Gaza-Palestinian social activist Yousef Aljamal will be the featured resource person in a Facebook “Live” discussion that Just World Ed will be hosting on Saturday, January 12, starting at 12 …
Falk recalls Israel’s “cruelty and excessive violence” during Operation Cast Lead
In the first episode of our special mini-series of podcasts on Israel’s “Operation Cast Lead” assault Gaza ten years ago, the distinguished international jurist Richard Falk discussed the “cruelty and …
Why injured Palestinian protesters keep returning to the fence
“Nothing hinders us. When we revolt against injustice, nobody can stand in our way.” Wafa Aludaini Gaza, Palestine – Since March 30, Palestinians have held weekly protests each Friday, now joined with maritime protests …
Our #CastLeadPlus10 campaign, starting Dec. 27!
On December 27, Just World Educational will launch a 22-day information campaign about “Operation Cast Lead”, the extremely lethal assault that the Israeli military unleashed against the Gaza Strip for …
13-year-old Gaza artist shot by Israeli soldiers while “calling for our basic right to live a decent life”
“Living under occupation and siege, imposed since I was born, inspired me and affected my paintings.” Wafa Aludaini* Gaza, Palestine – Majd al-Madhoun, a young, 13-year old Palestinian artist, was …
Palestine: what’s working, what’s not
Katie Miranda I’ve been involved in Palestine activism for the last 13 years. I’ve seen some successes, some failures, and I’ve seen a lot of goodhearted, well-meaning people put time, …
At New York’s Guggenheim, Samia Halaby dedicates lifetime of art “to benefit Palestinian children”
Even those of us who came to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum’s celebration of legendary Palestinian abstractionist Samia Halaby on Tuesday for the politics may have found ourselves blown away …
Inside the “burning tire unit” at Gaza’s Great Return March
by Wafa Aludaini* Palestinians have a long history of popular resistance using different methods. The most prominent are burning tires and throwing stones at the occupation forces. This was was …
“Palestinians are protesting for their right to live”: Basman Elashi of Gaza’s El-Wafa hospital on the Great Return March
Today the Great March of Return by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip enters its 30th week. Over the first 29, Israeli military fire into Gaza not only killed 217 Palestinians, …
The #GreatReturnMarch, week 29: a deadly Friday in Tweets
Israeli soldiers killed at least seven Palestinians and injured 252 more, Palestinian ministry of health spokesperson Ashraf al-Qidra said, in one of the two deadliest Friday protests since the Great …