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A report released by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) in November 2020 highlighted Palestinian education as a target of Israeli assaults. The report found Israeli forces, Israeli settlers and the private security guards of illegal Israeli settlements routinely carried out “attacks on education” on Palestinian children in the West Bank. The NRC research, carried out over a period of two and half years, reflects a…

Issa Amro is the co-founder of Youth Against Settlements in Hebron and is formally recognized as Palestinian Human Rights Defender. He is on trial in the Israeli military court for his peaceful community organizing. The 18 charges presented by Israeli authorities have been labelled “baseless,” “politically motivated,” or “physically impossible” by Amnesty International and UN experts have expressed deep concern for Issa’s life and wellbeing. Issa’s lawyer expects…

“When I was a child, I dreamt to be a computer programmer” said Mahmoud Omar Mushtaha. However, after graduation Mahmoud’s dreams have been turned into a nightmare. With the Israeli blockade in place since 2007 there are virtually no job opportunities in Gaza for graduates. In desperation, to financially support himself and his family Mahmoud started a modest project of baking biscuits. Composed of three…

The lack of job opportunities in the Gaza Strip drives Palestinian women graduates to work on the land. This is both a sign of desperation due to Israeli blockade but also a sign of resistance – we will never surrender! The ‘agriculture project’ initiative by graduates Ghaida Qudaih, Aseel al-Najjar and Nadin Abu Rook is to address the absence of job market due to the…

Over 100 Muslim Scholars and organisations in Britain have signed an open letter calling upon the  Ambassadors of the UAE and Bahrain to demand they withdraw from sharing a platform with a Nakba denier,  Tzipi Hotovely, the Israeli Ambassador. On 15 December the three ambassadors are due to share a virtual platform. This event comes as part of the ongoing normalisation of the Israeli occupation…

The UAE-Israel deal that has been agreed upon in August 20 reverses the status of Masjid Al-Aqsa Haram Sharef. Masjid Al-Aqsa Haram Sharef has been recognised by Israel up until this deal to be a Muslim prayer area. The Islamic Waqf is also recognised by Israel as a body controlling and managing of Masjid Al-Aqsa Haram Sharef. The UAE-Israel deal changes all previous understanding. The…

Attempts by Israel’s advocates to portray my grandfather as a liberal pacifist is a distortion of his legacy, writes Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandela “Where is the Palestinian Mandela?” is a question I have often heard from Israel’s defenders. What they are really asking is where is the Palestinian equivalent of Nelson Mandela – a man who, they believe, offered only olive branches and dialogue? Where is…