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Go topBy: John Quigley / Contributing Writer After prior rounds of hostilities between Gaza and Israel, the United Nations Human Rights Council has set up inquiry commissions to look into violations of humanitarian law. This time it is going one step further. By Resolution S-30/1 (27 May 2021) titled Ensuring respect for international human rights law … Continued
By: Arab America Contributing Writers / Hala Gores and Ned Rosch This time is different. We are living in remarkable times: a turning point in the historic struggles for justice not only in Palestine but also all over the world. Palestinian-Canadian attorney Diana Buttu speaks about how the pine trees planted by Israel in her … Continued
SOURCE: PAKISTAN TODAY BY: JAMES J ZOGBY At a recent conference in Israel, Ron Dermer, former Israeli Ambassador to the USA, was asked to respond to the criticism that during his tenure in Washington he focused more on courting conservatives than on liberal Americans. In response, Dermer noted that he had, indeed, devoted attention to … Continued
SOURCE: THE JORDAN TIMES BY: JAMES J. ZOGBY In the 45 years since launching the Palestine Human Rights Campaign, I’ve witnessed more tragic wars than I can care to count and defended Palestinians against more heinous crimes than I can bear to list. During all this time, we’ve had American supporters who have embraced the … Continued
By: Christian Jimenez/Arab America Contributing Writer Introduction Climate change is one of the biggest challenges facing humanity in the 21st century as tons of carbon dioxide, methane, and other greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere, changing the climate at an unforeseeable pace. Millions would be affected and new problems will arise, one of them … Continued
By: John Mason / Arab America Contributing Writer A shift in Washington’s perspective of the latest war began to rapidly evolve as the Israeli military machine pounded Gaza. The Biden decision to communicate bluntly with Netanyahu emerged from Biden’s listening to “a lot of loud progressive voices.” Boastful victory statements by the two enemies, however, … Continued
By: John Mason/ Arab America Contributing Writer A new bill in the U.S. Congress to end Israel’s use of American aid to abuse Palestinians has all of the moral and ethical might behind what one expects of the United States. However, sadly, it is not bound to go very far towards passage, since the pro-Israel … Continued
By: John Mason/ Arab America Contributing Writer U.S. Secretary of Sate Blinken’s recent message to the Palestinians, combined with one to the Israelis, conflated peace and security for both parties. Blinken seemed to be responding to a strong message from members of Congress to the Biden team that it begin to deal with the issue … Continued
SOURCE: COMMON DREAMS BY: JAMES J. ZOGBY Israel operates with impunity, while Palestinian actions have been scrutinized and condemned and their protests ignored or silenced. Over the years, the approach of most American policymakers toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been Israel-centric with near total disregard for the suffering endured by the Palestinian people. The architects … Continued
By: John Mason/ /Arab America Contributing Writer Trump’s post-election decision to help Israel make good with Morocco resulted in a quid pro quo that the U.S. recognize Morocco’s acquisition of the Western Sahara territory. Morocco had occupied that territory for decades, principally to benefit from its resource richness. This is another Middle East mess for … Continued
SOURCE: NPR.ORG BY: MICHELE KELEMEN Israel and Morocco have agreed to normalize relations, the fourth such pact in recent months between Israel and Arab countries in the Middle East and Africa. In announcing the latest agreement on Thursday, President Trump tweeted: “Another HISTORIC breakthrough today! Our two GREAT friends Israel and the Kingdom of Morocco have … Continued
SOURCE: EGYPT INDEPENDENT DUBAI/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – United Arab Emirates citizens will be able to stay in Israel for up to 90 days on a single visit, the Gulf power’s state news agency WAM said on Thursday, after it became the first Arab nation to reach a visa-exemption agreement with Israel. Until recently, only Egypt and … Continued
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