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Meaning of Solidarity in the Time of a New Palestine

by Ramzy Baroud, published on Countercurrents, July 24, 2023 [Along with other intellectuals, I was asked by a New Zealand solidarity group to share a few ideas on what meaningful solidarity with Palestine entails. This talk inspired the article below.] It is a new era in Palestine. This new era is taking shape before our very eyes, through the blood,[…]

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Israel Mounts All-out Offensive against Palestinians in Jenin

UNAC Statement on Israeli Assault on Jenin More than 1000 Israeli soldiers invaded the occupied West Bank city of Jenin including the crowed Jenin refugee camp.  The invasion force included Apache attack helicopters, drones, and bulldozers along with the ground forces.  It has been described as the worst Israeli attack on Palestinians in decades.  As people poured out of the[…]

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Israel’s Rampage in Jenin Changes Nothing

by Maureen Clare Murphy, published on Electronic Intifada, July 6, 2023 Israel withdrew its troops from Jenin refugee camp early Wednesday after a two-day offensive – the largest in the occupied West Bank in two decades. At least 13 Palestinians, including four children, were killed during the incursion. An Israeli soldier from an elite unit who resided in Beit El[…]

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The Third Intifada: A New Chapter in Palestinian Struggle for Liberation

by Ali Abou Jabra, published on Workers World, June 27, 2023 Resistance activities intensify across the West Bank, indicating another potential uprising with similar causes as the previous two intifadas.   The evolving armed resistance suggests a heightened level of sophistication and adaptability among the resistance groups. The occupied Palestinian territories have undergone a series of significant changes since last year,[…]

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Israel Launches Massive Deadly Attack on West Bank City of Jenin

from Israel-Palestine News, a project of If Americans Knew, July 3, 2023 The Israeli military launched a huge attack on the Palestinian city of Jenin, targeting members of the Palestinian resistance against Israel’s occupation and oppression. At least eight Palestinians have been shot dead and over 50 have been injured. The invasion included over 150 armored vehicles and 1,000 ground[…]

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Israel’s Colonial Grip on Palestinian Identity

by Amjad Alqasis, published on Mondoweiss, June 27, 2023 Millions of Palestinians worldwide live in forced diaspora and are cut off from their homeland by Israel’s colonial practices and policies. The Zionist movement — and later, Israel — has forcibly displaced more than half of the Palestinian population and in turn has created numerous laws, regulations, and military orders such[…]

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Palestinians are Prohibited From Defending Their Families From Violent Aggression

by Gideon Levy, published on Israel-Palestine News, June 28, 2023 This article personalizes something we all know already ….or do we?  It is difficult to put yourself in their shoes, even for a moment. There aren’t many populations in the world as helpless as the Palestinians who live in their own country. No one protects their lives and property, let[…]

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Israel’s Upheaval is Palestine’s Opportunity

by Haim Bresheeth-Žabner, published on The Electronic Intifada, June 4, 2023 How are we to understand the incredible events in Israel since January 2023? On the one hand, there is the amazing invention and deep commitment of the hundreds of thousands who come out weekly to protest proposed judicial reforms – with their witty hand-painted posters, their music and their[…]

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I saw Israel’s ‘Final Solution to the Palestinian Problem’ in Lebanon 41 Years ago, and I See it Again Today

by Rev. Dr. Don Wagner, published on Mondoweiss, June 13, 2023 Forty-one years ago, I was in Lebanon leading a group of ten U.S. relief and development directors hoping to introduce them to the extensive needs of impoverished Lebanese and Palestinian refugees.  On June 4, 1982, around 3:00 p.m., we were on our way to the crowded Fakhani district of[…]

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Israel is Failing to Force Palestinians Into Submission

by Rima Najjar, published on Countercurrents, May 18, 2023 In the image above, the three martyrs on the poster held up by Charlotte Kates, the international coordinator of Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, are Khalil Al-Bahtini, Jihad Ghannam and Tariq Izzedin, three Islamic Jihad leaders killed during Israel’s latest strike on the Gaza Strip. News sources generally describe Islamic Jihad[…]

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