Israel’s Escalating War on Palestinian Civil Society and Basic Rights

Israel has long used accusations of terrorism and incitement to deprive Palestinians of their basic rights. It applies supposed standards about “hostile,” “unlawful” and “terrorist” activities and associations against Palestinians that it would never apply to its own population.
The real terror of Palestinian civil society

Israel’s brazen assault on Palestinian NGOs exposes the true goal of its ‘shrinking the conflict’ doctrine: to eliminate opposition to apartheid.
The cultural boycott of Israel: Why Sally Rooney is right

The academic and cultural boycott recognises that Israel uses both of these areas as a means to carry out and whitewash violations of Palestinian rights, in breach of international law.
Why Israel is trying to criminalise Palestinian civil society

Israel’s designation of six Palestinian NGOs as ‘terrorist organisations’ seeks to undermine the Palestinian struggle for freedom.
Disrupting the business as usual of unbridled US military support for Israel

The conflict over Iron Dome funding in congress is undeniably a result of the Unity Intifada and the global solidarity it engendered with Palestinians.
The Palestinian Authority’s crackdown on protest shows it will never serve its own people

Palestinians are being repressed and brutalised by their own government in collaboration with the Israeli state
Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian Authority’s succession dilemma

The Palestinian Authority’s survival after Mahmoud Abbas is not guaranteed.
The Israeli legal system: No place for justice

No outcome from an Israeli court can ever be considered fair or legitimate.
Jerusalem Beyond Partition

Settler colonialism and apartheid, as mutually reinforcing frameworks, allow us to make sense of the systematic policy to drive Palestinians from their homes.