Tales from the Heart: Having a Jewish baby in ‘Palestine’ – ISRAEL21c
admin | December 16, 2021
My daughter, Merav, gave birth to a bouncing baby baby in the heart of Palestine.
Pro-Palestine Mexican Congresswoman Ramirez is ‘grateful’ to the people of Turkey – Middle East Monitor
admin | December 16, 2021
Julieta Ramirez is a congresswoman in Mexico, a role she took on when she was just 26 years old. She was one of the participants from Latin America at the fourth Conference of Parliamentarians for Al-Quds in Ankara earlier this month. Her political life started when she sought to improve conditions in her home town of Mexicali, a border town in Baja California
Claustrophobic film ‘Farha’ retells the horrors of 1948’s Nakba in Palestine – The National
admin | December 16, 2021
Darin J Sallams debut feature Farha is replete with dark close-ups of the protagonist that are framed like tragic Rembrandt portraits. But one in particular, midway through the film, stands out, and best encapsulates the emotional and historical gravity of the work: In a windowless pantry where the character Farha, 14, spends two-thirds of the film, her features are barely visible. The vivid light in her eyes wavers behind tears
Prospects for Peace and Justice in Israel and Palestine – Boston Review
admin | December 16, 2021
Boston Review and Standing Togetherone of the largest grassroots peoples movements in Israel working to bring together Jews and Arabswelcomed Sally Abed, Noam Chomsky, Alon-lee Green, Congressman Jim McGovern and Dr.
Arrested development and poverty take a $57 billion economic toll in Palestine – UN News
admin | November 30, 2021
With an economic toll ofan estimated at $57.7 billion, the study estimated the cost to be equivalent to three and a half times the 2019 GDP of the occupied Palestinian territory. Moreover, it indicated that the minimum cost of eliminating poverty in the West Bank had increased six times between 1998 and 2007 from $73 million to $428 million.
Palestine marks anniversary of UN plan that split it – TRT World
admin | November 30, 2021
Dream of Palestinians for an independent state remains farfetched as they mark 74th anniversary of partition of their homeland by UN resolution. Palestinians have marked International Day of Solidarity that coincides with the 74th anniversary of the controversial partition of their homeland by the United Nations with calls to countries to help them establish a state with Jerusalem as its capital. Marking both events, the Palestinian National Council, which is affiliated with the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) affirmed in a statement on Monday that Palestinian rights are "preserved, immutable, inalienable, and will not go away." It called on the UN and the countries that stood behind Israel, especially Britain, to assume their legal and moral responsibilities and implement the other part of the 1947 partition resolution, by establishing the state of Palestine with Jerusalem as its capital.
‘Poetic, political, and unapologetic’: 6 Palestinian designers on the rise – Dazed
admin | November 30, 2021
On the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, we spotlight some of the regions most exciting up-and-coming creatives Earlier this year, as the colonialist state Israel continued to impose violence and persistent ethnic cleansing on the Palestinian people, a young designer got in touch with Dazed, asking for help. After years of diligent study, forging collections from scrap nails, inspired by the ways in which Palestinians camouflage themselves against Israeli soldiers, Ayham Hassan landed a place on the prestigious fashion course at Central Saint Martins only, he couldnt afford to go. Thankfully, hundreds flocked to his GoFundMe to cover the costs of relocating, and Hassan made it to CSM
Season of Giving: Palestine students learn how to fight hunger with food drive – Palestine Herald Press
admin | November 30, 2021
Palestine students learned a valuable life lesson this month while collecting thousands of nonperishable food items for families in need. By adopting their own food drive project, students at each campus learned first-hand how to make the most impact through community service
BADIN/PALESTINE NEWS: Charlotte Festive Brass to perform Sounds of Christmas – The Stanly News & Press | The Stanly News & Press – Stanly News…
admin | November 30, 2021
Love Thy Neighbor Hearty thanks to all volunteers who provided the Community Thanksgiving dinner in Badin a couple weeks ago, and to John Westbrook for providing space and hospitality. Jo Grey Calling LTN volunteers for packing and delivery help with Thanksgiving Blessing Bags at 5:30 p.m
JCB failed to do checks over potential use of equipment in Palestine – The Guardian
admin | November 16, 2021
JCB, the British tractor firm, has been found by a UK government watchdog to have failed to carry out due diligence human rights checks over the potential use of its equipment to demolish homes in the occupied Palestinian territories (OPT). The watchdog ruled: It is unfortunate that JCB, which is a leading British manufacturer of world-class products, did not take any steps to conduct human rights due diligence of any kind despite being aware of alleged adverse human rights impacts and that its products are potentially contributing to those impacts
