May, 2021

• 23 May

  Truth about Palestine

  

  Too often, simple histories are being manipulated so that the truth is expelled from the dominant narrative. There are many cases, where the voices of the weak are silenced and falsehood is established. Truth is being ignored and frequently even criminalized. Speakers of truth are being discriminated and persecuted. Such …

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• 23 May

  A Letter to Biden on Gaza

  

  Dear President Biden, I am writing to you about Gaza, a place that I have studied and written about for the last 35 years, a place that I consider another home, filled with the kindest and most generous people you will ever meet—have you ever been there? But I am …

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• 23 May

  Roaming Charges: Once Upon a Time in Palestine

  

  “If you are trying to transform a brutalized society into one where people can live in dignity and hope, you begin with the empowering of the most powerless. You build from the ground up. You begin by stopping the torture and killing of the unprotected.” – Adrienne Rich I’ve heard …

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• 23 May

  Palestinian Islamic Jihad: 19 of our men killed by Israel

  

  The PIJ’s military wing, al-Quds Brigades, said in a statement that its members were killed “while performing their Jihad (holy war) during the ‘Sword of Jerusalem’ battle.” The Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) organization announced on Saturday that 19 of its members were killed during the 11-days of fighting between Israel …

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• 23 May

  Touring Gaza, UN envoy presses both Israel, Hamas over ceasefire

  

  The ceasefire, which began early on Friday, ended 11 days of Israeli aerial attacks and barrages of rockets fired at Israel by Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip. After touring rubble-strewn areas of Gaza hit by air strikes during fighting between Israel and Hamas, the top UN aid official in …

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• 23 May

  Egyptian team visits Gaza, Ramallah to maintain ceasefire

  

  At the meeting, the two sides discussed the latest developments surrounding the calm in the Gaza Strip, Jerusalem and the West Bank. Egyptian intelligence officials held talks over the weekend with Hamas and Palestinian Authority officials on ways of maintaining the ceasefire that went into effect on Friday morning between …

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• 23 May

  Hamas warns Palestinians: Don’t talk about the sites targeted by Israel

  

  Palestinians were also warned against making statements to “suspicious parties impersonating relief or charitable institutions.” Hamas on Saturday warned Palestinians not to talk about the sites that Israel targeted during the 11-days of fighting.The warning, issued by the Hamas Internal Security Agency (ISA), called on Palestinians to “raise the level …

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• 23 May

  Is the Biden Administration an Enemy of Israel and the Free World?

  

  Biden made no distinction between a democratic ally of the United States and a terrorist organization he did not even name. He spoke as if he did not know that the calm was broken by a terrorist organization and by no one else, and that what prevents Palestinians from having …

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• 23 May

  Kabul School Bombing Reinforces Fears Over Post-Withdrawal Security

  

  Without a large military footprint, can the United States help Afghan women and minorities protect their rights? For the Dasht-e-Barchi neighborhood of Kabul, home to the Hazara minority group, the devastating May 8 bombing outside a school is part of a disturbing trend of attacks in the area. The bombing …

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• 23 May

  Pathways to Peace in Mozambique

  

  Addressing root causes of insurgency and humanitarian crisis in Cabo Delgado is key to stabilizing this strategically important northern province. An Islamist insurgency in Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado province and the grave humanitarian crisis it has created is threatening the promise of development offered by the discovery of vast reserves …

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