Israel/Palestine
Occupied State of Palestine: Upgrade or Farce?
Siham Nuseibeh* | 30 Nov 2012
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon. In a historic vote at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) 65 years after the UNGA voted to divide British Mandate Palestine into two states – a Jewish and an Arab one – more than 130 countries voted to grant Palestine the upgraded status of nonmember observer state in the United...The Palestinian Statehood Bid: the View from the UK
Martin Linton* | 27 Nov 2012
(Photo credit: EPA) After the failure of a UK-US-Israeli attempt to pressure the Palestinians to forego membership in the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the International Court of Justice (ICJ), UK Foreign Secretary, William Hague, has only 48 hours to decide how to vote on the Palestinians’ UN statehood gambit. This Thursday, November 29, the 193...Cyber-Islam: A Review of Gary Bunt’s “iMuslims”
Dominic T. Bocci* | 21 Nov 2012
Source: Outlookindia.com Much attention has been given to the use of social media technologies and their ability to spark massive social change. Some commentators have remarked that these connection technologies, ranging from cellular phones to Twitter, can cause revolutionary digital disruptions, frustrating traditional balances of power and allowing both...The Conflict in the Gaza Strip: the Rhetoric of Hypocrisy & Illogic
Amanda E. Rogers* | 20 Nov 2012
Palestinians stand near the rubble following an Israeli air strike on Sunday (Photo credit: Eyad Baba) I’m not interested in providing yet another history lesson on the Palestinian-Israeli issue. I will not engage in the Möbius strip of who-started-what-when, particularly concerning the current conflict. Instead, I want to address the logic—or the fundamental...Israel’s Use of Disproportionate Force – A Fact Sheet
Muftah Editors | 18 Nov 2012
The following is a fact sheet from the Institute for Middle East Understanding (IMEU) Since November 14, when Israel assassinated Hamas leader Ahmed Jabari, further escalating an already bloody week that began with the killing of a 12-year-old Palestinian boy during an Israeli raid on November 8, at least 52 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza,...No Excuse for Honor Killings – Reflections on a Music Video from “DAM”
Wafa Ben Hassine* | 29 Nov 2012
DAM’s doomed heroine, the victim of an honor killing Tonight, I came across this article by Lila Abu Lughod and Maya Mikdashi on Jadaliyya. It is entitled, “Tradition and the Anti-Politics Machine:...#GazaUnderAttack: Stories from On the Ground
Muftah Editors | 21 Nov 2012
Photo credit: Lara Aburamadan The following stories from inside Gaza were compiled by the Institute for Middle East Understanding Sabah Al Barakoni “I am writing this in the middle of the night. I...The New Obama Doctrine: From Gaza to Goma
Vijay Prashad* | 20 Nov 2012
US President Barack Obama (Photo credit: AP/Scott Applewhite) The Israeli assault on Gaza continues. The death toll rises over 100, infrastructure is destroyed, and the UN relief agencies are at wit’s end. A...Gaza Strip INFOGRAPHIC: Imbalances of Military Power
Muftah Editors | 20 Nov 2012
The following infographic and accompanying text, displaying the disparity in weapons between Israel and the Palestinian groups in the Gaza Strip, are from the Jerusalem Fund for Education and Community Development,...#GazaUnderAttack: the Most Compelling Political Cartoons
Muftah Editors | 17 Nov 2012
In Paris, France in support of the Palestinians in Gaza. Worldwide solidarity. Death and destruction in Gaza are once again center stage. The images created by political cartoonists, famous and obscure, capture...
