80 Percent of Global Famine Is Currently in Gaza, UN Expert Warns
“In my life, I’ve never seen anything like this in terms of severity, in terms of scale, and then in terms of speed.”
Source: Truthout
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A Firsthand Account of Israel’s Siege on a Palestinian University
Each Friday, starting on March 30, 2018, the Israeli Army has opened fire on and used drones to teargas Palestinians in proximity to the Gaza border. During this fifth week….
The Occupied Territories Are the Biggest Prison on Earth
Fifty years after the Six-Day War, the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip shows no end in sight. Acclaimed historian Ilan Pappé provides a comprehensive and damning account of the occupation in his new book, The Biggest Prison on Earth: A History of the Occupied Territories, based on groundbreaking archival research and eyewitness accounts.
In this Truthout interview, Ilan Pappé, author of The Biggest Prison on Earth, argues that Israel’s model for the occupied territories is not an eventual two-state solution. Rather, Israel has built a model of a permanent open-air prison for Gaza and the West Bank.
Israeli Government Is Petrified of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement
How can we distinguish between the very real and harmful phenomenon of antisemitism, and false accusations of antisemitism used to defend Israeli state policies? Jewish Voice for Peace, a grassroots organization working for justice and equality in Palestine and Israel, has put together a collection of essays on this question, with a foreword by Judith Butler. Order your copy of On Antisemitism: Solidarity and the Struggle for Justice!
BDS Opponents Threaten Academic Associations With “Ultra Vires” Lawsuits, but Fail Big in First Attempt
In December 2013, immediately after members of the American Studies Association (ASA) voted overwhelmingly to endorse the academic boycott of Israeli institutions as set forth by the Boycott, Divestment and….