China’s Diplomatic Evolution: A Potential Ally for Palestinians’ Quest for Justice

China’s Diplomatic Evolution: A Potential Ally for Palestinians’ Quest for Justice

It is feasible for China to continue playing an important role in mediating Middle East conflicts. In fact, it already has. In the case of the Israeli occupation of Palestine, however, mediation is hardly the issue. Even before Beijing successfully managed to achieve reconciliation between Saudi Arabia and Iran last April, Chinese diplomacy has shown…

‘Watershed Moment’: Over 700 Academics Equate Israeli Occupation with Apartheid

‘Watershed Moment’: Over 700 Academics Equate Israeli Occupation with Apartheid

More than 700 academics and public figures from Israel, Palestine and other countries have signed an open letter equating Israel’s occupation of the West Bank with apartheid, signalling what supporters say is a “watershed moment” for how Israel’s occupation is viewed. The letter, which began circulating on Friday, has received around 200 signatures per day…

Palestine: How Western Aid Enables Israel’s Colonialism

Palestine: How Western Aid Enables Israel’s Colonialism

Since the Oslo I Accord was signed in 1993, international donors have expended more than $50bn in foreign aid in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT). That funding has been channelled through a western development model that was designed, at least on the surface, to foster Palestinian economic and institutional development. The western architects of that…

PA President Mahmoud Abbas: A Puppet in the Hands of Israel and the US?

PA President Mahmoud Abbas: A Puppet in the Hands of Israel and the US?

This is the perfect opportunity for Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas, to exit the stage. But he will not.  Abbas’ brief visit to the devastated Jenin refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank on July 12 demonstrated the absurdity and danger of the PA and its 87-year-old leader.  As he walked, Abbas struggled to…

Israel Killed Civilians, Targeted Hospitals in Jenin with US Weapons and Support

Israel Killed Civilians, Targeted Hospitals in Jenin with US Weapons and Support

From July 3-4, Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) — using weapons funded by the United States — mounted the most violent military assault in the occupied West Bank in two decades. In what Israel dubbed “Operation Home and Garden,” more than 1,000 ground troops invaded the Jenin refugee camp. Assisted by helicopter gunships and armed drones,…