Not about trees
The Jewish National Fund, established more than 100 years ago, is perhaps the most venerable of the international Zionist organisations. Its recent honorary patrons have included prime ministers, and it…
Great march
Friday 19 October marked the 30th consecutive weekly gathering of thousands of Palestinian women, men and children near the Gaza fence. These past six months of peaceful gatherings posed no…
Forcible eviction
Last week 36,000 Bedouin – all of them Israeli citizens – discovered that their state is about to make them refugees in their own country, driving them into holding camps.…
Unfair criticism
Weeks ago, when the first accusations of anti-semitism were being leveled against Representative Ilhan Omar, I was deeply agitated. Not long ago I saw her address these accusations at a…
Palestinian steadfastness
On July 19, 2018, the Israeli Knesset passed the ‘nation-state bill’, practically making apartheid official by defining Israel as the national homeland of the Jewish people and marginalising Palestinians, their…
Palestinian refugees and Trump
One of the most consequential actions Donald Trump took during the first year of his presidency was to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel in December 2017. When the…
Great march
Friday 19 October marked the 30th consecutive weekly gathering of thousands of Palestinian women, men and children near the Gaza fence. These past six months of peaceful gatherings posed no…
Palestine’s tale of repression
Over the years, the world has watched the unfolding violence perpetrated by the Israeli state against Palestinian protesters with horror. On May 14, Israel once again used brutal state force…
My Palestinian right of return is sacred
This is the story of four Palestinian peasants who have been dead and buried for many years, but whose legacy continues to define the collective aspirations of a whole nation.…
A spark to a wider fire
Trump has delivered on his promise to step up attacks on immigrant workers: A surge in arrests by ICE, targeting of immigrant activists like Ravi Ragbir in New York City,…
