Al Ahram: Balfour’s legacy; The destruction of Palestine
The last hundred years have witnessed the world’s longest war against a people – a hundred years of the Palestinian people’s struggle for freedom from colonialism in their own country and a hundred…
Kafr Qasem Massacre
HISTORICAL CONTEXT Dr. Salman Abu Sitta provides this historical perspective placing the Kafr Qasem massacre within the context of the brutal process of sociocide, the attempted murder, displacement,…
Being Palestinian
I discovered I am ‘Palestinian’ the first time I stepped out of Palestine. Not because I lacked identity but because I did not need to prove that to my family, neighbours or countrymen.
Gaza Strip: The Lessons of History
Gaza is Palestine. The Gaza Strip is a symbol of Palestine's geography and history. It has the distinction that it has never willingly raised a flag other than Palestine’s.
Che Guevara in Gaza: Palestine becomes a Global Cause
Che Guevara’s visit to Gaza in 1959 was the first sign of transforming the Zionist colonization of Palestine from a regional conflict to a global struggle against colonialism. The trigger was the…
The Jewish National Fund as a Colonization Tool
The Jewish National Fund–JNF (or Keren Kayemet LeYisrael–KKL) is a unique colonization tool. The adjective "unique" is usually associated with positive distinction, not in this case. The European…
Palestine 2030 – A View in the Future
How does Palestine look like in 2030? This is a big question in which speculation can run wild. A simple proof of this is the history of Palestine in the last 100 years. Who could have imagined that…
Could cantonizing Palestine bring peace?
A boy displays a sign that reads “This is our land!” during a vigil to mark Land Day in the unrecognized Bedouin village of Wadi al-Naam in present-day Israel, 30 March 2012. Bedouins in the southern…