Focusing on the COVID-19 pandemic as it impacts Israel/Palestine provides us with a unique case study of the realities of health care and public health in a racialized and unequal society.
A hierarchy of vulnerability
by Alice Rothchild This piece, by JWE Board Member Alice Rothchild, is crossposted from Mondoweiss. I was recently passing through customs where I popped my US passport face down on …
Cobban, Falk react to Trump’s “Deal”
On January 28, Pres. Trump rolled out his long-threatened “Deal of the Century” on the Palestine Question– in a White House event alongside Israeli POM Netanyahu and before a glittering …
The Decline of International Law: Reflections of a True Believer
by Richard Falk This piece is crossposted from the personal blog of JWE Board member Richard Falk. [Prefatory Note from R. Falk: This post was initially published on January 27, …
“S” is for State Responsibility
By Raed Jarrar (@raedjarrar) For years, many Palestine solidarity advocates have been hesitant to call for US sanctions on Israel because it has been considered too “unrealistic.” Instead, most have …
Hoodlums tried to hide Mohammad Sabaaneh’s art– at the ICC!
On December 2, Palestinian artist Mohammad Sabaaneh was delighted to travel to the headquarters of the International Criminal Court in The Hague to open an exhibition of his art mounted …
Yousef Aljamal completes tour of mainland USA
At the end of October, our star speaker from Gaza, Palestine, Yousef Aljamal, wrapped up his hectic speaking tour of the mainland USA. Now, he is Hawai’i– where he also …
Selling corn-on-the-cob in Gaza: A summer job by the sea
Yousef M. Aljamal* Growing up in Gaza, I developed a special relationship with street vendors. I used to enjoy the chants they used– mostly self-invented lyrics– to entice children to …
The Right to Education: Gaza Students Denied Permit to Attend EU-sponsored Summer School in France
by Yousef Aljamal A couple of months ago two Gaza students, Mustapha Al-Buhaisi and Mustapha Aljamal– who happens to be my brother—both of whom are studying French and English (language …
Palestinian political groups’ statement on Eurovision
[We are pleased to publish this statement, received from Gaza this morning. The list of signing organizations is at the bottom. ~Editors.] A statement by the Palestinian Islamic and National …