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Al-Nakba: The 75th Anniversary Commemoration of ‘The Catastrophe’ of 1948

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2023 marks the 75th anniversary of the major displacement of Palestinians at the time of Israel’s founding in 1948, Al-Nakba, which the United Nations will commemorate on May 15 in New York. While Israel’s progress since 1948 as an economic and military powerhouse is remarkable, it has done so at the expense of its most vulnerable peoples, militarily occupied Palestinians. John Mason, contributing writer, reports on Al-Nakba and on a U.S. belated rush to initiate a Saudi-Israel accord that seems aimed to quell innumerable external threats against Israel.

Bahbah: Ramadan Wedged Between Instability in Israel and a Possible Third Intifada

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By: Bishara A Bahbah / Arab America Featured Columnist During this holy month of Ramadan, Palestinians are struggling to survive amid dire economic hardships, severe declining support for the Palestinian Authority (PA), an anticipated third intifada, a sharp rise in settler attacks, and the irresponsible actions and threats of far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar … Continued

Israeli Government on the Move to Occupy More Muslim and Christian Property in Jerusalem

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The Israel government has started to register land ownership in the area of al-Aqsa Mosque. That would put the sanctity of the Mosque at risk. Adding insult to injury, the government is using funds to help Palestinians to harm them. Contributing writer, John Mason, reports that in the same breath as Muslim Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem protested more Jewish settlers, Christian Palestinians also had something to protest.

Two-Tiered State of Israel Makes Cycle of Violence Inevitable—While Full-Press U.S. Pro-Israel Endorsement is Fracturing

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By: John Mason / Arab America Contributing Writer The new conflict began as most of the earlier disputes between Israelis and Palestinians—with some further disenfranchisement of the Palestinians, in this case, a dispute over keeping their homes in Sheikh Jarrah in East Jerusalem. As usual, the Israeli government wants them to just go away, become … Continued

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