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Meet ISSAM, the Moroccan Rapper Making Globalized ‘Trap’

SOURCE: FADER BY: ANASTASIA HOWE BUKOWSKI Of the many musical genres birthed in the States, trap has lent itself especially well to the development of a genuinely international and de-territorialized sound, magnetically attracting more traditional sonic cultures and styles across the globe. Morocco’s ‘trap’ scene in particular is remarkably robust; in a country lacking serious … Continued

No One will be Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Oslo Accords

SOURCE: THE INTERCEPT BY: JON SCHWARZ, ALICE PERI ON SEPTEMBER 13, 1993, Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organization signed the Oslo Accords on the lawn of the White House. Following some nudging from U.S. President Bill Clinton, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chair Yasser Arafat shook hands, thrilling the 3,000 assembled potentates. The … Continued

Trump Administration Tells Palestinian Refugees to Submit or Starve

SOURCE: THE WASHINGTON POST BY: NOURA ERAKAT Noura Erakat is a Palestinian American human rights attorney and assistant professor at George Mason University. She is the author of “Justice for Some: Law as Politics in the Question of Palestine,” which will be published next year by Stanford University Press. The Trump administration’s decision to end … Continued

House Democrats Condemn Trump Administration’s Actions Harming the Palestinian People

On September 13, U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02), James P. McGovern (MA-02), Barbara Lee (CA-13), Betty McCollum (MN-04), Raúl Grijalva (AZ-03), and Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) today released the following statement condemning the Trump Administration’s recent actions harming the Palestinian people. “We are alarmed by the Trump Administration’s blatant attempts at exacerbating the ongoing humanitarian crisis in … Continued

For Palestinians, America was Never an Honest Broker

The Trump administration’s policies don’t represent a radical shift. The White House has simply abandoned the facade of neutrality and rubber-stamped the Israeli government’s agenda. SOURCE: FOREIGN POLICY BY: DALIA HATUQA For decades, Palestinian leaders have engaged in a rigged peace process, seeking to force the international community’s blueprint for a Palestinian state onto the … Continued

Michigan Groups Renew Fight over Trump Travel Ban

SOURCE: DETROIT NEWS BY: MARK HICKS The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, advocacy groups and separated families are renewing a legal challenge to President Donald Trump’s executive order barring travelers from some countries with majority Muslim populations. The amended complaint filed Thursday in Detroit’s U.S. District Court argues that the restrictions are unconstitutional and … Continued

Pro-Israel Group Secretly Ran Misleading Facebook Ads To Target Palestinian-American Poet

SOURCE: FORWARD BY: JOSH NATHAN-KAZIS AND JUSTIN ELLIOTT/PROPUBLICA In 2016, as Palestinian-American poet Remi Kanazi performed at college campuses around the United States, his appearances seemed to spark student protests. Before his visit to John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City, a page called “John Jay Students Against Hate” appeared on Facebook … Continued

Is EU the Only Hope to Solve the Palestinian/Israeli Crisis?

By: Alena Khan/Arab America Contributing Writer  As faith is gone for America to solve the Israeli-Palestinian crisis, all eyes are on EU as the only hope. However, since Israel has passed the new nation-state bill confirming Israel as a Jewish nation-state, and all other recent developments, EU’s stance may have changed.  The resolution of the … Continued

USPC Condemns the Closure of PLO Delegation Office in Washington DC

(Washington DC – September 11th, 2018) – Yesterday, the Trump Administration has solidified its demise as a peace broker in the Middle East. In a reverse move of its international agreements, the US moved forward with its decision to close the office of the Palestine Liberation Organization Delegation in Washington DC. The move marks the … Continued

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