Muhammad Shehada is a contributing columnist for the Forward.
Muhammad ShehadaContributing Columnist
By Muhammad Shehada
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Opinion Benny Gantz’s shameful betrayal of Israeli Arabs
In an unexpected turn of events, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s main challenger, Benny Gantz, has been elected Knesset speaker. He won this position by securing the votes of the very right-wing groups that have been relentlessly delegitimizing and questioning his leadership for the past 14 months, while his left-wing allies — all of whom…
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Opinion In the age of coronavirus, Israel’s blockade of Gaza is a death sentence
Gaza, one of the most densely populated areas on earth, has become a ghost town. #صور l من شوارع #غزة عقب قرار وزارة الصحة بإغلاق المقاهي والأسواق والأماكن العامّة كإجراء احترازي لمنع تفشّي #فيروس_كورونا في القطاع.#Gaza #COVIDー19 pic.twitter.com/D0CrvIPMQ2 — بوابة اللاجئين الفلسطينيين (@refugeesps) March 22, 2020 On Sunday, after two people tested positive for COVID-19,…
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Opinion Rashida Tlaib’s t-shirt symbolizes peace, not hate
Last Sunday, Palestinian-American Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib came under fire for wearing a t-shirt that critics say incites hate against the state of Israel. What was on this shirt that was so inflammatory? A map of historic Palestine, embroidered with Arabic letters in the colors of the Palestinian flag. Thanks to this article of clothing, Tlaib…
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Opinion The only difference between Bibi and Gantz Is Ayman Odeh
Recently, Ayman Odeh, the leader of the mostly Arab Israeli political party the Joint List, sat down with and Benny Gantz, the leader of Kachol Lavan and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s challenger for Israel’s premiership. A person with direct knowledge of the discussion who was only permitted to share it on the condition he…
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Opinion Israel calls all Palestinian resistance ‘terrorism’. That’s not just racist – it’s dangerous.
On Wednesday, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights released a list of companies with ties to the settlements. We knew we didn’t have to wait long to hear the list besmirched with that go-to word when it comes to any form of Palestinian resistance, however nonviolent: terrorism. We Palestinians are used to being…
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Opinion This isn’t a peace plan. It’s a declaration of victory over us Palestinians
On Tuesday at noon, after three years of meaningless suspense, President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided what the fate of the Palestinians would be in a room bereft of a single Palestinian. Drawing on the “tragic” conditions that Palestinians have to live under and the economic largess Palestinians would supposedly enjoy should…
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Opinion The goal of Trump’s ‘peace deal’ has always been to get us Palestinians to reject it
After three years of constant procrastination, President Trump’s Middle East team suddenly announced this week they were ready to reveal their “peace proposal” by Tuesday. The plan, which is reported to greenlight major Israeli annexations in the West Bank, is viewed by most analysts as a clear political stunt, an attempt to boost Netanyahu’s chances…
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Opinion Why do Palestinians love Bernie Sanders? He reconciles our narrative with the Zionist one
The word Zionism is the subject of a lot of debate. For some, it refers to the survivalist belief in the state of Israel as a sanctuary from past horrors visited upon the Jewish people throughout history. To others it represents the nostalgic belief that Jews should have a right to a nation state in…
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