admin | March 26, 2022
DETERMINED TO STAYPalestinian Youth Fight for Their Village by Jody Sokolower 240 pps. Olive Branch Press $20 Determined to Stay: Palestinian Youth Fight for Their Village by Jody Sokolower is one of the rare non-fiction, young adult books that center contemporary Palestinian experiences and voices
admin | March 26, 2022
Maurice Ebileeni's study of Palestinian literary narratives and the imaginings of the Palestinian homeland highlights the need to rethink both. Being There, Being Here: Palestinian Writings in the World takes the reader on a multifaceted journey through land, continents and languages as these intertwine with Palestinian authors' perceptions, imaginings and affinities to Palestine.
admin | March 10, 2022
Rarely does a week pass by where we don't see Israel tightening its grip on Palestine through its apartheid system of domination and control, or new revelations about the detrimental effect this is having on Palestinians. This week it was the news that the occupation state has introduced a set of procedures that will make Israel the arbiter of who can and cannot teach in Palestinian universities and the revelation that an "extremely arbitrary" travel ban imposed on Palestinians has prevented thousands from going abroad.
admin | March 10, 2022
In the wake of Unesco adding Palestinian embroidery to its Intangible Cultural Heritage list last December, the Palestinian Museum announced a collaboration with the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London to conserve traditional textiles thanks to a $484,298 grant from the Aliph Foundation (the International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas). The first partnership between the two museums aims to develop the capacities of the Palestinian Museum's collections department, establishing the first dedicated textile conservation studio in Palestine. The project began in January and will continue until December 2023.
admin | March 8, 2022
Why, how, and by whom is development denied in Palestine? Why have over US $ 45 billion in international aid since the 1993 Oslo Accords failed to alter the existing skewed and distorted political and economic frameworks, but instead entrenched them? Why are "economic peace" approaches part of the problem within the current dynamics, as opposed to the solution
admin | March 8, 2022
AUSTIN Texas is on its way down from the omicron surge with cases and hospitalizations nearing pre-variant numbers, according to Texas Department of State Health Services data. Omicron a highly contagious but less severe variant of COVID-19 hit Texas in late November. It quickly spread throughout the state sending cases and hospitalizations skyrocketing, peaking by mid-January.
admin | February 17, 2022
Recent Developments In October 2020, an Israeli courtruledthat several Palestinian families living in Sheikh Jarraha neighborhood in East Jerusalemwere to be evicted by May 2021 with their landhanded overto Jewish families. In February 2021, several Palestinian families from Sheikh Jarrah filed an appeal to the court ruling andpromptedprotestsaround the appeal hearings, theongoinglegal battle around property ownership, anddemandingan end to the forcible displacement of Palestinians from their homes in Jerusalem. In late April 2021, Palestinians began demonstrating in the streets of Jerusalem to protest the pending evictions and residents of Sheikh Jarrahalong with other activistsbegan to host nightlysit-ins.
admin | February 17, 2022
After the destruction of Jerusalem, a legion (X Fretensis) was stationed on the site, and the rank of the provincial governor was raised from procurator to legatus Augusti, signifying a change from equestrian to senatorial rank. Caesarea Maritima, the governors residence, became a Roman colony, and, as a reward for the loyalty of the Greeks in the revolt, a new pagan city, Neapolis (modern Nbulus in the West Bank), was founded at Shechem, the religious centre of the Samaritans.
admin | February 17, 2022
Presidential Spokesperson Ibrahim Kaln and Deputy Foreign Minister Sedat nal highlighted Turkey's commitment to the Palestinian cause in their meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on Wednesday. According to sources, the Turkish delegation assured continued support to the Palestinian people within the framework of a two-state solution
admin | February 17, 2022
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