Forced depopulation of Gaza has been a longstanding agenda of Israel dating back to 1948. This grim reality was the focal point of the second episode of PalCast Season 2, …
Gaza, Hawaii, Indigenous People and Modern Settler Colonialism
We are thrilled to announce the launch of Season 2 of PalCast with our latest episode titled “Gaza, Hawaii, Indigenous People and Modern Settler Colonialism,” marking the beginning of an …
Refaat Alareer’s legacy lives on, multiplies
The tributes have been proliferating everywhere to the memory and legacy of our friend Dr. Refaat Alareer, murdered by Israel on December 7 in Gaza, along with six of his …
Israel has killed Dr. Refaat Alareer, impactful teacher, writer, activist
We are sad to report that on the evening of December 6, the Israeli military killed our friend Dr. Refaat Alareer in northern Gaza, in what was apparently a targeted …
Remembering Roshdi Sarraj’s powerful legacy
We were very sorry to learn about the death, on October 22, of Roshdi Sarraj, a brilliant Gaza-Palestinian film-maker who did a number of projects for Just World Books and …
Amb. Chas Freeman likens Gaza breakout to Vietnam’s 1968 Tet offensive
We’re pleased to post this commentary, with permission, that was penned earlier today by Amb. Chas W. Freeman, Jr., a former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense and former ambassador to …
The charge that ‘Palestine Writes Festival’ is antisemitic is baseless
by Alice Rothchild, MD We are proud to repost here this commentary that our board member Alice Rothchild initially published yesterday on Mondoweiss. She will be reading from her young …
Collective Forgetting and the Politics of the West Bank
by Richard Falk and Daniel Falcone We are pleased to cross-post this conversation between JWE Board Member and International Jurist Richard Falk, and Daniel Falcone originally published on Counterpunch. Daniel Falcone: With …
The End of the Palestinian State? Jenin Is Only the Beginning
by Yousef Aljamal We are pleased to crosspost this article by Palestinian rights activist, author, and translator Yousef Aljamal from Politics Today. Thanks to the Iraqi army, the Palestinian city …
Review: Prison Hunger Strikes in Palestine: A Strategic Perspective
by Yousef Aljamal This following book review by Palestinian rights activist, author, and translator Yousef Aljamal is crossposted from the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs. Prison Hunger Strikes in …