January 22, 2012. The article reports that a “high-profile Jewish Australian cited the effects of the Holocaust on his family … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Nakba, Occupation | 4 Comments

O, Earth

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Refaat Alareer

                                                                                                                                                      O, Earth                                                                    Hug me                                                            And hold me tight                                                                Or devour me                                                            To suffer no more.                                                                   I love thee … Continue reading →

Posted in Arab Spring, Gaza, Israel/Palestine, Middle East, Nakba, Occupation | Tagged | 4 Comments

The great book robbery

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Karina Goulordava

The Great Book Robbery film, due to be released in May 2012, tells the story of the systematic looting of 70,000 Palestinian books during the war of 1948.

Posted in Israel/Palestine, Nakba, Reports/Video | 18 Comments

Israel’s Al Jalame prison: ‘Palestinian children are locked in solitary confinement for days or even weeks’

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Annie Robbins

The Guardian published a scathing article over the weekend by Harriet Sherwood on human rights abuses suffered by Palestinian children in Al Jalame prison in northern Israel.

Posted in Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Media, Middle East, Nakba, Occupation, On the ground reports | Tagged | 22 Comments

New book Palestinians in Israel explores the contradiction of the ‘Jewish and democratic’ state

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Ben White

Ben White discusses his new book “Palestinians in Israel.”

Posted in Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Nakba, Occupation | 26 Comments

Gaza youth hear about Israel lobby’s role from Abunimah via Skype

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Yousef M. Aljamal

For the second week in a row, the Center for Political Development Studies holds a video link on the role of the Zionist lobby in US elections. Ali Abunimah, the founder of The Electronic Intifada, joined Gaza activists via Skype … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, American Jewish Community, Arab Spring, Gaza, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Media, Middle East, Nakba, Occupation, On the ground reports, Reports/Video, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 5 Comments

If I must die

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Refaat Alareer

A poem from a Gazan writer on the importance of the vision of kites

Posted in Arab Spring, Gaza, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Middle East, Nakba, Occupation | 20 Comments

Sundance Film Festival to feature doc on system of control in longest-running occupation

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Annie Robbins

Sundance Film Festival to feature film on the thousands of laws and regulations governing Palestinians in the occupied territories

Posted in Israel/Palestine, Middle East, Nakba, Occupation, US Policy in the Middle East | 44 Comments

‘I better not call Betty’ — My long path to unreasonable optimism about the conflict

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Kevin R. Vixie

A mathematician describes his spiritual progress to Zionism and then away from it

Posted in American Jewish Community, Israel/Palestine, Nakba, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics, War on Terror | Tagged | 68 Comments