- Associate Professor in the School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies, University of Arizona
La mayoría de los miembros de la ONU ya aboga por la declaración de un Estado palestino. ¿Pero cuáles son los efectos de este reconocimiento en la práctica? Poca cosa.
The majority of UN members already recognize a Palestinian state. Some prominent Western states are following suit – but to what end?
Palestinian-American historian Maha Nassar traces the history of Palestinian efforts to build an independent state. Listen on The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Desde outubro de 2023, os ataques israelenses em Gaza mataram quase 200 jornalistas. Mas o direcionamento da mídia é anterior ao conflito atual.
Since October 2023, Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed nearly 200 journalists. But the targeting of media predates the current conflict.
For almost 80 years, Palestinians in Gaza have resisted proposals to resettle elsewhere.
Israel has launched what it describes as an ‘extensive and significant’ operation in the West Bank camp, home to 25,000 refugees.
Apesar de um recente esforço para reconciliar os partidos políticos palestinos e trabalhar para a realização de eleições, os palestinos não estão mais próximos de uma representação democrática.
Despite a recent push to reconcile Palestinian political parties and work toward elections, Palestinians are no nearer to democratic representation.
The slogan has been attacked as ‘antisemitic’ and defended as a ‘call for freedom.’ Behind the controversy is decades of usage.
El enclave colindante con Israel ha sido descrito como la “mayor prisión al aire libre” del mundo. Las condiciones se han deteriorado para la población bajo un bloqueo de 16 años. Los próximos días serán aún peores.
O enclave ao lado de Israel foi descrito como a “maior prisão a céu aberto do mundo”. As condições se deterioraram para a população sob um bloqueio de 16 anos.
The enclave abutting Israel has been described as the world’s ‘largest open-air prison.’ Conditions have deteriorated for the population there under a 16-year blockade.
A famous gesture kick-started hopes of peace in the Middle East. But today, the idea of a two-state solution seems further away than ever before.
Pasukan Israel telah ditarik setelah dua hari pertempuran di kamp Jenin. Tapi Perdana Menteri Benjamin Netanyahu memperingatkan bahwa ini tidak akan menjadi serangan satu-satunya
Israeli troops have withdrawn after two days of fighting in a camp in the occupied West Bank. But Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that it would not be a ‘one-time action.’
For the first time, the United Nations will mark the commemoration of the displacement of 750,000 Palestinians from their homes in 1948.
In trying to present violent events in ‘neutral’ language, media reports may be ignoring power imbalances when it comes to Israeli police or military violence against Palestinian civilians.
Attempts to integrate Palestinian citizens of Israel into the Israeli state have failed. What is emerging is growing solidarity with those living in occupied territories, argues a scholar of the region.
Even before Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict was far-fetched. Now it’s all but impossible. And that might not be a bad thing.
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