Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Jenin refugee camp, marking the beginning of the PA’s attempt at reestablishing a foothold in the city. Elsewhere, Israeli invasions of Palestinian cities and towns continue unabated.
Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet announced a decision that Israel “would work to prevent the collapse” of the Palestinian Authority as Mahmoud Abbas seeks to re-establish PA control in Jenin.
Eyad al-Hallaq was the flower of his loving family, but an Israeli court said this week that the autistic man’s killing in 2020 was an “honest mistake.” The case demonstrates the bankruptcy of Zionism, which always privileges Jews over Palestinians.
Mondoweiss’s Palestine Bureau discusses Israel’s massive invasion of Jenin and the ramifications for Palestinians, Israel, and the international community.
Following the Israeli army’s withdrawal from the Jenin refugee camp this week, outraged Palestinian youth confronted Palestinian Authority security forces in the city, accusing them of being “collaborators” with the Israeli occupation.
The resurgent resistance in Jenin shows that a narrow refugee camp with limited capabilities can slow an entire army and preserve its capacity to resist.
Israel has made it clear that this is not the end of its operations in Jenin, and the latest raid has left Palestinians asking, is Israel moving towards a Gaza-type model in Jenin?
What I saw in Jenin was the Nakba reborn. We were transported back to 1948, and 1967, and 2002, when the Jenin refugee camp was leveled. This has been the fate of the people of the camp over the past 24 hours.
After failing to eliminate the Palestinian resistance in Jenin despite repeated invasions, the Israeli army has now launched its largest attack on the city in over 20 years, including over 150 armored vehicles and 1,000 ground troops.
In October, Mariam Barghouti interviewed Palestinian resistance fighter Nidal Khazem. Six months later after Israeli forces assassinated him, Barghouti returned to interview his father and share a previously unheard recording of her interview with Nidal.