Above: Panorama of the city of Hebron. Muslim quarters. April 12, 2017 Image Credit: mtsyri / Shutterstock.com By: GISEL KORDESTANI, Source: VENTURE BEAT At times, the most ordinary of occurrences leaves a lasting impact. Such was the case when a student, by simply arriving late to an event, transformed how Google, and I, understand the … Continued
By: Ian Black Source: The Guardian If Donald Trump is going to pursue “the ultimate deal” between Israelis and Palestinians after his brief visits to Saudi Arabia, Israel and the occupied West Bank, the effort looks likely to be based on a 15-year-old peace plan that was barely noticed at the time, has been gathering … Continued
Saudi and Israel are once again painting Iran as an existential threat to draw the US back to the region. But is that really in America’s interests? By: Trita Parsi Source: Middle East Eye President Donald Trump’s visit to the Middle East has turned out as expected: no single act of outreach to the Muslim … Continued
US President Donald Trump at the Western Wall, in occupied East Jerusalem, 22 May. It is one of several sites in the occupied West Bank that media outlets misrepresented as being in Israel. Dan HansenWhite House Photo By: Michael F. Brown Source: The Electronic Intifada A New York Times graphic of 19 May, explaining the itinerary … Continued
Experts say the Trump administration’s support for Israel will render any potential peace negotiations futile [ Reuters] By: Farah Najjar Source: Al Jazeera US President Donald Trump has arrived in Israel as part of his first foreign trip since taking office in January, but critics have already dismissed as lip service his vows to broker an … Continued
President Trump at a welcoming ceremony in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Monday. CreditAmir Cohen/Reuters By: PETER BAKER, MICHAEL D. SHEAR and IAN FISHER Source: THE NEW YORK TIMES President Trump began a two-day visit to Israel on Monday with what amounted to a blunt assessment for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: If Israel really wants peace … Continued
By: Mohamed Mohamed Source: The Jerusalem Fund As many as 1,500 Palestinian political prisoners incarcerated by Israel are currently on a hunger strike, which entered its 32nd day on Thursday. Among their demands are better living conditions and medical care, more family visits, and an end to Israel’s habits of detaining people without due process … Continued
The Separation Wall built by Israel in the occupied West Bank By: Ramzy Baroud Source: Middle East Monitor (MEMO) Once more, the Arab Peace Initiative of 2002 is taking centre stage. Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas insisted during his speech before the recently-concluded Arab League Summit in Jordan that the initiative is the … Continued
By: Robert Berger Source: Voice of America President Donald Trump is wasting no time trying to succeed where his predecessors have failed. He will visit Israel and the Palestinian territories on Monday and Tuesday of next week, hoping to revive peace talks that collapsed three years ago. His goal is what he calls “the ultimate … Continued
SOURCE: THE ECONOMIST THE victory of Israel over the Arab armies that encircled it in 1967 was so swift and absolute that, many Jews thought, the divine hand must have tipped the scales. Before the six-day war Israel had feared another Holocaust; thereafter it became an empire of sorts. Awestruck, the Jews took the holy … Continued
By: Jason Lemon Source: Stepfeed Israeli Minister of Culture and Sports Miri Regev walked the red carpet of the Cannes Film Festival this week wearing a dress decorated with Jerusalem’s cityscape. According to Israeli site Ynet News, Regev wore the dress “to mark the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Jerusalem in the Six-Day War.” Israeli … Continued
Poster of artist contributions to the Dignity Strike after 30 days, designed by Kyle Goen/Decolonize This Place, “Tadamoun” (2017) (all images courtesy Decolonize This Place unless otherwise noted) By: Yates McKee Source: Hyperallergic Originally published by Hyperallergic on May 17, 2017. Today, the historic hunger strike by 1,500 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails reaches its 31-day … Continued
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