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Palestinian Land Day—3/30/2022—Resisting and Remembering and Praying for a New Day for Palestine

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Land Day has been celebrated by Palestinians for several decades, serving as an expression of protest of Israel’s expropriation of their land since at least the time of Israel’s founding. The first moment of Palestinian open resistance to the state’s land practices was on March 30, 1976, including an organized confrontation. Contributing writer, John Mason, describes how this day is not only about past events, but is a stimulus to find new ways to resist Israel’s land grab.

Surveillance of Palestinians from Zionism’s Early Days till now has only become more Sophisticated and Intrusive

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While espionage and surveillances of Palestinians dates to the early Zionist period in the 1930s and 40s, more recent intelligence gathering by the Israel government has only become more sophisticated. It is now used to spy on key Palestinian human rights groups and perhaps even more nefariously to use facial recognition software known as ‘Blue Wolf’ to monitor Palestinians. To see the implications of such espionage, contributing writer John Mason describes its impact on the citizenry and on organizations.

Why KFC is a Luxury in Gaza

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How many stories have you heard of Palestinians in Gaza, being deprived, or denied of basic human rights, such as medical attention, education, travel, the right of business?  Palestinians living in Gaza aren’t allowed to fish past a certain point off their own coast. They are even being deprived of something as small as fast food, like KFC which is a huge luxury in Gaza.

Amnesty International: Israel is an Apartheid State

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“Israel is not a state of all its citizens… [but rather] the nation-state of the Jewish people and only them”Message posted online in March 2019 by Israel’s then prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu By: Omar Mansour / Arab America Contributing Writer Yesterday morning, Amnesty International put out a new report terming Israel an apartheid state, practicing … Continued

Recently Deceased Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s Pro-Palestinian Stance Faces Pushback from American and Israeli Jews, who Accuse him of Anti-Semitism

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Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s death on December 26, 2021, has brought forth both praise and damnation of this conciliator, who attempted to bring peace to various parts of the world, most importantly his own country of South Africa. Some American and Israeli Jews have accused Tutu of Anti-Semitism, while certain Christian sources have praised him as if his sainthood was preordained. Contributing writer, John Mason reports on how Tutu assertively supported the Palestinian cause from an early point in his career as a preacher.

Jerusalem and West Bank Christian Palestinian Populations Shrinking while Christian Community in Israel Proper Grows Slightly

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Recent comments by the Archbishop of Canterbury point to the disparities between Arab Christians living in the Holy Land and those living in Israel proper. Contributing writer, John Mason, points to a semantic issue that has arisen between Israeli census counters and Christian leaders that clouds the issue of how many Christians are leaving the Holy Land to greener pastures. Christian Arabs being forced from East Jerusalem is yet another disparity. 

Palestinian Embroidery: UNESCO Safeguarding the Palestinian Identity, Heritage, and History

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By: Leyelle Mosallam / Arab America Contributing Writer Palestinian embroidery, known as “tatreez” in Arabic, is a unique style of stitching for the purpose of designing traditional Palestinian abayas, thobes, and keffiyehs. In an effort to protect the Palestinian identity, heritage, and history, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) added traditional Palestinian … Continued

Journalists’ road trip through occupied West Bank on Israel route 60 ends in despair over the idea of a Palestinian state

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Statehood for Palestine is significantly compromised by Jewish settlements, home to ½ million, which are penetrating deep into occupied territory
• The international ’Green Line’ that separates Israel and the Palestinian territory following the 1967 war is barely recognized by Israelis anymore
• the local, West Bank economy is becoming more dependent on the settler and larger Israeli economy, diminishing the likelihood of a sustainable Palestinian economy in the future
• East Jerusalem, the symbolic capital of Palestine, was captured in 1967— some Israelis believe that it is theirs, as part of greater Jerusalem. Contributing writer,, John Mason, takes us along the tour on route 60

Tamer Nafar: Making Palestinian Hip Hop Mainstream

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By Evan Ploeckelman / Arab America Contributing Writer Tamer Nafar and his hip hop group DAM were one of the first Palestinian rap groups to become mainstream. Born into poverty, his upbringing along with the politics of Palestine, influenced his early rap and hip hop. The fact that he was one of the very first … Continued

Mounting Pressure against Miss Universe Pageant in Israel Causes Contestants to Drop out in Protest — A Brief Note

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In support of BDS, some countries are questioning support of the Miss Universe contest to be held this December 12 in the Israeli resort town of Eilat. Several countries or their representatives have dropped out. However, the reigning Miss Universe is hailing the event and doing publicity for it by visiting sites around Israel. There are other contestants whose presence at the beauty contest is debatable, with both Malaysia and Indonesia ready to join the boycott. Contributing writer, John Mason, reports in this Brief Note.

“No” from Israel to U.S. Opening Consulate Serving Palestinians in East Jerusalem

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The Israeli prime minister has halted the Biden administration’s decision to restart the consulate in East Jerusalem to serve West Bank Palestinians. Closed by the Trump administration, this consulate is symbolically important to Palestinians because it recognizes their right to a slice of Jerusalem real estate. Contributing writer John Mason parses out this politically sensitive issue.

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