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Opinion | For Decades, I Defended Israel From Claims of Apartheid. I No Longer Can
Source: Haaretz
Published August 10, 2023
In Israel, I am now witnessing the apartheid with which I grew up in South Africa. The Israeli government's fascist, racist power-grab is the gift Israel's enemies have long awaited
Read MoreNetanyahu's vision for 2-state solution: No Palestinian sovereignty involved
Source: Daily Sabah
By Najla M. Shahwan
Published July 19, 2023
Israel's legalization of West Bank settlements has hindered the two-state solution and Palestinian aspiration for an independent and sovereign state
Read MoreZionism’s ethnic cleansing has been accomplished through the sword and the gavel
Source: Mondoweiss
Published August 8, 2023
Since its founding, Israel has crafted legal tools to advance the ethnic cleansing of Palestine. The current judicial overhaul is part of this process and shows the state's colonization plans are accelerating.
Read MoreOur Wednesday News Analysis | Opinion | For Decades, I Defended Israel From Claims of Apartheid. I No Longer Can
By Benjamin Pogrund
Published August 10, 2023In Israel, I am now witnessing the apartheid with which I grew up in South Africa. The Israeli government's fascist, racist power-grab is the gift Israel's enemies have long awaited
Read MoreOur Friday News Analysis | What the World Reads Now!
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Edited by Abraham A. van Kempen
Published Sunday, December 12, 2021
Read MorePalestinian Resistance Tore Down the Green Line Long Ago
Source: The Nation
https://www.thenation.com/article/world/palestinian-resistance-green-line/
By AMJAD IRAQI
Published August 10, 2023
Despite their physical dispersal, the Palestinian people have never been more connected.
Read MoreItamar Ben-Gvir and his fascist ilk inadvertently advance the apartheid discourse
Source: Mondoweiss
Published August 28, 2023
We should be thankful for the honesty of fascist MKs Itamar Ben-Gvir and Amichai Eliyahu. Their recent statements that the rights of Jews trump the rights of Palestinians are exposing the apartheid reality.
Read MorePalestinian Mother of 12 Expelled to Gaza After Living in Israel for 30 Years
Source: Haaretz
By Hagar Shezaf
Published August 27, 2023
Agzayeh Karan was born in Gaza but had been in Israel since 1992 after she married an Israeli citizen. A mother of 12 including four minors, Karan was not permitted to speak with her children or a lawyer once the deportation process began
Read MoreOur Wednesday News Analysis | Palestinian Resistance Tore Down the Green Line Long Ago
Source: The Nation
https://www.thenation.com/article/world/palestinian-resistance-green-line/By AMJAD IRAQI
Published August 10, 2023Despite their physical dispersal, the Palestinian people have never been more connected.
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