AOC should honor Rabin. She should honor Arafat, too.
What is needed instead of shunning one another is to bridge the gap and transcend the us vs. them mentality. AOC should start there.
Violence begets despair begets violence in Gaza’s endless, hopeless loop
Israelis: Do not be deceived. We are like you. We want only a dignified life, and a future for ourselves and our children.
Why we Palestinians are not celebrating the suspension of annexation
The road to Ramallah to make peace with Palestinians is far shorter than the path to Dubai or any other capital where Netanyahu can enjoy a photo op.
Propagandists on either side of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict have erased the possibility of persuasion
The longer we indulge in these bubbles the more we fuel and perpetuate the conflict and the more death and pain we bring on ourselves.
Welcome to the occupation, where making a mistake can be a death sentence
We cannot excuse what happened at the checkpoint, in which Ahmed was summarily executed while running away from the scene.
Could Israel’s gestures towards Gaza during the pandemic turn into a new policy?
What is needed to build on these touching gestures is moving from the occasional easing of the blockade to the permanent revival of Gaza.
Imagine it was your special needs son shot in the street
How can Iyad Hallaq’s elderly parents now carry such pain of their son’s coldhearted and merciless murder?
What Israel’s independence cost my family
While Israel became a safe haven for our Jewish sisters and brothers, Palestinians were robbed not only of their rights but of their humanity too.
The dreadful loneliness of Ramadan during coronavirus
But though we grieve the loss of Ramadan’s delights, we remain obliged to carry out its virtues of self-cleansing, devotion, and solidarity.
A Palestinian peace activist’s arrest shows that we need solidarity, not ‘peace’
To understand why something like campaigning for peace provokes so much hostility when it comes to Israel, we have to question the word’s meaning.