The Middle East Union festival is a literary festival that includes musical and queer performances, readings, live panels, and online discussions, held in Berlin from August 12 to 15.
The Palestinian Authority has announced a new move to limit freedom of expression for Palestinians already living under Israel’s occupation. The PA’s decision comes on the heels of the torture and murder of activist Nizar Banat, and a wave of arrests and intimidation of activists, journalists, and the employees of legal assistance and human rights organizations. Mahmoud Abbas is hoping to extinguish criticism from inside and outside the PA and Fatah, but these repressive policies will generate even greater hostility from Palestinians whose dreams of freedom are being smothered by a corrupt and brutal authority.
The Biden administration wants $1 billion to restock Israel’s Iron Dome system. Will Congress give him what he wants?
Constituents have a message for Rep. Barbara Lee: “progressive except Palestine” is not a true progressive.
Democratic Majority for Israel raised well over $3 million in untraceable “dark money” to defeat Nina Turner by warning of the prospect of electing an anti-Israel advocate to Congress. As the tide of public opinion turns against Israel we can expect more dark money to be spent in an effort to defeat candidates who argue for a more balanced US policy.
There is an ongoing, but hidden, Israeli war on the Palestinians which is rarely highlighted or even known. It is a water war, which has been in the making for decades. The recent protests in the West Bank village of Beita are the latest example, where Palestinians are demanding land rights, water rights and basic human rights.
Understanding Palestine as a racial justice issue is to understand it as part of the broad fight for collective liberation.
Before they were destroyed by Israeli airstrikes, Gaza’s towers were beehives of upscale boutiques, restaurants, offices, and even a music studio. Palestinians in Gaza are struggling with the loss.
A new song celebrates the Sumud (steadfastness) of the people of historic Palestine following the latest horrific Israeli onslaught on the besieged Gaza Strip.
During its recent attacks on Gaza, Israel targeted several high-rise towers that housed dozens of media outlets. Over the course of a week, photojournalist Mohammed Talatene worked out of three towers that were destroyed by Israeli airstrikes. Then his house was bombed. His story mirrors that of many journalists across Gaza.