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Expert Q&A: The Trump Plan & Israeli Annexation of the Jordan Valley

Hanan Ashrawi Senior Member of the PLO Executive Committee

Hanan Ashrawi

Rashid Khalidi Professor and author

Rashid Khalidi

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Mona Hajjar Halaby’s New Book and the Journey Behind It Palestinian-American Profiles

Mona Hajjar Halaby’s New Book and the Journey Behind It

When author and educator Mona Hajjar Halaby began writing In My Mother's Footsteps: A Palestinian Refugee Returns Home, she not only wanted to educate people about Palestine, but also to explore her own identity and how she came to feel so strongly Palestinian. What resulted in the years that followed was a life-changing experience.

on July 30, 2021
Israel forms special task force to pressure Ben & Jerry’s over settlements boycott: report

Israel forms special task force to pressure Ben & Jerry’s over settlements boycott: report

The Israeli government is scrambling to mount a massive pressure campaign against Ben & Jerry's and its parent company Unilever following the company's decision to stop selling its ice cream in occupied Palestine territory, Axios reported on Tuesday.

on July 28, 2021
Countdown to the airstrike: the moment Israeli forces hit al-Jalaa tower, Gaza

Countdown to the airstrike: the moment Israeli forces hit al-Jalaa tower, Gaza

First comes the warning call – then the race to evacuate. Residents of a Gaza apartment block recall the frantic minutes before their homes to were turned to rubble

on July 28, 2021
Palestinian killed by Israeli troops in West Bank

Palestinian killed by Israeli troops in West Bank

Palestinian health officials said a man was shot and killed on Tuesday by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank.

on July 28, 2021
The Saddest Village in Israel

The Saddest Village in Israel

Plans to build more than 250 luxury homes on the ruins of the Palestinian village of Lifta are coming to fruition. A tour among the homes of the stunning village with one of its last living refugees

on July 26, 2021
Palestinian teen dies of wounds sustained in May clashes

Palestinian teen dies of wounds sustained in May clashes

A 17-year-old Palestinian died on Monday, two months after he was wounded in the neck by Israeli gunfire during clashes near the city of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian health authorities said.

on July 26, 2021
Bedouin Shepherds Used Palestinian Land With Permission. Israel Seized Their Tents Anyway

Bedouin Shepherds Used Palestinian Land With Permission. Israel Seized Their Tents Anyway

For 21 years Bedouin shepherds had been moving with their flocks to Ras al-Tin for the summer, but last week Israel confiscated their shelters and equipment, leaving them without power or water

on July 22, 2021
Palestinians Fear Eviction From Their Jerusalem Neighborhood To Make Way For A Park

Palestinians Fear Eviction From Their Jerusalem Neighborhood To Make Way For A Park

"They want to demolish 17 houses in the al-Bustan neighborhood," says Fakhri Abu Diab, who worried that a long-dreaded plan to destroy and replace Palestinian homes with a new tourist site — a lush garden with a Bible theme — was now underway.

on July 22, 2021
Palestinian detainee dies in Israeli prison

Palestinian detainee dies in Israeli prison

A Palestinian detainee has died inside an Israeli detention center in occupied Jerusalem Wednesday evening. Sources confirmed that Abdo Yousef Al-Khatib Al-Tamimi, 43, was martyred inside the investigation and detention center known as "Al-Maskobiya" in occupied Jerusalem.

on July 22, 2021