The Israeli settler movement and state both work toward the same goal: the colonization of Palestine, and the repression of resistance to that colonization by the native population.
The Flag March continued the Zionist war on Jerusalem, while the assault on Palestinian resistance renewed itself following a deadly Israeli raid on Balata refugee camp, leaving 3 Palestinians dead.
The only possible outcome of the recent Israeli airstrikes on residential sites in Gaza was a massacre, but Israel conducted them anyway. The delayed response from resistance factions might signal new resistance tactics.
Khader Adnan was not part of an armed resistance group, nor did he occupy central positions of power. But he provided a model for victory in an age of defeat. He was a symbol in a time without symbols.
Jericho enters its tenth consecutive day under siege as the Israeli army launches deadly raids into Aqbat Jabr refugee camp in search of Palestinian resistance fighters.
Israeli special forces raided Jenin refugee camp, a Palestinian gunman shot a settler in Sheikh Jarrah, and arrests and home demolitions remain the order of the day.
The recent attacks on Al-Aqsa, the continued arrests and assassinations of resistance fighters, and the settler march on Sbeih Mountain point to a renewed commitment to the original Zionist ethos. This will inevitably lead to wide-ranging confrontation.
In recent years, the month of Ramadan has seen the emergence of a new commons in Jerusalem that challenges colonial authority. Israel is determined to quash it.
In a week that saw five more Palestinians killed including another deadly raid on Jenin, Palestinian, Jordanian, Egyptian, American, and Israeli representatives met in Sharm El-Sheikh to formalize the war on Palestinians.
Recent U.S.-led summits in Jordan and Egypt have formalized the campaign to quash Palestinian resistance. Now, in addition to Israel’s ongoing offensive, Palestinians must also face the PA, as it hunts the resistance from within.