By: Qaïs S. Ahmadī / Arab America Contributing Writer “Edward Said is one of America’s most distinguished literary scholars and critics. He is an exile in the very particular sense that the country in which he was born, spent his childhood, no longer exists.” Exiles (1986 BBC Documentary) Exiled This quote is from the 1986 … Continued
By: John Quigley / Contributing Writer After prior rounds of hostilities between Gaza and Israel, the United Nations Human Rights Council has set up inquiry commissions to look into violations of humanitarian law. This time it is going one step further. By Resolution S-30/1 (27 May 2021) titled Ensuring respect for international human rights law … Continued
By: Waverly Nohr/ Arab America Contributing Writer Household names of fashion, Gigi and Bella Hadid, have been facing criticism for their stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Their father, Mohammed Hadid, fled Palestine as a child, and the models’ relation to him has inexorably resulted in their staunch support for his home country. As public figures, … Continued
By: John Mason/ Arab America Contributing Writer U.S. Secretary of Sate Blinken’s recent message to the Palestinians, combined with one to the Israelis, conflated peace and security for both parties. Blinken seemed to be responding to a strong message from members of Congress to the Biden team that it begin to deal with the issue … Continued
By: John Mason / Arab America Contributing Writer House members and Senators have both sent letters to the Biden administration requesting that it make good on its promises to the Palestinians. The letters follow a perceived delay in the administration’s undoing of four years of overly favorable treatment of the Netanyahu regime, to the detriment … Continued
SOURCE: VICE BY: JAMES GREIG Palestinians are documenting their lives on TikTok, a space they say feels overall more open than other social media platforms. PHOTO: TIKTOK When Ahmed Khalifa, 24, started making political TikToks about Palestine, plenty of people tried to warn him that this might not be such a good idea. “Strangers actually reached … Continued
By John Mason / Arab America Contributing Writer Biden to resume U.S. aid to Palestinians despite Republican objection The Biden administration has decided to resume U.S. payments to Palestinians that the Trump administration had canceled on the premise that the Palestinian Authority had violated the Taylor Force act. This is legislation that limits funding to … Continued
SOURCE: THE NEW YORK TIMES BY: BY REUTERS JERUSALEM — Virtual reality tours have replaced flag-waving rallies as Palestinians facing coronavirus restrictions create digital spaces to lament the loss of their physical homeland in 1948. Cellphone apps and Zoom video chats are among the other online tools Palestinians are using to mark the Nakba, or … Continued
SOURCE: VOA UNITED NATIONS — Israel has vowed to work with the United States to block a bid by the Palestinians for full membership in the United Nations, a move that would confer international recognition of Palestinian statehood. Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki said Wednesday that he will submit a request next month to … Continued
SOURCE: YNETS NEWS Israeli-American actress Natalie Portman again lashed at Israeli policies in an interview published in a Palestinian-owned newspaper Thursday, calling the controversial Nation-State Law “racist” and a “mistake.” Portman, born Neta-Lee Hershlag in Jerusalem, also told the London-based Al- Quds Al-Arabi that law “oppressed Palestinians.” The interview itself, however, seems to omit any claims … Continued
SOURCE: HUFFPOST BY: YOUSEF MUNAYYER Marc Lamont Hill, a professor at Temple University and a fierce advocate for equality, was perhaps the strongest, most articulate and most passionate voice against racism and bigotry among CNN’s regular contributors. Today, CNN fired him because he believes Palestinians, too, fit into a vision where all people deserve equal rights. … Continued
SOURCE: ARAB AMERICAN INSTITUTE BY: DR. JAMES J. ZOGBY It has never been easy for Arab Americans to advocate for Palestinian rights and while we’ve made real progress, the challenges continue to grow. I learned early on that this wasn’t ever going to be a fair fight. In their relentless effort to silence our voice, … Continued
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