The Bigger Picture of the Negev’s Umm al-Hiran
For the past 60 years, Arab Palestinian Bedouin populations in the Negev desert in southern Israel have struggled to simply stay on their land in the face of discrimination and the threat of displacement.
ICC action and the domestic effects of transnational criminality
Noisy discussions in the Israeli/Palestinian context have obscured how the ICC’s role may impact Israel’s relations with other states, especially in Europe. A contribution to openGlobalRights’ debate on the ICC.
The Palestinian Bretton Woods
Palestinian decision-makers have been talking about the introduction of a national Palestinian currency. Keeping in mind the national, economic, and financial repercussions of such a move, this article reviews the current monetary and financial system established by the 1994 Paris Protocol, and delves into the future prospects of issuing a national currency.
A tragically unexceptional story of life and death under occupation
Three decades ago the Israeli military government canceled my sister-in-law’s Palestinian residency because she studied abroad for ‘too long.’ Now, Israel is denying her one last visit with her dying father. But my family will not allow her case, like thousands before it, to be buried in silence.
Baltimore, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem
From the U.S. to Israel, legal systems are being exposed for harsh, rights-violating police actions. American politicians should be more alert to the discrimination and dispossession Palestinians face in Jerusalem and throughout Israel’s illegally occupied Palestinian territory, particularly at a time when racial injustices are receiving heightened attention from Ferguson to Baltimore to Tel Aviv.
Palestinian options after the Israeli election
Six ways Palestinians can change the rules of the game after Netayanhu’s comments during the election made a just and equal peace even more elusive.
Israel Devastated Gaza, But ‘Aid’ Helps It Stay That Way
Marking six months since the ceasefire in Gaza, 30 international aid agencies joined together to issue a statement titled, “We must not fail in Gaza.” At face value, this warning is a responsible step by credible international humanitarian and development actors. Yet, a deeper reading reveals that the statement is neither candid nor wholly truthful.
At a Jewish Voice For Peace Conference: This Is What Solidarity Looks Like
When a Palestinian woman went to this Jewish group’s annual conference, she found a growing movement of Jews and other allies.
Surviving Without the Palestinian Authority
In the wake of the Israeli elections and the financial crisis of the Palestinian Authority (PA), observers wonder about the dangers of a new Palestinian Intifada and the detrimental consequences for Israeli security and regional stability of dismantling the PA. Furthermore, observers struggle to understand and imagine how a termination or suspension of security collaboration between the PA and Israel, or a potential collapse or dismantling of the PA would have any benefit for the Palestinian people.
