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 …
Picture This! Palestinian cartoonist Sabaaneh launches new U.S. tour in November
Celebrated, Ramallah-based cartoonist Mohammad Sabaaneh will bring his powerful wit and witness back to the United States this November: His speaking tour “Picture This! Life and Art in Palestine” is …
Just World Ed welcomes Joe Catron as our Director of Outreach
Just World Educational is thrilled to welcome Joe Catron, who has agreed to come on board as our part-time Director of Outreach based in New York City. Some of you …
Cartoonist Sabaaneh lights up Scotland, England, adds Canada to N. America tour!
(Update early Sept. : Mohammad cannot do the planned gigs in Canada as the Canadian government officials informed him he needed a longer lead-time to get his visa than we …
Gaza & other Palestinian crises need political action, not just “Bandaids”
For the past eleven years of the Israeli siege of Gaza– or actually, for the past 70 years of the Palestinian refugee crisis in Gaza and elsewhere– numerous well-meaning people …
Cartoonist Sabaaneh intensifies his international activities
The ace, Ramallah-based Palestinian cartoonist Mohammad Sabaaneh has stepped up his international activities in recent months, continuing his campaign to raise worldwide awareness of the plight of the Palestinians and …