IMEU Institute for Middle East Understanding
News & Analysis
Democratic senators including Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders wrote a letter to Mike Pompeo demanding Palestinians living under Israeli occupation in Gaza and the West Bank receive proper medical aid and funding to combat Covid-19.
about 1 week ago
News & Analysis
Palestinian workers in Israel are being forced to choose between going home to their families in the occupied West Bank or keeping their work permits, jobs, and income.
about 1 week ago
News & Analysis
Jewish settlers live on stolen Palestinian land in the West Bank. They routinely destroy farmland, olive groves, and even attack Palestinian homes and schools. You'd think they would stop during the spread of the corona pandemic. But, no, they haven't.
about 1 week ago
News & Analysis
Today is Land Day, but the usual marches planned across Palestine are on hold because of the Covid-19 pandemic. But, being on lockdown is nothing new for Palestinians. "Indeed, Palestinians in the West Bank are confined to what amounts to bantustans..."
about 1 week ago
Videos
Author and Palestinian rights advocate Josh Ruebner breaks down the importance of a Congressional letter calling on the US State Department to investigate Israel's demolition of Palestinian homes.
about 2 weeks ago
News & Analysis
Palestinians are trying to stay safe from the coronavirus, but they're not safe from Israeli settler violence. Israeli settlers stormed a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank and injured several residents, resulting in the skull fracture of a middle aged man.
about 2 weeks ago
News & Analysis
The intensity of Palestinian suffering in Gaza will not be due to natural causes, but because the Israeli military siege has put the people of Gaza at an immense disadvantage in all three categories that are considered vital for combating the virus’s dissemination: health services, social determinants of health, and physical distancing.
about 2 weeks ago
News & Analysis
Amjad Zaghir turned his shoe factory in occupied Hebron into a mask factory soon after Covid-19 began to spread in the region. Now, he's the only mask manufacturer in the occupied West Bank.
about 2 weeks ago
Art
Palestinian-American poet Fady Joudah's new poem weaves together the realty of a crumbling healthcare system, war-torn globe, and love and loss in the time of coronavirus. "Without people there’s no power over the people..."
about 2 weeks ago