Issa Amro
By Issa Amro
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Opinion It’s time for Jews to join Palestinians in civil resistance to the occupation
It’s time for Jews to join with Palestinians and engage in intercommunal civil resistance to the Israeli occupation. Though ending this vicious regime depends on a multitude of factors, joint nonviolent resistance by Palestinians and Jews constitutes an essential element. We are both a part of this living, binational movement against the ongoing oppression of…
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Opinion Rabin’s legacy is not peace. It’s occupation.
This essay is part of a collection of essays commemorating the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin. The collection was produced in partnership with BINA: The Jewish Movement for Social Change. For many, Yitzhak Rabin’s legacy is one of peace. For me, living in the West Bank under occupation without basic human and civil rights, it is the…
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Opinion Dear Reps. Omar And Tlaib: An Open Letter From A Palestinian You Won’t Get To Meet
Dear Congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, I just heard today that you won’t be arriving in Palestine this weekend. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reversed his decision, upon President Trump’s request, and will not be allowing you into the country. My heart is broken. It is broken for you, Congresswoman Tlaib, the first Palestinian…
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Opinion There’s No Such Thing As Coexistence Between Unequals
This week, U.S. Middle East Envoy Jason Greenblatt tweeted about a Ramadan Iftar — the evening meal in which Muslims end their daily Ramadan fast. This Iftar took place in Hebron, and Israeli settlers were the honored guests. “A groundwork for peace, a wonderful example of what could be possible,” Mr. Greenblatt wrote, sharing an…
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Opinion Sorry, Naftali Bennett: ‘Normal’ Democracies Don’t Ban Nonviolent Resistance
Last week, Israeli Member of Knesset Naftali Bennett wrote an op ed in the New York Times defending Israel’s new blacklist. The blacklist bans members of 20 European and US organizations from entering Israel, based on their support for the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement against Israel. This ban is just, argued the leader of…
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Opinion I Am Living Under Apartheid In Hebron
I am a Palestinian living in Hebron. I live stateless with no rights. I have no rights to general assembly, no rights to free speech, to due process or to freedom of movement. I get 10% of the water illegal settlers living next to me get. I am not allowed to walk down the streets…
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Opinion Trump Is Waging War On The Peace Process
In the days after his election, President Donald Trump bragged that he would achieve “the ultimate deal” for Israelis and Palestinians. But on the ground, his Administration has been supporting an ultimate war on the peace process. Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law who has been charged with overseeing Middle East peace, has been unforthcoming with details….
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Opinion The Arrest And Abuse Of Palestinian Children Has To Stop
As a Palestinian human rights defender, I have been arrested by Israel more times that I can count. I have been beaten, stripped and left outside in the cold, and my family has been threatened with violence. During one of my arrests in 2015, I spent five hours handcuffed to a toilet in a filthy…
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