Any Hope for French ME Peace Initiative?
France hosted the preliminary session of an international peace conference on Israel-Palestine on June 3. That marked the first serious effort to reinitiate the peace process after the failure of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s initiative in early 2014.
Holding Israel accountable is the only way forward
Continuous catastrophe, yet still we seek accountability
Commemorating the Nakba and protecting refugee camps are entwined and equally critical endeavors: without historical accountability, without identifying perpetrators and victims, there is no redemption.
Israel cannot have its cake and eat it too
The Israeli-Palestinian peace process needs a fresh approach and the talks that commenced this week in Paris between foreign ministers of some two dozen countries, including US Secretary of State John Kerry, need to take that fact on board.
The noose tightens: Jordan adds to the suffering of Gaza’s Palestinians
Jordan has increased the travel restrictions for Palestinians from Gaza, already under Israeli and Egyptian blockade, policy analyst Samar Batrawi writes.
Asynchronous and Inseparable Struggles for Rights and a Political End-Game
I have compiled this paper to outline my interpretation of the relevance and objectivity of the one versus two states debate. This debate has recently received increasing media focus and academic input, particularly in light of the seemingly impossible-to-achieve two-state solution that has, rightly or wrongly, long been considered as the internationally-approved mantra for the resolution of the historic conflict between Palestinian nationalism and Zionism.
A declaration of war in Israel
‘We’re Still Here’: What Nakba Day Means In Australia
Samah Sabawi: ‘Our people will not be silenced nor will we normalise oppression’
The ICC and the ‘Situation in Palestine’: Political Sensibilities and Procedural Hurdles
Since early 2015, when Palestine’s years-long struggle to trigger the International Criminal Court (ICC) jurisdiction came to fruition, the question is whether the Court’s potential role will fit the bill.
