By: Norah Soufraji/ Arab America Contributing Writer Democracy Eroding? Tunisia is widely known as the birthplace of the Arab Spring and has been seen as a success story in maintaining democracy while other Arab neighbors have fallen into instability, war, and back into the hands of autocratic regimes. However, recent political developments have some experts … Continued
“Top 100” Leaders, Including 10 Arab Chiefs of Mission, Join the Festivities at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Washington DC “In Bahrain, the United States has a stalwart friend and partner, nurturing an enduring relationship over decades, one that continues to grow.” – Hon. Jose Fernandez, Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth Washington, DC – … Continued
Farha is a Palestinian film about the Nakba, the catastrophic moment in 1948 when Zionist militias drove out the Palestinians. The heroine, Farha, sees the ensuing atrocities through a peephole in a pantry where her father hides her away. This film is especially relevant today, given the recent election of the most far right and extremist politicians in Israel’s history. John Mason, contributing writer, writes that as their payoff for supporting Benjamin Netanyahu, Jewish supremacists of the Religious Zionism party will soon be in charge of Palestinian affairs
CNN’s Christian Amanpour recently interviewed Israeli popularist Yuval Noah Harari. He purported that the Israeli public no longer believes in the two-state solution. Rather, they now believe in one state with three classes. Palestinians would be at the bottom with few or no rights. Contributing writer, John Mason, contrasts Hariri’s ideas with a newly published article by Columbia University’s Joseph Massad. In that article, the author avers that Zionist ideologues have all along believed in their own supremacy, which would ultimately lead to delegitimizing Palestinians’ rights to their own land.
Palestinians are not hopeful that the new Israeli government will initiate or participate in peace talks, and they expect the status quo to continue. More Palestinian lands will be confiscated, and more settlements will either be built or expanded. However, Netanyahu knows how to assuage Palestinians under occupation. Bishara A. Bahbah By: Bishara A. Bahbah / … Continued
Florida Governor DeSantis recently addressed the Republican Jewish Coalition in the first major GOP 2024 presidential event. There, he waded into the issue of how the Right in Israel labels the military-occupied West Bank. He suggested that Biblically named areas of Judea and Samaria comprising the West Bank are “disputed” rather than “occupied.” John Mason, contributing writer depicts DeSantis’ entry into this fraught issue as underscoring his desperation in pursuit of votes.
Palestinian children in particular have been targeted as the threat of Israel’s far right grows. Netanyahu’s decisive victory was aided by a far-right party, Religious Zionists, headed by a true zealot, Itamar Ben Gvir. He will probably be appointed public security minister. That will make him head of police, prisons and security around Jerusalem religious sites. Contributing writer, John Mason, hopes world leaders will reject Netanyahu’s oppressive approach against the Palestinians.
By: Norah Soufraji/ Arab America Contributing Writer The President Steps Down Michel Aoun, the eighty-nine year old president of Lebanon recently stepped down without a successor this week amid the country’s most dire economic crisis in years. Many Lebanese and international observers are concerned about the inevitable power vacuum as the parliament and cabinet scramble … Continued
Israel has complained for a long time that wait-times for U.S. visas currently top a year or more. Over the past few years, anxious Israeli leaders have been pressing the U.S. to join the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). A major complaint of the U.S. is Israel’s mistreatment of Palestinian Americans trying to return to their homeland via Israel. Contributing writer, John Mason, reports that in the past several days, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) indicated that Israel continues to fail to meet VWP requirements. Just as Palestinian Americans continue to suffer many indignities in trying to negotiate Israeli entry points.
New information has just emerged on why the U.S. was able to open a new embassy in Jerusalem. While Israelis delighted in the news, Palestinians were enraged. Adding insult to injury, recently elected conservative British Prime Minister Liz Truss repeated Trump’s strategy to propose the transfer of the UK’s embassy to Jerusalem. A new exposé on Trump details who Bankrolled the U.S. embassy move. John Mason, contributing writer, spells out how the transfer of the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem was paid for.
Israeli military forces have carried out more and more killings and arrests in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Critics have warned that the Israeli crackdown would fuel more violence. A more subtle take on Israel’s suppression of Palestinians is its version of Sesame Street. It is aimed at preschoolers to erase vestiges of Palestine or Palestinians. Contributing writer, John Mason, writes that, almost as if joining the IDF in quelling the violence in the Occupied Territories, the Palestinian Authority security forces acted against its opposing parties.
Congresswoman and Palestinian American Rashida Tlaib recently made comments on “Apartheid Israel.” Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) slammed Tlaib. However, she overlooked the fact that the Israeli state also oppressively occupies Palestinians. Tlaib’s view on a solution is one-state. Most Democratic reps want a two-state solution. John Mason, contributing writer, reports that while semantics lie at the heart of the differences on Israel, to call Tlaib antisemitic because she objects to Israel’s exploitation of Palestinians is wrong.
1,451 Results (Page 10 of 121)
Loading ...