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How Israel/Palestine Played Out in US Politics This Week

SOURCE: ARAB AMERICAN INSTITUTE BY: DR. JAMES J. ZOGBY Earlier this week, a comment by Senator Bernie Sanders about Israeli policy and Palestinian rights and the resulting condemnation of his remarks by a pro-Israel group of Jewish Republicans opened a window into this issue’s state of play in both American and Israeli politics. Appearing on … Continued

Trump’s Israel-Palestine “Peace” Plan Violates International Law

SOURCE: TRUTH OUT BY: STEPHEN ZUNES Donald Trump’s long-awaited “deal of the century” between Israel and Palestine essentially gives Israel’s far right coalition government everything it wanted. This Middle East “peace” deal allows Israel to annex vast stretches of the Palestinian West Bank (which has been under Israeli military occupation since 1967) into Israel, including … Continued

Reel Palestine Film Festival Brings Portraits of Palestinian Life to Dubai

SOURCE: THE NATIONAL BY: RAZMIG BEDIRIAN A vibrant festival will bring nine days of screenings, talks and a Palestinian market to Dubai Elia Suleiman in ‘It Must Be Heaven’, which will be Palestine’s submission for Best Foreign Language Film at next year’s Oscars. Carole Bethuel The annual Reel Palestine film festival, running from ­Friday to Saturday, January … Continued

Palestine: 2019 in Review, Speculations on 2020

SOURCE: THE PALESTINE CHRONICLE BY: BENAY BLEND To mark the end of the decade much has been written to sum up Palestine’s past year in review. Much of the news was not good, and as Ramzy Baroud notes in an article for Arab News, 2019 was both a “defining” year for Palestine/Israel, as well as a year … Continued

The Cycle of Death Continues

SOURCE: ARAB AMERICAN INSTITUTE BY: DR. JAMES J. ZOGBY One evening, almost two decades ago, I was on CNN’s “Crossfire” sitting opposite a Democratic Congressman (who is no longer in office, having repeatedly disgraced himself in “sexting” scandals). We were there to debate Israel’s botched assassination of a Hamas leader in Gaza. They did kill … Continued

Olive Groves in the West Bank Have Become a Battleground. That’s Why Volunteers Come From Around the World to Help at Harvest Time

SOURCE: TIME BY: NOOR IBRAHIM This summer, Dylan Jones, a 48-year-old woodworker, walked into an art gallery in his hometown of Caersws, Wales, and found himself drawn to a collection of photographs depicting the harvesting of olives in a small village in the West Bank. He observed grey skies and golden landscapes, men and women … Continued

Elia Suleiman Defies Cinematic Stereotypes of Palestine

SOURCE: ANBA BY: BRUNA GARCIA FONSECA The recipient of an honor during the São Paulo International Film Festival, the filmmaker told ANBA about his latest movie, his creative process, his beginnings, and the Palestinian cause. Bruna Garcia/ANBA Bruna Garcia Fonseca bruna.garcia@anba.com.br São Paulo – Filmmaker Elia Suleiman of Palestine plays some version of himself in … Continued

It’s Olive Harvest Season in Palestine: Suffering Continues

By: Michaela Schrum/Arab America Contributing Writer It’s that time of year again. Palestinian farmers are harvesting olives from the centuries-old trees that have been in Palestinian families for generations. As in previous years, this has been a time for families and friends to gather, to reflect on their family roots, and to be reminded of … Continued

Kelly Craft: What are the Views of the New US Ambassador to the UN on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?

By: Pamela Dimitrova/Arab America Contributing Writer Earlier this month, Kelly Craft officially became the new US Ambassador to the United Nations, succeeding Nikki Haley, who resigned at the end of 2018.  At the beginning of 2019, President Trump appointed Kelly Craft as a prospective nominee. Now as an official Ambassador, she made clear her plans … Continued

How the Ban Against Tlaib and Omar has Highlighted the Palestinian Cause

By: Pamela Dimitrova/ Arab America Contributing Writer Last month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu banned U.S Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from entering Israel. The given reason was that the two Muslim American and Democratic congresswomen refused to coordinate their trip with Israeli security officials. He added that Tlaib and Omar support the Boycott, … Continued

Britain Needs to Recognise Palestine as an independent State

SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN BY: IAN BLACK In a few weeks’ time, after Ramadan, the president’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is to unveil what Trump calls his “deal of the century”. Never has a peace plan been the subject of so much vilification before it has been published. Leaks and briefings point to massive investment in Gaza … Continued

Qatar to send $480m to help Palestinians in West Bank and Gaza

SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN BY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Qatar has said it is sending $480m (£370m) to Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip after a ceasefire deal ended the deadliest fighting between Israel and Palestinian militants since 2014. Qatar’s foreign ministry said $300m would go towards supporting health and education programmes of the Palestinian … Continued

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