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Go topIsraeli land grabs are preventing Palestinians from accessing Muslim shrines in the West Bank, with some falling into ruin or being deliberately destroyed. The Palestinian village of Nabi Samuil, also known as Nebi Samuel or Samuel’s tomb, April 28, 2014. The mosque has been cordoned off and the section containing Samuel’s tomb has been converted … Continued
‘By focusing their wrath on the recent UAE-Israel accord, the Palestinian leaders missed the mark. The UAE’s move to normalize in order to stop annexation is not the cause of Palestinian woes’ SOURCE: AHRAM ONLINE BY: JAMES ZOGBY This week, the news that all the Palestinian factions were meeting might have been a hopeful sign, … Continued
SOURCE: THE JERUSALEM POST BY: KHALED ABY TOAMEH During a meeting Arab foreign ministers refused to endorse the Palestinian draft resolution that rejects the Israel-UAE deal. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas meets with Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit (not pictured) in Cairo, Egypt January 31, 2020 (photo credit: REUTERS/MOHAMED ABD EL GHANY) Palestinians have reacted … Continued
By: Lindsey Penn/Arab America Contributing Writer Ghassan Kanafani, one of the most well-known Palestinian writers, is famous for his many stories about Palestinian life after the Nakba. His books are globally famous, and many have been translated into multiple languages. Kanafani is one of the founders of the “resistance literature” genre, which speaks about socio-political … Continued
By: Holly Johnson/Arab America Contributing Writer Peace, love, truth, and compassion. These are four adjectives that Yusif Barakat lives by. Known simply as Yusif, Barakat, an 85-year-old advocate for harmony, has spent more time than he can count getting into, as John Lewis so eloquently stated, “good trouble.” Born in 1935 in Haifa, Palestine, Barakat … Continued
BY: Raneem Ghunaim/ Arab America Contributing Writer Among Arabs, it is an unspoken rule that if one gets harmed in any way, shape, or form, everyone has to help. Their “brothers” and “sisters” pain impacts them just as if they were the ones who were harmed. Being an Arab means every other Arab is your … Continued
By: Raneem Ghunaim/Arab America Contributing Writer Ever since Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, announced on May 28, 2020, that he was committing to annexing parts of the West Bank in July, many Palestinians and people from all backgrounds began to take action. Realizing, that if this plan was to fully go through even more Palestinians … Continued
By: Raneem Ghunaim/Arab America Contributing Writer What was meant to be a month of celebration for the Erakat family, turned into tragedy. Ahmed Erakat was a 27-year-old Palestinian man who had a wonderful life ahead of him, and many happy days to come. All of that was taken from him at a checkpoint in the … Continued
SOURCE: THE NEW YORK TIMES BY: DAVID M. HALBFINGER AND BEN HUBBARD In a watershed op-ed article, an influential Arab diplomat wrote, in Hebrew, that normalization with Israel would not survive a unilateral land grab at the Palestinians’ expense. The West Bank settlement of Ma’ale Efraim on the slopes of the Jordan Valley in February.Credit…Ariel … Continued
SOURCE: HAARETZ BY: LEE YARON AND JOSH BREINER We are at a crossroads. One path leads to a joint society with a real democracy,’ lawmaker Ayman Odeh said ■ Haaretz photographer tackled by police A joint Jewish-Arab rally against Israeli plans to annex West Bank settlements took place Saturday in Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square with … Continued
SOURCE: THE NEW ARAB BY: DIANA ALGHOUL With coronavirus lockdown being imposed on almost every country in the world, the majority of us may have a lot of spare time on our hands. Whether you’re a Palestinian who wants to connect with their roots, or simply someone seeking to learn more about the nation of Palestine, one of … Continued
7-year-old child tests positive in Palestine, death toll crosses 100 in Morocco SOURCE: AA. COM BY: ALI H.M. ABO REZEG ANKARA Morocco, Lebanon, and Palestine confirmed new cases and deaths from the novel coronavirus on Friday. The death toll in Morocco is up to 105 after eight more fatalities over the past 24 hours, while … Continued
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