Craig Mokhiber on UN’s failures in Palestine and why he quit
In this interview with Vijay Prashad, Craig Mokhiber illustrates how the United Nations has failed the people of Palestine over the decades.
Israel has used the Oslo Accords to strengthen its occupation
No serious efforts were ever made by either Israel or its main international backer, the US, to implement the two-state solution as envisaged in the Oslo Accords signed between 1993 and 1995. Instead Israel has doubled down on its occupation and apartheid policies
How Walid Daqqah has kept the struggle for dignity alive behind the bars of Israeli prison
A global campaign is demanding the freedom of Palestinian writer, intellectual, and activist Walid Daqqah, who has been imprisoned in Israeli jails for over 37 years, and is facing severe health issues. Sahar Francis, the General Director of Ramallah-based Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, talks about Daqqah’s life of resistance and the importance of the campaign
On International Day of Solidarity with Palestinians, there is a chasm between action and rhetoric
The international community continues to express solidarity with the Palestinians and reiterate its commitment to the two-state solution. However, it has stood by as Israel has intensified its apartheid policies
Major Palestinian groups including Hamas and Fatah sign reconciliation deal
The deal is set to revive the PLO as the sole representative body of all Palestinians, and calls for elections within a year in order to put up a joint fight against the Israeli occupation
Israel uses the Gaza fishing zone as a tool for collective punishment against Palestinians
Israel often blocks the fishing zone, driving thousands of Palestinians dependent on it for their livelihood and food using the pretexts of rocket attacks
Israel launches missile attack on Gaza, restricts fishing zone
The restrictions on the fishing zone have been criticized for being form of collective punishment which is against international human rights and also a violation of the Oslo accords
Rate of demolition of Palestinian homes has increased in 2021, says new report
The report, prepared by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the Palestinian Territories, says the monthly average of demolition of Palestinian houses by Israeli authorities has increased by 65% in 2021 as compared to the previous year
What does the Israeli annexation plan mean for Palestinians?
On July 1, Israel is set to begin the annexation of as much as 30% of the West Bank. This move violates multiple international laws and treaties and has been met with widespread protests.
Israel’s proposed annexation of occupied West Bank: Third Intifada in Palestine?
The Zionist occupation forces are looking for yet another opportunity of expansion into Palestinian lands with unprecedented support from its main imperialist ally, the US
Palestinian youth for a new solidarity pact against Israeli occupation
Organizations from Palestine, Lebanon and the United States, announced the formation of a new united front to resist the Israeli occupation through a more unified, productive and determined global struggle, and has rejected the current Palestinian leadership
Israel plans to confiscate fresh areas in Palestinian city of Hebron
The attorney general of Israel cleared the government’s plan to confiscate fresh Palestinian land in the center of the old Hebron city, around the Ibrahimi Mosque. The proposal is now before prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu
- Google employees lead sit-ins protesting company’s complicity in genocide
- Israeli tourists attack vigil in Cusco in support of Palestine
- During Red April, Brazil’s MST restates the importance of agrarian reform
- German authorities’ crackdown on Palestine Conference sparks widespread outrage
- As elections approach, India’s farmers count government’s broken promises
