Why Won’t Israel Let Me Mourn My Father?
My father, Azzam Jarrar, died last month. He was a proud Palestinian, a refugee, a civil engineer, a farmer and an entrepreneur. He was also my friend and mentor. He….
Category: Columns
The Balfour Declaration’s many questions
In their attempt to cleanse the newly invented Europe from everything that was un-Christian and therefore un-Western, Enlightened Europeans invented in the late 18th century what they called “the Eastern….
Defend Moshé Machover: Investigate his Expulsion from the Labour Party!
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The contested centenary of Britain’s ‘calamitous promise’
The British pledge to establish a ‘Jewish national home’ in Palestine is being celebrated and condemned as a divisive anniversary approaches. By Ian Black
Solidarity with Bill Mullen
The USACBI Organizing Collective seeks signatures from college and university students, faculty, and staff in support of the following open statement. You need not be an endorser of USACBI to….
Chomsky clarifies position on the cultural boycott of Israel
In recent years, people promoting the mantras of ‘constructive engagement’ and ‘bridge-building’ with Israel have cited Professor Noam Chomsky in their defence. He is alleged to oppose the campaign of….
‘Where there is a wall there are holes’: Issa Amro’s non-violence and Israel’s injustice
Some encounters, however brief, remain unforgettable. My meeting with the Palestinian non-violent activist Issa Amro in June 2016 was one of those. It was the end of a long day….
BDS is our only lever against Israeli occupation and apartheid
Thinking that Israel can fix a colonial, apartheid regime without outside help is a dangerous illusion based on Israeli macho pride
‘A story of survival and rebirth’ The Palestinians Who Didn’t Flee During the Nakba
Historian Adel Manna tells the story of the 120,000 Palestinians who remained in Israel in 1948 while 750,000 were driven out
When Getting a College Degree Requires Self-Exile
Before Ghada Tafesh left the Gaza Strip for college in the United States, her family gave her a necklace with two pendants. One was in the shape of historic Palestine…..