Gaza update: Israeli society at breaking point and Palestinians battle to contain polio: Israelis took to the streets last weekend – including outside the prime minister’s residence in Jerusalem – in their latest show of anger at the government’s handling of the war. The protests were spurred by the news that Hamas had executed six …
Israeli government riven with division over future of Gaza after far-right calls to expel Palestinians: After more than 90 days of war in Gaza, in which at least 22,000 Palestinians are reported to have been killed, Israeli officials have shifted their attention to what happens once the fighting has ceased. There has been considerable controversy …
Gaza war: how representative is Hamas of ordinary Palestinians?: After more than a month during which Israel has relentlessly bombarded then invaded Gaza with the stated aim of destroying Hamas, Gaza’s health authorities have estimated that more than 13,000 people – mainly civilians and a distressingly high proportion of those children – have been killed. …
Good Jew, Bad Jew: new book explores why the west views brutality against Ukrainians and Palestinians differently: In a recently published book Steven Friedman, who has written extensively on the political and social aspects of apartheid and post-apartheid South Africa, explores the racist underpinnings of the west’s responses to Israel’s war in Gaza. This is …
Israel-Hamas conflict: what young Palestinians think about four key issues that affect their lives: Anas-Mohammed/Shutterstock On the eighth day of the current intensification of hostilities between Israel and Hamas, I saw a tweet that said that there would be more uproar in the west if “2.2 million golden retrievers [were] being bombed to extinction in …
Egypt’s Rafah crossing is a lifeline to Palestinians living in Gaza – but Cairo may not provide it: Israel’s siege on the Gaza Strip – after a devastating Hamas attack on Israel – has caused alarm in Egypt. Egypt shares a 12km-long border with Gaza and controls the main exit point – the Rafah crossing …
The Nakba: 75 years after losing their home, the Palestinians are still experiencing the “catastrophe”: When Palestinians commemorate the Nakba (the catastrophe) on May 15, they are not only remembering a violent historical event that took place 75 years ago which led to the uprooting of over 750,000 Palestinians from their homeland. Nor just the …
The Nakba: how the Palestinians were expelled from Israel: Evicted: about 750,000 Palestinians were killed or expelled from their land during the Nakba which began on May 15 1948. Anas-Mohammed/Shutterstock Until 1948, Lajjun was a small village about ten miles south of Nazareth in one of the most fertile valleys in Palestine. Since 1949, the …
Israel: supreme court’s double standard on liability is unfair to Palestinians: One of the most basic and intuitive features that are expected of any legal system is to treat similar cases in a similar way. Sadly, when it comes to the law of negligence, Israel is not consistent in its treatment of Palestinians and other …
Jerusalem: evictions show how urban planning is being weaponised against Palestinians: Palestinian residents protest evictions in the neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah. Haim Yacobi, Author provided One olive in my garden is better than anything material in the whole world. These sad words were uttered by Mahmoud Salhiya after his home in Sheikh Jarrah was recently …
South Africa in the news: Sally Rooney defends choice to block Hebrew translation of new book to express ‘solidarity with Palestinians’: Rooney has defended her decision not to sell the translation rights to her new book to an Israel -based publishing house, saying she wants to express her solidarity with the “Palestinian people in …: …
South Africa in the news: CT protesters call on SA govt to show more support for Palestinians: Representatives of political parties, including the African National Congress (ANC), the Good Party and the National Freedom Party (NFP), were also part of the demonstration. Protesters said that they …: “South Africa” – BingNews New Zealand’s Watling to …
How secular Israeli millennials feel about Palestinians: View of Jaffa from Tel Aviv. Photo by Mor Shani on Unsplash A socially elite group, young secular Jewish-Israelis were once the backbone of the peace movement, working against Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories in the West Bank and Gaza. But increasing numbers of millennial secular Jewish-Israelis, …
South Africa in the news: Two new corona-related deaths among Palestinians in diaspora raise total to 175: Three new cases were also recorded in Brazil, raising the total there to 51 and three deaths. One other new case among Palestinians was recorded in South Africa, said the Ministry.: “South Africa” – BingNews Load-shedding can have …
Palestinians are not powerless – they can take the initiative: Donald Trump’s recent policy towards the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been unambiguous, to put it mildly. His administration is increasingly aligned with one of the most right-wing governments in Israel’s history. Most radically of all, it reversed a longstanding US policy by recognising Jerusalem as the …