Palestinian
The U.S. must fight for fair Palestinian elections — and Israel should, too
Those who preach to Palestinians about democracy must take an active role in an effort to that necessary elections take place.
They’re Palestinians facing eviction in east Jerusalem. They may have helped save my family.
As a Jew in whose name an increasingly extremist Israeli government purports to speak, it’s my duty to voice objection to this step.
Even ‘apartheid’ doesn’t capture fullness of our Palestinian suffering. But it helps.
No words can capture the agony of despairing friends and loved ones, who every day feel alive only by the lack of death.
Say Israel is committing apartheid? It’s not a decision we reached lightly.
Israeli authorities today clearly intend to maintain this system of severe discrimination into the future.
Biden’s Palestinian aid package is a start — but doesn’t go nearly far enough
The $150 million contribution to UNRWA is less than half of the $360 million that the U.S. annually gave to UNRWA before Trump.
Yes, really: Hamas and the PA want to see Netanyahu win
Netanyahu’s premiership is seen as guaranteeing Hamas indefinite rule in Gaza.
Israel will vaccinate Palestinians who work in Israel or West Bank settlements
Some 100,000 Palestinians should be eligible.
Memo to Abbas: Biden is not going to solve the Palestinians’ problems
Abbas’ government endlessly waits time and again for a messiah to do its work and set the Palestinians free.
Saeb Erekat: the friend, the negotiator and the politician
Saeb Erekat leaves behind a complex legacy.
What Saeb Erekat taught me about the peace process
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