Live: Palestinians Rise up As Israel Escalates Attack on Gaza
As Israel escalates attacks on Gaza, Palestinians across the region are rising up with a unity not seen for a generation. Is Israeli apartheid facing its greatest threat?
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Analysis: Is Israel Above International Law?
by Haim Bresheeth
As Israel prepares to annex the West Bank, academic and author Haim Bresheeth asks why the country seems free to carry out any illegal action it wishes, with no sanction or retribution for breaking international law.
The Land Day Killings Show Palestinians Have Never Had the Right to Protest
by Alia Al Ghussain
Last Friday Israeli forces launched brutal attacks on protesters in Gaza which killed 18 people. This disproportionate response is part of a pattern of excessively punishing Palestinian protest, argues Alia Al Ghussain.
The Fuel That Fuels the Rage: 3 Key Gazan Resources Israel is Clinging Onto
by Eleanor Penny
The biggest threat to Israel is not the Qassam Brigades' rockets. Beneath the regular media briefings on Hamas and its 'terror tunnels' is a fear that reveals the nature of Israel's occupation of Palestine: Palestinian independence would mean self-determination over its resources. These resources are what Israel depends on to sustain itself against the Palestinian resistance, and cut to the heart of its military strategy.
A Diary Entry from Palestine: why we don’t need ‘balance’
by Alia Al Ghussain
As bombs drop on Gaza and revenge killings wreak collective punishment in the West Bank, many in the west have called for less emotion and more balance. Writing from Ramallah in the West Bank, Novara contributor Alia Al Ghussain argues this approach serves only to obfuscate the reality of the situation.